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Good evening, so far I've not been medicated for my T2 but haven't been controlling it well through diet so Ive agreed to be medicated. I was steered away from metformin and have been prescribed Canagliflozin. I'm petrified to take it as the common side effects are UTI's and thrush. I get these...

OK, so I've been doing LCHF since January, I've lost 2 stone and my Hba1c has gone from 61 to 52. I had a telephone appointment with a dietitian yesterday, as referred by my diabetic nurse. Despite my results she wasn't keen for me to be doing LCHF and said I should move to a mediterranean diet...

Afternoon! When I started LCHF I was aiming at under 90g of carbs a day but to be fair I was having around 50g-60g. In 6 weeks I'd lost a stone and my Hba1c had dropped from 61 to 52! My weight loss over the last 3 weeks has stalled and I'm not completely sure why. I put in a tracker my food for...

Not sure why I'm posting, maybe to get it off my chest but here goes. I'm not on diabetic meds but the nurse keeps nagging so I thought it was time to get myself I gear and get my sugars under control. I've been trying to loose weight for about 6 months by going to the gym twice a week and...

Morning everyone. I stopped eating carbs on Monday and my blood results this morning are confusing, considering I've had the same for breakfast each morning... A mixture of ground almonds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, almonds, almond milk, coconut milk and sunflower seeds. I also have a coffee with...

Hi, this is my first post. I'm frustrated as my diabetic nurse keeps trying to push medication on my but I want to do diet control but she offers no support. In September I started with a personal trainer 2 hours a week (I'm quite sedentary) and gave up dairy and overhauled my diet. The results...