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Hi String, welcome to the Forum, you won't miss your weetabix for long, there are so many other things to eat for brekkie and much more tasty. There is a lot of help and support on here, so you are not alone. Take care Marilyn

Hi Alan, Welcome to the Forum, some really good advice from the other posters. The HbA1c test is only an average over a 3 month period, you need to know what your bg is doing before and after each meal. If you have been feeling very tired (and you have been checked for everything else) it is...

Hi Angie mia, welcome to the Forum, great place to come for advice, most of us have had little or no advice from our doctors. Have a good read and ask questions. Good luck Marilyn

Hi Tam, welcome to the Forum, there is a lot to read and get your head round to begin with, but just take it slowly you will be amazed how much you will learn from this forum. Ask as many questions as you like there are a lot of knowledgeable people on here to help you. Take care Marilyn

I recently saw my doctor to get the results of my HbA1c test. I told him that since diagnosis (Feb 2014) I was following a LC/HF diet. He was brilliant he said "whatever it is you are doing keep doing it, your cholesterol, LDL/HDL, liver, kidney, etc., etc., are fantastic". I am sure it won't...

Hi Potteron, welcome to the Forum. Don't you worry about what people say about your "fad" diet. At the end of the day all those people will realise on day that the LC/HF diet is a healthy diet for everyone not just diabetics. We will have the last laugh, so keep your chin up and carry on...

Hi Chilijo and welcome to the Forum, great advice from And Breath. I am also surprised that your doc didn't put you on Metformin, I am very small framed and my weight dropped to 7st last year due to a stressful period, but I started to eat more fat and now weigh a healthy 7st 13lbs. At first I...

Thanks Arab Horse for your kind words, yes I am feeling much better now and glad to be back on track, just had my HbA1c test results and they are fine, so feeling much more positive. Kind Regards Marilyn x

Hi Kevin, I know I haven't posted for some time, but I have been following your thread. I have had a particularly hard year last year having lost my mum in August and my father-in-law in November, I have been so busy sorting everything out I haven't really had that much time to post, but I have...

Thanks Zand, I know I haven't posted for a while, but I have been keeping up to date with you all on a regular basis, but just feld awkard posting after such a long time.

This site has been very special to me, although I haven't posted for some time, I have always been observing what has been going on over the past months. I have had a particularly hard year with losing my Mum last August and my Father-in-law in November, I just haven't had time to get so...

Hi Chris, I am sure she will live in my heart and thoughst forever, it just take time to come to terms with it. I appreciate your kind words, fortunately I do have two brothers who have been brilliant and some good friends when I need a hug. Take care and thank you. Marilyn xx

Hi Willie, Thank you so much for your kind words. I am back home now so hopefully will be back on line in the near future. Take care. Marilyn xx

What a very very sad story, surely a blood test should have been carried out before giving her iron tablets to determine if she was in fact iron deficient. The NHS have a lot to answer for. I hope her doctor has learned a valuable lesson, to prescribe tablets without knowing the cause of her...

Hello everyone, I am sitting here crying my eyes out reading all your heartfelt messages, I am overwhelmed by your kindness, you are all such wonderful caring people. @dianagrace Thank you so much for your lovely poem, I am going to copy it into my documents so that I can read it when I need...

Many thanks Zand for those comforting words, both you and @jack412 are right and time is a great healer. I have a lot to sort out, which is the bit I hate most, but I have two lovely brothers to help me. Take care Love Marilyn xx

Thank you @jack412 for your good wishes, you are right, it is still a shock even when expected. She had a fall this morning and was taken to A&E they found a blood clot and tried to save her, by sending her for an angiogram but she she died durng the procedure she was just too weak. I live a...

Thank you all so much for your hugs and best wishes. I am still feeling a bit numb at the moment, it hasn't quite sunk in yet. I am so grateful to have you all there in my time of grief. I treasure your friendship, you are all such lovely caring people, I really feel that I have a wonderful...

I am in need of a big hug, my mum, aged 88 died this evening at around 8pm. I am off to London tomorrow to see her. I am devastated that I couldn't be with her when she passed. Sorry just needed share this with my diabetic family. I will not be on line for a couple of weeks, but I will be...

Hi Lynn and welcome, don't be dissapointed, your levels are not that bad. What you need to to is cut your carbohydrates, i.e. rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, cakes, biscuits etc. Carbohydrates are the main cause of high blood glucose levels. Have a look at www.dietdoctor.com/lchf which explains...