Recent Content by Sally_8873

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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Oooh! I'll try it. T Only downside is I could legit eat cake and pastry all day using this method cos it makes me peak super quickly but then also come down very quickly (ie. within an hour) whereas a big salad raises it much later...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Yes, I see. But you did manage to reduce your bg with weight loss? I was told by a dietitian to go for 44kg... Which I will do if it will restore my insulin response as it is supposed to! But so far I'm not sure it's having an impact. Below 42 is an unhealthy weight for me, so a little way...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Okie doke - so eat before exercise to reduce the rise? Mind you, I think I tried both breakfast and no breakfast before walking to work and my bg was higher with the breakfast. It was 10g cereal and milk so quite carby. I could try nuts? Dyu mean more fat across the day or before exercise? I...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    I've been cutting down on carbs and doing a lot more exercise since Feb. I roughly aimed for 100g carbs a day. I lost weight to 48.5kg then plateaued around there. From June, I've gone harder on the weight loss since my HBA1C came back exactly the same. I was less strict on carbs because I was...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    OK, so maybe some nuts before bed? Or a creamy coffee for breakfast? My night time bg is 6 ish and it climbs to 7 or 8 when I get up, then sometimes 9 on my walk to work
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Thanks - all good tips! My hypothyroidism is asymptomatic (like my diabetes!) but I've not been given reason to think it should stop me doing anything. I've recently started IF so can continue. I've found it a good way to manage my appetite and lose weight. Pre-diagnosis I probably was eating...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    I wish I did sometimes! Then I could lose weight and it would work again!
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Don't think I do - my liver enzymes are all at the low end of normal eg. ALT 13
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    No - no medication
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    I kept a food diary when I had a libre sensor on for a fortnight. Don't think I can bring myself to finger prick yet! I'm losing weight easy peasy - but my bg doesn't come down. Lowest BG is 5.5 regardless of what I do - eat, fast, low carb, high carb, low fat, high fat, exercise, no exercise...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    I'm not doing Newcastle, just gradual weight loss which started as a side effect of low carbing. The advice from Newcastle Uni is that gradual weight loss to lose 15% of original body mass can be just as effective as short term extreme dieting. What is DP? I don't think I have fatty liver -...
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    Thanks - yes, I have been thinking about buying a muscle/ fat scale. Definitely would do muscle-building if it would work!
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    Weight loss not working - should I give up?

    I'm 152cm/ 5ft - both slight and petite! None of my old clothes fit since I lost the weight! I have a blood test for thyroid function and antibodies scheduled for a couple of weeks time. My last blood test (June) indicated proper hypothyroidism. The plan is for a repeat test to make sure this...