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  1. Yorksman

    How Many Carbs per Meal

    The recommended level for someone without diabetes is 90gm so, in a sense, anything below this helps and for diabetics, the lower the better. Another factor is how complex the carbs are and how much the food is processed. For example, pearl barley is high in carbs but because it is harder to...
  2. Yorksman

    Food - Chia Seeds?

    I think that is for patients who are on warfarin. For medications, it should be listed in the package info if it interacts. Grapefruit is the usual thing to avoid and often John's Wort is listed but it's not on any of my meds. But of course, there are many other types. Always best to check with GP.
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    Yorkshire Haverbread

    Yorkshire Haverbread is a soft flatbread made from oats. It differs from say the Cumbrian version which is crispier. Being soft, it is very useful for making rolls. They are easy to make and you can put in whatever filling you want. Here is a link to the history and to some recipes...
  4. Yorksman

    Food - Chia Seeds?

    Chia seeds have a high fibre content so you don't actually digest most of the carbs. Not that you eat lots of chia seeds anyway, to my knowledge. I have a teaspoon per day along with a teaspoon of linseed in my porridge every day. I also put a teaspoon in smoothies. I guess some people would use...
  5. Yorksman

    Too Much Fish

    Looks good to me, a few carbs but otherwise, very tempting:
  6. Yorksman

    Soups and stews please

    I also do a variation on this spicy fish stew: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3978/spicy-fish-stew I add in a pointed red pepper or two, sliced into strips and a large onion, strips rather than small p[ieces, both to bulk it up. I also add in coriander and chillie flakes. I tend to use...
  7. Yorksman

    Soups and stews please

    Still a favourite of mine, lamb and barley stew: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/14/lamb-stew-pearl-barley-recipe
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    Too Much Fish

    Warfarin is a toxin and affects all humans. The effects of fish oils on the blood depends on your own body's digestive system which works differently in different people, often depending on genes. Inuit for example, can't handle alcohol in the same way as we can. Also, in northern europe we take...
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    Too Much Fish

    Yes, that's why the use of warfarin is very strictly monitored. The regular warfarin clinics test for levels of the clotting factors in the blood and the warfarin dose is adjusted accordingly. Everyone is different and have different diets and treament with warfarin is on an individual level...
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    Too Much Fish

    Some could die, by no means all and to be fair, inuit eat meat as well as seafood. But the idea is the same, eating too much fish oil can be dangerous for some. It's to do with the potential for internal hemorrhaging in some people. The blood thinning qualities in many fish products is great for...
  11. Yorksman

    Too Much Fish

    LOL, he could have put it better I agree but now I am in my sixties, I am more concerned with shorter term health than longer term health.
  12. Yorksman

    Too Much Fish

    Fish is excellent as are most marine diets but some north west europeans might eventually die if they went onto an eskimo diet. By no means all, but some. You can have too much of a good thing and genetically, we are adapted to a different diet. It's probably best to mix and match lots of fish...
  13. Yorksman

    Very thin and crispy pizza

    I have one of these every week in a moroccan style bar and they are excellent. Furthermore, they can be made by anyone and, for most type 2s, diabetes friendly. The secret is, to use wholegrain tortilla wraps as the base. There are two ways to cook these, either in an oven or in a skillet and...
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    Any Help Appreciated

    I've never heard of supplements that do that, despite the claims. You can drop your blood sugar levels temporarily with things like a spoonful of vinegar, but these things are just short term tricks. The reason why you have type 2 is, for most, because they have a build up of certain types of...
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    Any Help Appreciated

    Best way is to change your diet and increase the amount of exercise that you do. The combination works wonders for most people. You'll probably know to avoid sugar, sugary drinks, cake and biscuits, chocolate and sweet snack bars etc, but many newbies think if they have a plain white sandwich...
  16. Yorksman

    Cycling for enjoyment

    I see some of the more ambitious and adventurous serious cyclists are keen to sing the praises of this multifaceted sport, but some of us have other serious underlying conditions. As I mentioned, I have severe heart failure, an implanted cardiovertor defibrillator and am on blood thinners. I...
  17. Yorksman

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Swiss sausage salad. Strips of smoked pork sausage, cut from a ring typically from Lidl, swiss cheese, spanish onion, which is mild and cut thinly and I also add some diced pickled gerkhin. I use a very mild salad dressing with only a little oil and almost no vinegar. I get the sharpness from...
  18. Yorksman

    new to diabetes

    If you have problems with your calf muscles, ask your GP to put you onto a different statin. Many people complain of stabbing pains, cramps, joint pains etc. I was on Atorvastatin but, for cost reasons, I got put on Simvastatin. Then I got all the above. When that GP had to resign, the new locum...
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    Cycling for enjoyment

    You lucky guy. Unfortunately, if we go abroad and I hire a bike, my wife hits the shops! Your experience of getting fit sounds very much like mine. I was doing ten mins twice a day on an indoor bike at first. Now I can do 30k on the flat, but spending most of the day doing it. The objective is...
  20. Yorksman

    Cycling for enjoyment

    Unfortunately, its the same way with my wife. The last time we tried, she lasted about 50 yards. At least you use a stationary bike. I still use mine most days for 30 mins or so. It's in the shed and is one of those that is hooked upto cycling films. In fact, it's the only way in winter when the...