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    Type 2 Test result scare..any ideas?

    Thanks Uart, I was actually much more concerned about the super high b12 levels? :(
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    Type 2 Test result scare..any ideas?

    Hi, I just got my annual test results back for my diabetes check. Everything came back normal except 2 things...one which is scaring me :( ( Researching online about the high levels have scared me). I'd be grateful for any knowledge you have about these results. My sugar and blood pressure etc...
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    Test results confusion??

    Hi, NHS surgeries seem to get wierder by the day. In the past I woud call my GP surgery and ask about my results...the numbers for hba1 c fasting etc....today I call (phone system says press 4 for test results)...get through...ask for my results...receptionist goes...I can't give you the...
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    Any ideas for nocturnal conundrum?

    Hi all, I'm a night owl, stay up late. Have my dinner early on in the evening around 7pm...by the time it's midnight I'm hungry. My problem is I can't really think of low carb or no carb snacks to eat at that time. I inevitably end up having some sort of carb based deliousness :( like a cheese...
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    Confusion about sweetners?

    Oh no...he's a chocolatier!!!!!!! That's such a cool job...and **** cruel to get diabetes. I have yet another follow up question...if the desserts we make are so low in carbs and use sweetners...can we eat those desserts with uummm freedom? :) I obviously don't mean just going nuts having 4...
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    Confusion about sweetners?

    Thanks "Sweetheart" :) I presume you must be a member of the fairer sex with a handle like that :) Awesome resource, the chocolate paradise!! I do have one question...when these recipes include " dark chocolate" 70% ...etc what does that mean? Isn't chocolate loaded with ummm sugar? I don't get...
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    Confusion about sweetners?

    Hi, I'm kind of doing the low carb diet and seems to work the best for me. Although I'm not super strict, but do the best I can. Anyway, I have a few questions about desserts: 1. I have found some low carb dessert recipes...are those ok for me to eat? 2. I don't follow the whole sweetner...
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    This is doing my head in...please help :)

    Thanks to all of you for responding :) It's not that I don't love eggs...but everywhere I look I seem to find some variation of eggs and bacon/saugages etc. Everyday?? That sounds kind of aweful :( I can't beleive there aren't some sort of dunno cereal type stuff that we could make and store...
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    This is doing my head in...please help :)

    Hi, I recently read Dr Bernsteins book and seems to make a lot of sense. Anyway, point is whenever I cut out the carbs I get much better results. So it seems to be the way forward...however I'm a single 35 yr old dude....and seeing all these written in text recipes with ingredients I'm not...
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    E-coli and sandwiches?

    Hi, just wondering...although this outbreak seems to be only in northern Germany...on BBC news it seemed to suggest to make sure you wash the lettuce, tomato etc....but what about lettuce and tomatoes which are in packed supermarket sandwiches? Is it safe to eat? I mean where in the world does...
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    I'm freaking out! Anyone know what this means?

    I very much hope that you're both right! I will be soooo relieved if that's the case. Thank God this forum exists with helpful people like yourselves. Thanks again :)
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    I'm freaking out! Anyone know what this means?

    Hi, i get my usual eye checks for diabetes done every year. Well last October I did mine...and several months later (i think in March...so a couple of months ago) I got a letter from them saying that I need to go back as the photographs taken were inconclusive. But I called them to book it...
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    Type 2 BG Levels.

    Hi, I've got type 2 for a few years now. Usually my blood sugar levels are within the range...but today as I approached lunch time...I felt (very very mild) uneasy...and basically was very hungry. I was going to have lunch anyways in a few minutes. But because I felt a little starved I checked...
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    Stressed! Please help!

    Thank you all SO much for your replies. Especially Karen and Buachaille...as it was right on point. It is a relief to hear from others and what they've gone through. Again thank you very much, I appreciate it :) This is a great forum...I'll be checking in frequently. I also have other questions...
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    Stressed! Please help!

    Hi thanks for your reply. No I can't get any tel consult earlier. But I presume that it can't be a problem so severe as I would be called in surely. I guess I'll just have to wait. Horrible having to wait...but I have to keep myself calm about it. From what I read nowadays if problems are...
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    Stressed! Please help!

    Hi all, here's the quick story and why I'm feeling stressed right now....hopefully you can ease my mind: I'm 32 and have type 2 for about a year now. I've already had my eye check when I was diagnosed and it was fine. My sugar control from my recent blood report is HBA1c 6.1% which I believe...
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