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I use a rebounder ... mini trampoline ... this keeps water retention at bay and my legs/feet haven't ached since I started using it daily ... no puffy ankles or that horrible burning sensation ... They're not expensive ... I bought mine from Argos and they can be stored upright against the wall...

8.4 .... I'm a committed low carber ... Take 2 Metformin with my evening meal ... All other numbers are excellent and my post prandial readings are high 4's or low 5's ... I do intermittent fasting and interval training .. I take Inulin last thing which lowered my fasting reading for about 2...

My strips were reinstated when I requested a letter from my GP stating that she had stopped them against my wishes and that I believed any future deterioration in my condition may be linked to her decision ...

Eggs for breakfast ...cheaper than cereal ... No biscuits, cakes, wine gums or malteasers... No snacks at all as I'm not hungry between meals ... Added expenses ... Cinnamon and Chromium supplements which definitely help my numbers .. Testing strips ... NexusXR ...between 50/100 per month ...I...

Ask your GP for a letter confirming they are refusing to prescribe you testing strips and say it's in case you develope diabetic complications later on which are caused by high blood sugars which you currently control by testing ....

So much inspiration and real, sound advice here and that's on a daily basis too ... Still navigating my way around the site though and frequently get lost LOL An amazing resource for so many of us ...thank you isn't enough ....

I'm beginning to realise that my young and new DN isn't going to be supportive ...she said it's her job to manage my diabetes and was angry when I said 'No, you monitor my diabetes twice a year but I manage it on a daily basis ...ergo I test ..' I'll have to go and see my GP I think ... Can I...

I need to show her what Christine and all of you have achieved but she didn't even bother to call me to give me my 6 month result so only know from self testing that I'm ok ...she said she intends to 'escalate' my unreasonable request for testing strips ... Oh my ..that was in November ...still...

Wish I had your DN ...mine is punishing me because I self test and she doesn't agree .. ...said there's no clinical reason to test cos my numbers are fine ...hello there just join the dots I said ...she didn't appreciate my reply unfortunately

My Paleo Forum say that Kerrygold is grass fed and always recommend it ...can't get it here in Spain do I use the local variety con Sal ...delicious on veggies :-)

Ive learnt so much here ...i can make my DN's eyes glaze over by quoting you all ... She agrees with me just to get me out of the room i think LOL

If i hadnt come across the LowCarb Forum here and Paleo then i believe I'd be battling ... No i would be distraught ... Doc says ...'keep it up cos its working for YOU' Didn't need to lose weight so he cant point to weight loss ... I was a vegetarian for 12 years prior to the diagnosis ...Ugh! I...

Hi there ...I like Sid Bonkers reply ....I would give my friend a hug and say ... ' hey you, I really want to be around to help celebrate your silver wedding anniversary ...' xxx

I take one 500 tab with breakfast and one with lunch ...if I take one in the evening I get a high fasting BG ... I take a glass of red wine in the evening instead ...this was my Doctors recommendation :-)

So ... How do we get cholesterol levels down without taking statins if we're already on a lw carb diet .... I knew my BG would be fine and was convinced that my cholesterol would be too :-(

I'm confused too ... I was diagnosed as T2 18mnths ago with an HbA1C of 7.7 ... After 3 months on Metformin it was 6.2 ... I then began to low carb and have lost 7 kilos and take only one Metformin at breakfast ... My number is still 6.2 which every one is happy with. However since low carbing...

If you Google Cholesterol Con it makes it clear that far from being beneficial very low cholesterol numbers are dangerous ... Because I won't take Statins I am viewed as a non compliant patient at my practice ... Without Statin intervention my total count was 3.2 ... Statins would not have made...

I like to grate it raw in a salad ... That way it hasn't had an effect on my bs ... Tastes good too :-)

My doc said I was to take my Metformin with my evening meal ... My fasting bg was too high every morning so he then said take two more at night!! I figured out that the two with the LC was pushing the sugar levels too low hence the liver dump ... I now take 1 Met at breakfast and one at lunch...