Recent Content by mike944

I mentioned effervescent tablets because they can be a big source of sodium. I don't see any relationship between them and carbonated water. I was exceeding my sodium intake on Solpadeine tablets alone then add on top vitamin c tablets and other dietary sources. Something I didn't realise...

I found about 2.5 to 3 mmol difference between my libre and my reader at the lower end. I've ended up trusting the libre over the blood reader as I can feel hypo symptoms when the blood reader is telling me I should be fine. Looking forward to my next blood test to see if the estimated A1C is...

I've just been working on my blood pressure and had great results with cutting salt and adding fresh fruit, bananas for potassium, veg, nuts. I thought my salt take was reasonable until I did a stock take and realised it was horrendous. Effervescent tablets (pain killers and vitamins) in the...

Making your own is easy. Milled flax seed for the base. Add any seeds, seasoning, dried herbs you like and mix. Add just enough water to create a paste. Roll flat between two pieces of baking paper. Remove top piece of paper and score the flattened flax into squares with a knife. Slide bottom...

If you are concerned about vitamins why wouldn't you just take a supplement? A multivitamin probably has you covered.

Couldn't you just reduce the target level for the alarm slightly?

In this instance I have to say the symptoms I was having suggest that the reading from the libre was more accurate. 4.8 mmol from the blood reader suggest I shouldn't be having a hypo but I'd just totally screwed up my novorapid dosage and was crashing hard. I'll be interested to see how...

I get lots of failed readings on my phone. I actually think the app may be freezing in the background. I've found if I open the librelink app then go to the menu and hit Home then take a reading they're much more likely to be successful. Annoying but seems to work

I've recently started using libre 2. I'm on my 2nd sensor and have found it to be about 2.5 mmol out from the blood reader on average when my blood sugars are stable. I spoke to Abbott and they're sending a replacement. I didn't do such comparisons on the first sensor. However I had a hypo...

Ok cool. Clearly a repeat I just watched. Good news though

Try Stevia as a sugar replacement, it's natural and widely available. Coconut flour is good but I think needs to be used in moderation as it was very dry probably due to the fibre content. In fact I was using it due to the high fibre because a concern of low carb diet is not enough fibre.

Long time since I've posted, but just by chance caught an episode of Trust Me I'm a Doctor on TV and thought it may be of interest. Basically they were discussing "Resistant starch" which I had never heard of. If starchy foods such as pasta and potatoes are boiled then allowed to cool then some...

Cocoa is good. Buy decent cocoa powder, check the ingredients and make sure it is pure cocoa with no sugar added. I make it with unsweetened soya milk which is very low carbohydrate then sweeten with sweetener, I use stevia. I use Green and Blacks cocoa powder which is 13.60g carbohydrate per...

I make my own crackers with milled flax seed which is high fibre and high protein and very low in carbohydrate. I don't have an exact recipe but it is fairly simple. Put the flax in a bowl season to taste with salt, pepper, herbs, etc (whatever you fancy) then add water to make it into a sticky...

You could replace the milk with unsweetened soya milk if that is allowed. I'm not sure if nuts are allowed but if you need extra calories nuts are very high. Nuts like walnuts and brasil nuts are a healthy choice and low in carbs.