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    Keto - how to check if blood sugar is dipping to low ?

    I've always been a cramp sufferer and don't have salt but find now when I try to do keto I do get it worse but instead of having a coffee at lunchtime I have a mug of oxo, just half an oxo cube because I do find them too salty, and that seems to keep the cramp at bay, and it's tastes reasonably...
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    Ozempic or SGLT2

    I've been on Ozempic for a while but it gives me terrible constipation and makes me so very tired that I have stopped taking it. I've explained all to my DN so she has suggested I try SGLT2 tablet to take alongside Metformin. I've read up on Dr Google about side effects but just wondered if...
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    Type 2 Ever heard of mis-diagnosis??

    My original numbers were 5.6 and my doctor prescribed me 2000mg a day of Glucophage straight away. Now I'm of the school of though, rightly or wrongly, with medication that starting low and building up is better than going straight for the full dosage. Anyway it would appear that I can't take...
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    Is it possible?

    Thank you for posting this, I'm having the same trouble with my eyes having just started a Keto diet, blood sugar is dropping but eyesight is OK for distance but blury for close reading. Good to know it will improve in time. Best wishes xx
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    When to test with Keto Strips

    I've been on a Keto diet plan for a week now, all seems to be going well so far apart from tiredness and a little bit of lightheadedness which goes away as soon as I eat something, my blood first thing is 6.9 which is good for me so heading in the right direction. I've purchased some Keto...
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    Cramps with LCHF

    I know I don't drink enough, I try but I just don't. And like you if I'm out walking with the dogs stopping to pee is not easy :happy: I'll get some Himalayan salt and I'll also try to drink more. (water that is)!! Thanks.
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    Cramps with LCHF

    Thank you I'll give it a try. Several Keto recipies I've got have salt in them so that might be the thing to use.
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    Cramps with LCHF

    Hi, I've just started the Keto diet which seems to really suit me but my big problem is muscle cramps. I've always been prone to cramp but now it is more regular. I'm on 125mcg of Levothyroxine per day which I take first thing in the morning followed by 5mg of Folic Acid for Foliate Anemia...
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    Type 2 Carbs And The Doctor/dn

    This is my first review so I'm not sure what to expect. When I was diagnosed with the doctor she handed me reams of paperwork and said it was up to me to sort out how I was going to follow it. I mentioned 800 cals a day (I'd heard about it on TV just prior to my appointment) "Huh" she says...
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    Levothyroxine And Diabetes

    Thank you, off there now to have a look.
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    Type 2 Carbs And The Doctor/dn

    Loving this thread, I'm off for my first visit to the DN after being diagnosed at the end of January. I'm terrified, she is the nurse from hell. I've done a lot of research, thanks mainly to this forum, I've tried different diets and I've decided low carb is the way for me. I shall go...
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    Levothyroxine And Diabetes

    Good morning, Does anyone else take Levothyroxin and Glucophage SR and if so how does it affect you? My thyroid has not been right for a long time but I'm wondering how much pressure I can put on my GP to sort it out, he tells me I'm within normal range. I've been on thyroxine since 1986...
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    When To Eat

    Yes I'm on the slow release. The first few months of diagnosis have been spent switching from one thing to another trying to find out what suits therefore not sticking to anything for long enough to get results but I think I'm settled now for a LCHF diet. I'm not sure I can manage Keto...
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    When To Eat

    Looking again it is the US count, never saw that. Found this which looks quite useful as a quick guide dudleygroup.nhs.uk/leaflet/carbohydrate-counting-tables-v1/
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    When To Eat

    I did a "carbs in brown rice" search & it came back with 23 per 100 and eggs are 1.1 per 100