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Yes, HBA1c dosn't need to be fasting. Some things in the blood plasma bind easily to haemoglobin and some things don't. Carbon monoxide binds very easily, more easily than oxygen, which is why it is deadly. Over time, the blood cells take up carbon monoxide and have no room left for oxygen and...

If you are low carbing you obviously have to count your carbs and have your own limit. Some people may aim for 100 g per day so 5 isn't that much. However, some people might be aiming for only 30 per day in which case it's a major part. These things always depend on what else you eat. As...

It takes a few weeks. Low GI is just an indication of how long the carbs take to be turned into glucose. You also need to think about how much you eat. The body needs about 220g of glucose per day so, if you eat less than that, it will create glucose from it's own stores of things like fatty...

You need to rethink what low carbs foods you eat.

If your jeans are made in the far east, you have to ask yourself if the 10 year old who sews the label in understands the UK measuring system.

The benefits of exercise do not have to be measured by improvements in times, reductions on the scales or waistband or reduced blood pressure although it does help all of these. Often not mentioned is that daily exercise significantly alters your blood chemistry by releasing hormones and...

I do drink tap water where I live and in this part of Yorkshire, where we get soft water from the Pennines, it is very good. However, I had an office in Halifax where the water tasted foul, the result of old pipes in the building. I used to drink bottled water there. It depends entirely where...

Hej Anne. Did they not offer you other statins? Simvastatin affects a lot of people this way and I had a similar problems. I have changed back to Atorvastatin and so far, haven't had any problems. The GP also told me if I do, there are a couple of other statin types they can try. I htink it is a...

Bread is one of the more difficult carbs to deal with. I can eat 100% rye bread without problems, but what is often sold as rye may only have 25% rye in it. Same with wholemeal bread, it's mixed with other things. Any bread which is very light and springy has a lot of white flour in it...

How to stay sane and avoid ulcers. You don't need whale noises or smelly burning twigs. Just sit down with a nice cup of tea and read these: Calm Down Overcoming Frustration and Anger

Well you were taking in all that water in the form of sugar free jelly :D

It's all good news. You weren't in the high figures that most of us start with but you were higher than just prediabetic. Just carry on doing what you have been doing. If you can lose a bit more weight as an insurance policy and do a bit more exercise and still watch what you eat, see how it...

Whether you see the doc or not depends why you got the blister. If yu got the blister because of a strap rubbing or the shoe rubbing, you will probably respond better to some pampering - washing in warm soapy water, drying with a padding action and adding talv to get it thoroughly dry. Maybe...

If you need to lower your cholesterol then statins will help but, do you need to lower your cholesterol? Also, you can lower your cholesterol by eating certain foods, oily fish, nuts, foods high in fibre such as brocolli or oats, olives, you can google the list, and also avoid eating too much...

10, even 7 per day, is way too many servings for prunes and if you were to split them evenly between fruit and veg, say sprouts for example, the results are too terrible to contemplate. A severe case of carotenosis (beta-carotene poisoning) from eating too many carrots:

It's a process called gluconeogenesis, literally glucose new creation, and is a homeostatic process that prevents hypoglycaemia. Medication however can interfere with this process. When your blood gets low on glucose, your body creates new glucose to fuel you but, unlike eating carbs or glucose...

Mrs Yorks settled on a drive over the moors, a comfortable pair of slippers, some knitting wool, some chocolates and a fish and chip lunch. Can I get away with a full carbon bike as my reward?

You, pose? Surely not Beach. Merely adding sunshine to the beach on a cloudy day. Silvio taught me every cheesy line in his book :D

chicken and spinach curry - bloomin marvellous. Just google for a recipe.

Yeah, you have to go cook on your own and eat outside and who wants to eat smoked ribs anyway?