Recent Content by MickieB

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    Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver

    Hello…I came on here some time ago with prediabetes. I seemed to turn it around but I still felt wrong/unwell. I was told I was no longer in the diabetes ranges…basically go home, there’s nothing wrong. In desperation I approached a private GP. He carried out a whole host of tests and diagnosed...
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    Monitoring blood glucose having reversed pre-diabetes

    Thanks everyone, I think I may not go down this route (but I must find something).
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    Monitoring blood glucose having reversed pre-diabetes

    Hello everyone, I was thinking of monitoring my BG with a Libre Freestyle 2, so no finger pricking. Has anyone else done this? I'm hoping to find out my BG reaction to certain foods by keeping a food diary. I'd like to keep this discreet. Abbot say I must have a prescription (NHS) but I don't...
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    pre-diabetes, fasting blood sugars.

    Hi all, I’ve just bought a monitor to check my BG and my reaction to certain foods/circumstances. I am LCHF/KETO. My surgery says I’m not prediabetic any longer and gets frustrated with me. I had to get the monitor because I started getting symptoms again. I’m taking charge myself now. Fasting...
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    Advice on testing - prediabetes

    Ha ha, I must sound a bit pathetic, but I've not had to seek this info before and my doc is far from an empath so I feel I have to go it alone. Thanks for the advice, I'll check out those apps.
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    Advice on testing - prediabetes

    Thanks everyone, this advice is helpful. Can I ask...is there a chart template I can obtain/download? It's awful to have pre-d symptoms again when I was told to forget it. Documenting my carb intake and general foods must surely help.
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    Advice on testing - prediabetes

    Hi all, I was told I had prediabetes last January. After going LCHF I lost weight and dropped a dress size. I asked my surgery to send me for a glucose tolerance test but my doc/nurse seemed to get short with me, telling me I was no longer prediabetic (good news). This week I recognised the...
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    Effectiveness of low carbs

    Very well done [emoji1303]Eventually the NHS may see sense, though drugs companies will fight it all the way...sad.
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    Any symptoms?

    Thank you very much, Daisy1, this is very helpful. When I was called back for my BS results and was given the prediabetes news, I was determined to fight this. I immediately went LCHF and have lost 6 kilos, putting me into the overweight category rather than the obese. I suppose my concerns...
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    Any symptoms?

    Oops... non-specific not unspecified [emoji13]
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    Any symptoms?

    I asked for the BS test after noticing the odour...scary stuff, that. Other symptoms were all there at that time.
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    Any symptoms?

    Thanks Bluetit1802. Yes, these are all genuine symptoms. I've been going to my doctor with 'unspecified ' symptoms for three years, he said he didn't know what I wanted him to do, they couldn't find anything. I don't have any confidence in him anymore.
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    Any symptoms?

    Can anyone confirm for me if prediabetes has any symptoms? I've been told it doesn't but I've experienced: Excessive thirst Frequency Tingling/cold feet Gum problems Fatigue Dizzy spells Blurred vision Smell of sugar in urine and sweat And more... My fasting sugar was 6 so I was told I'm not...