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    Ethical issue: Profesional vs. gut feel

    Hi all, Sorry to intrude on this forum once more. I am a carer for my wife and would like to gather thoughts on a real dilemma that I am in. My wife is absolutely convinced that she has T2 diabetes. She has many of the symptoms consisted with this including being thirsty, needing toilet...
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    Putting on Weight - without spiking blood sugars

    Thank you! Her last HbA1c (last week) was 30. She uses a Dexcom (+ blood sugar meters to validate) daily. She normally tries keeps her blood sugars below 5mmol. The bread is grain free. The really needs the medical treatment and in order to gain weight I thought it would be better for her...
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    Putting on Weight - without spiking blood sugars

    Thanks for the inputs. It's diet controlled Type 2 - no medications. She had got her fasting numbers down to non-diabetic range by only eating about 2g carbs per day across two meals. This however caused her BMI to go so low, which is now the issue. I've encouraged her to eat more across 3...
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    Putting on Weight - without spiking blood sugars

    Hello all, My wife currently has a very low BMI, and ideally needs to put on some weight quite quickly (to take her up to the regular BMI range). This is so that it would be possible for a medical procedure to be carried out (that the consultant has advised she needs a normal BMI range for)...