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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Tested twice at 4am 17.9 and 17.7 Tested again at 6:15am after an intensive 75min workout at gym and 2x 30 walks down to 8.2
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    Muscle gain and fat loss

    Hi, I've lost 30kg in the last 12. Months, I've also gained muscle I dieted for 3months LCHF but stayed at 2000 calories walked a lot everyday at least 2hrs, after 3 months I joined a gym went 3/4 times a week did 1hr at a time weights no cardio. Had to stop for 2 months, recovery due to...
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    Doctors aren't always right

    I must quite lucky my GP and I wasn't seeing eye to eye on my Heath matters, after an initial 2 months of crossed swords they have been marvellous, during the past 11 months everything that I've asked for I've been given, meds that I don't agree with have been dropped, extras needed such as test...
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    11st 8lb bmi 21.7 I've steadily been losing weight during the past two weeks, low cal and carb and plenty of exercise. GP this week hoping to get some blood work done.
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    Vegetarians: What have you eaten today?

    Roasted Camembert Salad quorn mustard dressing Hummus
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    How low is low carb?

    I can go with 15-20g of carbs a day when I'm not at the gym normally around at 50g when pigging out.
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    Bread or Crackers

    Have too say, I swapped the bread and crackers for salad :couchpotato:. Something I never thought I'd say. Lidl rolls rock too....!
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    Exercise on prescription

    You can always Google your local community gyms and see if they do a referral program, I have two that are local, last year my G.P would have done a 12 week referral, however both are up hills and my hips and back are knackered and I couldn't get up to either of them on a regular basis. I...
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    Type 2 Life

    @Liam1955 Yes all is well I had a bad few months because after the op they didn't make any increase in the TRT treatment, so put on a stone finally saw the endo a month ago and was given an increased dosage, one month later, I've lost that stone I'd gained and feeling super healthy. How are...
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    Why Do Diabetics Fail To Adhere To Dietary Regimes?

    Oddly I've been non compliant for sometime over a year now, my GP has been happy with the results I have achieved and is happy to support my reasons for taking my medication on a hoc basis, I'm currently in the best shap I've ever been in I've not read the whole of this thread but it smacks of...
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    Type 2 Life

    Hi Liam, I wish......lol I was busy over the weekend, I'd promised to help out at an arts and music festival at the local park, typically Monday woke up with a stinking cold, my morning BG have been well into the 9s, today it was 6.7 so thankfully it looks like I could be germ free soon, all my...
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    Type 2 Protein powders.

    I use it for blending soups, sauces curries, and not for getting smoothies...YouTube is awash with recipes.
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    Why you voted for Brexit?

    I should say a lot of big uk firms are owned by EU countries, DHL are owned by Deutsche post https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Post Wether anyone likes it or not, the major U.K. firms in foreign ownership are major assets, their European owners won't allow to fail despite the posturing...
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    Why you voted for Brexit?

    Hardly apocalyptic or an extinction event for mankind, most people I know are wetting themselves that they'll now have to pay more for their holiday abroad, on the flip side a few poorer friends I know voted out, purely on the basis it could hit house prices and spite those that have more than...
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    Type 2 Protein powders.

    I use unflavoured soy protein isolate, it's low in carbs and as a vegetarian it suits my needs also works ok in food as well, it helps that I can add a scoop in to veggie soup mixes, that I make in my nutibullet.