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@Nicole T @Jurgita V @HSSS @JoKalsbeek @rosemaree @Daibell @mouseee Thankyou all so much for welcoming me and for your kind words and great advice. I feel like I can get a grip on my situation and will be able to turn things around. Look forward to chatting with you all in future

Thanks for your reply, Ive just had a look at the NHS info from my doc, and even that states I should be having a portion of starchy food at each meal (it names bread, pasta, potatoes rice and breakfast cereal as examples I SHOULD be eating) this seems to fly firmly in the face of what I have...

I am (as of yesterday) trying to navigate a prediabetic way of life and i've been quite surprised by the conflicting info available. For example I read a bupa article saying go for very low fat but eat baked potatoes, eat malt loaf instead of a plain scone. The other info pretty much states...

Thankyou so much for this wonderful response. Its definitely something I will be referring back to. Such a lot of great information. I am really grateful for the time you took and its indeed reassuring to know that its not all doom and gloom. I just feel foolish for eating so much sugary ****...

Its a huuuge "diet" industry lie. We are designed to consume a moderate amount of fat, and natural sugars that are in fruits etc. Not all this super refined stuff that seems to be in everything we consume, one way or another!

thankyou!! I didnt get any actual figures, it was a completely generic letter "Dear Patient" etc... and a few leaflets. Im going to call the practice as Id really like to have a proper conversation with someone about it. Im really looking forward to learning as much as i can and hopefully...

Because fat (in moderation) is not the enemy. Sugar is. Way back when low fat foods were first introduced, they were loaded with sugar and salt to make them palatable. People got so hung up on the notion of any fat being bad for you, that we overlooked the sugar content. There are some really...

Hi everyone, and thankyou for reading. Got a generic letter delivered to me today, telling me the worrying news that I'm pre diabetic. Kind of surprised that I didn't get a call from the surgery to talk through the results but there you go. I know this is down to my own poor food choices -...