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My brother-in-law and my husband were talking about Statins recently and my B-I-L said that he was on them and developed similar pains to you. He did his own experiment and stopped taking them for a couple of weeks and the pains subsided, started them again and the pains came back. He...

Sorry, when I wrote the above I didn't realise you had already had a lengthy discussion previously and already knew everything I posted. How are things now?

Interesting. I should imagine he probably uses something like Myfitnesspal to monitor his dietary intake. That's not some kind of magic, there are loads of others. As for what diet he followed, they are all on here, i.e. Low carb/high fat, Paleo, Newcastle, etc. and many of our members have...

I cut out sugar in my tea when I started lc/hf but even after 3 or 4 weeks I still wasn't enjoying a cup of tea so I started putting one Splenda sweetener in which was better than nothing. I've always been wary of sweeteners as I've read a lot about them being harmful but I've also read that...

Ah.... it was there this time thank you x I didn't do anything different but it wasn't there before.

Thank you x

Went there and couldn't find anything about freebies??

I've never heard of this. Is it a new thing, well after I joined I mean?

Seems so daft to me that they will give me 200 Lancets a month but only 50 test strips :( Wish it was the other way round. I used to change mine every time but just got lazy so frequently use the same one a few times.

Thanks everyone xx Now this has struck a chord with the Low Blood Pressure because when I was overweight (well more overweight) I was put on Ramipril for my high BP and as it didn't do a lot GP added Bendrofluomethiazide which is a water tablet. She warned me about having to go to the loo a...

T2 - Diet controlled - LCHF. Been on this since June 2015. When I was diagnosed (and ignored it) I had no symptoms like tiredness, excessive thirst or peeing a lot. The first HBAIC that I took notice of was 57 or 7.4% before starting LCHF. Three months into lchf it was 53 or 7.0% . That was...

Aw Thanks xx I think that's similar to what I originally bought it for xxx

Yes, I know what you mean. I know things change and that you never stop learning or being surprised and I'm just a novice at it and I will just go on learning and doing the best I can. Thanks for your input and I hope you manage to get back on track too xx

This diabetes lark is certainly hard to fathom. It's so individual that we all just have to figure out what our own BS does and act accordingly I guess.

Even though I'm a smoker I still hate the smell of it, especially on my clothes. It's coats and things that don't get frequently washed that tend to smell :( My biggest admiration goes to my 23 year old grandson who was brought up surrounded by smokers, his mum, dad, me and my partner, even...

Healthy Smoothies are quick and easy to make the night before and store in the fridge. Easy to get down when you're pushed for time or don't fancy cooked breakfast.

Yes, I panicked ... lol. Oh, I thought activity on an empty stomach would send it down. I still have a lot to learn x

Thanks x Mine is usually between 6 and 7 anyway. Been low carbing for nearly 8 months now but still only averaging between those two figures, a few 5s and 8s occasionally. I suppose it's not too bad as I'm not on meds.

I looked around and I also put a tick in "Other" because I started a thread to introduce myself with a bit of background information I think so it wasn't really a question.

Thanks for that but I think I bought it to add to something I was planning to cook and never got round to it. It must have been an ingredient in something but no idea what. I don't like these things that say "can cause choking" if you don't drink loads of water :(