Recent Content by RetroHelen

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    Unexpected sugar in foods

    It's happened to me lately as well. Sad fact was that it was with food I had been previously so careful to read the label of a while ago. Manufacturers of my favourite plain live yoghurt stopped thickening it naturally and were adding more milk powder instead (likely to speed up the process or...
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    Need Snack Ideas

    We do collectors toy fairs fairly regularly, so for a packed lunch I take a small zipped cool case with it's plastic ice-block to keep contents cool. Then atop of the ice block, in the cool case, I have one of those kids lunch boxes with small compartments in it.These are different options for...
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    Oral Infection - mouth ulcers

    If it is diagnosed as oral thrush, be careful of the type of medication you are put on. Nystan liquid drops for oral thrush have a lot of sugar in the solution. Why?!! Surely this is just feeding the yeast infection it's supposed to be killing! It is what my Mother has from the doctor and it...
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    high morning levels

    Dawn phenomenon explained here: https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/dawn-phenomenon-t2d-8/ The way to increase weight on LCHF diet is to build up muscle tissue by small weight reps and resistance type exercises on alternating days. Checkout retired marathon runner Mark Sissons website or...
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    Frowned at by Nurse when I mentioned LCHF

    This was the reaction 3 years ago when I was diagnosed. I was told that I likely had diabetes for years, but had been treated for IBS/stomach ulcers and other symptoms as different things until and eye test showed bleeding behind the right retina and a blood test flagged up very high blood...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Dr Josh Axe has been my method for 2 years Low Carb, as well as Dr Brian Mowll - functionally trained doctors are the best - and some of Mark Sisson's Daily Apple blog. Had Egg, cheese and steamed brocolli omelette - breakfast; Cauli cheese, chicken and Brussel Sprouts for dinner; some nuts for...
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    Sign up for the low carb diet on here and see how you go. Have a look on Internet at Dr Brian...

    Sign up for the low carb diet on here and see how you go. Have a look on Internet at Dr Brian Mowll's Youtube site. I have had readings like that, but after a low carb diet and blood sugar testing 2 hours after every meal, after 6 months I saw an improvement. I lost 2.5 stone and am stable -...