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    Cholesterol - Help please

    Hi @grante .. LCHF reduces cholestorol for many people .. also, you say that you do not want to take them, but have you tried statins? If so, did you suffer from their side effects? Many people do not want to take them because they have read about the side effects and that they are not "good" in...
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    Greetings all from a much happier T2

    Hi @JeremySE18 .. It's both .. carbs turn into sugar in your body after you have eaten. As others have said. your breakfast would cause many people to spike and your reading of 8.1 after your FBG of 4.5 suggests you might be one of them I suggest you have a look at the following Diet Doctor...
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    News just in - hba1c after 8 weeks

    Hi @grante .. Well done and many congrats on such a brilliant result in such a short time :happy::happy:
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Morning folks .. 4.9 at 04.15 .. happy day :happy:
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning folks .. 4.9 at 04.15 .. happy day :happy:
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    All new to me

    Hi @Lisaw1980 .. and welcome You have certainly made a good move coming here .. since joining this forum the folks here have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now much more confident about the journey ahead. So ask your questions and be assured that you will receive the answers...
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    Carb cycling?

    Hi @alfie2000 .. I agree 100% with the comments above from @Chook @Brunneria and @Oldvatr .. I would also ask why you think that you need to have one day per week with higher calories and about 100g carbs per day .. that's not really LCHF. You might find the following links helpful ... Low Carb...
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    HbA1c results June 2017

    Well done @Robbity .. and many congrats in being in the non DB range ..
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    Type 2 How long to drop my bs levels

    Hi @Philb69 .. I suggest you have a look at the the two Diet Doctor links that I put in my earlier post .. that will give you all the info you need about what to eat on Low Carb. Here are the links again ... Low Carb Intro and Information Low Carbs in 60 Seconds For your info, I weighed 106.1 Kg...
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    Type 2 How long to drop my bs levels

    Hi @Philb69 .. and welcome You have certainly made a good move coming here .. since joining this forum the folks here have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now much more confident about the journey ahead. So ask your questions and be assured that you will receive the answers...
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    Memory test at DB review

    Hi @carty .. I wouldn't worry about mixing up the months or forgetting part of the address. According to a report in the Times today .. memory lapses are OK .. they're good for your brain ;)
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    diabetic nurse appointment

    Hi @licklemoose .. Good for you .. go girl :happy:
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    diabetic nurse appointment

    Hi @licklemoose .. I think you are missing out the last bit ... # ignore I completely understand the frustration and anger when faced with such nonsense from the "experts" who are supposed to be helping us .. but you will feel better (and, I guess, so will hubby ;)) if you can just let it go...
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    School picnic : help !

    Hi @anderson3000 .. How about any combination of: ham, chicken, bacon, cold cuts or cheese - either individual parcels or mini-salads and for nibbles: celery sticks (lovely with cream cheese), boiled eggs, nuts, avocado pieces and sweetie treats: yoghurt (full fat, natural), low/no sugar...
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    diabetic nurse appointment

    Hi @licklemoose .. Sadly, this sounds like standard procedure but if I were you I would simply .. # Listen # Nod # Smile and say thankyou # Ignore I certainly wouldn't waste my time or energy arguing with her or trying to explain .. bottom line is that she's wrong and you're right to continue...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Morning folks .. 5.0 at 04.15 .. Wimbledon, Test cricket & Open golf .. July is my favourite month :happy::happy:
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Morning folks .. 5.0 at 04.15 .. Wimbledon, Test cricket & Open golf .. July is my favourite month :happy::happy:
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    My first 3month HbA1c

    Hi @Rosiegough_ .. Well done and many congrats on your fantastic results :happy::happy: Igonore your dietitian .. he/she is an idiot and wrong on so many levels .. and can not tell you what or what not to do
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    After eating

    Hi @donnellysdogs .. In the eight years or so that you have been posting .. and reading posts .. on this forum, I'm actually surprised that you still find this sort of nonsense surprising. More surprising, for me, is that nothing seems to have changed over the years. Just one of the reasons that...
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    What's Being Done?

    Hi @Oldvatr .. Fair comment .. I could (should?) have mentioned all these points and I'm glad that you have .. thanks for that. Hopefully our posts put together cover a good portion of the garbage that we are fed and the c**p that is really going on. Additional note to @SockFiddler .. with your...
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