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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast - 1 piece goat cheese 2 crackers with hummus. Usual lunch. Dinner was egg mayonnaise with a huge green herby salad, followed by 4 squares of Monte's.
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    Back again

    If you don't buy it, you can't eat it, so stock up with suitable food that doesn't need too much prep. You can grill a piece of meat and fill your plate with green vegetables - you can buy those ready prepared in most supermarkets. There is cheese, and eggs, that don't need much in the way of...
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    Back again

    I wouldn't presume to advise you, as I don't know why you go 'off track' but perhaps identifying those reasons might help us help you.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast - 3 oz goat cheese with 2 crackers and hummus. Usual lunch of Greek yoghurt, seeds, nuts and a kiwi fruit. Teatime slice of pork pie with English mustard. Dinner was pork chop with broccoli and runner beans, followed by 4 squares of Monte's.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast - 3 oz goats' cheese with 2 crackers and hummus. Usual lunch. Teatime slice of pork pie with English mustard. Dinner was steak with cauliflower and runner beans, followed by 4 squares Monte's.
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    Diagnosed in may, getting my HbA1c retaken on 10th (Monday) & feeling very confused

    I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties. Ref your food - easy diabetic-friendly veggie food with minimum prep. includes cheese, nuts, yoghurt, seeds (I have yoghurt with seeds and nuts every day for lunch) hardboiled eggs with mayo, Marmite drink, hummus with celery sticks, all very nutririous...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast - 3 oz cheese with 2 crackers and hummus. Lunch the usual. teatime another 3 oz cheese. Dinner was 2 big slices Melton Mowbray pork pie with herby green salad, followed by 4 squares Monte's.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    2 x crackers with hummus and 2 oz sheep cheese. 1 raspberry from the garden. Usual lunch. physio appointment so very late lunch, therefore no tea. Dinner was gammon steak with runner beans from the garden, 1 glass of brandy, 4 squares Monte's.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast 2 crackers with hummus and a piece of cheese appx 2 oz. Lunch was the usual yoghurt, nuts and seeds with 1 kiwi fruit. Dinner was sirloin steak with asparagus courtesy of Aldi - how the rich do live! Just finished my 4 squares of Monte's.
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    Pain under the ribs

    I appreciate it's "any port in a storm" but I'd caution against time expired strips, as when I used some, I got really high readings, which were wrong when I checked with a normal in-date strip.
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    Some more questions

    I agree with Mark's 1 and 2. I think that if we monitor blood glucose at home, we will be able to recognise trends associated with eating certain foods, and so no nasty surprises and often some good ones. This answers your fourth question also. Final Question - no need to batter our brains with...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    2 crackers with hummus, 1 piece Manchego cheese appx 2 oz, 2 raspberries from the garden. Usual lunch, no teatime meal, dinner was steak with runner beans from the garden and cauliflower from Lidl. We had dinner in the garden, which was lovely except for the insect life that wanted to share it...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Breakfast - 2 crackers with hummus and a piece of goat cheese. One raspberry from the garden. Lunch - the usual Greek yoghurt, nuts seeds and a kiwi fruit. Teatime 2 crackers and hummus again. Dinner egg mayo with green herby salad, 4 squares Monte's
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    Designer eggs

    We kept chickens, and I've worked on two free-range poultry farms. You don't need a rooster, and the neighbours will thank goodness if you don't have one. Feeding fish meal can lead to 'fishy' tasting eggs. Chickens are great fun as pets, and I'm sure you will ejoy yours. If you are in UK you...
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    stress

    Stress does it for me too - but then I am a real stresshead with a stressful life, so I'd expect it.
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    Pain under the ribs

    I hope you have some diagnostic good news soon.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    breakfast - 2 crackers with hummus plus a piece of goat cheese. Lunch the usual yoghurt, seed and nut mix. Teatime a piece of ham with 1 and a half crackers. Dinner was herby green salad with ham, 4 squares of Monte's.
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    Ringing in the ears

    Since starting to wear hearing aids, my tinnitus has gone. I don't know how usual this is, but am grateful for it.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    No breakfast due to medical appointment. Usual brunch. Nothing at teatime, as brunch was late. Dinner was lamb chump chop with mange tout, cauliflower and broccoli. My Monte's is a bit slow in arriving, but here's hoping.
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Didn't get a chance to post yesterday, which was breakfast of 2 crackers and hummus, lunch yoghurt, seeds, nuts and a kiwi fruit, teatime 2 more crackers and hummus as hungry, dinner roast chicken with mange tout, broccoli and cauliflower with 1 glass brandy and 4 squares Monte's
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