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  1. Terryrhino

    Reducing metformin

    Hello you lovely people I'm back again [emoji846] I've just see my doctor and she is very pleased and evidently happy with my results excellent work were her exact word I wish everyone was like you [emoji847] I told her it was mostly down LCHF lifestyle and lowering my alcohol intake also...
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    OMG OMG OMG [emoji44] HBA1C SHOCK - CURED?

    3 months ago my hba1c was 99 , 15.4 bg Today it's 39 [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51][emoji51][emoji51] I'm totally shocked [emoji15] at this does this mean I'm cured so to speak??
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    Am I being impatient or unreasonable about my hba1c results??

    Good morning I was hoping for some advice before I phone my stupid surgery again...!!! I had my first hba1c test on the 11th January when I made this appointment (I had to make the appointment myself I wasn't called in) I requested a printout of my results I was told yes but ask the nurse who...
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    Free delivery of NHS prescriptions!!!

    This is all I see on my Facebook now advert after advert and people moaning about it!! Surely this is this first step towards privatisation ?? It's all sounds to good to be true and not the sort of thing this forum should be promoting!? But that's just my opinion [emoji55]
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    Christmas treats!!!!

    I'm not a fan of Christmas. But I'm finding myself using it as a excuse "Go on eat it it's Christmas " I've not given in to temptation yet closest i got was walking round the whole super market with a tub of roses chocolates in my trolly and ironically got to the bread isle and looked at the...
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    Crack slaw !?!?

    Just been looking through Instagram and came across *crack slaw* has anyone here heard of it, tried it ?? Am I just reading it wrong or is it really just minced beef and cabbage??
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    This forum "v" The NHS (sort of)

    I'm Type 2 and basically referring to other T2's I don't no enough to fully have an opinion or explain this properly. but as I see it nearly everyone on here is low carb or trying to be! Some can tolerate more than others, and the LCHF lifestyle is quite highly pushed and followed by many...
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    Are my BG results in line with my Hba1c

    Good morning, good afternoon, good evening Firstly sorry for the daily questions [emoji849] When I was first diagnosed with T2D I was really not looking after myself after a traumatic 2 years, my hba1c was 99 mmol/ml which according to the photo attached if I'm reading it correctly gave me bg...
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    Dietitians!! are they helpful

    Hi all I asked my doctor if I could see a dietitian just for some advice and guidance for controlling both T2D and diverticular disease I thought it would be in my local surgery but the appointment is an hours drive away. My question is really will the dietitian be worth seeing? Or will l...
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    Coconut flour??

    I miss cake [emoji513] and cheesey biscuits how does coconut flour and stevia turn out in cakes and would the coconut flour work in a cheesey biscuit??
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    Potatoes !!!!

    Watching Saturday kitchen and they mentioned goose fat roasted potatoes, and I actually caught myself licking my lips and salivating just over the thought of it [emoji30][emoji30][emoji39]
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    Dominating my conversations!!!

    I'm almost 2 months into this new life of diabetes, and It seems to be dominating my life. As I have to be conscious of what I eat and drink and testing and new foods and everything, it's constantly on my mind and in my head and I'm in fear that it's all I talk about to mates and colleagues ...
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    Free'ist ?????

    Hi all had a sweet craving and found the FREE'IST website , does anyone have and views on this seemingly amazing range of sweetness?!?
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    Happy smily must be doing something right

    Morning all, I just wanted to share my positivity and pleasedness that a have today with my BG results from yesterday : 0700 fasting - 5.2 0730 coffee no sugar 1030 pre breakfast 5.6 1230 post breakfast 5.3 Breakfast was bacon,egg,onion,spinach,broccoli, Stilton,cream,cheddar all baked in the...
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    Confusing BG testing result !!

    Hi all I've been self testing since 17/11/16 tests ranging from 5.4 - 11.2 but I'm confused with today's tests they are as follows : 0700 fasting test 6.6 0715 had coffee ( no sugar ) 0845 pre breakfast test 6.8 Breakfast was bacon onion red pepper cheese 3 eggs cream more cheese then baked (...
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    Struggling with being hungry [emoji30]

    Hi everyone, I'm finding myself to be hungry all the time and its occasionally making me fall off the LCHF regime my typical day consists of: Breakfast- porridge (small bowl) or bacon and scrambled eggs mushrooms spinach Lunch- home made soup maybe 1-2 slices wholemeal bread, stew...
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    Told I don't need to monitor my levels

    Hi everyone I've been T2 for one and a half months now I'm taking 1500mg of metformin a day and trying to stick to a low carb diet I've also been very ill for the last 3 weeks with perforated diverticulitis, that's the back story, when first diagnosed my fasting blood test returned at 99 which...
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    Metformin side effects!?!?

    Hi all I was just wondering about a specific side effect of metformin? I've been taking 500mg a day last week and as of 15th October it's doubled to 1000mg a day as the doctor told me, my concern is I'm having slight stomach cramps and slight constipation I'm also on a low carb high ish fat...
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    Just found this on Instagram (meatza)

    Please enjoy responsibly [emoji1303][emoji1303]
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    Lost in the forum !!!!

    Hi you lovely super people can someone introduce me to @daisy she sounds very helpful [emoji4] I'm a week into T2 diagnoses and I've already started a low carb diet (that's hard) someone mentioned a 10 week course thing but I don't know where to find it? all help is much appreciated [emoji1303]