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Help! I miss toast.

I make almond bread which is good split and toasted - goes well with cheese or a scrape of sugar free marmalade. 2 portions: I large egg 1 teasp...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 16, 2021 at 9:46 PM in forum: Ask A Question
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Oral medicine ""no need to test""

There is an option to provide a meter and strips if T2s are using diet to control/reverse their diabetes, but most GPs don't. I can't see how we...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 14, 2021 at 1:40 PM in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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I have pstd.

Hi I hope you manage to get the right treatment for your PTSD as this will make a great difference to your life. Meanwhile can you find a way to...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 13, 2021 at 10:12 PM in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Medication induced Diabetes?

Even if you don't want to lose weight, low carb is a successful way to lower blood sugar - just eat plenty of unprocessed/lightly processed fat...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 13, 2021 at 10:02 PM in forum: Prediabetes
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How did your neuropathy start?

Definitely get your Vit 12 and Folic acid levels checked. I developed non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy some years ago. Several years after...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 13, 2021 at 1:25 PM in forum: Diabetes Complications
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Devastating news and need help.

That is good news How are you doing with low carb? If you need more help then another source, linked from this site, is the lowcarbprogram which...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 12, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Momenta diabetes prevention prediabetes course

No, but it sounds very much like the one I declined. Instead I sat through over 20 mins of a dietician criticising low carb and telling me to eat...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 12, 2021 in forum: Prediabetes
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Type 2, sugars suddenly gone high

Until recently most doctors thought that type 2 was often a progressive disease, not realising that the diet they recommended was the problem. So...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 11, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Type 1 When was the last time you had an appointment?

The NICE guidelines are very comprehensive about the services T1s should receive. EG 1.6 Blood glucose management HbA1c measurement and targets...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 8, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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Weight loss too high

You can lose weight by going low carb and ignoring calories - to adjust how fast you lose just eat more unprocessed fats. You need fat in your...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 7, 2021 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Low BMI & Confused

If you don't need to lose weight but want to do low carb then try to eat more fat. Most of us have things like butter on green veg, oil on salads,...

Post by: TriciaWs, Apr 1, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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Diabeties v fibre

TMI? I tend to get constipated due to the side effects of one of the prescription painkillers I take. Eating green vegs is not enough so I aim to...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 31, 2021 in forum: Weight Loss and Dieting
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Fruits in a low carb diet

I miss tropical fruits - but they are nearly all high sugar/high carb. I know from testing that most fruits spike my blood sugars. I have a few...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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Statins - general advice

My GP wanted to prescribe stains and metformin, but I preferred to try low carb instead - most of cholesterol results were at the high end of...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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How many carbs should I be eating??

I agree that testing is the best way to go low carb. It is the only way to check how many carbs you can eat without higher spikes. Many dietitians...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 29, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Cost of shopping

My costs went up, but that is because I buy things like ground almonds and coconut flour plus truvia to make low carb cake and spend more on...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 28, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Newly Diagnosed - Do I need to know what type I am?

Yes it matters. Some GP surgeries are not up-to-date on later onset T1 or 1.5. As for meds - that is your choice. I told my GP I wanted to try low...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 27, 2021 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Complications

I agree with others, what some think is 'good control' is not what I aimed for. Some GPs set the bar very low for their older patients, I aim to...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 27, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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18 months wait for 'annual' test

I still haven't had some of my annual checks that were due towards the end of June 2020. My 6mth blood tests were done at 10mths by my GP but no...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 26, 2021 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Newbie - overwhelmed and confused

A few people manage to get a prescription, ie get it free, but most T2s have to self-fund meters. I bought my meter, lancet and test strips from...

Post by: TriciaWs, Mar 26, 2021 in forum: Greetings and Introductions

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