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With bacon it's one of the processed foods linked to cancer and all the nitrates cancer causing preservatives that puts me off eating it on a regular basis, I only tend to have bacon say once a month. If there is bacon out there that I can buy which doesn't have all the nitrates in them then I...

I don't really want to eat bacon a lot cos that's bad for you, I tend to have bacon once a month. What else could be replaced with bacon? Am quite happy to have an egg every morning for breakfast but I'd want something with it.

Well that's what I thought. I will continue to go low carb and low sugar but haven't really thought about going low fat so will see how things go when I have routine blood tests in the future. I need to concentrate on weight loss at the moment and excercise.

Well I saw my GP this week and aired my concerns with fatty liver and asked questions. Basically he told me not to get too concerned about it and watch my diet and go low fat and he said that liver function tests are enough to keep a check on things and because mine have always com back ok I...

I love muesli and add nuts to it like a couple of Brazil nuts and a few walnuts but I may have to give it up as it raises my BS levels. My last bought muesli was from Holland & Barrett and was a low sugar high fibre sort. Does anyone else find it raises their BS levels?

I've been taking statins for years (even before I was diagnosed diabetes) and have been taking Q10 on and off for a while. Due to the recent press about supplements containing some synthetic in them I know that soft gel capsules are best if taking Q10. Can anyone recommend a good, soft gel...

Are we diabetics more prone to get cancer? As if it's not bad enough having diabetes :-), it's noted and I've read it quite a number of times that cancer cells thrive on sugar so does having diabetes mean we are more at risk of cancer?

I rang The British Liver Trust yesterday and spoke with a really nice lady about my concerns and she has suggested that I ask my GP if he can tell me from my US scan 2 years ago, how much fat I have in my liver and ask for another scan to see whether things have changed. She said this is...

Thanks for your reply johnny but I did have an ultrasound scan in 2015 after I complained to my GP of my discomfort underneath my right rib but they found my gall bladder and pancreas was OK but they did find a liver cyst along with fatty liver. After my liver cyst was investigated further with...

Does anyone know what other tests there are apart from a Fibroscan (expensive) to detect how much damage done to the liver? ie any other blood tests I could ask my GP for? I doubt they will let me have a Fibroscan as I hear they are very expensive - about £200+ but I wondered if there are any...

I have asked to go on the GP Referral Scheme and am waiting to be contacted by them. Basically, this will allow me to use a local gym for 12 weeks and I should get dietary advice along the way so I am hoping this will kick start me off to a healthier lifestyle as I have tried everything you can...

hello All, sorry if I've emailed a question about Fatty Liver before but I just can't help feeling that I should be more concerned about this than I am. I was diagnosed (by chance) with fatty liver 2 years ago, when I thought at the time I had gallstones. I am also a T2 and apparently this can...

I'm using Almased as a meal replacement shake to help me to lose weight. This particular one is diabetic friendly, if it's going to help me lose weight then I'll carry on with it. I've also used Atkins chocolate shake which I quite liked too. When I've lost a substantial amount of weight I'll...

No I haven't but I think I'm going to have to give it a go. Can you tell me what shakes you used? Also, I do have a big belly (sorry for the TMI) and I want to get rid of it. My fat on my body seems to be distributed on my belly, thighs and bum - everywhere else ie legs, arms are quite slim...

Hello, thanks for replying. Yes I have recently had my Vit D3 tested and I don't have a deficiency.

I take quite a lot of medication and I sometimes wonder if it affects my liver. I was diagnosed with fatty liver 2 years ago when they were looking for gallstones as that what my symptoms were pointing to but no gallstones but fatty liver. I know there is a test called a Fibroscan which can...

Thank you. Yes, I too was shocked of his sudden death and I do know that some celebrities abuse their bodies with drugs and alcohol (I think David Bowie also took a lot of drugs in his younger years). I hate having fatty liver (and diabetes) and it's just a constant battle for me to lose...

I've just heard on the radio that George Michael's death was due to fatty liver!! - am quite shocked, I have fatty liver but I didn't know you could die from it. Can someone enlighten me please before I worry myself silly? thanks

How can you find out how well/not so well your pancreas is working? I would like to know. Is it called a c-peptide test?

I do sincerely hope with weight loss I will reduce my belly fat as that is what's bothering me, the rest of my body ie legs, arms are ok.