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  1. Marcus1234

    Metformin

    Today's food. Breakfast scrambled eggs bacon BG 2 hours after 9.4 Lunch chicken salad half pitta bread my BG 2 hours after 9.6 I had some Granola low sugar cereal for tea my BG 2 hrs after 13.6 Thanks
  2. Marcus1234

    Metformin

    Hi all, I am currently taking 2 x 500mg metformin, one with breakfast and one with evening meal. I got a call from my local chemist today asking how I am doing on the medication, I told them I had been sick twice and been suffering bad stomach ache and I am having higher BG readings, usually 1...
  3. Marcus1234

    Bg Today Not Good

    Thanks crocodile.
  4. Marcus1234

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    Thanks xfiedok.
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    Thank you very much Shelley, I will have a look at the books, I have a kindle that I normally take on hol
  6. Marcus1234

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    I went out and bought loads of fruit, veg, chicken, turkey, wholemeal bread, wholemeal crackers, reduced fat cheeses, spreads, oils. Thought I was onto a winner. Started eating and BG goes crazy. DN says no fats, spreads, cheeses, yet LCHF says eat plenty of them. A rock and a hard place comes...
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    Thank you
  8. Marcus1234

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    Yes I have been reading on the LCHF diet and don't know if that would be ok for me because I have high cholesterol. When I had my appointment with the DN she told to me to avoid nearly all of the good foods that I have seen on the LCHF list and eat foods in the Amber light zone?. LCHF= Green...
  9. Marcus1234

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    Thanks Roseanne01
  10. Marcus1234

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    Thank you bulkbiker
  11. Marcus1234

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    Thanks xfieldok,
  12. Marcus1234

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    Thanks Shelley 262. My health anxiety has been awful in the past, my last bad build up to nearly breaking point was when I knew there was something wrong and I wouldn't go to the doctor, I joined this forum undiagnosed and got support to visit my doctor I was then diagnosed with type 2 diabetes...
  13. Marcus1234

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    I can see that if your combined meals equal 30-50g and my one meal was 40 plus then that is a lot of carbs in one sitting. Thanks for the app info I will have a look.
  14. Marcus1234

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    I love pork scratchings, that's good to know.
  15. Marcus1234

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    So can I eat salted peanuts? Because I do like peanuts and if I can I will buy some for a snack. I'm always hungry and struggle on what I can and cannot eat, then I end up starving and eat junk.
  16. Marcus1234

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    My next blood test is in 3 months
  17. Marcus1234

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    Hi Nikkie, Are you a newbie too? My DN said my meds won't be increased until my next blood test and it will be decided if they are stopped or increased. Thanks
  18. Marcus1234

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    So I can eat salted peanuts?
  19. Marcus1234

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    Thanks Nikkie
  20. Marcus1234

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    Yes you are right, I don't have a clue, I thought I did but I haven't. Thanks
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