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I have just had a message on opening Safari that there has been a data breach on this website, and my password has been compromised, is this legit?

I have been lo-carbing for nearly five years now, and keto for well over two (carbs around 20gm/day). I have always had a slight worry about the higher fat (especially the sat fat) part of the diet. This is due to most HCPs and "dieticians" blaming heart disease on fats for the last 40+years. A...

For all you Carnivores out there (and anybody else who eats meat): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/04/uk-health-professions-call-for-climate-tax-on-meat Looks like the heavy mob are moving in!

I receive an email from Patient Access, (used by my GP) on a regular basis. This is fronted by Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE and usually has reminders like "get your Flu jab". The latest one has the warning "Why fad diets can actually lead to weight gain" This is the link ...

Came across a piece on the BBC website today on how farmers are tackling climate change. One way the beeb recons they can do that is to keep livestock outside for longer. Fair enough. It then goes on to say (in big bold type): Over 2.5 million tonnes of Soya is imported into the UK each year...

A week ago I had a very bad bout of sickness and diarrhoea. I was seen or talked to several HCPs, including the 111 service, who called out an ambulance, paramedics and a nurse at my local doctors. The after-effects lasted all week. All the advice from the HCPs was to eat something bland like...

I had an incident this morning, involving blue lights and paramedics picking me off the floor of my bathroom. After a few tests I was declared OK. After they left I spent most of the day in bed recovering. I had nothing to eat until about 7 pm. I found I had a lot of trouble getting warm in...

Just had the results of some blood tests back from the docs. Included was HbA1c (tests were for a non D related problem) which was 38 mmol. This is down from 44 last August, so a very big thank you to all posters, you all inspire and help me with your experience and comments. As the A1c included...

I went to my surgery for my annual meeting with my DSN this week. I had thought that my doctors practice wasn't too bad. They are usually fairly pro-active in prevention matters. However, they have decided not to put results online, and I had to request a copy three times before I eventually got...

I had my yearly HBa1C result today, it came in at 6.2% (44?). I was totally shocked at this as my daily meter testing and MySugr both indicated a result at about 5.2 or 34. 6.2 would indicate an average blood of over 7 mmol, a level I rarely see. I checked my meter this evening (Contour Next)...

My 30 day average post evening meal BG reading is 5.6. Tonight after our usual salad I "treated" myself to some chocolate (16 g @ 53% carbs) - result BG reading after 2 hours 6.7! B*gg*r. Got my HbA1c next week!! Hope it does't show up! Just shows though, that you can't be too careful. Glucose...

For most of my 69 years I have had hay fever every summer, but since going lchf last year, (just before my usual start) I have been free of the runny nose, itchy eyes etc. Has anybody else experienced this, or is it just a happy coincidence?

A week or so ago we went out for a meal, I had beef, pulled pork, sweet potato chips, veg, followed by a desert of caramel icecream with double cream (yes I know). My two hour BG was 4.7! Cracked it, I thought. But not quite believing it, tested after three hours - 5.9. OK, not so good. Later I...

Not seen this anywhere else in these forums. A report in the New Scientist last week says that a team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York are running a five year clinical trial to test for the effects on ageing, general health and cognition. As I read it, it would seem that...

Hi everybody. In May I asked my doctor for a blood test as a check-up, and the results were a tad confusing. It was a non-fasting test (an hour after breakfast) and gave a BG of 11.4 and a HbA1c of 5.9. Doctor declared I was borderline pre-diabetic. I was sent to see the Diabetic Specialist...