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<blockquote data-quote="rhedgehog" data-source="post: 936497" data-attributes="member: 203357"><p>Thanks for all the replies guys, it's been very helpful.</p><p></p><p>I do tend to wake up frequently in the night, but it's very rarely a shock or uncomfortable, it seems to be every 90 minutes almost on the dot, so it just seems to be my natural sleep pattern. i was the same even before i put all the weight on, so i don;t think i am suffering from any apnoea, but it's certainly something to discuss with my doctor once this **** boot is off and i can start to discuss the weight loss properly with her.</p><p></p><p>I have been looking at the BGMs and had seen the sd codefree. I will see what the local diabetes team from poole hospital say at the final education session on monday. I don;t kow what the local policy is for supplying meters and strips in Dorset. I read their T2 clinical policy but it only mentioned the medication, i didn't see anything about testing. although i get my urine strips on scrip, so there's always hope.</p><p></p><p>I think the idea of having the meter would really help me learn how everything affects my BG levels, so i may just invest anyway and not bother waiting to find out.</p><p></p><p>A low carb diet is going to be hard as i love my pasta and bread, but i guess it has to be done so that's that. I'll have to do lots of reading over the next few weeks, and see if i can still sneak in a little pasta or sweet potatoes here and there as a treat. Anyone know how good butternut squash is for carbs?</p><p></p><p>I have some Therabands so i can use those. Originally i bought them to help rehabilitate my leg but i'm not allowed to use them for that yet, but i can do upper body stuff which should be good. I also have an under desk exercise bike that i need to pick up from a friend, so when the boot is off, that will come in handy too.</p><p></p><p>I know i have a long way to go, and i'm getting conflicting advise locally on whether to concentrate on my diabetes first, or losing the weight, but i guess if the LCHF diet can do both, then that's my best bet. If i can somehow get back to my original weight of 90KG, i'll be over the bloody moon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rhedgehog, post: 936497, member: 203357"] Thanks for all the replies guys, it's been very helpful. I do tend to wake up frequently in the night, but it's very rarely a shock or uncomfortable, it seems to be every 90 minutes almost on the dot, so it just seems to be my natural sleep pattern. i was the same even before i put all the weight on, so i don;t think i am suffering from any apnoea, but it's certainly something to discuss with my doctor once this **** boot is off and i can start to discuss the weight loss properly with her. I have been looking at the BGMs and had seen the sd codefree. I will see what the local diabetes team from poole hospital say at the final education session on monday. I don;t kow what the local policy is for supplying meters and strips in Dorset. I read their T2 clinical policy but it only mentioned the medication, i didn't see anything about testing. although i get my urine strips on scrip, so there's always hope. I think the idea of having the meter would really help me learn how everything affects my BG levels, so i may just invest anyway and not bother waiting to find out. A low carb diet is going to be hard as i love my pasta and bread, but i guess it has to be done so that's that. I'll have to do lots of reading over the next few weeks, and see if i can still sneak in a little pasta or sweet potatoes here and there as a treat. Anyone know how good butternut squash is for carbs? I have some Therabands so i can use those. Originally i bought them to help rehabilitate my leg but i'm not allowed to use them for that yet, but i can do upper body stuff which should be good. I also have an under desk exercise bike that i need to pick up from a friend, so when the boot is off, that will come in handy too. I know i have a long way to go, and i'm getting conflicting advise locally on whether to concentrate on my diabetes first, or losing the weight, but i guess if the LCHF diet can do both, then that's my best bet. If i can somehow get back to my original weight of 90KG, i'll be over the bloody moon! [/QUOTE]
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