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All the advice I've seen says lance different fingers each time. This seems to imply that repeated lancing of the same place on the same finger will result in a damaged finger eventually. Is this an urban myth, or has anyone ever come across a damaged finger from lancing?

I'm 4 weeks into this moderate ketosis plan. My nutrition report says my average over the period is 61g Protein, 29g Net Carbs and 44g Fat. My average weight was 86kg, and the target protein I've aimed for is 0.8g per kg which is 68g so I'm slightly under but not by a significant amount...

That looks sufficiently exciting that I registered. Thanks for the heads up.

Hi Iain, I hit a BMI of 30 and I'm aiming it at 20 or until I feel comfortable, whichever comes first. I had a first-ever lousy blood glucose report from the GP and an ultrasound showing fatty liver so I'm aiming both at a healthy normal state. There are websites which let you list your daily...

I started an 800 calorie diet three weeks ago and hands and feet and ears went cold from the start and have stayed cold since. I bought gloves and 2.5 tog socks, switched to old cushioned fell boots outdoors, I reckon it's natural. On the plus side, my mind's a lot clearer. I think the cold bits...

The "International Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values: 2008" at http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/12/2281 carries a Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load "of over 2,480 individual food items" but the table is a PDF so it can't be manipulated. All I've done is shifted it to a...

Since the Internet arrived I've become used to converting between US and UK measures. We don't use the same gallon or pint, the UK cup size is noticeably bigger too. So long as I've had breakfast and a coffee I can cope.

Thank you Chris, what I've found is "Lo-salt" which is a salt substitute with 60% of the sodium replaced by potassium and costs little more than table salt. I'm happy with that approach.

Thank you Resurgam, I've now read the Wikipedia page for background. The Atkins website seems to want payment to unlock its support and I'm not sure I want a prescriptive diet at all. I'm an amateur, not a hobbyist. My impression is that once I'm stable I should get away from ketosis, but I...

I've googled but nothing has struck me so far. I thought I'd ask. After a "you're now diabetic" 76mmol/L HbA1c warning at an annual checkup I'm two weeks into 800cal;20g carbs a day with a vitamin and mineral supplement and it's fine so far. Once I get my BMI down from 30 to 23 I'm not sure how...

Thank you both. The cronometer website is just what I need, and I've ordered the TEE2 with accessories. I've never seen any supplements for potassium but having entered a week's worth of meals I seem to be averaging a mere 50%. A quick google hasn't told me a lot. It it relevant?

If I find that degree of useful information from measuring blood glucose I'll happily drop the low calorie aspect. I'd not realized it was an option, I just want to climb back from becoming obese. There seems to be a general public assumption that calories in less work performed becomes higher BMI.

This thread helped me focus on what I didn't know, so thank you all for joining in. Before I posted I'd been puzzling what ingredients to eat. There's lots of recipes and calorie counters on the web but finding a full list of foods with a breakdown of contents took a while. I found this a...

And thank you Alison and Rachox. This mention of lancets is disquieting, I am not keen on punctures but the suggestion and links are what I need. I'll look for an online manual.

Thank you CherryAA, I've several adjustments to make and I could easily go to black coffee for a while. There might even be a chance to kill my lifelong caffeine dependency. And fish, I bought fish. One mackerel and one white one though I've no idea what that started life as. I'll buy come curry...

Thank you Robbity, there's a lot of useful information there. I'd assumed 'Low Carb Diet Forum' was a generic area. I'll look up ketogenic and educate myself. I've several aims, the first being to bring my HbA1c=76 measure back down to below 50 for my next checkup in 3 months - it hadn't...

I've looked through Michael Mosely's blood sugar diet book, as advised by the diabetes nurse. I've started logging on a website, the screendump is from there. What I've started eating is mushroom or cheese omelette, broccoli celery tomato soup and occasional ham or chicken bits. And 500ml 1%...