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    I was told my control is too good for my age.

    Restore your settings to what they were and move your diabetes care to another team member or another setting or just simply make the decision to go along, listen and nod politely and then continue to do what you know is correct. What on earth is she talking about? She is basing her treatment...
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    Breakfast ideas?

    Swap out the oats for chia or hemps seeds. No spike.
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    Breakfast ideas?

    Breakfast cereal is the devil itself for spiking blood sugar. Some people have a lot of luck swapping it for low carb - such as putting a scoop of chia (£1 a bag in Lidl or Aldi) in a bowl with milk of choice the night before. By morning it's thickened to a porridge consistency. Serve with a...
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    Breakfast ideas?

    Breakfast cereal is the devil itself for spiking blood sugar. Some people have a lot of luck swapping it for low carb - such as putting a scoop of chia (£1 a bag in Lidl or Aldi) in a bowl with milk of choice the night before. By morning it's thickened to a porridge consistency. Serve with a...
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    Oh bother.....

    I find that if I eat high fat the day before, I get insulin resistant the next day - just stubbornly high blood sugars that won't come down. I've had to drastically decrease fat intake and increase whole food carbs such as vegetables and fruit to get back on track. Have a look at which explains...
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    COVID vaccination

    'Spreading anti-vax garbage' is a very immflamatory statement - as if anyone who raises a question or a doubt immediately become an 'anti-vaxxer'!! The vaccine debate is far, far more complex than simply being pro or anti vaccine - and it is further complicated by the vast sums of money that...
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    Unaware of hypo

    The libre is completely unreliable as far as low readings go. Was horrified when I got mine to see readings of below 3 while I was sleeping. When in a bit of a panic I spoke to Diabetic Nurse about it, she was totally unconcerned and told me they tended to be unreliable on the low end readings...
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