weight control

Hi all, my name is Tallulah, I’m 29 and a pre diabetic with insulin resistance and PCOS. As of today, Sunday 26th March I weigh 13st 3lbs. I’d love to come off medication and my doctor has told me I need to try and follow a lower calorie diet so here I am. I’m going to aim for 12 weeks until...

Type 1 diabetic having good success with appetite control and weight loss with 500mg metformin 4x/d and 10mg CBD 1x/d. Also am taking 30mg/d biofisitin and 100mg/d resveratrol and various other longevity supplements. CBD is my new addition and it is making me less anxious. By itself it doesn't...

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me. My GP put me on gliclazide and empagliflozin in November and since I have gained two stone, I go to the gym 5 times a week and try and go for a two mile walk every other day, I portion control all my food and I don't drink...

Hi all, I'm a long-term ADF faster, but dropped off for some time because of an unrelated medical issue (minor, but irritating). That's when my BG rose from pre-diabetic to diabetic levels. Have lost 17 kilos since Oct last year, and while I haven't got an HBA1C test done recently, my...

Hi guys, First I would like to start off with saying that although I am posting on this forum I dont have diabetes however I try to ensure that I'm frugal with my sugar intake, especially after my weight loss journey I'm trying to ensure I know what I'm putting in my body. I am however...

Saturday 21/11/2020 Hi this my first post in this forum I have decided to go on a ketone diet starting Monday 23/11/22 because the doctors said I have type 2 diabetes the sugar level came 101 and normal is 50! Which came as a shock to me as I am in good health and have no known diabetes...

Hello Has anyone had experience using metformin as a type 1? My doctor wants to try me on it to see if it will help reduce my appetite and hunger and hopefully help me drop a few pounds. I’m not particularly insulin resistant but I do have times where I need ALOT more insulin than usual. I’m...

Last summer I came onto this website for support after I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Since most of my relatives over 60 have diabetes I was very upset but not totally surprised. I made an appointment to see my GP and got a small rise in my thyroid medication which enabled me to sustain...

I'm looking for advice on menus that don't include weight loss. I can understand why so many are weight loss related but I've already lost about 5 kg (now 69 kg) with almost no effect on my blood sugar levels so looking for better control without the weight loss. Thinking more nuts and avacado's...

Hi all, Had to drop by because I reached a semi milestone goal yesterday and needed to tell peoples who understand, won't judge, and just generally 'get it' (i.e. all of you lovelies!) Diagnosed in Oct 2018 and since then I've managed to keep dropping weight, down by 4st 3lb so far - and not...

hi everyone I posted around a week ago as I may be diabetic (need another blood test to confirm it), I’ve been all over the place, getting upset thinking my life is over!, after doing reasearch and remaining positive I now know I won’t be the end of the world...if I’m T2 I know I can reverse it...

Because of poor experiences, many will laugh at this 30/09/2018 quote from "Has 'dieting' become a dirty word?": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45652749 "Dr Matthew Capehorn, a GP based in Rotherham ..." "... says specialist weight management services from the NHS can encompass the...

EVENT UPDATE – SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER - BIRMINGHAM It's all coming along very nicely. Which is just as well as it's only just over 2 weeks away! It's very exciting. We have the venue booked (menu still to be confirmed) Hotel rooms booked for the Friday night for those arriving the day...

Note: Applies to T2 only Zoe Harcombe published a blog post today with some very interesting points (as usual). The bit that got my attention was this. What does work? The saying “eat less/do more” sounds so simple, it’s just a shame that it doesn’t work. There is an equally simple little...