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  1. Pipey

    Weight Loss and Diabetes

    I lost two and half stone on my own with the “Lose It” App that I found in the Health section of my iPhone
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Mixture of 10g each of four cereal with 50-60ml Almond Milk with a shake of sweetener, a latte with 80ml of UHT Milk. All the cereal are low sugar - 202 calories
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    2 March 6.4 - 25 February 6.6 - 1 February 6.2. I don’t do it every day
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    Type 2 taking Sukkarto SR 500mg

    Up to the 1 February I have been taking 2 Metformin per day, one morning and one evening. At the time of taking the two tablets per day I was in the amber range 9.0 and 7.3 mmol/L. About a month ago I went down to 1 tablet per day and my readings are 6.2, 6.6 and this morning 6.4 mmol/L, I...
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    Breakfast

    I am Type 2 on Sukkarto SR 100mg twice a day morning and evening. I am on a low sugar/fat diet. For breakfast I have 4 x 10 gram low sugar cereals such as 5% Cheerios, Benefit Red Fruit, Malted Wheatley’s and Bite Size Shredded Wheat with Almond Milk and powdered sweetener and a coffee made...
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    Metformin and dizziness

    In December 2018 I was on 4 metformin a day. In December 2019 I had lost nearly 2 stone in weight and was getting dizzy spells. Contacted my surgery and was put down to 2 a day as my sugars weren’t so high.
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    I received a letter from my surgery today telling me that they have taken the Blood Glucose Test Strips off my prescription as I’m not taking the medication that requires me to use them. I wrote back saying that I’d buy my own when I needed them
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    I’m type 2 diabetic on 500mg Sukkarto SR twice daily. On 12 December 2018 I was operated on for level 3 colon cancer. At the time of my op I was 80kg. I received no further treatment. Since my operation I have lost 15kg (2 and half stone) I now weigh 65.5. My breakfast usually consists of 198...
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    I only check once a week. Yesterday my fasting level was 6.1
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    Unable to lose weight despite constant effort

    I’m Type 2 my heaviest has been 16 stone and size 26 in the 1990’s. Two years ago, September 2018 I was diagnosed in Stage 3 Colon Cancer and weighed in at 80kg (just over 12 stone 7lbs). My operation was December 2019 and came out with no further treatment. When I bought my Apple iPhone I went...
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    Desperate to lose weight!

    Hi, I'm Type 2 with a sugar reading between 6 & 8 using One Touch Select Plus and taking one100mg Sitagliptin per day. Since loosing weight 6 years ago I had put on 1st 4lb in weight. I made an appt to see my diabetic nurse and she told me about the NHS Health Trainers. I contacted my local...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    The below is today's menu. B. Cereal and coffee Mid morning. Latte L. Toast with spread and marmalade (Stute) E. Smoked haddock with oven chips and peas S. 2 Ryvita with low low cheese
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    Boots diabetic food range.

    @Wurst. very interesting, will have to look at this
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    As far as I'm aware it's just by putting your little pinky on the reply button. And then click the post reply button
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    B. Porridge, coffee L. Banana and kiwi smoothie made with Alpro unsweetened almond M.A. Coffee, 2 Ryvita with low low cheese D. Steamed Gammon, with carrots, potatoes, spinach, cauliflower and broccoli with home made parsley sauce - tinned fruit drained with single cream S. Coffee
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    HELP!!!

    Just type in the search engine "HOW MUCH CARBOHYDRATES ARE IN ...." , you can do this with most of the elements- sugar, fat, etc. I've typed out a list including cabs and sugar.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Type 2 on Sitagliptin. Probably shouldn't have done it, but, I took a partial day off food today
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    TYPE 2 READING 19.2

    How long have you been diabetic? I'm T2 with a current reading today of 6.2 - down from 10.3. Just over 6 weeks ago I started seeing a Health Trainer on a two weekly basis, and have just started my 7th week. In that time I've lost about 10lb in weight and my sugar reading has gone down. I...
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    Sugar free sweets?

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    Sugar free sweets?

    And mints and butterscotch all about .75p a box. My favourites are butterscotch