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At what point do people end up on insulin as a type 2? I just can't tolerate carbs to any significant degree. Each meal I have about 15g max and I teeter on the verge of ketosis just to stay with good levels. Going into ketosis is not an option. I don't just get keto 'flu anymore, I get keto...

Has anyone else found dogs (and a wolf for me) are more accepting of you once you are in ketosis?

Is anyone else finding that they can only enjoy anything with carbs if they pair it with an alcoholic drink? I'm struggling to eat anything with even just a few carbs without my BG shooting up (it'll only get worse once I run out of Victoza too). I get carb flu really, really badly so going low...

I just wanted to say that this stuff has changed my life! I've gone from an HbA1c of 72 to an estimated one in normal range in only a few weeks. I'm using the GlucoRx Aidex so I can see just what is happening and I only briefly creep over 9 if I have porridge. Otherwise my levels are between 3.8...

Review of GlucoRx Aidex First a disclaimer. I am not an employee of GlucoRx nor do I have any vested interest in them. They did send me 2 sensors when I complained on a Facebook site that my 1st one had died, otherwise I have received no special goods, treatment or incentives to write this...

Has anyone taking liraglutide, dulaglutide or any of the other - glutides found it made them depressed? It is described as a rare side effect but I wondered if it was just life or Victoza getting me down?! I don't want to stop the Victoza unnecessarily so the rarer it seems as a side effect on...

I splashed out on the new GlucoRx Aidex CGM whilst having medication changes. It is cheaper the the libre 2 and other competition (dexcom?). I could review it once I've had it a week or so? Would that be worthwhile?

Just got my CGM and it disagrees with the old libre and my old meters. It does, however, agree with the GlucoRx meter that came in the box. Can I check if my old meters are out of whack using the control solution that came with the new meter? I can recalibrate the Aidex if the old meters and...

Stupid question but any tips on how to remove the sensor? Mine is stubbornly refusing to budge.

I'm not expecting solutions as I've tried, or considered, everything in the past year with no success. Really I just want some sympathy for what feels like a no win situation. :banghead: I live with my daughter who has been in the process of moving to China for almost a year now (thanks a lot...

Has anyone used vodka on cotton wool instead? Does it work?

Hi all. I've tried returning to a ketotic diet after a break but the 'flu was crippling this time. If I opt for a low carb, not ketotic, diet of about 50g per day will I also need to watch my calorie intake? Thanks for any ideas!

Hi all. I've been on a ketogenic diet for pretty well 2-3 years. Overall I lost about 5 or 6 stones and brought my Hba1c down to completely normal levels. But at, and since, Christmas I have flipped. I am gaining weight, getting diabetic symptoms again and feeling desperate. Each time I try to...

Is it possible to have retinopathy in one eye but the other be fine? I've just had my second eye 'de-cataracted' (that sounds awfully American, sorry) and found on leaving that the surgeon had written 'diabetic retinopathy' under co-morbidity. I know my right eye is fine so could he have seen...

For all other liquorice lovers I contacted De Bron about carb content of their very large catalogue. This was the reply: Thank you very much for getting back to me Junilla. I shall be ordering some liquorice from you soon! I would like to pass your data onto the low carb forum at...

Hi all. I have noticed that when I was having frequent, highish BGs I would get horrible shooting, very itchy pains in the soles of my feet. I worried about neuropathy, cut right down on carbs, and they disappeared. Recently however my BGs have risen again in the mornings and yesterday I had...

Oh dear. I was doing so well but now I have a large kidney stone and need a uteroscopy to remove it. I need to cut out/down on many of my staple foods like raspberries, eggs, spinach, nuts and chocolate. Does anyone have similar problems and dietary advice? :(

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My BP, always excellent before, has crept up a notch into 'slightly dodgy' since I've gone low carb. Is this an expected phenomenon?

Rather disappointed as I hoped my new DN would be more enlightened. We 'discussed' blood glucose levels ('of course they are higher than normal - you're diabetic', 'but I want to get them as close to normal as possible', 'but you're diabetic' etc.) and diet ('your ketones are really high. You...