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Test solution, available from the manufacturer (and sometimes included in the kit) is the only way to test your meter. It’s worthwhile getting some and testing now and then, especially if you get a dodgy reading. The advice for my meter is to test each time you open a new pack of strips. I...

If it’s concerning to you, then yes, I would certainly talk to your doc. I imagine s/he will send you for a blood test and then you will know for sure. If it’s diabetes, come back here and we can help you!

Yep, I’m another one... my BP monitor is Bluetooth and talks to my phone to record the readings, couldn’t be easier or less fuss. I can just show the doc the app, if they ask. :cat:

Just to echo what everyone is saying - low carb (with all proper precautions for your medication) is a complete revelation. I have lost over 24kg since last December without counting any calories. Low carb enables the body’s natural fat storage and release mechanisms to re-establish themselves...

I have this one for my sweet chaffles https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PY8VQ3F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I find it quite pleasant in small doses :cat:

As always, your meter will tell you the truth. I am good with red lentils in moderation, a small mug of them dumped into a curry or casserole will thicken it up and give it a more satisfying texture. I usually make one-pot things based on a couple of tins of tomatoes which generated about 6...

I am a bit bemused - what you have there is just food, which happens to be low carb. Most of what I buy now is the same as I bought before, it’s what I don’t buy now that makes the difference! So no ready meals, bread, cereals, rice, cake, chocolate, sweets etc. I suppose perhaps things like...

You need to be careful with sweeteners and read the ingredients - Splenda is mostly dextrose and maltodextrin with a very little sucralose . The other ingredients provide volume because the sucralose is powerfully sweet. So while sucralose itself might be fine for you, the other sugars used to...

I have had a number of tendon issues in my hands and I found steroid injections were helpful when they were very bad. However these are not a long-term solution since they cannot be repeated indefinitely. Other than that, I found it best to rest and stop doing the things that aggravated the...

Yes, since I reduced my BG to normal levels my scalp psoriasis (fungal, autoimmune, who knows) is mostly in abeyance. The skin on my face is a lot better too. I also have hidradenitis (monstrous chronic boils in armpits and groin areas), which is generally reckoned to be an autoimmune issue...

Well done! You are on the road now and things can only get better. Much better! Sure, there’ll be times when you slip a little, but that’s ok, just get back to the path as soon as you can. My diagnosis in December was a vast kick up the bum for me - since then I have adopted a keto diet with...

Test solution is the only way to determine if a machine and strips are working within parameters. The manufacturer can usually supply this if you didn’t receive a bottle in your original kit.

Well.... I do find it easier to just not go down whole aisles in the supermarket. I never go down the sweetie aisle, or the bread, or the biscuits, or the crisps... you get the idea. So I can’t be tempted. I only have to shop for myself though, more difficult if you have carb munchers to buy for!

I bought some gelatine for this purpose but I haven’t tried it yet. I also use red lentils in a tomato-based stew, maybe half a mug or so. Spread over the 6 or so portions I usually end up with I don’t find this spikes me.

Hi Midiman I do feel for you, you are obviously worried about your cholesterol and kidney function and you have your doc saying one thing and everyone on here saying the opposite. All I would say is that medical practitioners do not routinely stay abreast of current thinking in all areas -...

Cake freezes well, even when liberally iced with buttercream, why not make one anyway and freeze all but a couple of slices as soon as it is cool? If you wrap them well you can freeze individual slices and just take them out 2 at a time and this should slow you and the missus down! It works...

Hmmm I was on 4 metformin a day when I was diagnosed and I spent 3 months feeling on and off nauseous, occasional poopsposions, frequently no appetite at all, or hungry but really not fancying any food. Very much upper digestive tract issues. I just thought it was the keto - perhaps it was...

Mmmmm gooseberries and rhubarb.... they are delicious, sharp and tannic and floral and scented and soooo tasty. I always wonder at folk that eat tasteless off-season strawberries from far-flung places and turn their noses up at these traditional treasures. Why would you? And don’t get me...

My (very limited) understanding of the body-fuelling process is that we can use glucose, or we can use fat, which is broken down into the fuel ketones. But we don’t make the switch to fat until we are in dietary ketosis and have become fat-adapted - which is to say, our bodies have learned to...

Alas, I dumped all sweet stuff for a good few months when I was first diagnosed and I DID miss it. I didn’t crave it as I might carbs, but I do love a bit of cake. Eventually I decided to experiment with baking (erythritol/stevia blend for me) and found that I can make very acceptable low...