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    Meter Readings

    I finally got a meter back in February, and it has taken me this long to pluck up the courage to use it, who'd have thought a big girl like me could be so worried about a little needle p*ick! Anyway, my results for the past 24 hours are: Pre dinner yesterday 5.1 2 hours after dinner 7.3 Pre...
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    Aeroplane meals

    Hi All, I am flying to New Zealand later this year, and wondering if anyone else has done so whilst trying to maintain a LCHF diet? There is an option on the special meals for Gluten Free, but nothing Low Carb.. there is also a diabetic option which when I looked at it was high carb low fat so...
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    Low Carb Success

    I have been on the LCHF lifestyle for 3 months and today had my diabetes review. Bear in mind these results are in 3 months: Weight down by 7.6kg BMI down by 3.1 Blood pressure down from 120/80 to 112/70 Total Cholesterol up by 0.1 HDL up by 0.4 HbA1c 41 (5.9 in old money), down from 58 three...
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    No meter!

    I don't yet have a BG meter, but meantime I do check everyday for ketones in my urine. I figure if I have ketones then I haven't gone too high on BG... would you agree?
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    Diabetes Support Group

    Hi, We are just starting a diabetes support group in the local area and will be having talks etc by local health workers. I am pretty convinced that the carbs at every meal approach is wrong for me and probably for other diabetics and would like to be able to encourage others to look at their...
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    Ketostix

    Have been eating LCHF for over a month now and first week lost 7lbs, but nothing since. Thought I would check if I was producing Ketones (maybe I am doing something wrong) but not sure what range I should be looking at. Can anyone help please?