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I bought my first tub of R-Alpha Lipoic Acid last month and I was taking one a day. I now need to buy some more but I can't afford them until I get paid at the end of the month as they are quite expensive £20+ - the most I've ever paid for any supplement. I am new to this and thought I would...

I was pre-diabetic before becoming full blown diabetic (T2) so within a year it happened and I was tested the year before when I think I was pre-diabetic and was told my the chemist the reading was OK (I had my test done at the chemist and not the doctors, I think if I had been tested at the...

I was off work 2 days but should have stayed off longer. If I don't feel normal soon I will have to make an appointment with the GP.

Four weeks ago I developed a heavy cold (I hadn't had one as bad as this for years). Four weeks on and I feel very weak and my taste buds have still not come back fully. I had my flu jab a couple of weeks after my cold as my original appointment to have one had to be cancelled because it...

I bought my first batch of R-ALA on EBay (Dr Best) but I want to true Swanson next time. Are they easy to purchase? As they are an American site aren’t they?

Originally I was scanned for gallstones based on my symptoms (dull pain under right rib, radiating to the back of right shoulder blade) but no gallstones were found but fatty liver showed up and I'm guessing my fatty liver caused my diabetes cos it goes hand in hand. Have got lots of weight to...

I have fatty liver and am taking steps to lose weight and go to Slimming World. Is it safe to do the ND with a fatty liver? Considering it involves a 600 calorie a day diet and I've heard with fatty liver you have to lose weight steadily.

I don't have neuropathy but after hearing about ALA on this forum and doing my own online research I take one (100mg) daily purely for antioxidant protection as it is hailed as a super antioxidant. They are expensive, the last ones I bought were Dr Best and they are R-Alpha Lipoic Acid at £20...

I totally agree and I cannot fault my hospital because I went to the local Walk In Centre after a very bad experience of a bout of sickness and diohrea (shortly after a UTI infection), they did some bloods tests and told me my lactate levels were higher than normal and mentioned sepsis which...

Did anyone watch the Panorama episode this week about sepsis? Very scary and last year I thought I had got sepsis due to a UTI infection. I've googled a lot about it since but I would never have thought that you could get sepsis via a UTI as we diabetics are more prone to UTI's. Sepsis is...

Would like to know if anyone knows whether they got diagnosed with their diabetes first or fatty liver? I have both, got diagnosed with T2 diabetes in 2009 and found by chance with an US scan that they found fatty liver 2 years ago in 2015. Apparently it's all part of the metabolic syndrome...

So what is the general opinion of which oil to use in a deep fat fryer?

You would need quite a few packs of lard in the deep fat fryer wouldn't you? As I said, I don't deep fry anything for myself but want to know the healthiest oil to use in a deep fat fryer for when I'm frying chips for my partner.

I'm confused about which oils to use. I've always used a little of olive oil for a base for frying onions etc and a vegetable or sunflower oil in the chip pan when I've fried chips for my partner but there is so much confusion at the moment. I remember watching a programme a while back that...

Thanks all for your comments. I am due to see my GP soon and I will mention the articles and see what he says. I'm hoping my weight loss will enable me to come off certain meds like statins, BP Ramipril and maybe Omeprazole.

I have a hiatus hernia and I take this although after reading the articles below, I wonder whether to stop taking this. I have printed the articles to show to my GP when I next see him. I have started SW to lose weight for my health which should benefit my heartburn along with diabetes etc...

Thanks. I have started SW this week to lose weight to improve my diabetes and fatty liver disease. I need to do this once and for all to improve my health as I have battled with my weight all of my adult life.

I too have fatty liver and have joined SW this week. You can buy milk thistle tea too.

I have been recently taking R-alpha lipoic acid (x1 100mg daily). I am just wondering if it is OK to take if you have a fatty liver (which I have). I am due for my diabetic review soon and will discuss taking this with the GP. I also take Co Q10 as I am on statins. I just want to know the...

Thanks, will have a look at Swanson when I next re-order. I bought these from EBay called Dr's Best.