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    Can Someone Tell Me If This Is Ok?

    my breakdown of food today works out at about 82 carbs, 49 protein, 74 fat, 20 fibre. This seems to be roughly the daily pattern now. I have been diagnosed type 2 for about 5 weeks now. I'm vegetarian and allergic to eggs. Can someone please tell me if this food breakdown is on the right tracks...
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    Food Diary

    Hi, I'm working hard at keeping a food diary of all I eat, listing carbs and fat especially. I'm using carbs & calorie counter book to help work out the sums. I'm keeping the carbs to around 100 per day, working to get it down further still. What fat figure should I aim for? Although I'm not...
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    Diabetic With High Cholesterol And Highbp

    I understand that lowering the carbs is definitely going to help the diabetes, but is higher fat content going to make my already high cholesterol higher still? I've been vegetarian for about 60 years, and the triple diagnosis has been a shock. I've received lots of advice on this site, which is...
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    Testing

    Ive seen many of you talking about testing before and after meals. My dr just gave me a prescription for Metformin but didn't mention testing or what were good or bad foods. My day long appointment with the consultant is mid August. Should I be testing? When? How? Sorry to sound so naive. I'd...
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    Is This Normal?

    Im newly diagnosed and have been on Metformin 12 days. I keep having hot, clammy spells which don't last too long, but I feel most of the time like I can't breathe properly. Has anyone else felt like this at the start of the medication? I have lost a little weight and am working hard to eat...
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    Just Diagnosed Type 2

    Just been diagnosed last week, given prescription and told I will see a nurse in due course and they'll answer questions and talk about diet, foot care etc. It's been a scary week. Still no news of when I get to see the nurse. Is this normal? If so it needs to change and fast. Not good to give...