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Hi, not been on here for a while, so I hope everyone is doing well. I thought I would tell you that I have now lost 1 and 1/2 stone and I'm delighted with myself. i've never managed to loose so much im all my life even going to slimming clubs. I know without a shadow of a doubt that it's the...

Hi, I have been low carbing for almost 12 weeks and seeing results. My BG readings are down, way down, I've lost almost a stone in weight, feel as if I have a bit more energy and not feeling so down as previously. My husband tells me that he sees a big difference in how I am and my...

I attended an appointment at the hospital to see the diabetes nurse, in this case it was two of them. and although they were a wee bit concerned that I might be going too low with BS, they listened to what I was attempting to achieve. Of course they couldn't endorse such a low carb diet, but...

Hi all, I have just returned after a weeks holiday around the Lake District and Borders of Scotland, had a lovely time but oh how difficult I found it to keep to my Low Carb eating. The world revolves around carbohydrates. I'm still really new to it all and still learning so i didn't want to...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help ? I have been LCing for 6 weeks now and BS have come down dramatically and in the early weeks I was feeling fine, but this last week I have felt very tired, I seem to feel exhausted without doing all that much. At the begining of last week I felt so awful that I...

Hi to all, Don't know if this is the right place for this topic, so forgive if it's not. I have now been LC for 5 weeks and getting on fine. My BS have come right away down into the 4s and 5s, previously they would be up in the 9s and sometimes beyond. I am now shocked as to the amount of...

Having eventually got my t est results which are 56mmol and converting it to % 7.4.... Is this a bit high? At the time of the blood test I was 2 weeks into my low carb eating and considering all the extra amount of **** I'd been eating before this, I was expecting and hoping that my result...

My doctor today said how well I was looking and haad I lost weight. Well I've not weighed myself since starting a low carb diet, but I certainly feel less bloated, anyway, in my enthusiam I began to tell her I was changing my diet, and that my blood sugars were coming down to a good level which...

I'v noticed that some people have come off their statins and I wondered if this was done with GPs knowledge. When I was put on them years ago I was told that I would be on them for life. My cholestral has reduced quite a bit since than and I'm reading all the comments that are being made about...

I decided to have some All Bran for breakfast today, I am fairly sick of eggs. So I measured out 40g and had a little milk, and a cup of coffee, an hour later my reading was 10.5. not good :cry: I'll have to be careful for the rest of the day. My other problem is my morning reading which I...

I am looking for a receipe for bread, Although I don't eat all that much of it Im now finding that I'd kill for a piece of toast. I've looked through some of the topics but haven't found a receipe yet, unless of course I've missed one, can anyone out there help? Thanks Kate :?

Hello, as I'v stated I'm new to this site and not sure of my way around, in fact not sure if I am doing this right. I have had Diabetes since 1999 and using insulin for the last 8 years. I'v been reading Jenny Rhul's book about all the things your not told about diabetes and now makes sense...