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Thanks for the hugs too! :)

Thanks Bluetit, Glad to hear you're keeping well also, thanks for the kind words, they go a long way too!

Hi there, I'm looking for some help & advice from anyone who has had breast implant or DIEP surgery following a diagnosis of breast cancer? Unfortunately, I'm in a position where I have to decide between the 2 options. It would be useful if I could hear from other fellow survivors your...

Thank you for the kind words of support, much appreciated!!

Thanks! I'll ask my doctor about the extra screening in those areas. I defo need more help regarding my insulin intake, at the moment I'm finding it's mostly guesswork (I actually gave myself a hypo last night due to giving myself too much with my evening meal). Have just looked up that book and...

I guess I'm just upset if i'm resigned to using insulin for the rest of my life. I'm desperately trying to lose weight and as I understand it, insulin helps to retain fat not lose it. So the more I can do to not put on weight the better.

Thanks, that's a very useful link.

Yes, I have most of these already apart from the coeliac and thyroid - I think. I'm low carbing as I'm also trying to lose weight, it seems that this helps a lot of people to achieve it?

Hi, Am feeling a bit lost... I was diagnosed as type 2 in my early 30's (10 years ago). Initially put on metformin and tried to control via diet only. However, I had to progress to introduce insulin about 5-6 years ago as sugars just wouldn't come down. Recently I was part of a group study...

Great advice also, thanks very much!

Thanks for your reply, I've got an appointment with my diabetes specialist this Wednesday, so i'll bring this up with them and see what they have to say about it!

Hi, I've just changed over to a LCHF diet and have read about the possibility of this increasing ketones. Is this correct? And if so, should I be worried?? Also, is there a home kit where I can test ketone levels?? Any help/advise, much appreciated. I'm type 2, insulin dependant & also...