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Cheers. Weighed myself this morning - lost 8lbs in 5 days. However reading about others who have tried this (Google "Fasting mimicking diet" for more links) it seems likely that I will put a fair bit of it back on in the next month or so. However I think I've just eaten the best breakfast of...

I read the BBC article with interest on Monday, and of course it's always wise to take these things with a very big pinch of salt but I thought what the heck - I'll give it a go for one session and see if it results in a decrease in insulin requirements afterwards. After all what have I got to...

I have been following the 5:2 fast diet since viewing the Horzon programme about a year ago. I have lost about 1 stone so far, and am continuing to lose weight although at a much slower rate than most people who are doing it. I am following it mainly for the other health benefits, but I view...

I had "moccasin" type Atheletes foot on both feet and one hand for years, The Lamasil and Canesten AF creams helped a lot but they would not fully clear it up even after three months of continual use. I heard so many bad stories about the side effects of Terbafine tablets I decided to try...

Thanks for the input. I've now done two testing periods of 24 hrs measuring at least once per hour, and another one of around 20 hours. (not on consecutive days though !) With such regular testing there's not much danger of a major hypo coming on without you knowing about it, obviously you...

Hi everyone. I'm T1 on a pump for around 3 months now, and I've decided it's time to start fine tuning the thing, and I'm starting doing my fasting basal rate testing. Reading up in my "think like a pancreas" book, and also from a fact sheet my pump nurse has given me, it says to split the day...