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    Sugar checks

    Lots there that I agree with .... my husband is the diabetic, through genetics, diagnosed type 2 well over 10 years ago if I can remember properly.... our doctors gave him a testing meter straight away, and prescription for the test strips etc ...also first put on metformin which is not good...
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    Flour substitute

    Ok, well I have found swerve brown sugar on Amazon UK, plus a non sugar maple syrup ...... I will try those for my homemade ginger biscuits with normal flour and see what happens ....... he only eats one a day with our afternoon coffee, but at least these will cut the sugar out and hope they...
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    Flour substitute

    Thank you both. I am in UK and one link won’t work and the other led me to a website where I could buy cakes and bread, but again, not in UK ‍♀️
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    Flour substitute

    I have always made my own biscuits, so thought I would make some for my diabetic husband with very little sugar...... so tried making them with almond flour rather than the usual plain flour ...... they tasted horrible, not using that again and we binned them ..... so any ideas for alternatives...
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    Problems with lancing for finger prick test

    My husband still uses that one even though he no longer has an Accu chek machine .... they are brilliant ... biggest problem for him is that he always has cold hands no matter what, and even though he is on blood thinners, trying to get blood out of finger tips is like trying to get blood out of...
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    Incessant Hunger - Polyphagia

    At the moment my husband is the same ... but it used to be the other way round. Metformin turned him into almost a walking skeleton. Always 6feet tall and slim, never even went over 12.5 stone, but once on metformin it took all the muscle off him so I can see how it is now used for obesity. He...
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    Who’s to blame ?

    Hope you haven't left. ..... I enjoy reading different ideas etc on the subject ... and agree with you
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    Fantastic cheeses and where to find them

    Ohhh so do we (husband diabetic for years but doesn't do anything to do with internet ) .. and we also prefer our cheeses to have some taste, not bland ..... local farm shop sells local grown meats, cheeses, etc etc and we have tried lots of unusual ones from there .... I am always happy to try...
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    Sugar in cooking

    Just wondered if any of you who make your own biscuits as I do, have you used liquid sweetener instead of regular sugar, and protein powder ?? I found a recipe with both of them in but no actual plain flour
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    Who’s to blame ?

    Wow that is brilliant and I mostly agree ... me and husband are in our late 70s , he is the diabetic, runs in his family ...he says at his age he will have a treat if he wants ..... life is too short to only eat one chocolate ........
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    Article about SGLT2i, possible actions, possible effects on kidneys. Reviews please!

    I get quite confused by all the words which aren't explained ...SGLT2i ... ..LADA type 1.5 and many more .... is there a section on abbreviations anywhere as soo often I really don't know what folks are talking about .... probably a simple explanation, but not for me ‍♀️
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    Ketones

    My husband is type 2 .... couple weeks ago he was very poorly with chest infections and other things .... had to get an ambulance (long story) when they arrived they asked was he diabetic, said yes, they got a urine sample and found raised ketones in that and took him to hospital ..... that's...
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    New to insulin

    Thanks for your reply .... he was checked properly 15+ years ago when first diagnosed. Definately type 2 .... and I have read where quite a few type 2s after being treated with tablets actually need to be on low dose insulin in later years ...... the weight loss is down to metformin ... the...
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    New to insulin

    My husband is the diabetic, but doesn't do internet, so down to me he has been diagnosed with T2 over 15 years now. In all his life (now 79) he has never weighed more than 12.5 stone, never got an ounce of fat, but diabetes runs in the family ....Put on metformin and glimiperide over the years...
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    Statin Pain

    My husband has twice tried statins, even just after a heart attack, but he won’t try again ...he already has arthritis and back problem and pains in joint were just increasing...and at 75 years of age he doesn’t need more pain ...his last cholesterol result was 4.5 which is perfectly ok even...
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    Low carb potatoes

    These Vivaldi potatoes are lovely .....and are lower in carbs ....very tasty , we always eat them ...
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    Which meter should I get?

    If you squeeze the flesh hard because you do not have enough blood to use for a strip, you are squeezing out a mix of blood and the fluid which surrounds the cells in your skin (referred to as interstitial fluid). This can significantly affect the accuracy of the result you get since the meters...
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    Which meter should I get?

    If you contact Accu Chek they will give out free meters ...we get other stuff on prescription ...and even on eBay ...
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    Which meter should I get?

    My husband (diabetic 10+ years) now used the mobile one ...yes the cartridges are expensive ...but we ask the doc for one when needed and we get one free ...same for lancets etc ...I e mailed Accu Chek few days ago with a problem and they actually sent us a cartridge free ...they also will give...