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Wow definitely a winner, it's amazing what one can achieve well done and how lovely to feel so happy :happy:

My sister has agoraphobia so I know very well how hard your battle is, well done for getting outside let alone contemplating running a mile!!! Keep going x

Hi Will, I was diagnosed with T2 in Sept '16 and have found that virtually all my friends and family have no idea what it entails especially diet wise. I still get offered cakes, biscuits, sweets etc. or they think it's only sugar I 'can't have' . One friend even proudly offered to make me a...

Hi @johnoo, not sure 5 or 6 pieces of fruit in one go would be a good idea! Try some berries with full fat plain yoghurt, or a little peanut butter on a couple of rough oat biscuits and a small sliced banana. Chopped avocado or cold chicken and mixed salad with lovely olive oil dressing. Smoked...

Brilliant :happy: well done, it takes guts to stay focused and change your lifestyle! But so worth it when you get the results you want and new clothes as well :)

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If you have or could get hold of a soup maker I bet you'd eat more soup! If you haven't seen one they look like a large upright electric kettle. You can make any kind of soup just chuck everything in and 20 minutes later perfect soup! It makes 4 or 5 cups and freezes really well. get

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I'm sure you can do it, if I can give up the carbs anyone can!! This forum is a lifesaver, literally, I went from feeling completely alone and not knowing what to do, to feeling helped, cared about and able to find answers ... trust me you've found a good place here :happy:

I know how you feel! I was diagnosed 5 months ago right out of the blue after a routine blood test. Apart from the 'Education day' and an eye test no other help offered. Thank god I found this site, I've learnt so much everyone is so helpful, you only have to ask :) . I stick to the low carb...

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Hi there @BoggyBimbleJr, I was diagnosed last September and have found this forum a godsend. Funnily enough I was diagnosed after previous results from an asthma attack. I have really taken my own course on this as my surgery is not particularly pro-active, I've been on the lchf diet (not NHS...

I've decided to take the statins for 3 months whilst continuing my lchf diet, bit of a compromise but will see how it goes. Have been taking Atorvastatin for 7 days without any physical side effects so far, I have lost my car several times, I have no sense of direction at all so now when I park...

Thanks @ phonic2k , incidentally I wasn't diagnosed in hospital after an infection, that must have been someone else! It was a routine blood test a month after a couple of asthma attacks in the summer. No fasting or anything just a general check blood test. Then a month after the blood test I...

Hi @walnut_face, I'm taking my time to think about it. Interestingly when talking to the nurse on Tuesday she said that my GP steered well clear of the diabetic patients and left all to the nurses [emoji33] Thinking of changing doctors but unfortunately very little choice where I live.

Thanks @Prem51 that's so helpful. It really got to me yesterday, so many contradictions, but back on track this morning [emoji41]

I got copies of my test results and the latest one reads; HbA1c level (DCCT aligned) 6.3% Serum cholesterol level 7 mol/L Serum triglycerides levels 0.8 mol/L [< 2.3 ] Serum HDL cholesterol level 2.52 mol/L Outside reference range Serum LDL cholesterol level 4.1 mol/ L [ 2.0 - 5.0 ]...

It wasnt specifically a fasting test for the first or second test although I hadn't had anything except a cup of tea. It was an hba1c test and I only got the second test because I went into the surgery and asked for it. Prior to that no one had seen me since the first test result in September! I...

Ha good point I'll ask her next time I see her. Sadly I don't think any of the staff have time to study anything much, they're so understaffed. ...