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    Prof Roy Taylor

    I think most of the real life guinea pigs on here, whether they have lost weight or not have seen their BS improve on low carb. I have lived on 800 calories, when I was about 28, despirately trying to lose weight after a baby, but I think it breeds an unhealthy atttitude to food, you become...
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    New support group

    I found eating little and often helped me. They give you no guidance on diet, I have controlled my sugars by low carb even though my pancreas is damaged, but it will depend what tests they have done to see how much insulin your pancreas is producing if any. So my tips are. Eat little and often...
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    The Diabetic Duo on TikTok, what ever that is

    If you have missed them, here they are having some fun. Oh to be that young. https://www.tiktok.com/@diabeticduo/video/6748763786137570565 https://www.tiktok.com/@diabeticduo/video/6758131464002391302?source=h5_m
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    Another attempt at reducing carbs

    All right its not strictly low carb, but Greggs chicken strips anyone? I just had them for lunch. What is bread?
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    Caring for a diabetic parent

    If you have not had one you need to make sure they include the tissue viability nurse for a review of the existing wound and the planned surgery. You probabely know all this but before discharge she should have an OT assesment, and physio on the ward, even if she is not going to make her own...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    I have already explained the Act is so the money can be devolved to the country where the animal spent most of its life, as at the moment the money goes to the country where its is slaughtered. This is so a sheep that has spent all of it life in Wales, the levy is not given to the English board...
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    Low carb meal replacements

    When I was ill and could not eat food I was constantly looking for meal replacements, most were really high carb. The stuff that the hospital prescribed me I needed insulin with it. These do not look to bad, I am tempted to give them a go as a standby...
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    COVID 2019 Comorbidity with Diabetes

    I worked on a cruise ship with an outbreak of norovirus, about 75% of the passengers got it, the crew either hid it or were immune. A cruise ship would be the last place I would want to be. Unless they have a total lockdown passengers are very reluctant to stay in their cabins, and unless they...
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    Conflicting information

    To make it simple carbs are mainly from things that are grown in a field and are not green, so any thing made from wheat, barley oats, or says 'healthy grains' avoid. Same goes for any form of potatoe. Fruit stick to berrries, avoid oranges, grapes', the banna and any 'healthy fruit' drinks. If...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    'But then I thought why was Red Meat Levy so important. As I explained in ther posts it opens the door for red meat to be taxed and all that changes is the existing rate, The collection and operation is already active. However that is reallly only of serious benefit to the export . import...
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    Yet another newbie

    Giving you a virtual hug. It may change your how you eat, and you will, if you want to control your diet and improve your numbers. This is my favourite youtube video, which I think shows how this is achievable in a simple way.
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    Diabetes and Socialising

    I have never been anywhere, apart from coffee shops, which are determined to push carb laden cakes, and not found something I can eat. As I no longer eat rice, its an excuse to have a meaty starter. The 'Spoons', have and excellant all day breakfast, or pick and mix menu.McD's a snack a the...
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    Coronavirus and diabetes

    I have not seen anything yet about what the people have caught it have died from, I am assuming secondry respiratory infections. Diabetics are in the group for the pneumococcal vaccine, so if you are worried I would ask the GP for one if you haven't aready been vaccinated...
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    Hospital food

    If you are lucky there is a meat option and a salad, every desert is high carb. Five weeks in hospital trying to eat anything that didn't make me want to heave or send my BS up was a nightmare. A lot of people seemed to live on toast. They say that the reason is that when you are ill you need...
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    A bit frustrated with the NHS

    https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/investment/gp-contract/ Looking at this its going to get worse.
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    A bit frustrated with the NHS

    Yep I think its all about the money and showing they have ticked the right box, not about what the patients actually needs. I was watching my blood pressure, no one else seemed bothered. In the end I ended up saying I need my BP checked, then its 'oh it is a bit high', that box is ticked and...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    I had to look it up. Farmers are the greatest moaners out, and I had not heard much about it. Looking at the Red meat levy its more about the distrubution of the funds raised, at the moment the money goes where the animal is slaughtered not where is perhaps has spent most of its life. The...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/814208/BPS_2019_scheme_rules_v2.0.pdf Is this what you call the farmers bill? https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8702...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    I will admit I have not read the proposed bill, but it would change the whole purpose of the Levy which is to support meat production. I have used its online resources for in formation. The AHDB, which takes the levy for use is a non govermental department, it is run to support the farming...
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    And so it begins: Eat less meat or we’ll make you.

    The Levy in terms of the cost of production is a relitively small amount, notice its hardly anything for sheep .http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/about/levy-rates/ http://beefandlamb.ahdb.org.uk/about/ahdb-beef-lamb-strategy/
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