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it could do. Ideally bp is around 120/80. You need to see your doctor about it if that is a regular reading. See if he will do a 24 hour test which will tell him accurately how you are in different circumstances. A lot of people are 'white coat' - ie their bp goes up when done by an...

I was told to drink slimline tonic water to boost my potassium levels - I get a lot of cramp and am on water tablets. Cheers Ailz

I rarely bruise - didn't even bruise when I broke my leg - I must have veins like iron, but last time I had a blood test it appeared that while the skin sealed the vein didn't and I got leaked blood under most of my lower arm giving me a 8" x5" bruise. Cheers Ailz

As I've just replied to the blog with: I hadn't heard of low carb dieting for diabetics before I came to this site. I'm old enough (56) and bright enough (just) to know to check things out and have - since joining this site - read umpteem diet books and diabetes books and now follow Viv's diet...

Schneiderbrot Vollkornbrot Rye Bread Carbs 38g Fibre 8.8g And No soy under any guise Cheers Ailz

I'm with you Sid on this one. I have to add some protein when I eat a piece of fruit to stop my bg going beserk Cheers Ailz

Always remember NO Pain - good. No need to hurt yourself to get fit (says she for whom exercise means sit and get fit) Cheers Ailz

Hi, Welcome to the forum - an expert will be along in a few minutes - just wanted to say hi. Cheers Ailz PS There's a lot of helpful stuff on this site

ketosis is when your body is caused when your body is burning fat rather than sugar. Going under about 20-30 carbs a day would do it. As long as you are 'feeding' your body - fat, protein, carbs - probably in that order you should be okay. If you get any symptoms of a hypo - which is when - I...

If it drops below 4 then you're probably very hungry and late with eating. Try to eat regularly - don't let yourself get 'starving' or you'll eat something sugary just to bring your bg back up - which fires off insulin - drops your bg and you're back needing to eat. Eat 3 meals a day with 2...

Hi, I'm reading Natural Health & Weight Loss by Barry Groves. He recommends 50-60 grams of carbs a day and the cheapest meats you can buy - usually the fattiest and offal. He even suggests that you should ask for a discount on meat that is really, really fatty in the butchers - just no...

I am also 15 st 12lbs - down nearly a stone in a month or so due to low- carbing. The weight loss -I've dieted for most of my adult life and had given it up - is a side effect of trying to get my blood glucose in order. I have fibromyalgia, hypertension, diabetes type 2, of course, and sundry...

I was eating 2 slices of Burgen Soya and Linseed a day on a reduced carb diet and went from losing 0/5 kilo a week to putting weight on. Reading around the subject on the web I think it could be the Soya that caused it. I'm now eating German Rye Bread. Ailz

This is a problem with food values. 2 oats, 2 tomatoes - 2 anything - may look identical but don't necessarily have the same calorie, carb etc., content. The oats could be from different sources and have different values - and so can the blueberries. I've been amazed on reading round this...

Had one of these burgers yesterday for lunch. So very tasty. No bread,unfortunately, but the burger itself was worthy of being eaten alone. I'm going to try it with different types of mince too - except beef as I'm allergic to beef (sob) Thanks for the recipe Cheers Ailz

Interesting. Nice to know that Metformin is a 'good' drug. My doctor says it is one of his top five drugs. Cheers Ailz

I'm happy to take my Metformin, but I've stopped taking my statins. I did a lot of reading about them and decided that they do more harm than good IMHO. I, with my doctor's permission, also stopped taking aspirin, don't know yet what he'll say about the statin. Ailz

Re: So Large Wholeweat bap test Sounds good. I'd like your turkey burger recipe. Carbs are supposed to not be as bad if you have plenty of protein with them - which it sounds like you did. Cheers Ailz

I wonder what is the real cause. Some say diabetes and pre-diabetes causes obesity, some say the other way round. Is it food choices? Most , not all, get our food choices from our parents - and back through the generations. My father was in the RAF police between 1947 & 9 and learned to...

The 'new' adulterated Stevias are why I was recommended to buy green stevia. It looks a bit funny put this green 'dust' in drinks and cakes but it comes from the leaf of the stevia plant and tastes okay Cheers Ailz