Recent Content by Skydog76

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    Exenatide and Lixisenatide

    In September 2017 I made the decision to try one of the above meds but the specialist also suggested trying Trulicity (Dulaglutide) as it is a once a week injection, It is the best decision I have made, Since starting the weekly injections I have got my bs down to 5.6 from 9.2 and have managed...
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    I Bacon Safe To Eat Daily?

    Most Bacon is frozen before slicing to stop wastage
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    How much weight have YOU lost?

    Well it's been a while since I've posted on the site, nice to see others successfully losing weight, I am still losing though I've been in a rutt for the last 2 month, I keep losing 4 or 5lb one week then put it back on the next, My total loss so far is 6 stone 2lb since October 1st, Really...
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    How much weight have YOU lost?

    after discovering i'd put on 5lb over Christmas and new year i wasn't at all happy, decided to go get weighed on Friday and was amazed to discover i had dropped 11lb in just 9 days, if only it could go that well every week, I see a Diabetic Nurse on the 25th hope she is amazed with my weight...
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Started taking Dulaglutide on the 25th September, my HbA1c has come down, not sure exactly how much as i'm not due back in till 25th of Jan but i'm sure it'll be in the mid 6's, have managed to lose 4 stone 2lbs since September and i'm not even exercising thanks to a knackered leg at moment...
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Breakfast - 4 beef sausages, 4 bacon medalions, 2 black pudding, brown sauce, 3 brown bread Lunch - 2 sandwich thins with 3 slices genoa ham and 3 slices maasdam cheese Dinner - sweet and sour chicken balls with egg fried rice Other stuff - bottle diet coke, pringles, 8 celebrations, 2 chocolate...
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    Exenatide and Lixisenatide

    Thanks Helga, one of the reasons i was unsure about them was the fact they are relatively new so there is not decades of medical history to prove they are safe, will give them a miss and struggle on with excercise and diet, surely it's got to get better
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    Exenatide and Lixisenatide

    I am currently very overweight and at my last visit to my Diabetic Nurse she suggested that i might try either of these drugs to help with weight loss, I've had a little look on the net but not sure about them, has anybody any experience with these i.e weight loss, hypos, side effects etc, have...
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    Tropical fish.

    I also used to have a 4ft tank, had it filled with neon tetras, marbled hatchetfish, tiger barbs, albino cats, cherry rasbora, gouramis, angel fish, silver mollies, red tail black shark, bleeding heart tetra, siamese fighter, bronze corys, glass catfish, harlequin, spent many relaxing hours...
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    Famous people with Diabetes.

    Steve Renouf, Brett Stewart, Lance Thompson, all NRL Rugby League players