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  1. Boo1979

    How Many Carbs do You Limit Yourself to Per Day?

    30-40g Everybody has a different level of carbs that allows themto maintain good blood sugar levels. It varies from person to person and in my experience it changes over the course of time. The only way to work out your carb threshold is by testing testing and then testing some more
  2. Boo1979

    Type 2 Low blood sugar

    Diamicron is one of the brand names for Gliclazide Yes Ive been on Gliclazide for a long time and it can cause hypos as it mainly works by stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin, particularly first phase insulin production. I was originally on ‘normal’ Gliclazide but was then switched...
  3. Boo1979

    Has anyone any experience of the Ma Pi diet?

    No experience of following a macrobiotic diet but I noted the difference in fibre intake between the research groups (29g vs 21g per 1,000 cals) with the higher fibre group being the ones following Ma Pi Higher intake of soluble fibre seems to help my bg control and also helpfully raises my Hdl...
  4. Boo1979

    If we all Went for a Meal Out Together Where Would it Be?

    I suspect it would be a bit like sorting out team xmas meal at the last place I worked prior to my retirement - the debates went on for so long that in the end about 1/2 the team ended up going out together for the team Christmas dinner - the following June - while the rest of the team sulked...
  5. Boo1979

    Weird...

    5:2 was developed as a calorie based weight loss diet where you eat 500 ( women) and 600 (men) cals a day for 2 non consecutive days of the week and then eat normally for the remaining 5 days ( around 1800-2000 cals a day). There are all sorts of variations - some less calorie restrictive...
  6. Boo1979

    Dry ears

    I have always periodically had dry skin there - have always been told its excema which I had badly as a kid and which flares up if I include much dairy produce in my diet. An emoliant like E40 or sudacream helps mine
  7. Boo1979

    Going Barefoot

    Its not just about either the degree of feeling in the feet or the degree of control, although both play a part - slower / impaired healing, particularly of the extremeties ( feet & legs in particular ) is also an issue frequently related to diabetes I usually walk around barefoot at home but...
  8. Boo1979

    Background Retinopathy - not as bad as I expected

    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/stages/
  9. Boo1979

    Chia seeds

    I find most cost effective way is to buy big bags online - I use chia seeds a lot! https://www.realfoodsource.com/product/whole-natural-dark-chia-seeds/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4aXiBRCRARIsAMBZGz8m5khxqBu1WI-8PyvEbbhekLHPpnbyftcLmUJ2axzvqvhqNttEXXUaAqenEALw_wcB...
  10. Boo1979

    Chia seeds

    My current favourite way to eat chia seed is to mix them with coconut milk, a little erythritol, a little vanilla extract and some blackberries. If you leave the mix overnight it all thickens up nicely to make a cteamy chia seed pudding. I also like to whizz up some silken tofu, chia seeds...
  11. Boo1979

    Can slight changes in eye test be undone

    NB I am not T1, but I think questions re background retinopathy aree common to all of us with diabetes so my answer is Yes - background rerinopathy can reverse so eye test results can move about a bit - mine have been oscillating between “mild early changes” and “ completely clear” for the last...
  12. Boo1979

    Another one bites the dust

    Or maybe just not to fiddle the books
  13. Boo1979

    Beware the Bacon

    Ive been using naked bacon for some time - have tried smoked, unsmoked, streaky, back, plain sausages, cumberland sausages and the 2 varieties of ham What Ive found is - ham is quite nice flavourwise, although one varity was rather thin, insubstantial and a bit watery for my liking - I prefer...
  14. Boo1979

    Lactose intolerance

    Full fat Coconut milk / coconut cream / coconut yogurt -the canned type of coconut milk, not products like koko which is basically watered down coconut milk Some nut milks ( check the % of nuts and make sure they arent sweetened) Nuts / nut butters Avocados Oily fish - the ones where you also...
  15. Boo1979

    Beware the Bacon

    Did you ever get a reply from Aseem Malhotra? - I seem to recall that you were going to tweet him and question him as to whether or not he had said what the papers widely quoted him as saying. and which he says again here while very clearly making the point that the issues are with the chemicals...
  16. Boo1979

    The easiest way to calculate eAG from A1C

    Estimated average glucose
  17. Boo1979

    Confused with sugar readings

    Also the body varies in its ability to deal with carbs / sugars across the day - most people are better able to deal with them later in the day than earlier in the day. To see if 2 meals affect you differently, you would need to test the meals at the same time of day over a couple of days.
  18. Boo1979

    Good baking find

    The cakes are out - not an unqualified success but I think that was down to me & not the mould. What I learnt was - probably best to only fill the sections half full - otherwise the resulting slices are huge and can overflow when baking - Dont put it onto an “off” electric hob to cool without...
  19. Boo1979

    Very low readings on Freestyle Libre

    The Libre can be very off in its calculations compared to home finger prick blood tests done via a BG meter - when I used the system for a while, the libre readings were often double or half the BG result. Some people seem to encounter more problems than others ranging from inaccuracy to...
  20. Boo1979

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    B- blackberry chia pudding L- hebba pap porridge D - was meant to be salmon & salad, but as I was roadtesting my new cake mould it turned into lemon & blueberry cake with lactofree cream instead Snack - nothing as yet but I have a batch of baby quiches / savoury muffins in the oven at the mo (...