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That sounds like a great idea. I wish there was a way to save individual posts to make coming back to them easier.
I've started using Copy Me That which @Brunneria alerted me to originally. As well as being able to copy favourite recipes in from the net you can also enter your own (or someone else's recipes). I was forever losing the recipes or the links and having them in one place now is great.

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I will definitely try the narrow curry - but how do you make the curried pickles? I love pickles and I love curry. :)
Something like this with the sugar replaced with something like sukrin gold, erythritol or splenda. Ditching the sugar does have an effect on consistency but if you cook long enough and / or introduce a tasteless thickener like tapioca flour or arrowroot it (usually!) works out
http://www.harighotra.co.uk/courgette-chutney-recipe
 
Hello

B - lemon chia seed pudding and cream
L - hard boiled egg and broccoli and Stilton soup with grated cheddar on top
D - cauliflower cheese, pork shoulder steak with red pesto and 1/2 a protein roll. Very, very filling X
 
Thai Beef Salad
278 calories, 9g net carbs

Marinade: 3 tbsp lime juice (I used RealLime in bottle), 2 tsp fish sauce (Three Crabs brand), 1/3rd teaspoon Mae Ploy red curry paste, 1 tsp grated ginger, crushed red pepper, garlic, a few stevia drops

Meat & Veggies: 4.25 oz fried top sirloin steak (sliced in chilled), 1/4 cucumber, 1/2 small carrot, 1/4 small red onion, 1 scallion.

Mix all above together and marinade for an hour or so. Top a plate of lettuce (in this case mixed). Garnish with chopped cilantro if you like.

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[Recipe adapted from Weight Watcher's cookbook, 2007.]
 
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Wednesday...

Breakfast: 2 grilled bacon and 1 fried egg

Lunch: Probably little gem leaves dipped in houmous

Dinner: Sausage Beany casserole thing with veg

Drinks: Black decaff coffee until lunchtime then sparkling mineral water
 
Thai Beef Salad
278 calories, 9g net carbs

Marinade: 3 tbsp lime juice (I used RealLime in bottle), 2 tsp fish sauce (Three Crabs brand), 1/3rd teaspoon Mae Ploy red curry paste, 1 tsp grated ginger, crushed red pepper, garlic, a few stevia drops

Meat & Veggies: 4.25 oz fried top sirloin steak (sliced in chilled), 1/4 cucumber, 1/2 small carrot, 1/4 small red onion, 1 scallion.

Mix all above together and marinade for an hour or so. Top a plate of lettuce (in this case mixed). Garnish with chopped cilantro if you like.

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Hi @JenniferG,

This sounds yummy -- I have to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
 
So, feeling a lot better after all the excitement on Monday and not sleeping the night from Monday to Tuesday. To be honest, though, I didn't really have much of an appetite yesterday and had to force myself to eat.

Due to high ketone levels in the urine and acidic bloods, I am trying to up protein a bit, cut some of the fat and also eliminate the exercise for a while to see what happens.

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos, one with full-fat milk and xylitol and one with cream and xylitol.

Lunch: Tartar with a little bit of mayonnaise and one fried egg.

Snack: Two squares of 85% chocolate, two Werther's Originals without sugar.

Dinner: A barbecued entrecote steak (220g), roasted bellpeppers and eggplants, half an avocado.

Also had three glasses of water with baking soda to help with balancing the acidity in my blood.

Results this morning: Higher blood sugars and fewer ketones in my urine.

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So, feeling a lot better after all the excitement on Monday and not sleeping the night from Monday to Tuesday. To be honest, though, I didn't really have much of an appetite yesterday and had to force myself to eat.

Due to high ketone levels in the urine and acidic bloods, I am trying to up protein a bit, cut some of the fat and also eliminate the exercise for a while to see what happens.

Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos, one with full-fat milk and xylitol and one with cream and xylitol.

Lunch: Tartar with a little bit of mayonnaise and one fried egg.

Snack: Two squares of 85% chocolate, two Werther's Originals without sugar.

Dinner: A barbecued entrecote steak (220g), roasted bellpeppers and eggplants, half an avocado.

Also had three glasses of water with baking soda to help with balancing the acidity in my blood.

Results this morning: Higher blood sugars this morning and fewer ketones in my urine this morning.
Firstly can I say your HbA1c results are tremendous! You should be well proud of them. In your place ziggy , the first thing I would do is to up my water intake. I drink at least 8 pints of water daily but I have always drunk a lot of water. Apart from that I wouldn't change anything or worry about anything unless you feel very unwell?

There's a bit on this site as well about DKA which may be helpful.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/diabetic-ketoacidosis.html


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Firstly can I say your HbA1c results are tremendous! You should be well proud of them. In your place ziggy , the first thing I would do is to up my water intake. I drink at least 8 pints of water daily but I have always drunk a lot of water. Apart from that I wouldn't change anything or worry about anything unless you feel very unwell?

There's a bit on this site as well about DKA which may be helpful.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/diabetic-ketoacidosis.html


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Thanks, @maglil55. I will definitely up my water intake. Unfortunately, I often forget as I don't really get thirsty anymore after getting my blood sugars under control. So, I have to actively make sure to drink enough.

How do you remember to drink enough? Do you have a special trick?
 
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B: 1 x toasted cheese/ 1/2 glass milk.
L: ( Main meal): Mushroom & cheese omelette with salad. ( Politely declined a kind invitation to a lunch time funeral reception where I would have been tempted by all those carbs)!
D: Canned tuna and cottage cheese.
Drinks: Black tea/ glass diet coke.
 
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Thanks, @maglil55. I will definitely up my water intake. Unfortunately, I often forget since I don't really get thirsty any more after getting my blood sugars under control. So, I actively have to make sure to drink enough.

How do you remember to drink enough? Do you have a special trick?
It was the job I used to do. I was a technical trainer and had to speak to very large audiences a lot of the time so if I didn't drink water my throat would dry up (not good if you are having to project your voice). As a result I just do it automatically. Even if I have wine I always have water with it.
I even take a pint of water to bed with me.

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Hello all

B - coffee and cream
L- Egg mashed up with mayo, 1/2 protein roll, cucumber and pork scratchings
D - will be chicken thighs marinated in yoghurt and spices with salad. Carb eaters will also have a jot potato

Have a nice evening all, early night for me I think. X
 
It was the job I used to do. I was a technical trainer and had to speak to very large audiences a lot of the time so if I didn't drink water my throat would dry up (not good if you are having to project your voice). As a result I just do it automatically. Even if I have wine I always have water with it.
I even take a pint of water to bed with me.

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Thanks @maglil55,

Incidentally, I often speak to large audiences too -- but fortunately was given a mike as my voice doesn't project very well. So, the mike also helps by not putting too much stress on my vocals and I usually don't get a dry throat.

Another suggestion of yours is a great idea, though. I probably should build drinking water into a range of routines as you do (such as when going to bed or drinking wine). Thanks for the great idea.

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Still sitting high Bed 7.1 FBG 7.2 and pre breakfast was 7.8 and again post breakfast hit 9.2 then it turned. It's pretty normal during the day so just waiting to see if a bug emerges.
B. Slice Hovis lower carb seeded with lurpack and pate pate the fruity one. Tassimo Americano grande with a dash of cream
L. Marigold Swiss bouillon and a wrap of lettuce and cherry tomatoes but the 'wrap' was rare roast beef.
D. Oomi noodle carbonara

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Fasting day today and a bit of a glut of cream and butter.

Breakfast - none

Lunch - none. Went for a walk instead and should have known better than to assume that bright sunshine at the start of the walk meant bright sunshine 30 minutes later. Arrived back at work rather wet

Dinner - seabass fillet fried in butter with buttered broccoli and cauliflower, 10 raspberries and cream, 2 squares Lindt 90%

Drinks - 3 mugs tea with cream, 1 Diet Coke, 1.5 litres water
 
B: celery, cheese and olives, cup of tea
11's: Strong coffee, filter, D Cream and cinnamon
L: Radishes, cheese, gherkin, roasted aubergine, onion and courgettes, water
16's: Strong coffee, filter, D Cream and cinnamon
D: 3 egg omelette, cheese, peas, chorizo, avocado salad, water
Water through out the day....
 
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