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    Devastating news and need help.

    Hi Amy and welcome to the forum. With the diet doctor site previously recommended that will give you plenty of ideas for food and this will help...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 26, 2021 at 5:49 PM in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Type 1 lower carb, exercise and ketones

    My thoughts are that on a moderate carb diet as described and blood sugars as described there may be no causal link between diet/exercise changes...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:13 PM in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    I think my husband might have covid 19...

    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:01 PM in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Confused

    Hi and welcome Not surprised you are confused. Your meds say type 1 to me but I think it is important to confirm this with your GP as some type...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 24, 2021 at 4:47 PM in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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    Exercise spikes

    Good training effort. Your liver obviously needed to drum up some glucose quickly so at least you know you were doing all out! This happens to me...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 24, 2021 at 4:37 PM in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Dupuytren’s contracture and Type 2

    Yes - some glycation damage to my tendons which makes it hard to straighten a finger on my left hand. Steroid treatment helped and its not...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:25 PM in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Hairy Bikers cook book

    Well done for staving it off. I can read a cook book and translate it into low carb e.g. I quite like tom kerridge but mentally strip out any...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:20 PM in forum: Ask A Question
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    Hairy Bikers cook book

    I'd second that suggestion. Diabetes type 2 is a disease of insulin resistance and the HBs shtick on their tv show has been that type 2 is caused...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 22, 2021 at 10:32 AM in forum: Ask A Question
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    Concerned about testing heart rate

    My advice to my type 2s or those trying to improve insulin sensitivity i.e. lose your resistance to insulin as shown in your blood sugar results...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 21, 2021 at 8:30 PM in forum: Fitness, Exercise and Sport
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    How likely is it to develop ketones if I eat a whole pizza and a cookie with no insulin

    Not sure why you would ask ths? am full blown type 1 and would not get ketones however I would have a very high blood sugar and feel very ill...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 21, 2021 at 8:13 PM in forum: Ask A Question
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    Dangerous advice from consultant?

    Libre are rationed even though your consultant knows they're the best and easiest way to test. Her advice isn't dangerous just pragmatic in the...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 20, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    One to avoid

    If it sounds to good to be true... I am always a bit suspicious of ersatz versions of low carb foods eg. 'pizza', non alcoholic beer and decaf coffee.
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 18, 2021 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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    Pregnant and struggling with BG

    Hope you are feeling okay? I've had 3 kids whilst type 1 diabetic and it was a bit scary to have high sugars given all the advice about having...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 18, 2021 in forum: Pregnancy
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    New to world of diabetes

    1 He needs to get better once he's out of hospital so home cooked and fresh is good for any recovering invalid. 2 He will hopefully be leave with...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 17, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Covid Vaccines while trying for a baby

    As far as I know pregnant women or those trying for a baby who may therefore be pregnant, are not being offered a vaccine not because there's any...
    Post by: NicoleC1971, Jan 15, 2021 in forum: Pregnancy
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