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  1. Art Of Flowers

    Range

    The normal range for fasting blood glucose is 4 to 7.
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    Hba1c

    If you want to get an overview of your blood glucose throughout the day then consider getting a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The two most popular brands are Abbott Freestyle Libre and Dexcom. See...
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    Dexcom One transmitters - cannot get them for free.

    I suggest to ask your doctor to switch you to the Dexcom One+. This has the same form factor as the Dexcom G7 with a built in transmitter. The Dexcom One+ is also cheaper than the Dexcom One. The One+ has a 30 minute warm up time and a 12 hour grace period at the end of the 10 days for you to...
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    Omega-6 Apocalypse - Are vegetable oils driving the rise in obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes

    Some interesting studies regarding vegetable oil and its impact on death rates, heart disease, cancer, obesity, dementia and depression. https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/death-by-vegetable-oil-what-the-studies-say
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    Omega-6 Apocalypse - Are vegetable oils driving the rise in obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes

    There are quite a few videos about the serious health effects from vegetable oils such as sunflower oil …
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    Calibration

    I usually wait 24hrs before calibrating. I have noticed that it tends to be 1 mmol too low the first time I calibrate and a few hours later it may be 1mmol too high after I have eating something.
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    Low carb snack bars

    These seem to have a lot of carbs and sugar ... https://skinnybars.co.uk/products/skinny-dream-triple-chocolate-brownie/
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    Low carb snack bars

    These have erythritol and stevia as sweeteners similar to the Eva Bold bars. This should not raise blood glucose. You can get these on amazon as well.
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    Low carb snack bars

    I have ordered some Eva Bold and Adonis bars from amazon. Both these bars use use erythritol, so should have minimal impact on blood sugars. Delivery same day, so should get them today.
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    Benfotiamine (fat soluble vitamin B1)

    It does appear that benfotiamine is routinely used to help people with neuropathy, which happens a lot with diabetes patients. This video is 8 years old, so it is not a recent treatment. My interest in benfotiamine is because I am 71 years old and I have experienced some neuropathy plus brain...
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    Low carb snack bars

    The Eva Bold keto protein bars contain erythritol and stevia. Some people find that erythritol upsets their digestion, but it may be worth finding which ones you can tolerate.
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    Benfotiamine (fat soluble vitamin B1)

    It is mentioned here as an alternative remedy for neuropathy ... https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/treatment/ along with alpha-lipoic acid. I started to take ALA and Vitamin B12 when I was experiencing tingling in my fingers and brain fog. I didn't hear about B1 deficiency...
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    Low carb snack bars

    I found a few keto bars searching on amazon .... * Misfits Vegan Protein Bar - contains xylitol * Pulsin plant based protein bar - contains xylitol * Adonis keto bar - contains erythritol Has anyone tried any of these?
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    Low carb snack bars

    I made the mistake of buying some grenade bars as a snack. These are low sugar, but use maltitol as a sweetener which is almost as bad as sugar for spiking blood glucose. So I am now looking for some keto friendly snack bars which won’t ruin my blood sugar levels. What would people recommend?
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    See https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diabetes-diet.html
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