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    Pending diagnosis and not sure what to do

    So I re-downloaded the Myfitnesspal app that I've used before when wanting to lose weight and track my food consumption and put a battery in my scales (which haven't worked since about Feb) this evening and turns out after dinner tonight I'm 1lb lighter now than before lockdown! I'd put around...
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    Diabetes/Thyroid connection?

    I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, Hasmimoto's disease, 4 years ago, at the time my blood glucose testing was all normal. I only found out about my thyroid after 6 months of really struggling with my mental health. It got to the poing that before I would agree to try yet another different...
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    Pending diagnosis and not sure what to do

    @KK123 Thanks, I have been keeping a record of what I've eaten so at least when I report back to the Doc I can include that. I have no idea what my ketone levels were so can only assume the Doc thought they weren't high enough to start on some intervention straight away. No, she didn't give me...
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    Pending diagnosis and not sure what to do

    Thanks everyone for the replies, it really helps to not feel alone in all of this.
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    Pending diagnosis and not sure what to do

    Thanks Ellie, Thankfully I prefer dry wine, so maybe I get to get a couple of glasses back in here and there in the future. For now it's cold turkey I guess. And thanks for the tip on chocolate as I think I'll miss that more than the wine. I'm having a bit of a mooch round the site and...
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    Pending diagnosis and not sure what to do

    Hi, I'm a newbie to the site and forums. I got a call just over 2 days ago following a routine bloods tests, which as far as I knew were for my thyroid function as I have Hashimotos. The doctor told me my HB1AC? was really high and they wanted me in the next day. So I saw the doc yesterday...