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    Sexual desire

    Don't worry about your desire, focus on your future partner and what they want. Your own health problem with being type 2 relies on you taking...
    Post by: Phoenix55, May 16, 2019 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Experts on BBC radio insist insulin response is key to understanding obesity

    At least the Government 'expert' recognizes that their advice 'is not working'. Perhaps they make take the next step to acknowledge what is...
    Post by: Phoenix55, May 16, 2019 in forum: Diabetes News
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    Diagnosed with type 2 yesterday, bf dumped me

    Several contributors have said exactly what I would have done. You are starting a new chapter in your life, it is better to start with a clean...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Apr 9, 2019 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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    Advice please

    Hi @Jonah01 Your Mum has done really well and it is difficult to keep being motivated when the scores don't seem to add up. Testing on a regular...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Apr 5, 2019 in forum: Prediabetes
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    Family putting me down because I’m now diabetic

    @Mollyc1995 I can have no idea how likely your type 2 is to progress, some people start and fall back into old habits, others keep up a new...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Mar 19, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Family putting me down because I’m now diabetic

    Chin up @Mollyc1995 You have done really well in a very short time. You are a winner. You have taken steps to do more than control the situation...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Mar 18, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Lost,scared,angry type 2.

    Some think it is the easy option, but if you do it correctly it is the toughest. You are the one who has to look at yourself in the mirror each...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Mar 3, 2019 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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    Time off work for stress

    Is there no way that you can get an earlier emergency appointment with your GP? You may not like to think it is an emergency but for your mental...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Mar 3, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Lost,scared,angry type 2.

    Welcome to the forum @LCHForever. You have already made substantial progress; you have also found, like a lot of us, that it is easy to fall off...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Feb 17, 2019 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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    EUREKA!....very despondent :(

    Decide that you are going to be a Tamino, not a Papageno ( personally my preferred character). Start Lent a little early and treat yourself to a...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Feb 4, 2019 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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    A short rant

    O come on - they haven't had any sugar, well maybe the cola has some sugar in it somewhere but not so much that you can see it and if it was...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Jan 15, 2019 in forum: Reactive Hypoglycemia
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    Diabetes discrimination at work - advice needed!

    In the past I have been an association rep (read union). One of the first things that the solicitor impressed on us in training was that starting...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Jan 15, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    Blood test results 6 months on..

    By 'tweaking' you get a small result, it has had the desired effect. If you want a bigger change then larger changes need to be made, it all...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Jan 9, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Swollen feet

    I used to have a badly swollen foot/lower leg, since dropping the level of carbs I eat the swelling has gone even in the heat of last summer. I...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Jan 9, 2019 in forum: Diabetes Complications
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    A T2 Newbie

    Well done for joining the group. in the meantime get out there and walk for yourself even if it is to the end of the road and back. Then you may...
    Post by: Phoenix55, Jan 9, 2019 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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