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    Daily Mail today 13th April

    Couple of articles on low carb, One of the articles https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-6904407/How-food-love-SAVED-life.html some very nice recipes, so I though I'll buy the book. Googled it and found it available from The Works £6 (six) !!! Just bought my copy The Diabetes...
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    Chest infection

    I'm asthmatic, well I have to use a blue inhaler once or twice a week, anyway since just before xmas I've had this cough, driving me nuts , it seemed to go away but last week it came back with a vengeance, coughing like a barking dog. My chest was very tight and I had to use my blue inhaler a...
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    Yearly Result !

    went to see the nurse last week, roughly a year since diagnosis Well she went through the weight, BP and feet, noted that my BP was high, " only when I come to the doctors I said" and showed her my charts , which she requested 6 months ago and already had on her computer. Then she asked " How...
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    Article in the Daily express

    Quite interesting, seems low carbing is gaining momentum also I like the video about how red wine is our friend https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/940384/type-2-diabetes-remission-low-carb-diet-evidence-of-reversing-disease
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    Shredded Wheat !!!!!

    Clearing out the cupboard I came across a packet of shredded wheat. Now I used to eat 2 of these every day but since getting diagnosed with T2 I've not eaten any or drank milk, So with a BG of 5.4 this morning ( I rarely go over 6.0 theses days) I thought what can possibly go wrong, eat them...
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    Remote monitoring - a great story

    My friend's lad has T1, he's written this blog ( a longish read ) about his effort to onitor and improve the quality of his young son's life. Very inspiring , shows what can be done with a little imagination and some effort...
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    ..................and the results as they stand

    loads of cashew nuts , bg through the roof 8.5 flatten , restore with a nice riojca rose maria sauce even worse restore with prosseco, and a pinot grigio dinner no problems at all, 6.0 now just about to indulge in triffle me thinks more red wine might be needed Merry xmas everyone . I'm...
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    Libre first Impressions

    I've barely had it a day and already what a difference, It's very easy to install and shows up every little variation. For instance looking at the graph I went to bed with a bg of 5.5, at 2am last night my BG was 4.5 at 5.30 it was 6 , when I did my normal fasting reading a 8.00am it was 5.5...
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    Yipee !!!

    last June my Hba1c came back 95 and I was 17.5 st . Two months ago Hba1c was 36 and I was just over 14 stone, the doctor was very pleased and said he wanted some more tests just before xmas to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Today Hba1c 34 and now 13.5 stone. Dr has just saidkeep it up and see...
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    Disaster or was it ?

    On Saturday I did my blood sugar upon waking and it was 5.2, I was going to drive 200 miles in a few hours, so bearing in mind the DVLA's recommendation of not driving with a BG of less than 5, I decided to up my BG. Anyway my better half had just made herself a toasted teacake and the smell was...
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    Yipee !!!!!!!

    just over 5 months ago I was diagnoed as T2, a routine blood test showed an HBa1c of 95. Iwas devasted and to be honest, scared. Anyway, after a weekend trawlling the internet I chanced upon this site and the advice it freely gives out. I went on a strict carb free diet and a regime of testing ...
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    Newly diagnosed, confused about carbs

    Hi, I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 weeks ago today. I had blood test for a hospital visit, the nurse said had I eaten anything that day I replied shredded wheat , milk, two rounds of toast and jam, she said it didn't matter as she wasn't doing a diabetes test . A few days later \I get a call...