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Hi @Solentblue Welcome to the best ever place to learn how to manage your diabetes. I think SW is excellent for weight loss and I have a friend that lost a lot of weight on it but I think it would need a lot of changes in order to affect your Bloods because it contains a lot of carbohydrate...

Thanks William. It's good to hear the other side of the story and I'm glad it's working for you. I've still read enough to scare me off them though :( I know it's a fact that if people have a bad experience with something they will be quick to report it whereas not many people bother to...

I think you probably spiked quite high after eating the biscuits which you would have registered if you'd tested 2 hours after and I have found that after a steep rise my BS drops lower than my normal average. We went out for a meal yesterday and although I've normally just had the meat and...

Weightwatchers Danish is only 9 carbs a slice but it's very small (think Nimble) but at least it tastes like real bread. I found it in Tesco once but they don't always have it.

When I was first diagnosed and started low carbing I asked on this forum about alternatives to tea, coffee and water and some well meaning person said "no, that's it - just try flavouring water with lemon etc. so I went through Summer denying myself anything other than water on hot days. I was...

I did a post about Lyrica @michelle lilly I was prescribed it and went online to research it because there wasn't a leaflet in the box and there are some horrendous things about it online. It didn't mention anything like your thunderclap headaches but the "being wound up and shouting at the...

Well done @chefdee and @drakman Sounds like you are both heading in the right direction. As for Pork Scratchings, if you value your teeth/fillings I'd steer well away :D Wish they were a bit softer. You get the odd one or two in a bag that are more like Quavers consistency but mostly they...

Prescription meds are such a minefield :( There's no doubt that some of them can be life-saving but there are so many being dished out where the side effects are worse than the condition they are meant to help.

So how do I stand then, having been on them for 12 years and now in my 70s do you think? Beginning to wonder if they contributed to my T2 diagnosis recently :( It's funny I've noticed better BS since I halved the dose.

I was put on Atorvastin 12 years ago because my dearest son died of a heart attack at the age of 36 :( We were all tested for cholesterol and I think mine was about 8 so put on 40mg a day. I've never noticed side effects such as muscle cramps or anything but my back pain has got progressively...

That does sound very frightening @michelle lilly. I don't envy you trying to explain it to a doctor, especially a foreign one but I think they should refer you for a scan just to be on the safe side. The only similar thing I have had is Migraine but I've not known it to come on so suddenly or...

Thank you xx Wow that's a great result @13lizanne Well done you. That's an envious drop in the HbA1c. I fear mine may have gone up if my logs meter is anything to go by and I might need a little medical intervention. Best wishes to you and yours xxx

That's my opinion entirely but I have already come off Tramadol due to nausea and foggy brain, plus refused Gabapentin as it's another in the same genre as Lyrica. They were primarily for the treatment of epilepsy and act on the neurotransmitters in the brain until someone decided they had some...

Hi @13lizanne Not too bad thank you x Still sticking to the lchf diet and trying to cope with my chronic back pain as best I can til I get a hospital referral. Weight down from 12st 8lbs to 10st 6lbs so considering I don't move about much I'm quite happy with that. BS a bit up and down as...

Sorry it is Pregabalin but I don't know how to change the title. Has anyone had or know anyone who has had any experience of this pain med? My GP has prescribed it for my chronic back pain until I get my referral to the Pain Management Clinic. It came without any information leaflet about...

Awww @ickihun xx Sorry to hear of your scare and more pain x I was worried about DVT when my right ankle suddenly puffed up for no reason. Wasn't in pain but couldn't understand it as never had it before. GP pressed it and it stayed dented so he diagnosed a bit of fluid retention and took me...

I'm only allowed 50 a month which isn't anywhere near enough but being as I'm not on meds I consider myself lucky to get any. Fortunately for me a lovely person I met through this forum has sent me some spares for which I am very grateful. xxx

:D I know that feeling well.

It's always the good news followed by the bad news :confused:

It seems thin to me but that may be because o/h has thick sliced white bread. I think it would make a lovely sandwich but I haven't risked 2 slices (yet).