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    Vegetarian/Vegan Low Carb Recipe Index

    Hi Purplekat it was ! The watercress and leek roulade is great too. I have frozen two portions not sure how it will defreeze will report back later when we have it again! :-)
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    Confused and disillusioned ...on the up (or rather down!)

    Hi It's actually my OH who is diabetic... Today he has had if I am honest a fair amount of carb...it isn't a (now) typical day... a veggie breakfast on the move as we were out for the day. Sausages were literally veg and potato type, baked beans and two hash browns and a fried egg. Lunch was a...
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    Confused and disillusioned ...on the up (or rather down!)

    Previously I posted about how I couldn't get to grips with anything... Return visit to GP (usual eat carbs don't test...as it means nothing hba1c only thing you need to worry about I asked how will we know what food spikes ..again only hba1c counts...) HOWEVER meds changed back to metformin...
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    Vegetarian/Vegan Low Carb Recipe Index

    Made the courgette ragout this evening it was fab!!
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    What have you eaten today?

    Breakfast 2hard boiled eggs 6 oatcakes Lunch salad with falafel a Apple 1oz nuts Courgette ragout from the low carb veg thread on this forum was lush!! 4 quorn sausages 2xrice cakes 1oa chees
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    Gaining Weight On Medication

    OH was on glicazide just got the doctor to change it back because of the potential weight gain issue now back on metformin from today. What are your side effects -assume other than tummy upset? Would be interested if your issues are same as my OH! Had a battle on my hands but hoped it turned out...
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    Vegetarian/Vegan Low Carb Recipe Index

    I have planned my whole week from these recipes it's a fab idea! Thank you!
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    LSA can you tell me what it is please.

    Thank you!! :-)
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    LSA can you tell me what it is please.

    Argh! I have seen a thread where a clever person said what this is I think it's almond flour plus two other ingredients and have lost the link or thread it was on please can anyone help me ? Thank you (I want to make some low carb bread and have the recipe from the low carb NZ site ) Much as...
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    Diabetic Low Carber's I need your advice

    I think this could be (excluding your meds as I am not a medic) a bit of detox for your reducing your carbs. If you ate bread pasta and the rest you would feel fine but please don't do it! I read that on this forum somewhere! After a few days you will feel better. My OH is the diabetic and I...
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    I've completely fallen off the low-carb wagon. :(

    Mu OH is the diabetic in our house he is addicted to carbs without a doubt mainly because of my unhelpful and unsuccessful slimming world green days diet he had for years so I do take some responsibility.... He is overweight as am I but in the last few weeks I have stopped trying for utopia and...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Volorg Oh.. Could this be an issue then, OH been feeling 'not right' the last few days and says is really hungry. We had a heated debate about an M&S wrap yesterday lol! Although even when added to my fitnesspal he was still on track...oops! Argh!!!! Destiny this is what worries me he has...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Waking readings have been 10-11this week again intermittent testing . Have put all food into fitnesspal and averaging 150 carbs circa 1600 cals He has a blood test shortly not sure what for but hope to see GP at follow up These readings are higher than when he was on metformin (intermittent...
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    A kick up the bum needed

    Anomie woo I am a newbie so have no wisdom..... my OH is the diabetic and just recently I have had a meltdown regarding his meds ..diet the whole bit. I posted on here in the week had some fantastic practical and pastoral comments and now feel I am clear enough to start again. I won't hijack...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Thank you everyone for your help. Am adjusting our diet from today onwards as have been away clearing my mums house 300 miles away and so have lived not so healthily the last 48 hours as well as all three of us sleeping on the floor as all furniture sold, my mum at 83 has been so good with it...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Jack 412 apologies for the snappy reply a symptom of my frustration me thinks. Wow all that information thank you all I have read loads husband is not refusing to test just flipping brainwashed by the GP when everything tells me (mainly from lurking on this forum) is that he should be testing...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Thank you, trouble is the GP is so insistent he doesn't test but I can't see how you can control without testing!! Genuinely he went to GP with muscle pains and this is the order of what happened. Told to leave statins off for a week Then to leave off metformin for week Dr appt two weeks later...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Thanks for that, I clearly haven't articulated this properly as you have missed my point entirely. I didn't post to say woe is me my husband is a numpty I posted for clarity on all the different advice we get and the fact it is so hard to challenge the medics because that's what they see...they...
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    Confused and disillusioned

    Sorry this is a bit long... Husband was on metformin but had strange muscle cramps so was changed to glicazide but is overweight so I am confused and not a medic I know but I read that this drug isn't good for the more rotund of us... Also had blood tests but no mention of kidney problems...
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    Metformin causing joint pain........?

    Hi and thank you for your replies.. Karen it was the diabetic dr who gave this advice!!! Clearly I know nothing about all this but I couldn't get my head around it. Either they don't listen or can't be bothered to think before suggesting this crazy course of action. As commented I haven't...