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Usual brunch. Teatime 1 dry cracker. Dinner - a stew made from leftover beef, aubergine, green tomatoes, courgettes, mushrooms and leeks. No sign of any chocolate tonight.

What does anyone recommend for bedsocks. Due to heart meds, my feet/legs are always swollen and cold. I need to find very soft warm socks easy to get on and loose fitting around the legs and tops. What do you suggest

Usual brunch. Teatime 1 dry cracker. Dinner was roast beef with cauliflower, sprouts and broccoli, followed by 4 squares of Monte's

I also have jet-engine-induced tinnitus. It improved hugely once I got my hearing aids and is merely a trivial annoyance now.

Are you testing your blood glucose readings. If so, you have time to play with your diet before your appointment and see what results that brings. You have control over this.

Usual brunch. Teatime one and a half dry crackers. Dinner was 2 eggs bacon and 2 homemade sausages from my friend's daughter's rare breed pigs- no rusk, chemicals or additives, just pork. Followed by 4 squares of Montezuma's

I'm not lactose intolerant, but my usual keto diet would accommodate it if I left out yoghurt, cheese and butter. So - protein sources meat fish and eggs, any green vegetables, would all be okay.

Usual brunch. Teatime 1 dry cracker. Dinner, cottage pie with broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts and a carrot. 1 and a half glasses red wine. No chocolate has appeared so I guess none for tonight.

I was put on it while in hospital, with no information or explanation. When I came home after 5months, I checked it out and discovered I was supposed to eat carbs with it, though no safe minimum was given - I'd been keto for 7 years. At first I ignored the advice, as no harm seemed to be...

Usual brunch plus half a tub of hummus. Going to stop the hummus as I fear putting on weight, and will substitute a dry cracker for the carb input required by the 'flozin. Dinner was pork rashers with broccoli and cauliflower, one glass red wine. Husband has forgotten chocolate again, so I am...

It makes a huge difference, as you will see. And it's easy to do.

Usual brunch plus half a tub of hummus. Teatime 1 dry cracker. Dinner was steak with broccoli, one carrot and some cauliflower, 1 glass red wine, 4 squares of Montezuma's.

Try it and see. Wouldn't work for me as there is no leeway to tighten mine, but you know what you eat and can cut back on.

I love sprouts! How delightful that we are all so different in our tastes.

Depends what she puts on the porridge as well. Few people would eat just plain porridge. BG would definitely rocket!

I am on heart meds and my diet-controlled BG went from 5s to 6s once I started taking them. Check with the information leaflet if your drugs do this.

I had side effects after taking a statin that I hadn't had before, and when I was taken off it and put on a different statin, the side effects went away, so being logical says they were caused by the statin. I seem to be unaffected by the second statin.

Cold meat slices. A dash of mayo might work well if you like.

If you don't want to use potato, hardboiled egg will do that job, and raw egg will stick them together

Usual brunch plus half a tub of hummus. Dinner was steak with sprouts and cauliflower, 1 and a half glasses red wine, 4 squares Monte's.