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    Teeth

    So horrible for you. I know how quickly this can happen. Before I was diagnosed with diabetes, I called my dentist to ask for an appointment as...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 19, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Soapbox - Have Your Say
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    Type 2 No GP follow up after diagnosis

    Sorry to hear that you have felt isolated after being diagnosed with type 2 at the beginning of the COVID 19 outbreak. I think you may have been...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 15, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Home HBa1c test kits - any good?

    Congratulations on this good fall in your HbA1C level. I cannot comment on the efficacy of the home testing kits, but remember that the interval...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 6, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    At last I am the Metabolism Boss...

    Unfortunately middle fat is usually around the organs, especially around the liver and pancreas. It can be more difficult to shift than...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 5, 2020 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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    At last I am the Metabolism Boss...

    This site has lots of keto ideas. Because of my age, I tend to eat "keto light" which means I fill up on cabbage, kale, broccoli etc. I eat...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 5, 2020 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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    At last I am the Metabolism Boss...

    I have had diabetes for five years. I knew that I had diabetes when a urine test came back positive for glucose, but what I wasn't prepared for...
    Thread by: Metabolism_Boss, Sep 5, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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    Do the cravings ever stop?

    I know how disappointing it feels to have done so well for so long, and to suddenly find yourself feeling as you did when you first started to...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Apr 19, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Fasting seems to be the last piece of my diabetes control puzzle

    I tried restricted eating as a means of controlling my blood glucose (BG) soon after I was diagnosed with diabetes, and after some initial success...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Apr 11, 2020
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    A thread for those with or suspecting Covid-19 - no doom mongering allowed

    I have read that it is when you are having difficulty speaking.
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Mar 20, 2020 in forum: Other Health Conditions and Diabetes
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    Confirmed T2, Not LADA,

    I am a not-so-young skinny type 2 (we are also known as TOFI Thin Outside, Fat Inside or MONWE Metabolically Obese Normal WEight - diabetes is...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Mar 12, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    Carbs in instant black coffee

    Astonishingly, there is a tremendous variation of the carbohydrate content of different coffee beans. See...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 26, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    25 years old, 8 Stone & Type 2 Diabetes

    I am also a TOFI diabetic, I was ten stone when I was diagnosed with an HbA1C of 108. It has taken me four years to get to an HbA1C of 47 and I...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 25, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    I was fit and healthy....now I have type 2

    Very sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with diabetes. Did you ask the first doctor why he didn't want you to exercise? The HbA1c result...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 15, 2020 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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    Fatty Liver

    Very sorry to hear you are having a hard time. I understand that you have to be careful what you eat, but leafy greens can help a fatty liver....
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 14, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Scrambled eggs

    I add a drop of cream to mine, then whisking up the eggs, salt and pepper and then adding a knob of butter or three before cooking. I like them...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 14, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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    T2D diet recommendations to gain weight

    Nuts are loaded with calories. You can eat them as they are, or turn them into cakes and biscuits. Ground almonds are ideal to start you off as...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Feb 4, 2020 in forum: Food, Nutrition and Recipes
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    Exercise plan too intense??

    This book goes into a lot of detail as to the "why" diabetics should exercise and exercise hard. It does suggest some initial training...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Jan 22, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Exercise plan too intense??

    I exercise six days a week, but I do different exercises on different days except that I always start with isometrics. I follow the FIRST*...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Jan 22, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Pins & needles - will it go away

    So sorry that you have joined our non-exclusive club. The good news is that you are classed as pre-diabetic and once the sugar that is currently...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Jan 21, 2020 in forum: Prediabetes
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    Type 2 Blood sugar levels and colds

    In my experience the misery of a cold can increase my blood sugars. The body has a stress response when fighting infections that can lead to...
    Post by: Metabolism_Boss, Jan 17, 2020 in forum: Ask A Question
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