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    No sugar at all jam ?

    Was wondering if anyone has had any luck making jam using granulated sweetener ? can it be done ? any recipes at all ? Thanks
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    private pancreatic function test ?

    Hi, was diagnosed type 2 about 3 and a half years ago with a fasting level of 14.7 and a subsequent HBA1c result of 10.5%, was put on 500mg twice daily metformin, quickly realised that low carb was the way to go for me and very quickly gained great control of my blood sugar levels, dropped from...
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    Creatine & Metformin type 2 treatment ?

    i'm type 2 on 500mg metformin once a day, last HBA1C 5.5%, i weight train and started taking creatine recently and stumbled across some interesting info that hopefully someone on here more intelligent than myself can help me decipher ? http://suppversity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/ ... 5gday.html i'd...
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    type 2 creatine and metformin

    i'm type 2 on 500mg metformin once a day, last HBA1C 5.5%, i weight train and started taking creatine recently and stumbled across some interesting info that hopefully someone on here more intelligent than myself can help me decipher ? http://suppversity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/ ... 5gday.html i'd...
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    Amino Acid With Promising Anti-Diabetic Effects

    A bit above my head but maybe of interest to some on here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 121954.htm Cheers
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    more lean muscle=better control ?

    it seems to be generally accepted that dropping bodyfat helps lower blood sugar levels ? would it also be true that increasing your lean muscle mass has a benefit too ? does the increased muscle mass enable your body to use more of any sugar present in your blood ? or is there a lot more to it...
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    Absolutely raging, please help me

    just had my latest HBA1c result which came back as 5.5% in old money, i was diagnosed at 10% 14 months ago and put on 2x metformin daily with the help of this forum and other research i quickly started very low carbing (i'd say as close to zero carb as possible for the first 4 months) to drop...
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    low carb/high protein bar

    would love to know if anyone has come across a genuinely low carb/high protein bar, been looking but haven't come across a low carb one with a decent amount of protein ? thanks
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    type 2 medication advice please

    i was diagnosed type 2 at the end of october with an hba1c of 10% ( 86 mmol ) was put on 1000mg metformin daily ( 500mg morning and night ) began very low carb diet and just had my first hba1c results since being diagnosed which was 5.8% (40 mmol ) my weight has reduced by nearly 4 stone ( still...
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    should i be so cold when on a low carb diet

    i have been on a low carb diet for the last 7 weeks after being diagnosed type 2 i have lost just over 2 stone ( was 18st 8 now 16 st 6 ) still want to lose another 3 stone i always used to be very hot all the time and was particularly miserable during the summer , i even had the nickname "...
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    hello all

    hi , i'm a 41 year old guy and was diagnosed type 2 about 7 weeks ago , hadn't been feeling great for a few weeks and as my dad and his dad have type 2 i popped into my local pharmacy to have a test , they told me to fast overnight and come back the next day which i did and to my horror the...