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Co. Enzyme q10 is turned into Ubiquinol by the body by using an enzyme. Some of us dont have have this enzyme... So take ubiquinol instead. Without a test to seeif you have the enzyme, you cannot be sure you have it, so ubiquinol is probably a safer bet!

My bmi is currently. 32. Always being told i should eat more..... But never been that great at it......

Ok..... Will give the dairy a miss from next week..... And i know you can get coconut cheese though not tried it yet!...... Thank you.

Potassium...... Hmmmm. Off to look it up..... Not changed anything and no fluid retention... All the fat us round my middle though......... Can even pick my skin up so no myexodema which shows if thyroid meds are not effective.... A bit of a bloated tum but mist of it is just...

Have had progesterone and estrogen measured.... Am past menopause, no idea about testosterone. I wondered about pcos..... Can it affect you post menopause? . I wonder how its checked? Am off to see doc on friday..... To ask for tests re thyroid...... Can you think of other...

I tried eating no carbs.... But didnt tip over into fat burning..... In fact all year i have trued different things like no carbs, low carbs and the weight has stayed about the same give or take a few pounds........ Always hovers around 13 stones..... But the increase seems to be tied up...

VSL 3 is a probiotic, but kind of industrial strength.... The doc can prescribe it but its available ott. I got mine fron amazon. Have always been heavy on dairy.......... Maybe i could cut it out for a while...... Except i will really miss the milk. What do you eat instead of...

Yes.... I had half an avocado with half a 160gram tin tuna and red onion for breakfast on three of the days, 1 slice of cheese on toast one day, 2 rashers bacon, tomatoes and an egg a couple of days. Other days i have 2 boiled eggs, a, with 1 ounce of grated cheese and a tablespoon...

Hi, I suspected something was wtong just over a year ago so i bought a blood sugar meter and started testing. I found that certain foods... Rice, bread, ( Starchy carbs) gave me huge spikes.... Readings of 26 which took a couple of days to settle. I signed in here...( As...

No, no one has tried anything...... I was given no options but to have the drops, "at my own risk" . Xx

I am in Dorset, but happy to travel anywhere if i can just avoid the drops..... Which i am getting quite paranoid about......

Thanks..... Will double check with my optician...... Xx

It is possible to have the screening without the drops - I have had it done without drops on a number of occasions. But it could be that that only works for some people, whose pupils are a tiny bit slow at reacting to light. How come you have tried it without the drops? Did you have a...

hi all Sorry about the length of this post.... But here is most of a copy of a letter i sent to the diabetic section managed at my local hospital, and of their reply.... They have totally ignored my request.... Anyone found any solution to this? My letter to them...

Hi, Unless the system has changed recently, the way the drug pricing works, is the home office get three prices for every prescribed medication ( from 2 mfctrs and a distributer) and they take the average price. This is the amount they will pay to the chemist who dispenses the...

I bought it yesterday.... The fact that it tells you what to eat for 4 weeks.... Wow fantastic, i donT have to think about whT to have..... On holiday next week, so starting the week i get back. G x

The updated NICE guidelines from August 2015 give clear instructions about testing blood for diabetes type 1, The guidelines say: Self-monitoring of blood glucose Frequency of self‑monitoring of blood glucose 1.6.10 Advise routine self‑monitoring of blood glucose levels for all adults with...

Organic cider vinegar, with 'the mother' is exactly the stuff you need. Its brilliant for gout too. Managed to take my husband off all the nasty allopurinol, which wasn't doing him any good, and his gout is manageable now.