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About 6 months pre diagnosis i used to have to take 2 painkillers every night at bedtime or i couldnt sleep it was put down to the statins i was taking the pains were really quite bad heavy aching feeling and sometimes shooting pains my feet also hurt but since low carbing and now lost over 2...

HI i usually walk for 45 mins each night after my eveing meal it reduces my bg quite a lot so it works well for me if its too cold or raining i do 30 mins wii fit same result :D

Hi i buy aldis moser roth you get 5 bars in a pack http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_r ... _17910.htm but i make sure its the 85% cocoa one

Hi tracy I was diagnosed on a basis that i went to the docs with the symptoms of a sore up my nose that i had , had for about 4 months and dry eyes never felt ill at all had some blood tests and they came back that i was diabetic but i was just on the line he said but have been low...

Matches my cupboard to a T like to add sugar free jellies and tinned salmon :D

Hi i missed my chocolate and crisp at first but now it doesnt bother me that much if i fancy a bit i buy the dark chocolate from aldis and allow myself a couple of squares it usually lasts me about 2 weeks, i buy aldis savour bake crackers ,and maybe have 4 with some cream cheese before bed i...

hi if i only need a couple of hours off my boss allows us to make it up by working extra hours during the week , until times got tough for him he used to pay us for doctors and hospital appointments :)

Hi , i stick to a brisk walk to the supermarket every night after tea it takes me roughly 20 mins each way downhill going uphill coming back it seems to work for me bloods are usually back to below 5.5 when i get back :D

Hi , i had a terrible dry mouth about a month before i was diagnosed (approx 4 months ago) i also had dry eyes and dry nose it seems to have calmed down a lot since i started low carbing i still have a dry mouth at night but the dry eyes have more or less cleared up i dont have to use the visco...

Thanks for your replies i was a bit worried :D

Hi just a quick question please I took my reading before tea it was 5.1 , i dont usually test after one hour but tonight i did as i had 5 thick cut oven chips with my tea its the first time ive had these since before diagnosis my reading after a hour was 10.5 i re tested after another hour...

I have to agree there we visit whitby regular and never miss a chance for fish and chips at the "magpie" ill be there in april and will be in our favourite watering hole "the elsinore" and by the way kfc doesnt affect me :D

Hi kerry i have had the white corners on my big toe nails about 6 months ago ( pre diagnosis ) it cleared up by itself never thought it could have been diabetes related :(

thanks every one it was just with my bg being so good 2 hrs after eating i thought it was too good to be true :lol:

Hi last night 1 hour pre food 5.5 , ate a small chicken breast with 1 tomato and salad leaves 3 small boiled potatoes 2 hrs later 6.8 today my son brought me my tea KFC !!!! i chicken burger and fries 1 hour pre 5.6 2hours later 5.4 i thought it would be quite bad but when i put it into...

Hi sherlock i know its weird isnt it ? i wear variofocals and although i still need them for reading i find that when im using them for any other reason ie looking further afield than the end of my nose lol i have to look over the top of my glasses i find i can see in the distance better...

Hi i too noticed a dramatic change in my eyesight after only a few short weeks of low carbing i can now read the sky banners and tv guide without glasses and sometimes feel i have someone elses glasses on if you get my meaning i think i may have to have my eyes re tested as i only had them...

Try here nicola http://www.lowcarbmegastore.com/zero-carb-foods?page=1

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Couldnt rest scared to death of getting in trouble went down to chemist and voiced my concerns and she admitted she had made a mistake so paid and now i can sleep at night :lol: