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Hi, weight loss may explain your hair. I am HFLC and lost 4 stone very quickly. 2 - 3 lbs a week and I started to get hair loss after about 3 stones. Could run my hand through my hair and pull it lots. Now weight has stabilised and hair back to normal.

Hi again Kayleigh, you sound a lot better. Glad the comments are helping. Ask your doctor for your results. They should be able to print them out while you are having your appointment or you can ask to go in ans collect them. You have a right to have them given to you. If you don't understand...

Hi Kayleigh, welcome to the forum. Losing weight and keeping you blood sugar levels under control is the key to keeping well. Don't panic. It is not the end of the world and your Dad does not have to be devastated. I would tell him. Learn from your doctor and this forum and be prepared to...

A lot of diabetics seem to use Bergen. It's quite nice. You would need to test to see if it affects your blood sugars. As someone on LCHF and eating no bread pasta etc after being a bread addict, I would suggest you move away from the bread fantasies! I don't crave it at all now but if I keep...

1. Your essential things you buy from the shops and make sure you never run out of (food or ingredient) Cheese, cream and 70% plus chocolate. 2. Your 'go to' Low carb meals or recipes. Cauliflower Cheese - sauce made with cream, cheese (again) and an egg yolk to thicken instead of flour with...

Google 'Vitamins for Diabetics. There are loads. I used to take a specific one bought from Tesco. Didn't notice any difference apart from the money I as losing in buying them. Now just stick to a range of foods and getting out in the sunshine for my vitamin D.

Hi Loobles, as you know I have posted about LCHFbefore. Go ahead with the LCHF statement. If eating that way, brings you BS numbers down, then it does what is needed. My DSN listened and sounded interested but she can't endorse it - it isn't the NHS recommendation at the moment. If you want a...

I have discussed this on the forum before. All the time I could find clothes that fitted, avoided having photos taken, no-one saying you are too 'fat', being given large portions in restaurants then I 'let' myself get that big. I cringe now when I see articles about accepting big people for who...

Yes, hubby told me I was being silly. With hindsight, the liver/kidney function would have been sensible. However, I won't take statins so the cholesterol result is of no use. I know my results are under control through regular testing at home. The 6 month test will not change what I am...

Think my point is that if you don't do something to help yourself at home then tests and the nurse isn't going to solve anything. My own doctor told me not to buy a meter and not to test, then admitted she knew nothing about diabetes. I was on one year tests (after the initial flurry of blood...

Hi Loobes, you are so lucky you have found out before you developed full diabetes. I wish I had known about prediabetes before I put all the weight on. Why I let myself get so big, I really don't know. Kept telling myself I was big but healthy. Just so stupid. The human body can't cope. Best...

TBH - don't even do the morning one (Dawn Phenomenon) or the evening one. The two hour after a meal is more helpful for me. And not every meal -just when I have over-done the carbs and/or portion size. The great thing about getting your blood sugar (and weight) under control is that you can get...

Stuff happens but it's your whole attitude to low carb which makes the difference. LC/HF is so easy - don't feel deprived at all. It's not a diet, just a way of eating. And so easy to control blood sugars and keep weight down. My solution was to ditch all carbs. I was a toast addict. I can't...

Total full fat Greek yogurt with Tesco de-frosted blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. Plenty of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, cocoa nibs and a few (illegal - packed full of sugar) Maraschino cherries. Yummy and crunchy!

They tell you the diagnosis, expect you to be really upset, some mention of weight loss (expect some leaflets on 'healthy eating') but then push Metformin at you. On the second appointment (quite soon afterwards but not all at once because they think it's too much to take in), they then want to...