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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Not feeling like even simple cooking today after a fall and bruises, but my home help and I cooked cake yesterday so that was breakfast. It was a new recipe based on one from an organic box site. Butternut squash, apple, walnuts, orange. I substituted xylitol for the sugar, but less than the...
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    Probiotics for gut health

    I follow the Zoe health podcasts about this, and Prof Tim Spector's work. I've not paid for the tests but get the pod cast prods on my phone. He listed all the prebiotics he eats and the sources - not supplements but foods. Some of those I would avoid for personal reasons but I've expanded the...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    4.7 today In spite of upping carbs a little because of the new hiatus hernia. Thank goodness over five years in remission gives me some flexibility to cope with other dietary needs!
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    My Story So Far.....

    I know DNs don't always support us getting meters, but how else can we know how many carbs we can eat as we are all different? I doubt I'd have got into remission without one.
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    10 year Update

    That is great! I'm just over the 5 year mark and there were times in the first months when I did it 'one day at a time' to cope. Now it is just what I eat, although I do get cravings for old comfort foods sometimes when I'm ill. As I don't have those foods in the house anymore it's easy to...
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    Vaccinations

    I had shingles twice before I qualified for the vaccine. I would have preferred repeated outbreaks to be a trigger but no. At that point I had to wait until I was 70. They now vaccinate for 65+ in the UK. It does appear to be about rationing as well as who needs it, as several countries...
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    Gabepentin

    Good to hear you are doing well, and that the side effects resolved. I've been told to come off pregabalin, which was prescribed for restless legs syndrome and fibromyalgia pain, because it is a possible cause of my continued issues with low folate. Both sister drugs can cause low vitamin B...
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    My Story So Far.....

    Hello and welcome. It sounds like you've made a really good start in taking control of your diabetes. I had a fatty liver before my diabetes diagnosis, and to my doctors' surprise it resolved after I went low carb. One of the GPs was always scathing about my diet in spite of my getting into...
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    Low Carb Foods to Take for a Hospital Stay

    to add, I put dried coconut milk in my flaxseed porage mix for hotel use so I'll do that for the hospital
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    Low Carb Foods to Take for a Hospital Stay

    I'm hoping/expecting to be going in myself in the next few months. Without access to a fridge, I'd take small tins of tuna (80g ones?), homemade nut butter balls (any nut butter, a little sweetener and coconut flour help firm them), 85% of darker chocolate, cheesies, and portions of my homemade...
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    Type 2 Still Controlled After 6.5 Years, Diet Only

    The official advice is every six months even though my surgery put me on annual testing in 2022. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Recommendations#blood-glucose-management
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    Application for PIP or Adult Disability Payment (Scotland only)

    Here is some information about the move from UK based PIP to the new Scottish system. Unlike in England they are offering a service to help advocate for people. As far as I am aware you still qualify based on the impact on your life rather than any particular disease...
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    Success with low carb meatloaf

    I never used binders before, just squashed the mince between my hands until it stuck together (same for meatballs) so I didn't need to change the recipe, but if you need binder an egg works well.
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    Just Got my Casual "Oh your blood test showed prediabetes"

    You seem to have misunderstood her questions. And be reacting very strongly to our attempts to help you.
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    Morning blood glucose levels

    How are your readings during the day, ie before then 2 hours after eating? I aim for no more than 2mmol/L rise. How are you trying to control your blood glucose? When my daytime numbers went down I still had high morning numbers for a while - these are usually the last to resolve. See Dawn...
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    How can I control this?

    I'm in remission - no diabetic drugs, And after being in remission for over 5 years I have the occasional day of eating more carbs. After being in remission for about 6 months I upped my carb limit with no impact. I try not to eat more than the new limit because of 'carb creep' and the fact...
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    Newbie

    Not sure why they told you to test before meals? Those of us T2s who test look to do it before the first bite then two hours later to check if the meal contained too many carbs for our bodies to tolerate. Looking for a rise of no more than 2, as people who are not diabetic peak then drop back...
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    Just Got my Casual "Oh your blood test showed prediabetes"

    I spent part of last week testing recipes for low-carb, nut-free vegan cake and nut-free veggie cake for an event where someone had a tree nut allergy another was vegan and I'm low-carb. If you don't bake maybe someone could do these for you? Store in the fridge for a few days or freeze in...
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    Just Got my Casual "Oh your blood test showed prediabetes"

    Instead of oats I make up a porridge mix with 2 heaped spoons of milled flaxseed to one of chia seeds and a little oatbran. Add more seeds and or chopped nuts plus cinnamon and a little salt (we need to add salt to our diet if avoiding over-processed foods). Use 3 heaped dessert spoons with up...
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    Just Got my Casual "Oh your blood test showed prediabetes"

    As others have said, low carb is not the same as low GI - some low GI foods would spike my blood sugars - and there are some famous athletes who are low carb such as LeBron. If you try avoiding low gi and go for low carb instead then fill up with healthy fats such as butter, olive oil, etc. Eat...