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  1. Nicole T

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    I forgot to add the egg yolks. I didn't realise until I'd added the sauce to the main dish. It turned out just fine without them.
  2. Nicole T

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Moussaka tonight, loosely based on this recipe. https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/mousakas/ Swapped the flour for arrowroot powder, and halved the quantity of most of the ingredients. It's still fed 2 of us, with enough left over to do the same, tomorrow. Not sure about the carbs, but should...
  3. Nicole T

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Not tonight, but I've made Chicken Marengo, twice now. Originally for a laugh (big Red Dwarf fan) but it's one of the nicest dishes I've ever done. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-marengo I read a few recipes, and ended up doing a hybrid. This one's probably closest, though I used...
  4. Nicole T

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Decided to see if my arrowroot pancake mix makes decent Yorkshire pud batter. So toad in the hole today. 100g of arrowroot powder, 150g skimmed milk, 2 eggs and a good shake. In a Pyrex dish lid with 6 part cooked sausages, and gas mark 6 for just over half an hour. It wasn't bad, but I'd made...
  5. Nicole T

    Prescribed Metformin but wondering I can do this on diet alone

    The healthcare system only really seems interested in your A1c these days. Keep it to 48 or below for T2 or 51 or below for T1 and they consider your condition 'well managed' and in no need of further action. We tend to see diabetes as black and white: either you have it or you don't. But it's...
  6. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    That's great, if you're able to properly isolate until at least 3 weeks after you've had your first dose. If you're a critical worker in a public facing role, or have kids who are about to go back to school, it's both frustrating and frightening to see the vaccine being handed out willy-nilly to...
  7. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    My autistic son's school came through for me yesterday: put me on the system as a carer in the morning, and got me an appointment for the same afternoon. AstraZeneca. I was advised to have it in the arm I don't usually lie on in bed, which happens to be my right, even though I'm right handed...
  8. Nicole T

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Pancakes, made from arrowroot powder instead of flour. Much lower carb, and I'd challenge anyone to tell the difference. For 2 fairly thick pancakes 100g arrowroot powder : 13g/100g carbohydrate 100g milk (I tend to weigh rather than measure, but guessing roughly 1g=1ml): 5g/100ml carbs. 2...
  9. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    I e-mailed my GP surgery yesterday and they rang me this morning. The good news is that I am listed as cohort 6, and they've got through roughly half of the list in the last 10 days. The bad news is that my local centre has a shortage of vaccine, and isn't taking new bookings right now, with no...
  10. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    I haven't had a shielding letter. I think that would have put me in cohort 4 rather than 6 anyway. But as diabetics, we are advised to be particularly careful to reduce the risk of infection. My ex is being prioritised for the vaccine, due to receiving carer's allowance for our son. The crazy...
  11. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    Out of interest, are you Cheshire or Merseyside? It seems that while the vaccinations are being run by "Cheshire and Merseyside Partnership", Merseyside is well ahead of Cheshire when it comes to actual roll-out. Of all the people I know in 7-9 who've got vaccinated early, none have been from...
  12. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    Thanks. I'd looked at the spreadsheets, but not the covering letters. The spreadsheets group everyone under 70 into the same category, so don't give a full picture of how JCVI cohorts are being prioritised out in the real world. The covering letter would indicate that we're on cohort 6 right...
  13. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    Reply today from Cheshire and Merseyside NHS partnership. They state that they are targeting groups 5 and 6 at the moment, and are not offering vaccines to anyone in group 7+. The suggestion is that anyone I know who's in those groups and has been vaccinated must have a condition that qualifies...
  14. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    I think it's perfectly understandable that areas that are falling behind should be prioritised for supplies. I always thought that was how it would happen, at least in a system where capacity is dictated by vaccine supply rather than the infrastructure to administer it. There will naturally be...
  15. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    But that isn't the issue. I've been happy to wait my turn all along. For most/all of groups 1 to 5 to be at least offered the vaccine before I get my go as group 6. And then for most/all of group 6 to have been offered the vaccine before appointments open up for group 7. Instead, what I'm...
  16. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    Well it's increasingly looking like a postcode lottery for me, and one I'm not winning right now. I've watched 2 people who've confirmed they're groups 8 and 9 get vaccinated ahead of me, along with at least a dozen who are almost certainly in groups 7 to 9. All but one live in Merseyside (the...
  17. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    I've done a bit more digging, and it seems her area is currently vaccinating JCVI groups 5 and 6, as is mine. She qualifies as group 8, yet has still received the text and booked an appointment this morning. One of my friends who's already had it should qualify as group 9. I would be group 9...
  18. Nicole T

    Covid vaccine

    My partner's just been invited to book her jab this morning: in the over 55's bracket, with no risk conditions. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting. Different health authority, so it's possible hers is simply ahead of mine, but I'm now concerned that they've just made the second wave one big block of...
  19. Nicole T

    Newly diagnosed type 2 and very confused.

    52 isn't the end of the world. That's only just outside of the pre-diabetic range. We have a habit of thinking in absolutes: you either have diabetes or you don't. The way I see it these days, it's more of a spectrum. At one end, you have people with perfect blood sugar management, regardless of...
  20. Nicole T

    Figures not settling after Christmas / New Year

    It's just the Bulk Powders vanilla one. It's quite pleasant. A little bit watery, but it does seem to stave off hunger pains. I tend to do a double (60g of powder + 400ml of water) so it's working out around £1 a shake. Tolerable as a meal substitute, but I'm glad I'm not paying for food as...