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Going vegan on s low budget can be really really easy. You just need to think about a menu plan for the week AND stick to it. For example, I can handle a small bowl of muesli for breakfast (no dried fruit) only berries. You can get cheap frozen berries in an supermarket and they last ages...

Ummm .. I've been away for a few months and it looks like all the Veegs have poofed! Are you still here or is it just me waving my berry smoothy with soya milk

Feeling great with a recent HbA1c at 38!! Retired now so able to do more for RSPB and BTO. Also moved to North Devon, which was probably the best thing I've ever done. Thrown myself at the local community and I'm now the volunteer warden at my local RSPB reserve near Barnstaple. Loving and...

Well it's been a while since I posted but here are a couple of photos for you to enjoy as an apology Sent from my Lenovo TB2-X30F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

In 2007, I had a stroke and my BP was 227/125 - the nurse told me she had never seen anyone who had such a high reading and lived! Anyway, I changed my lifestyle and altered my diet. Chia was a great addition as it directly was the cause of dropping my BP by about 20 points The reason I say...

Hi folks Well despite having been diagnosed a couple of years ago as T2D, today was my first appointment with the podiatrist. It was brilliant. I probably had more information on diabetes management from her than anything I received from my doctor or the diabetes nurse. As well as getting my...

5.8 for me this am

I'm going for s traditional Christmas lunch this year - Roast stuffed seitan. The seitan will be a fairly traditional recipe, steamed and then roasted. The stuffing will be s homemade sage and onion stuffing using breadcrumbs from my stock of frozen Lidl rolls. This will be served with roast...

Well just to update everyone, my catheter is now history and I am flying solo. Thankfully, my experience in A&E and later as an inpatient was nothing short of outstanding and I now am well on my way back to health. I have started a formal complaint about the way I was treated on that dreadful...

Oh you can be sure I will complain! My only question is which one do I complain about first - 111, or the local hospital. I was also told by my consultant while an inpatient to visit my GP and have my sodium levels checked as they were very low. When the district nurse rang she advised I do this...

Like many on this forum, I am prone to the occasional UTI. Generally, they are a nuisance more than anything and a short course of antibiotics soon has me on my feet. However, this weekend I had a totally different experience. My symptoms started last Thursday when I started to feel run down...

OK here is my problem. Every time I have anything from the almond family I start experiencing many of the symptoms associated with a nut allergy. As a result doctors have suggested I stay clear of most types of nut. Consequently, almond flour is not an option for cooking. I know many people...

.... and just checked my BGs after those amazing fries. It was 4.5 before and after 1.5 hours it was only 4.7!!! I think I might live off these little babies!!!!! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

B muesli with about 3 fresh strawberries L split pea soup D Homemade veggie burgers with sweet potato fries and salad. (The fries are simply out of this world - full of flavour and deliciously crisp) .. and later I am going to force myself to have a portion of my wife's homemade natural yogurt...

I had a typo above! It says I eat lots of high ... Should be tofu ... Lol

Hi @lizziewizzie and welcome. Good to see someone else here from the planet Veeg [emoji3] Firstly, I need to say that I am T2 so my experience of LCHF may be a bit different. Anyway this is what I do. Firstly, being veeg means that to obtain all the necessary nutrients to live it's virtually...

Just finished watching it on iPlayer. At one level it was good that diabetes was being discussed at peak viewing time. Against this there was ve the little positivity or hope. The entire message seemed to imply every T2 will lose their leg, kidney or have a heart attack. Well like many on here...

Photography for me too. Mainly birds (I also love birdwatching) or landscapes. This is near my home in Burnham on Sea Tittesworth Reservoir Little egret Lesser black backed gull

Hi @Mbaker no I didn't do any fasting and as far as exercise I have to be cautious. I have osteoarthritis in my right knee and anything strenuous causes havoc. However, I am a keen birder and photographer so I do walk a lot. When I go out with my camera kit and tripod it puts about 20 - 30 kg on...

On April 30th I was diagnosed T2 with HbA1c of 55. I was desolate. Well 6 months on and having listened to the advice on here I lost 4.5 stone. This afternoon I had my latest HbA1c result back and it's a brilliant 36!!!!! I am sooooo happy. I just couldn't have done it without the support of my...