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So, having now watched quite a lot of YouTube videos and various documentaries on Netflix and other places, I think I've pretty much concluded the following: ● Most (probably all) nutritional studies are undertaken to prove or disprove a hypothesis (e.g. eggs are bad for you/good for you...

Ok, so I apologise in advance for the word vomit that may follow... I think most of the questions I'm going to ask are rhetorical. I basically just want to vent... think out loud... and maybe find out if others feel the same way as me. I haven't contributed a great deal to the forum yet - I'm...

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Well, that's a tricky question to answer. A walk like today's is enjoyable for odd reasons - because I feel like I deserve to be punished for allowing myself to get so fat and because I know I'm burning way more calories than I would if I sat on my backside on the sofa for the same amount of...

Hi Kathleen - welcome to the forum. I'm afraid I can't help you at all, since I'm pretty newly diagnosed myself and have zero idea about steroids. But there are a lot of knowledgeable people here, so I'm sure someone will have some ideas and opinions for you. In the meantime, have you tried...

I've been increasing my fitness and stamina steadily since my diagnosis in May and have gone from really struggling to walk even half a mile at that time to just completing my first 10k.... in fact, to be precise, 6.88 miles. I would pat myself on the back, but I'm too knackered and sweaty...

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Hi Lindsay. Welcome :-) I'm also type 2 diabetic and am partially deaf and totally bonkers.

Thanks to the lockdown, I have had some time to take up watercolour painting as a new hobby - I'm pretty pleased with some of my creations :-)

Some People Understand Diabetic Struggles BREAD :grumpy:

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You and I have very different definitions of "very easy to understand" lol

Thanks for the really useful links! :-)

I agree 100%. However, having had no income or benefits for 14 months, money is very tight, so if I can effect positive change and get into remission without spending any 'unnecessary' money, I'll do that for now. I'm getting the feeling from most people here that even if I find out that I've...

Well, that's a very good point. However, it's important to point out that I've never counted calories or paid any attention to macros before, so it's not that I've ever followed that NHS advice in the past and am therefore able to say confidently that it didn't work or made me fat. Eating...

Welcome @Sandra D :) We feel your pain - I was diagnosed around 4 months ago and immediately went on a low GI diet, heavily restricting my carb intake, although I've not taken it as far as doing Keto (which many here do). If you aren't already aware of the macros in the foods you most...

Interesting - so that wouldn't technically be classed as intermittent fasting? Or is it intermittent fasting but with two very small eating windows, rather than a longer small eating window.... if that makes sense lol

I was also told by two different doctors that until you've eaten breakfast, your metabolism isn't working and you aren't burning any calories.... I guess they've never heard of BMR.

lol yeah, I've had 40+ years of BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY drummed into me :-) What's the feeling about Elmlea - cream alternative? As bad as coffeemate? I don't buy double cream because I don't use enough of it and would always be throwing at least half of it away. I...

I do tend to have one 'official' portion of carbs a day - which is only either wholegrain basmati, wholegrain toast or an apple, so some days my carbs are 30g less if I've only had an apple. I have considered intermittent fasting, as I do sometimes struggle to make myself eat breakfast and...