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andimurray

andimurray

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Hi
I am newish to forum & 1st time poster. I have been t2 for number of years & am on insulin (4 jabs a day). I also have underactive thyroid & PCOS.

After having shocking result from blood test I have decided to try low carbing. Just wanted some recommendations on books which give info on topic & some basic recipes/menus. I would prefer a book which is uk based with emphasis on easy to obtain ingredients). I live in scottish highland so it might b difficult to source some things. I know there is loads of recipes on the forum but to start off would prefer a book(s). I am an old fashioned gal lol.

Any help will be gratefully received.


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I think that Dr. Richard Bernstein's book "The Complete Diabetes Solution " is the best for explanations. Atkins diet cookbooks are preetty helpful, with lots of low carb meal ideas.
Hana
 
Hi Andi -)
I sympathise with the difficulty of obtaining things, being rural and miles from the most basic of shops that I am .
I find shopping online is the best solution for me, Amazon have a good selection of Low Carb books, make sure you read the reviews to make sure they are suitable for you though. The same goes for ingredients, some of the staples I need I can get online, and others ( almond flour, soya flour, linseed etc ) I buy in bulk in the Asian shops on my rare visits to the nearest city as it's so much cheaper. But failing that, I have found them on Amazon, eBay, and sometimes in the large supermarkets too.
Good luck! :-)
 
And don't be buying the pre-packaged Atkins snack bars, cookies, brownies and the like. They are rubbish, bad for diabetics. The Atkins company went a bit off the rails after Dr Atkins died.

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Eating and living LCHF I've found a couple of online shops that a fairly good, realfoods and justingredients, the later has some great assortment of spices as well.
 
Hi, Welcome :)

Great idea to try LCHF i live on the outskirts of london surrounded by shops and had a right job finding the ingredients lol, the internet may be a good idea for you, i know youve said you prefer the book but please try the internet for the recipes, i have several books most of which have one recipe in thats any good, the nets has zillions and better to pick and choose, this forum has some nice recipe threads, if you like to bake you could try www.diabeticgoodbaking.com its written by a forum member and very easy to follow and all her creations are yummy

best of luck
 
Arghh sorry my fingers & this phone don't like each other! I meant to add that I am off for a browse thru amazon & the recipes on forum. Nite nite.


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