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    Chilblains?

    My husband has developed what he says are chilblains on 3 toes and is treating them with germolene. He is type 2. He gets angry and nasty when I try to get him to see his GP or diabetic nurse and wouldn't attend an appt I made on his behalf. I cook him low carb meals but suspect he...
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    Slimming World dilemma

    Has anyone been given a free 12 week course at Slimming World by their GP? Can you recommend it? I have looked through the hype on their webpage and their recipes seem very high carb and include potatoes, pasta and rice. This is totally against everything I've learned on here and is going to...
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    Slimmers

    My Non diabetic SonIL is very overweight and is currently doing very well with weight loss by counting calories not cutting his carbs. I have become very well versed in creating tasty low carb meals which include quite a lot of cream and cheese, but when they came to stay with us over Christmas...
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    Vegetarian/Vegan

    Where can I find LCHF diets for vegitarians and vegans who are diabetic and coeliac?
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    Swede

    My husband is very keen on swede or turnip mashed with butter and cream. Just how devillish is this mix in the carbohydrate ratings?
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    HbA1c numbers

    Is an HbA1c reading of 44 good or bad?
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    I Hate Greens

    I've posted here and on other sites about my lifelong loathing of greens and everbody has replied with helpful suggestions of how to incorporate them into my diet (usually hidden in with other vegetables or disguised as potatoes or rice). I got so sick of forcing smoothies and soups down my...
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    Potatoes

    I've been looking into potatoes. With a husband who is rarely able to predict his coming-home time in the evenings, I find myself making easy-care meals in my slow cooker (we haven't had this heat wave at all this year up here, in fact its been a wet summer sometimes verging on cold). These are...
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    Interesting quiz

    I know this is a forum about diabetes, but what do you know about heart disease? We're always being frightened by medics about our hearts, after all, and encouraged to take statins. This I found quite interesting...
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    Keeping track of daily carbs

    Is there such a thing as a check list of daily carbs - perhaps one I could print out off the internet? There are some things like the slice of Bergan bread I have for breakfast, and the quarter pint milk I allow myself, that are regular daily things I could write in for a start, along with the...
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    Type 2 Do you have HBP as well?

    I have high blood pressure and have had for years. After trying many many different combinations I now take losartan and bisoprodol which do not seem to have any effect, except to leave me with a persistent (years) dry irritating cough which wakens me several times a night. I would like to...
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    Quinoa

    How on earth can you eat this stuff? Its supposed to be very very healthy and full of good things, but to me it tastes like animal-feed and smells totally disgusting. I followed the instructions on the packet but it was inedible - what do you do with it to make it palatable?
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    Avocados

    I love avocados but am so often disappointed with them. It doesn't seem to matter whether I buy the 'ready to eat' ones or the 'ripen on the windowledge' ones - they are either hard and woody, of full of horrid brown speckles when I cut them open - occasionally I'll get one thats delicious and...
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    Red currants

    I have loads and loads of red currants on my bushes this summer, and it seems a shame to leave them to rot (though the birds enjoy them). Can anyone think of ways of using them that don't mean using huge quantities of sugar?
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    Recipe question for Cat

    Somewhere on here, I seem to remember you suggesting a recipe used by your Mum for Topside with frankfurts stuffed inside. This sounds delicious and I'd like to try it. How did she do this?
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    Headache

    Why would a type 2 who keeps his blood sugar consistently below 7 by eating LCHF start having headaches. These have worsened as the months have passed and now it is a constant dull ache - day and night. His doc has prescribed 8 x 5mg tablets of Prednisolone (which is a steroid) per day (to be...
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    Sweating

    If you sweat, just sitting in a chair, even though the room temperature is 21C - could it be a side effect of metformin?
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    When you're sick

    What should a type 2 eat when they've caught a diahorrea and sickness bug? I imagine milk is to be avoided, as are fruits, fats don't sound like a good idea, nor meat ....... leaves us with Grannie's steamed fish or poached eggs. Help!