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  1. Arsenal79

    Digestion issues

    Hi all for some time now I have been having problems with digestion and I have noticed a strange thing going on with my blood sugars. i tested before food and it was 6.5 and 2 hours after with metforming 6.4 how is this possible. I'm getting stinging pains round the head arms and back I'm type 2...
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    Lchf

    Hi all just wondering if anyone can share there low carb meals would be greatly appreciated I eat a lot of greens cauliflower rice chicken lots of meat eggs just really fancy trying new things that are low carb thanks in advance.
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    Having a rough time

    Hi all my name's Neil I have been getting headaches dizziness and a stinging pain all over the body my hba1c was 68 UK last time I had it checked my morning sugars are between 8-9 and through the day between 6-7. I since went low carb for 3 months now started at the end of July when I had my...
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    Nerve pain on lchf

    Hi everyone is it normal to get nerve pain on lchf I was fine to start of with I've been on it for 3 months my hba1c on my last test was 68 **** this covid and lockdown this is the highest it's ever been my brother is also on the same diet and he said it's the body adjusting to the change in...
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    Acid reflux

    Hi all can acid reflux play havoc with your numbers I'm eating low carb and doing the 16/8 diet in the mornings my sugars are really high 9.8 I have lost a stone in weight since doing the diet. I did put weight on during lockdown and my hba1c went up to 68. I've done low carb for a month now and...
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    Has anyone experienced fruity breath on lchf

    Hi all I'm getting an unusual fruity breath taste in the mouth only happens sometimes in the morning and sometimes during the day my sugars are pretty much under control I do always find in the morning they are in there 8s 9s or 10s is this something to worry about
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    Type 2 Red blotches over skin feeling tired and sick

    Had an infection in the tonsils which made the tonsils swell was put on penicillin which cleared it up. a week later I had red blotches on back of hands which have now spread to body and legs everytime i eat I now feel sick after eating anybody else on this forum has had this experience I've a...
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    Yellow loose stools diareah

    Hi all have anyone with type 2 had this problem. it normally kicks up 30 mins after eaten breakfast I have reported this to the doctors and they are testing my stools for any bacteria or infections also pain in Upper GI tract along with a pressure feeling in throat was just wondering if any one...
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    Hba1c results type 2

    Thank you to all on this site with your knowledge and sharing it with the rest of us. an update on my hba1c at the last check it was 41 with the lchf diet I lost a stone and 1 pound and still my journey continues to keep this up and drop it further i also have been dropped to 1 metforming a day...
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    Can type 2s get gastoparesis?

    I have been getting terrible nerve pain for the past 3 weeks now and I have been on the lchf for 4 weeks I noticed my sugars have improved but it just floats around 4.8 to 5.1 don't go any higher I have had stomach problems since this has been going on and I have really slow digestive issues and...
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    Is Porridge safe

    Hi all another question is Porridge safe for type 2s or is it to many carbs in it love to here other people's views on this has I read somewhere that's it was safe for us to eat
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    Prediabetes Headaches and stomach problems

    Hi all for a few weeks now I have been getting strange sensations around the stomach head arms and shoulder blades some sort of stinging pain comes on after I eat and taken a metformin I'm on 2 a day plus exercise and on the low carb diet my stomach feels like all the nerves are sort of...
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    Type 2 Salt taste in mouth

    Hi I'm type 2 for the past couple of days now I've noticed a horrible taste of salt in the mouth and around my lips I've been having terrible sinus problems lately and I notice when i blow my nose there's tiny bits of blood coming out anyone else had this issue is this caused by the diabetes
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    What is your Blood meter read today

    Got up this morning took my bloods on the meter with nothing to eat 7.1 last night with something to eat and a metformin it stayed on 5.2
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    Type 2 diabetes

    Hi all my name is neil i was diagnosed with type 2 2 years ago I had all the usual tests and they came back positive so was chucked on metformin 500mg 2 a day be on them since made sure I exercised ate right then just before Christmas 2016 I became Ill with syptoms of neraphethy a feeling of...