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    My 15 Minutes Of Fame - Thanks To This Forum

    Congratulations @Rachox! I had just read that article and wondered if it was you! Keep spreading the word!
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    Patient's Choice Award: Low-Carb Nurse Advocate Nominated!

    Yes, @ringi voting does close tonight! Let's have one last push to get Catherine over the finish line: https://secure.rcni.com/nurse-awards/patients-choice-voting.asp
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    All down to you guys and gals

    Fabulous result!!! Congratulations, it feels wonderful doesn't it?
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    Diabetic Review with Doctor

    Which is why we all need to vote for @CassellCath in the RCN Patient's Choice Award! https://secure.rcni.com/nurse-awards/patients-choice-voting.asp If a DN - who is brave enough to do what's right for her patients - receives this award from the UK's largest professional nursing organisation...
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    Bullying diabetic nurse

    @Romeran you sound like you are totally on top of things. You are absolutely right - your DN failed to see the human being in front of her. You were judged, and all she saw was risk. If she had had the professionalism to see you as an individual she might have taken the time to hear about your...
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    Type 1 Insulin for a UK diabetic in the US

    There is useful information elsewhere on this platform: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/travel-guides/usa.html I did note that the telephone number for emergencies in Thailand is given. In case you need it, the number for emergencies throughout the US is 911.
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    Diabetic Review with Doctor

    So sorry that you had such a negative experience @NewTD2. Actually, if your doctor were smart he should have seen you as an outlier - someone whose diabetes trajectory is going in a different direction to the accepted wisdom. His professional curiosity should have been piqued - IMHO he should...
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    Diabetic Review with Doctor

    No truer words said @Mel dCP! @NewTD2 your results are stellar. Well done you!
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    Tractional Retinal Detachment

    @Dweller I will tag @Dark Horse for you. He is a font of information on retinal and other eye complications.
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    Great HbA1c result but got told off for it...

    @Mel dCP be sure to bring a copy of this small study just published today in the journal Pediatrics with you: Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low–Carbohydrate Diet Belinda S. Lennerz, Anna Barton, Richard K. Bernstein, R. David Dikeman, Carrie Diulus, Sarah Hallberg, Erinn T. Rhodes...
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    NYT Article: 'How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People with Type 1 Diabetes'

    Dr. Bernstein was one of the authors of the above study;).
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    NYT Article: 'How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People with Type 1 Diabetes'

    Interesting New York Times article today on a small study - also published today - in the medical journal Pediatrics: 'How a Low-Carb Diet Might Aid People with Type 1 Diabetes' "It found that children and adults with Type 1 diabetes who followed a very low-carb, high-protein diet for an...
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    I'm doing an Irish jig as hba1c down to 37 today from 62 on 8th December 2017

    Wonderful news @Debandez! You must be thrilled!:)
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    Patient's Choice Award: Low-Carb Nurse Advocate Nominated!

    Thanks @Guzzler! It is so important to get the word out. Here is some information about the Royal College of Nursing to give us an idea about their reach and relevance within the nursing profession: “The Royal College of Nursing is the world’s largest nursing union and professional body. We...
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    Bad news Update

    @daisyduck I agree with @Bluetit1802 - the sooner the better. You will be well into your recovery by June 11th if you have the surgery on May 21st - and you will spare yourself the 3 additional weeks of worry. I wish you the best too, xx
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    Patient's Choice Award: Low-Carb Nurse Advocate Nominated!

    The Patient's Choice Award is for members of the public to thank a nurse, midwife, health visitor, healthcare assistant or assistant practitioner who has made a real difference to their or a loved one's healthcare. The judges for this category are only responsible for deciding the five...
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    Article: 'The cholesterol and calorie hypotheses are both dead.....'

    This article by Dr. Malhotra, Dr. Lustig and Maryanne Demasi is well worth a read: ‘The cholesterol and calorie hypotheses are both dead — it is time to focus on the real culprit: insulin resistance’...
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    Dr advising against Keto Diet

    Keto is absolutely doable outside of a formal program. Try dietdoctor.com for some great recipes. Do you use a blood glucose meter to self-test? Also known as 'eating to the meter'. Many of us just ended up eating keto by default as a result of self-testing: nothing like real-time data to...
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    A Watershed Moment.

    Way to go @Guzzler - you're a better woman than I am!:happy: