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Okay so I'm waving a big wave and announcing my return. I haven't posted since June and have fallen away from the forum along with just about giving up on noting what I'm eating and even getting really lackadaisical about testing. I haven't actually given up low carb (thank goodness) but am...

A couple of weeks ago I had my hba1c and it had dropped from 44 to 43 (it was 54 last August) I understand this is good and I should be pleased with it but I had been hoping for even lower following a couple of months of pre and post food readings that were consistently 5s and low 6s. In trying...

I just got my latest hba1c and we are heading in the right direction. It was 54 in August 44 in November and 43 today. So its good, its going down, but My 30 day average on my meter is 5.9 and I was really hoping for high 30s. I no longer eat breakfast or test in the morning so I can only assume...

I'm patiently waiting for Friday's hba1c results and I have high hopes but the cholesterol scores are in and they are significantly higher. I think I'm going to have to reluctantly say yes to the statins even though I'm not keen. They already wanted me on them last time and I convinced the...

My diagnosis is almost exactly six months old today and I still don't really know what's going on. It strikes me that I don't really know what diabetes is or what has happened and is happening in my body. I love my keto diet but really don't know how it works or what ketones are. I'm pleased...

I only went and did it! I used this in the end because I already had all the ingredients. https://thebigmansworld.com/keto-pancakes/ They taste great (if a tiny bit gritty) Thank you for all the encouragement. ..

I'd like to try making very low carb pancakes for pancake Tuesday on the 13th. Baring in mind I'm new to this cooking malarky, does anyone have a straightforward recipe I could try. I already have loads of ingredients and don't mind buying anything I'm missing.

I'm not pretending that low carb subs taste as good as the thing they are meant to replace but as someone who is only now (ashamedly) learning to make things from scratch they have been the difference between me sticking or not sticking to my low carb diet. I have a cupboard shelf full of almond...

Is there a way to save or bookmark or favourite posts? I remembered this morning that the lovely @lovinglife told me what to add to pork mince to magically turn it into sausage meat. I needed it today but it took me ages to find the thread and the post. I know there is search but I always get...

You have all been really supportive in my journey from being a non cook to a keto cook but once again I find myself stumped. Whatever I cook has to be easy and appealling to the three men (almost men) in my house. Think American diner type food and you're there. I found this for keto sausage...

I'm really happy and sated with my low carb diet. Its a creamy, buttery dream. I just had flaxseed/chia porridge for breakfast and intend low carb toast and bacon for lunch. Recently I find myself craving juicy fruit. It started on Christmas day when I watched my family enjoy fresh orange with...

January 25th is Burn's day and for loads of us folks this side of the border haggis is traditional. For the last 30 years or so I've hosted this and would really not like this to be a years where I sit with a sausage! Since diagnosis in August I've bought or made subs for everything. Birthday...

Good Morning. Happy New Year. My son's lovely partner has been visiting his parents in Croatia and returned with a gift for me of two small dark chocolate bars. My internet skills are somewhat limited and try as I might I can't find a carb count for them. I wondered if someone had a minute to...

I've been home about a month since my second total knee replacement and I am now officially bionic. I'm starting to wean off the strongest of the painkillers and am slightly less concerned that what I type will be incoherent. I've managed to stay very low carb throughout and the hospital staff...

My lovely diabetic nurse(she is pro low carb and really supportive) is calling at 9.30 tomorrow to confirm my diabetic treatment plan and go through ?markers? for whether or not I need statins. She seems keen for me to be on them but knows I'm reluctant. The thing is I have woken up this morning...

The diabetic nurse drew my blood at 9.30am today and called me at work at 3pm excited to tell me the results. My heart dropped when I saw "doctor" flash up on my phone. My hba1c on August 8th was 54 and today it is 44 and that is good news. The nurse is more excited than I am because I'm still...

I've been stocking up on goodies to take to hospital with me and I'm getting in a muddle about what you subtract from totals. I understand how the US/UK fiber/fibre thing works for net carbs but I'm confused re polyols whatever they are. The first pic is for fitbakes bars. The info is for 100g...

i test when I eat and two hours later and I've had a week of fantastic numbers. I've even had my first couple of 4s. Still sometimes I have a higher than expected (not super high but higher than expected maybe 6.9 or 7.1) at the two hour mark with food that would normally not raise (eggs...

Following a couple of months of believing I was less than 20g carbs then discovering all the extra carbs I consumed in nicotine lozenges I have for the last week been actually, ,properly 5-15 carbs. The weight is coming down again, my bg is mostly in the 5s and I feel great. What about...

I'm Scottish and my husband is American. We usually share the cooking but since going low carb I've done the bulk of the shopping and cooking so I can be absolutely on top of my carb count. Its been mostly plain fare so I can easily count. Husband is missing his US style meals so today, between...