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is it normal when you start out to get the trots? :oops: I tried low carbing after reading this forum 2 years ago and had to give up in the end because of these side effects. I thought I'd got away with it this time, but it's started again!! Does it pass (so to speak) eventually? I really...

Hi I wonder if you can help me? I have started to follow a low carb regime in a desperate attempt to get my blood sugars down. I have managed 2 days on 60-80g but am really struggling with headaches and lack of energy. Is this normal for the first few days? Will it get better? Some background...

Hi I've been doing this for 3 weeks now, sticking to 60g of carbs a day. My sugars are now within much better levels (6-8 from 14-22) and I've lost nearly a stone, but still have 3 and 1/2 to lose. I haven't had a problem with being hungry until the last couple of days but now I could gnaw my...

Hello I am still new to this forum, but I'm hoping that you maybe able to offer me some advice. I am 43 and have been a well controlled type 2 since 1997 and used byetta and metformin until becoming unexpectedly pregnant last year, when I used insulin. After baby arrived in September returned...

Hello everyone I went to see the dietician yesterday, and was expecting a bit of a telling off for following the low carb approach. However she was really supportive! She says that it's obviously working for me and my blood sugars so to carry on for the next 6-8 weeks and then maybe think...

Hello I am new to this forum having found it via the low carb thread. I am type 2 (diagnosed 1997) and despite being well controlled for a number of years am now struggling following an unexpected pregnancy, which led to me taking lots of insulin and now weighing 3 stones more than I did before...

Hello everyone I am new to this forum and new to trying to tackle my diabetes using a low carb approach, so far it is going well, and I have found all the info on here really useful. I noticed on the newbies board a few people asking about a website that lets you count your carbs. I have been...