Recent Content by mrsAP

I allow myself a couple of treats from time to time. My favourite is 90% dark chocolate with a dollop if sugar free peanut butter on top.....I’m pretending it’s a Reece’s peanut cup!

I’ve been low carb for 8months & agree with you that some food is now just too sweet for my palate.....but I’ve also found that if I eat anything sweet it makes my teeth ache!

Sorry for a late reply, I get caught up in a million other things sometimes! On diagnosis my GAD antibodies were tested as the nurse thought I didn’t look ‘typical’ type 2. Came back as type 2.

Wow that made my brain hurt! [emoji3]

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Welll done, great achievement!

Thanks Shelley

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I’ve been on the Desmond course & a half day with a dietetic assistant to teach me what to eat...... I definitely learned more from this forum. I feel there’s a head-in-the-sand/fingers in ears approach to the low carb approach to diabetes & unfortunately it’s denying people who aren’t internet...

Thanks Guzzler, I’m pretty stubborn & decided I really had nothing to lose by trying it & if I failed then I’d know I had done my best & would be able to accept medication long term.

In the spirit of sharing success (& allowing myself to feel proud!) I thought I’d share my story. An ‘out-of-the-blue’ diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in September sent me into shock & a 2 day binge on self pity. The shock was that a) I’ve always been slim b) always been active c) seemed to have no...

It’s when I’m away/eating out/pre weekly food shop when my will power wobbles!

This question has been buzzing round my head for a while & I hope I can word it clearly! Roughly how much/long would I need to exercise to ‘burn off’ carbs? I’m following lchf & managing to control bg well, hba1c coming down nicely (2nd review since diagnosis next week [emoji50]) but on days...

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