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Kidney Disease and low carb - what diet?
I have stage 3-4 kidney disease ( as well as diabetes) many healthy foods now not advised e.g spinach broccoli avocados protein) what kind of diet/ nutrient amounts should I be eating to delay progression
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can I track magnesium on charts??
how to track magnesium on M FP
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REDUCING INSULIN RESISTANCE
After 30 years diabetes 2, hyperlipidaemia,syndrome x, metabolic syndrome I have tried unsuccessfully with endocrinologist diabetes nurse dietitian etc to reduce insulin resistance If you have tamed this beast please post how you did it Thanks
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Water - brief question
what counts as water- does it include coffee and teas and soy drinks or Optifast liquid?
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How to really understand insulin
30 years type 2 diabetes but I still do what medics tell me without really understanding and mastering insulin use. First, how do medics calculate the basic insulin dose?? How do they know it is right? Second, if I wake up with 8.0 BG so what do I take for rapid dose and what do I eat and allow for exercise? Third, what is…
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Sharing the struggle with a faith community
How does your faith ( whatever sort) help your struggle for health and fitness, improve your motivation, underlie your effective living and loving. provoke questioning of life and events, help you set goals, be accountable,inspire??
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Learning from MFP what has made the most difference to you since you started?
I have been on since January, found the information from lacks in my diet from the graphs very helpful. Have one friend on MFP who has been very helpful How do you get more friends?? I would like to see more peoples' diaries so I can see how others work out their eating plans?
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INSULIN AND FAT RETENTION
THE ROLE OF INSULIN IS TO HOLD ON TO FAT. hOW DO I DECREASE MY INSULIN (DIABETES ENDOCRINOLOIST KEEPS RAISING IT) AND INCREASE THE NON-FAT RETENTION HORMONES eg glucagon??
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Iron
How do you get enough iron in your diet?
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Not losing weight on 1200 calories a day
Can I set my calorie level at 1000 which is what I would be eating if I were at my goal weight? Would the brain then help me move to that level??
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No weight loss Is this due to too much injected insulin??
I have been trying really hard 1200 calories and 90 carbs per day for three months with no weight loss The endocrinologist bumped my insulin up over a few months to 34 basal twice a day and meal time novorapid 20 each meal Is this too much insulin and should I cut it down? Am I being overdosed on insulin which prevents…
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High levels of injected insulin sabotaging weioght loss??
How to set body weight lower, how to harness leptin, how to tell if you are taking too much insulin???
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Getting enough of and the right balance of micronutrients
Cannot work out number of poly and mono unsaturated fats for health. Saturated is easy (less than 10% but too much omega 6 in ratio to omega 3 harder to sort out between poly and mono which seem to be mixtures of both with ratios that aren't good ( ie too high in omega 6)
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Sarahtrust
Lots of current health problems, needing to lose 25 kg, especially for next op!! Finding this data base leaves out lots of measures, how to eg add fibre into a recipe for coleslaw that says there is none!
