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Leading cardiologist warns of carbohydrate risks
 
Leading cardiologist warns of carbohydrate risks
 

Dr Salim Yusuf, the former President of the World Heart Foundation, has stated in a momentous lecture that increased carbohydrate intake is harmful. The findings are pertinent to people with diabetes as the NHS has long-advocated eating starchy carbs with each meal.

 
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Time for change?
Can T1D be slowed down?
 

An “extremely exciting” study has shown that it might be possible to slow down the development of type 1 diabetes mellitus through the development of a new medication.

 
T1D development
Share your support
Share your support
 

Unfortunately, diabetes and depression are commonly experienced together, with Forum user oaklandsraider asking: “What other members suffer the same as me?”

 
Diabetes and depression
Metformin benefits
Metformin benefits
 

Metformin is a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, but it could also reduce the risk of several cancers, including pancreatic cancer.

 
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Low-carb dinner ideas
Low-carb dinner ideas
 

Low-carb moussaka is just one of the tasty low-carb dinner ideas that can be made at home without having any significant impact on your blood glucose levels.

 
Try low-carb moussaka
 
17 inspirational messages
 
17 inspirational messages
 

Life can sometimes be a bit overwhelming whether you have diabetes or not, so take a look at some messages to inspire you in times of woe when diabetes or other factors are wearing you down.

 
You’re not alone
 
30 Day Meal Plan
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Keto diet benefits
Keto diet benefits
 

People with type 2 diabetes who ate a periodic ketogenic diet achieved similar health benefits, including weight loss, to those who fasted, in a fascinating new diet study.

 
Diet update for T2D
How do I count carbs?
How do I count carbs?
 

Carbohydrate counting, which helps you understand how food affects your blood glucose, can seem really difficult at first, but eventually it will become second nature to you.

 
What is carb counting?
30 Day Meal Plan
 

Have a great day,
Charlotte

PS. 300km bike ride from Paris to Dijon - it makes us tired just reading about it! Do you have any training tips for Yiannim.

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