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  1. Win71

    Update

    I thought my new scales were wrong so i placed a 2lb bag of dishwasher salt on to check them and it was right, 11July i was 174kg 27 stone 4lbs and today i am 130kg 20stone 4lbs i have type 2 no meds i am hoping to diet control, i am in Scotland UK 16oz = 1lb, 14lb = 1stone This is why DN is...
  2. Win71

    Update

    yes since going fasting weight has dropped off, i`v probably taken it more drastic and first 2 weeks i would only have 300calories a day, and 4litres water, past 4 weeks i have been no more than 800/1000 calories a day i messed up one day and ate what i wanted, bad mistake i felt so sick and...
  3. Win71

    Low Carb Breakfast Ideas Needed

    I`v not checked after eating, as i now on fasting 18 hours eat within 6 hours so i no longer have breakfast or lunch, just 1 meal a day and water threw out day,
  4. Win71

    Update

    I had a phone call from DN which i forgot i had, Hba1c 78, in July next appointment and blood checked is December bruising can be part of diabetic, where blood vessels get smaller, and strict drastic diet changes she is putting note to dr as 7stone in 6 weeks now is a lot to lose and needs to...
  5. Win71

    Low Carb Breakfast Ideas Needed

    I use The Polish Bakery Sunflower Seed Bread Ingredients Wheat Flour, Rye Flour, Water, Sunflower Seeds (11%), Rye Sourdough, Roasted Barley Malt, Fresh Yeast, Sea Salt, Rye Sourdough consists of Rye Flour (67%) Each slice (40g) contains Energy 440 kJ 105 kcal 5%of the reference intake Fat...
  6. Win71

    Low Carb Breakfast Ideas Needed

    If you are active threw out your day you have a lot options, eggs, bacon, chicken/turkey sausages, cottage cheese, almonds yoghurt, avocado, berries, i love humous, so since change in eating i mixed avocado and natural yoghurt to have with carrot sticks cucumber, salmon tuna mackerel cooked in...
  7. Win71

    bruising

    I put every thing for 7 months down to having covid, i thought tired and thirst was covid, i put weight down to stopping smoking now diabetic makes you take note, but again as you said could be unrelated and not think it is related, call to gp in morning thank you
  8. Win71

    bruising

    Are you having unexplained bruising? Is this part of diabetic or not related, picture attached of one on my hand
  9. Win71

    Appetite suppressants

    I would go with what dr gives you, so many on the market that we really do not know what is in them, and honestly if they were going to work NHS would be giving them to us, drink water and eat slower helps me also drinking water between slower eating, a lot the time when i thought i was hungry i...
  10. Win71

    IS FASTING SAFE FOR DIABETICS?

    I am doing fasting diet, but i am not on medication i a trying to control with diet, in a month i have lost 5stone 3lbs fasting for me i eat 6 hours out the day 18 hours when not sleeping i drink water, going by your DN i would take her advice
  11. Win71

    I need 3000 calories per day

    Have you had thyroid checked? I have underactive thyroid, so i am exhausted most the day, if you have over active you will lose weight fast, request thyroid test (yep more bloods) and check with DN on how it effects T2
  12. Win71

    T2

    DR phoned today and reassured me this was her reply, and underactive thyroid is also in a better level also, Typically we are looking for blood sugars above 4, but we only tend to be concerned with too low blood sugars when someone is on diabetic medication that risks causing too low a blood...
  13. Win71

    T2

    No medications,Diet only dr only said check bloods again in 3 months time, so i took it to get a diet change done some research, in the 5weeks since spoke to gp, always been in the 10-13, in this 5 weeks i`v lost over 5 stone a lot more to lose, 1st time checking b/s this week i am hoping i can...
  14. Win71

    Am I wrong in thinking this is not okay?

    OMG i am shocked on how you have been treated, no dr can refuse your medical needs, why would they even want to put that level of stress on you, that is just awful, i hope you get sorted, no one should be forced into group meetings to talk about our health i would put in an on line request to dr...
  15. Win71

    T2

    I have newly been diagnosed, in the past week since i have gone from blood sugar strip test 13.5 and tonight after eating 4.7 i do not know if either are bad, being to high and tonight to low, advice greatly appreciated
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