I turned 23 in February. When I was 18 I was really excited for my 20’s. I figured I’d have my bachelors by now and a steady girlfriend. I currently have neither.
When covid hit I noticed my grandmothers health just wasn’t what it should’ve been. (She and her sister live with us.) Long story short I ended up becoming her caregiver. It’s a really lonely job in general. What sucks is ss doesn’t want to give me full hours despite her being a fall risk. (Hoping that changes when I move and switch counties) so I don’t make a ton of money either. For one year 22-23 I also took care of my grandmothers sister as well. I was taking care of both of them full time. Unfortunately she lost her battle with cancer in December. But it was a lot to deal with alone. Yes I had my immediate household to mourn with but I didn’t have anyone else to really talk to. It was rough cause my sister had her bf and my parents had each other. I was just left to worry about taking care of my grandmother.
I just have slowed down since her passing with my own self care. I’ve put on about 10 pounds. Im a trans man (transitioned to male.) and I’m a pretty chubby and losing my hair (talk about gender affirming in the worst way) I’m currently trying to get my health back on track. Moving more and drinking a lot more water. It’s something more recent so not a ton of progress just yet.
I just feel so alone. I don’t talk to really anyone. My phone is constantly dry except for the stuff my family sends me. I just really hope one day I can feel what it’s like to be loved and cared about. I want someone to love and care about me the way I do to them.
I’m sorry this post is a bit all over the place I just needed to get it out.

I’ve kept asking for my b12 and b9 to be checked but the docs I’ve seen never want to because, « you’re probably ok 👍 » ( I have anorexia, and I cannot eat meat or fish because of it)
today I asked again but they said I was going to have to wait a bit since they already did blood test on me 2 times this week.
So around maybe 1 or 2 weeks of waiting.
I want injections but I need a prescription for them.
Should I take sublingual b12 or should I wait for the blood test that may never come.
My symptoms are mainly visuals, like floaters, visual snow, light sensitivity, blur, double vision, but I also have pain on the left side of the body as well as the classic needles, I’ve had them for almost 1 year now
( I had MRI and scanners, I also checked my eyes two times, everything seems fine there)
I read here my symptoms could go more easily away with injections than sublingual.
I also have Iron and vitamins D deficiency, but they only gave me something for the vitamins D…
Apparently from the second blood test my magnesium is alright, potassium « a bit low » according to the docs, which probably mean I need supplement there too, And I also have deficiency elsewhere but they don’t want to give me the results of the second blood test even though I asked for them (only once though)
Should I push more, for everything in general? I’m the kind of person to ask for things kindly and who’s very friendly, but I can be persistent.

31F 5'6 200lbs i have PBC, PCOS, POTS i take ursodiol, pantoprazole, ferrous sulfate, vitamin D
about two weeks ago i took amoxicillin for strep throat and now i'm pretty sure i have a UTI a couple weeks later and i'm worried about needing to take antibiotics so close together like that. but my thing is, do you think i will be alright? should i just request another antibiotic than the one i just took or do i need to take amoxicillin?

I'm a sucker for crispy everything, and as such I grill everything with a bit of olive oil. I used to use non-stick pans, but I'm sick of buying a new one each year and probably getting cancer'd.
I also used a cast iron pan for a while, but given that I don't have a furnace that's big enough, I struggle with getting a good seasoning, and it always end up sticking a lot.
So, can a steel pan work for that purpose ? Can I season it enough for it ?

Hey everyone, hope this is the right sub - otherwise I apologise in advance
I'm 30 now and about two years ago I started thinking about freezing my eggs. I was seemingly alone with his, none of my friends considered it or thought about kids seriously at this point (I live in a big hedonistic city in Europe). Somehow, I just had this strong urge to do it. So I went ahead and tested my AMH which came back at 0.7 in November 2023. Was diagnosed with DOR.
Went to a fertility clinic to freeze my eggs. They tested again and I got an AMH of 0.5 that time (January 2024). In March I went ahead with the treatment- got the highest dosage they give out. They gave me Gonal 300. Been taking these supplements as well: fishoil, Q10, Inositol, Vitamin D, Zink, Selen, Ashwaganada (love the mental effects of that), prenatal Vitamins.
In my first retrieval, they were able to retrieve 5 eggs and 4 were mature. Obviously, I was shattered as my doctor told me this confirms the lab results. Currently I am doing my second round with exactly the same protocol.
I have a partner who is moving in with me in four days, we've been long distance for the last six months. He obviously knows about my situation and knows we should start trying sooner or later - we discussed to see how we Get on now while living together and start discussing kids seriously. I thought I'd have about 1-2 years to figure this out, but my doctor told me a few days ago I should decide what I want to do within the next six months.
Not sure exactly what I am looking here for - maybe advice - maybe stories of people with similar stats. Maybe insights. Been thinking about this from all angles and just cannot come to a good solution.
I could:

• do nothing and check my AMH every six months to see how urgently I have to make a descion while keeping in mind I should start trying to have a baby before 35.
  
• wait the next six months to see if my partner and I really do have a realistic chance of having a baby together - and simultaneously think about becoming a solo mom
  
• become a solo mom in a year and see if he wants to be part of it or not
  

Last but not least, all this feels incredibly unfair. My mom went into meno pause at 51, had two children and was pregnant four times (one abortion, one miscarriage). Somehow I always thought my fertility would be the same. I am healthy. I do smoke occasionally (haven't in months now, but used to be a party smoker). I definitely used to be a drinker, though for 1.5 years I drink significantly less. I took party drugs, smoked weed in my youth. Had a mild eating disorder as a teenager. I don't know. Sure, I could look at those things and call them the cause, but at the same time I also had a healthy diet since my 20s, lots of veggies and seeds and nuts, and been exercising regularly for the last 5 years, I get enough sleep, I try to avoid stress (though I have mild anxiety) - but then again, it seems this is normal for most people in my area.
So yeah - if anyone here experienced anything similar, I'd be happy to hear your stories!

I've been thinking of going Blueprint for a little while now. I've been comparing prices to my food and supplement stack now vs on Blueprint protocol and there are some things I've noticed.
NR: Before he took it 750mg 6/week, but now it's everyday. 300mg his Blueprint Essentials and 450mg NR or 500mg NMN w/dinner. It doesn't specify what band in the new stack but I could assume it's True Niagen for NR and Jinfiniti for NMN as that's what he used in his old stack. I think 750mg/day is too high.
NAC: First off, at what age should one start taking NAC? Dr. Brad Stanfield states that there is no need to take it before at around 45 years of age. And Bryan takes very high does. There are 1200mg in his Blueprint NAC + Ginger + Curcumin supplement. But he also takes an additional 1800mg from LE at dinner time. Is this too much, at least for a M31 like me?
Garlic: He also supplements with two types of garlic. 100mg of orderless garlic in his Blueprint Red Yeast Rice + odor free garlic and also 1,2g of aged garlic from Kyolic. There is also fresh garlic in his super veggie. So 3 types of garlic on the daily, why? Do they have different properties?
Magnesium: I'm glad to see there is added magnesium to the new stack, but why citrate? Why not L-Threonate? Too expensive? Glad to see he changed Zinc citrate to Bisglycinate though.
Collagen peptides: He uses a superb brand of collagen peptides with Fortigel®, Fortibone® and Verisol®. But idk if there is a typo or not. He uses it in his normal daily dose in the morning, but now it says that he also adds it to Nutty pudding, so two doeses each day? I though he normally just added pea protein to his Nutty pudding along with Nutty mix and EVOO.
Cocoa: Is says he uses 6g/day of his Cocoa powder. And on the product site it says Mix one scoop with (nut) milk, coffee, or Nutty Butter. Where does this come into his protocol? Super veggie uses chocolate and not cocoa powder, nutty pudding already has cocoa added. So how does he consume these 6 daily grams?
Pea protein: 29g/day it says. The Nutty pudding product already contains pea protein but if you make it yourself you are supposed to add 30-60 grams. So in his new stack he adds 29g pea protein alongside 12,5g collagen peptides to his Nutty pudding?
Iron: He uses Proferrin for his iron supplement. I was thinking of eating Super veggie, Nutty putting and taking the supplements. But also add 2 more meals each day that most likely would contain meat. Iron supplement shouldn't really be necessary then should it?
I've been using Möller's Tran for ages (Cod liver oil), it's the same Norwegian brand that also produces Carlson's omega-3 products. But with Vit D and E already in Blueprint Essentials I feel like it's overkill to still use Cold liver oil that also contains these vitamines.
Do you follow Bryan's protocol? What have you changed and adjusted? Feel any different? Happy with the results and the cost?

I haven’t journaled yet today, it’s 6:23pm so I guess I’ll start now. It’s been a fine day, I’ve been so sleepy though. But not drained tired, sleepy tired? I slept fine though, as per usual. I still managed to be pretty productive work wise which I’m proud of myself for.
I read an article today about assisted dying for mental health related reasons as opposed to physical health. It seems to be somewhat controversial, which is fine but I am firmly on the side that if all options have been exhausted then you should be able to use a healthcare service like that. I do realise I’m very pro assisted dying, I’d use the E word but lord knows I’d get chat requests being like blah blah blah you need god blah blah blah. I try and avoid certain searchy words for that reason, I clearly fail a lot of the time. Anyway I think it’s a good thing. I don’t think it should ever be considered a light decision, and I agree that there should be layers in place to ensure the person is entirely informed and clear on the decision. It’s hard though, because for those with psychiatric illnesses some may not be considered “in their right mind” so their application might be denied based on that, but I feel like the whole point of their application is because of their mind so… ? I’m sure there’s a smart way about deciphering who’s safe to get it and who’s not, but I just know it will always err on the side of caution and if there’s even a seed of doubt they’d get denied. But I think it’s important to have psychiatric illnesses included too, not just physical illnesses - both are suffering an unbearable amount, it’s just that one is visible and the other isn’t - and I don’t feel like other people should be able to make health related decisions for someone purely because they can’t see the illness. Anyway I’m glad it’s an option for some people, because killing yourself can be so violent and messy and a lot more traumatic for their family, whereas I think if they can choose to go peacefully then that’s a lot better. I realise it’s still hard for the family and friends and things, but I hate when people call it selfish. It is NOT selfish and I feel like the only people who say it’s selfish are the people who can’t fathom the amount of pain you can experience. And even if they haven’t experienced the feeling, so what? They likely also haven’t experienced cancer or paralysis or whatever else, but they show more sympathy then. It’s like they think people choose to hurt in their head or something. Anyway I think it’s very sad but I could not feel more strongly about the fact you should have control over your life - which includes how it ends. I don’t think some random doctor or government who doesn’t even know you should be able to dictate how you end your life. I think putting measures in place to review applications is important but I think there should be less decision from strangers and more decision from the individual that it’s actually affecting. Anyway. I’m a BIG believer in this and I’m glad that those suffering in their head might have some sort of option.
No therapy today, I thought I did but forgot we didn’t have a session this week as she’s on leave.
I love him so much. He just sent the cutest thing. So I asked if he could call me when he wakes up even if I’m asleep, and I said I know I can be clingy which is not news to him, anyway he said this is you with a lil smiley and it was a lil video of a baby panda latched on to a zookeepers leg and it wouldn’t let go. He is the zookeeper to my baby panda :) He just makes me so… everything. I can say things like I’m clingy and I miss you and can you please call me and I know he won’t think I’m silly or annoying or anything, or maybe he does sometimes but he doesn’t ever make me feel bad about it. I just love him so much it hurts.
His keyboard is all set up now and he’s so thrilled with it and it makes me so happy!
I wish I could use retinol, but I know my skin will go berserk if I do :(
I haven’t really done anything this evening. I’ve had a shower, read my book, watched some YT and tried to shape my nails a bit and failed. I’m so so so so bad at shaping nails.
There was an earthquake :(
I really need to book my usual appointments, I mean I can go longer with my brows but I do also kind of need hair, brow and nails appointments… I think I’ll wait a bit longer though. Especially for hair. And I can do my own nails and save $80 considering they do next to nothing anyway. I just feel so ugly. So so so so ugly.
I really have nothing to say so night night

Cod liver oil, derived from the liver of cod fish, has been a staple in the health and wellness community for centuries. Its rich content of essential nutrients, including omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A, and vitamin D, make it a powerful supplement for overall health. This blog explores the myriad benefits of cod liver oil and why it should be considered in your daily regimen.

I'm pregnant!! Two years after giving birth to my son & I am pregnant again. I feel so overwhelmed with nerves & anxiety but full of love! Ladies PCOS can be manageable & to those in fear of never having children please see this & don't give up hope! If someone had of told me 5 years ago that I'd be pregnant for a 2nd time I'd of laughed them out the door! My current supplements were inositol, folic acid, vitamin d, zinc & cod liver oil .. along with trying to eat well/low gi for a couple of months! I'm so happy I could burst! Please let this pregnancy be a great pregnancy like my last!

32M
Complainants of note, AFib, GERD and hiatial Hernia
For any gastro doctors out there I’m just wondering is slightly elevated levels of bilirubin an thing to be over concerned about?
I had a blood test about 5 months ago and my doctor told me everything was perfect in it, while recently in hospital they looked up my last blood and told me I’d slightly raised bilirubin but everything else in my LFT was perfectly in range, when I asked what they meant they told me my bilirubin was 23umol and they like it to be from 0 to 21umol they didn’t see concerned at all
I have now convinced myself I have a liver condition or pancreatic cancer, I’m wondering would I of noticed anything if my bilirubin kept rising from then to now ?
Thanks for any help

tw // rape , sexism , abuse , cancer , suicide
im F20 and was diagnosed w/ bipolar 2, ptsd, bpd, and anxiety around 3 years ago when i was 17. been to therapy ever since. i was relieved at first cus i thought i could finally explain so many of my emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. but i immediately felt how shitty it was. now i constantly overthink and over-analyze whether what im abt to hit a depressive episode or if im js experiencing my constant mood swings from the bpd.
i wish i could say im feeling optimistic abt my treatment, but to be honest, i dont think it’s ever gonna be better. im srsly convinced that the whole world just wants me gone. because how is it possible to just live in constant pain and to just be treated like shit all the time. since i was a kid, i was already constantly sexualized. honestly, as much as i hate it, i’d say at this point i’ve grown to be a misandrist because every single man in my life has viewed me in a sexual light. i’ve always had a really curvy body and a lot of ppl describe me as a really attractive person. it used to be nice getting compliments, but now i just hate it. because everytime i see a man, my anxiety runs wild. everytime i receive a compliment from a man, i immediately think that they just want my body. i’m pretty sure no one has ever truly loved me for me. in all my relationships, sex was such a huge part, and even when i said no, it was never rlly my choice cus apparently my body was js so inviting.
ppl often took advantage of me, and i never really saw how horribly forgiving i was until i got stuck with my first love for 3 years. i was 14 when we started dating, and to sum it up, he cheated constantly, sexually and psychologically abused me again and again, and he also hit me. i was also raped by my ex best friend’s boyfriend. she was my best friend for 13 years, and she left me cus she blamed me for it. my other best friend, my first love, my mom, and my other friends blamed me too. around the same time my mom got admitted into the hospital for 2-3 weeks because she caught pneumonia while being under chemo (she was diagnosed w/ cancer when i was 15). it was only me and my mom who lived together cus both my siblings and my dad were in the states cus of work. my dad blamed me for her being sick too. at 17 i fell in love with someone new, and he was perfect. he was the one that made me realize that the abuse, cheating, the rape, my mom’s cancer, and my friend’s leaving wasn’t my fault. but because of that, everything came crashing down for me. for 5-6 months straight i became an alcoholic, i was constantly crying, felt empty, kept picking fights with him, the flashbacks and nightmares started, and i was so suicidal. he was the one who convinced me to see a therapist. but eventually, he left me after a year cus i became so toxic; was constantly angry and i always broke up w/ him then came back regretting it. i also attempted back then, and when i survived it, i got threatened to have my mom locked up and for me to be deported cus apparently it’s illegal. now im with someone new and we’ve been together for 2 years, but i can sense how tired he is with my mood swings, my anger, everything.
i miss the person i used to be. before all the symptoms showed up. i’m not saying this to brag at all, i mean i dont see myself as any of these anymore. i was a straight A student, a hopeless romantic, an active student, i had so many passions (music, dance, art, reading, writing, public speaking, etc.), i was a popular kid in my high school back then (but not the mean kind), and everyone described me as this extremely bubbly and kind-hearted person. now, my memory is just not trustworthy anymore with all the disorders that pretty much ruined it, so im not even a straight A student which sucks cus im premed too so i need good grades. i no longer believe in true love because i cant wrap my head around the fact that someone would want me beyond my body. i dont participate in extracurriculars anymore, i lost my interest in the many passions i listed down, and im no longer this bubbly and kind person. i just have so much anger inside me cus all i keep thinking abt is how unfair everything is. i cant trust anyone anymore. not even me cus i dont even know who i am anymore.
im so exhausted honestly, and whenever i try to open up to someone abt how tired i am, i can never explain it in a way that they understand how extremely exhausting it is. the constant and unbearable pain that no matter how happy i convince myself that i am, deep inside i just feel this huge hole that just feels like my heart is constantly sinking. the worst part is when i have a hypomanic episode then all of a sudden a huge crash js happens cus of how easily hurt i am. i hate how terribly im treating my boyfriend too. i want so badly to just be able to show him i love him without subconsciously pushing him away cus of how scared i get that he’ll end up treating me the way that everyone else in my life treated me. i’m so scared to lose him too, but with how unstable i am, i wouldn’t be surprised if he gets exhausted with me. i just want it to be over. 2 years in therapy and i feel like the pain is js never gonna end.
anyway, im sorry this was such a long rant. i dont even mind if no one bothers to read it. i just really needed to let it out.

The TDC on my TWCS throttle has given up. Because of this I need a new throttle. After lots of research I have the options locked down to the CM3, Orion 2 F15ex and the vkb stecs max.
However when it comes to these three I see distinct advantages or disadvantages for all of them, and I don’t know what to go for. Main usercase is dcs and msfs.
my current thoughts:
Virpil CM3: 32 push inputs.
Pros: - slider axis for zoom - very nice base layout - good amount of inputs
cons: - expensive - crowded and unlogical button layout - the slider is very loose - locking mechanism is loose, bit of play between the throttles (deal breaker)
WinWing Orion 2 F15EX: 33 push inputs.
Pros: - Nice amount of inputs - looks decent - not as expensive - the springloaded en analogue rotary - better placement of controls compared to the cm3
Cons - Winwing has a mixed reputation - the pinky rotary is said to be very stiff - detents not that great - some people get their orion 2 sticky from factory (per reddit search) - Software, while userfriendly, cannot do much.
VKB stecs: 31 push inputs (with how i d customize it)
pros - very good detents - very good locking mechanism - switchable buttons - reputation to be smooth - vkb has a better quality control reputation than wingwing - very powerful software (be it not userfriendly)
cons - less overall inputs - thumbstick hat
All things considered the competition om is between the winwing and vkb. Would love to hear your thoughts or advice, especially if someone has both.

hi, after browsing this subreddit and asking chatgbt for hours i decided to make an account to ask here directly i was very young and the memory is very vague, the friend who showed me this game also showed me 'battle painters' by jjsoft, so the possibility is high that it wasn't even that known, or maybe it was from a cornflakes box? xD
Platform(s): I'm pretty sure it was on Windows, but i could be wrong
Genre: 3rd person, 3d, game about cars, i dont think it was about rallying or anything really, there were many hills and you would just drive and jump around, many colorful cars on one map, we played multiplayer on one pc
Estimated year of release: we played it around 2003-2008-ish, very possible it was released earlier tho
Graphics/art style: extremely simple, almost like my sketch, even the colors, just in badly rendered 3d graphics the cars also were without any detail, just one color, everything very bold and colorful, much eye-cancer the map was super simple in the same style, no roads i think, just some hills, one color
Notable characters: every lil car had a different color, not much else
Notable gameplay mechanics: super bouncy, rubber like game physics, the memory that stuck with me was that when jumping the wheels would fly far and come back, like i tried to show in the sketch
many cars spawned on one map
Other details: i fear thats the only info i got
thanks in advance for anyone trying to help! have a nice day :)
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Introduction
In order to supply energy for regular bodily processes, glucose is necessary. Blood glucose levels rise in diabetics as a result of a relative or total insulin shortage. One hormone is insulin. A hormone is a substance that our bodies' glands secrete. The pancreas is the name for this gland, which is located in the abdomen. Insulin functions as a gatekeeper, permitting glucose to enter the cell. If the body produces too much insulin or if insulin's function is compromised, too much glucose builds up and damages the cells in different organs. Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body cannot utilize glucose to meet its energy needs. Insulin is necessary for the entry of glucose into cells, as we have already mentioned. For this reason, when cells cannot use glucose to the fullest extent, the body attempts to generate extra glucose through a process known as glycogenesis. Here's how blood sugar levels continue to rise in the absence of food. Diabetes occurs mostly in two forms. The initial kind, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Only insulin, the primary medication, is effective in treating it. Younger patient age groups frequently experience this. Type II diabetes is the second kind, which is not insulin-dependent. In India, this is a growing trend. People older than 40 are typically affected by this. Exercise, nutrition, and oral medicines can all be used to manage this group.

If uncontrolled diabetes is not caught early enough, it can have harmful effects on all areas of the body. The illness needs to be properly treated even if a person does not now experience its effects. Neglect and complacency are never safe. Keep in mind that maintaining good control over the disease is essential to living a normal life. One of the main risk factors for developing complications from diabetes later in life is poorly managed diabetes. The chart below illustrates a few of these concerns for complications. This isn't meant to frighten you; rather, it's only meant to highlight how crucial it is to manage diabetes.
Diabetes food pyramid
Two of the most crucial things you can do to improve your health are to eat a healthy diet and get regular exercise. You can accomplish this by using the Food pyramid guide, the Physical Activity Guidelines, and the Healthy Eating Guidelines. Eating a healthy diet entails consuming the right proportions of the vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins, and carbs that your body needs to stay healthy. On each shelf of the Food Pyramid, foods that are similar in terms of nutrients are placed together. This provides you with a variety of food options from which to select a nutritious diet. Getting the correct balance of nutrient-dense foods within your calorie range can be achieved by using the Food Pyramid as a guide.
Research indicates that we consume an excessive amount of calories from foods and beverages on the Top Shelf of the Food Pyramid that are high in fat, sugar, and salt. They barely contain any of the vital vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Restricting them is necessary for a healthy diet. You need different nutrients every day depending on where you are in life. These are determined by your age, gender, level of activity, and gender.
Understanding food pyramid
•Restrict your intake of items from the Food Pyramid's top shelf. Considering that these are heavy in fat, sugar, and salt, this is the most crucial Healthy Eating Guideline.
•Use fresh ingredients when preparing and cooking your meals. Because they are often heavy in fat and salt, ready meals and takeout should not be consumed frequently.
•Consistently read the nutrition label; look for excessive amounts of sugar, fat, and salt.
•Consume at least five different colored fruits and veggies each day. Make regular choices of leafy green vegetables. Smoothies can be included in your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, but try to limit your intake to those that contain fruit or vegetables. Look for fat and sugar on the label.
•The greatest foods to feed your body include whole grain bread, potatoes, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, and high-fiber cereals, especially porridge. These foods also satiate hunger. They offer a gradual release of energy. Recognize that different varieties may have different amounts of calories.
•Instead of frying food, use healthy cooking techniques including steaming, grilling, baking, roasting, and stir-frying. Limit your consumption of fried items like chips.
•Increase your fish intake; it's high in protein and contains essential vitamins and minerals. Make an effort to consume oily fish, such as salmon, sardines, and mackerel,
at least once a week. They contain a lot of omega-3 lipids. Reduced-fat cheese, low-fat/no-sugar yogurts, and yogurt drinks are the better options.
•While preparing or serving meals, use as little or no salt as feasible. Instead, experiment with different flavorings including lemon juice, herbs, spices, pepper, and garlic. Eat as much fresh food as you can. Check the food labels for the amount of salt.
•An adult needs eight to ten glasses or cups of liquid every day. 200 ml is roughly one cup. If you exercise, you will require more. Teens and children should drink often throughout the day. The ideal fluid is water.
•Make time to sit down at a table and eat three meals a day. Eat mindfully and give your food a good chew. You may overeat if you eat while watching TV or using a computer since it can cause you to become distracted by how much food you are consuming. Alcohol contains calories, so if you drink, do it responsibly within advised limits and ideally with meals.
•Always make time for breakfast, as those who eat it are more likely to maintain a healthy weight.
•You shouldn't need to take food supplements if you consume a healthy, balanced diet unless your doctor tells you to. Nonetheless, it is recommended that all sexually active women of reproductive age take 400µg of folic acid daily, ideally as a supplement. Vitamin D deficiency in the diet can be addressed by discussing supplementation with your physician or pharmacist.
•Eating a healthy diet both before and throughout pregnancy lowers the chance that your unborn child may develop lifestyle disorders like obesity and heart disease. Breastfeeding is highly advised since breast milk provides additional protection.
•Take into account how much food, excluding fruits and vegetables, you eat from each shelf of the Food Pyramid if you are overweight.
Conclusion
A diabetic diet's ingredients differ from person to person. A balanced diet is an excellent way to treat diabetes. Making a nutritious diet is made easier with the guidance of the diabetes food pyramid. Diabetes can be beaten with a balanced diet, appropriate medication, and a healthy lifestyle.

I want to preface this by saying that I was probably the only person (or almost only as I've met maybe 1 or 2 other people on Reddit) who claimed flares from CoQ10. It actually flared me quite a lot — sometimes I could handle 100mg and sometimes even 30mg would lead to terrible pain. It was frightening to be one of the rarest cases in a pool of already rare cases, so, naturally, I tracked reactions to supplements extremely attentively (u/vadroqvertical won’t let me lie about that) and I have tried a lot (my cupboard is full of supplements — I spent around €3,500 on them in the span of 1.5 years). I will list reactions to supplements and the approximate timeline of when it happened:
— First of all, CoQ10/Ubiquinol flared me not so much 1 month out (tried 100mg ubiquinol multiple times) but it got worse as time went on to the point that April 2023 I could not even take 30mg without great pain. I tried it 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 16 months out all without luck with varying doses flaring me to different extents. I will outline the reasons for it below;
— Vitamin E flared me a lot 2, 4, 6 and 8 months out. Never tried again. Tried 200-400 IU at a time. Due to poor GSH regeneration through Glutathione Reductase dependent upon B2 and NADPH;
— Benfothiamine flared me as well (doses 150mg-300mg/day). This is due to high sulphite and blockage of complex IV of the Electron Transport Chain in the mitochondria the reason for I will explain further. Thiamine is easily broken down by sulphite in the body and it is broken down into sulphite as well, which causes a negative loop reaction in people with high sulphite levels. Benfothiamine also caused me a severe allergic reaction (extreme anxiety and itching) that gladly did not require hospitalisation but was extremely scary and scarred me psychologically (likely high sulfocysteine activated NMDA receptors);
— Vitamin B6 increased my neuropathy when I got it. Likely due to poor B2 functional status. The problem I was also deficient in B6 and its supplementation led to great improvements in sleep quality once I could tolerate it. Note B6 is easily destroyed by sulphite just like B1;
— Riboflavin flared me (tried at 100mg, doses under 10mg never flared me). This is likely due to unmatched NADPH supply due to high sulphite load in the body (speculative);
— Astaxanthin greatly improved my physical health at 5-6 months out (proving that the core of my issues was solely ROS) but it caused reductive stress (NADH accumulation), which also caused pain, albeit the pain was a different kind and asta caused worsening neuropathy and visual snow. It accumulates in fat tissue, so stopping it was nice with ROS coming to a balance at about 10-12 days after discontinuation (after a loading dose of 36mg/daily for 3.5 weeks) but ROS then came back after it went out of the body further. I did not retry astaxanthin as I realised it caused me reductive stress and neurological issues;
— NAC helped me a damn lot. It was the best antioxidant for me. The problem is it depleted my molybdenum and copper and started giving me allergic reactions (low molybdenum + copper as well as blocked complex IV will lead to way higher sulphite generated from NAC);
— Did not feel much from vitamin D. I live in a very sunny country and tested at 51 (ref. Range 30+) without any supplements;
— Magnesium helped me a lot. #1 supplement;
— Calcium did not help me much in the beginning, actually, caused me heart palpitations. Was fine taking it after a few months;
— Potassium was a good supplement. I took 800mg/day for a while and it supported my muscle health;
— Important: vitamin B5 made me feel a lot better. It took my ROS down like crazy — I could feel normal muscles again, it removed my oxalate pain completely, too but for only a short while like 3-4h.
I have tried many more supplements that were phyto-supplements and such and none of them really helped me beside maybe some placebo effects. Some made me feel worse and were not worth it at all. I did not try anything mood-changing as I was not interested in it. To note, GABA supplement made me feel a little euphoric at first.

I have the feeling that the topic of Hashimoto's hasn't really caught on in Germany yet. Many - non - medical professionals want to make a profit and will tell you a lot of crap so they can sell you some pills/books.
At the same time, in real medicine you are not taken seriously. I would like to know more about what I should pay attention to.
Do I really need to change my diet?
How often should I have my blood tested?
Which values ​​are really important?
My doctor only tests for the known TSH value. Don't want to have other values ​​tested even though I asked. I read something about T3 / T4. Do I really not need the values ​​or do I?
I feel a bit left alone. I've gained a lot of weight for a few years. Losing weight is extremely difficult for me. I assume this has something to do with the thyroid.
I take L-thyroxine 100 tablets. And I read that you should take selenium and magnesium. Likewise vitamin D. I actually had my vitamin D level tested at my own expense. Because I work from home and my very white skin means I don't go into the sun. The vitamin D value was extremely bad and I was therefore prescribed vitamin D.
What else can I do? I don't even know if I feel "healthy". Because the thyroid issue has been creeping up on me over the years.
I hope you understand everything and Google translated it all in a meaningful way for me :)
I'm looking forward to a nice exchange <3

Anyone what is reason for this? My face became dehydrate after applying a moisturizer and also i had vitamin d deficiency
Now When im applying a moisturizer or anything on my skin it leaves scarring.. What cause this? Another vitamin deficiency or what?

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About a month ago, I (38M) was diagnosed with a rare, slow growing neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid) in my appendix which was discovered during an appendectomy. We have no data to suggest that 100% of the tumor was not removed during the appendectomy: the margins were clear and from a statistical perspective, the majority of people with a tumor the size of mine (~1cm) are cured by appendectomy alone.
However, there were some other findings that cloud the picture. The primary tumor was not growing quickly and had a Ki-67 index of 2%, which is compatible with grade 1 (good for me). Despite this, the tumor had almost broken through the appendix wall, showed signs of perineural invasion, mesoappendix invasion and lymphovascular invasion. (To be honest, only the last thing means much to me but I know it’s bad). Because of these attributes, the tumor was assigned a primary tumor stage of T3. Only one lymph node was dissected but no tumor cells were found there (N0) and there was no distant metastasis (M0). All three of these stages indicate an overall cancer stage group of IIA. My case was reviewed by the tumor board at the GI center at the local med school and they recommended further surgery to prevent possible metastasis of any cancer cells that remain. This surgery, known formally as a right hemicolectomy would remove the ascending portion of my colon. My rectum and anus would be unaffected and I would (in a sense) still use the toilet normally. From the literature, many people report more diarrhea, looser stools and sometimes fecal incontinence after the procedure, but it seems peoples experiences can vary greatly. I will add that the idea of having these challenges as a single person scares me quite a bit. Pooping my pants on a date seems very non-ideal and I’d really like to find someone to spend my life with.
The other compounding factor is that while the 5 year survival rate for neuroendocrine appendiceal tumors is luckily quite high (90% or so if there is only local spread) there is no approved radiation therapy or chemotherapy. My scientific understanding of this is that since the growth rate of these tumors is slow compared to other cancers, they grow at similar rates to normal healthy tissue. This makes cytotoxic chemotherapies that target rapidly dividing cells ineffective: the only treatment that would kill the tumor, would kill you just as fast. There are some therapies that can inhibit tumor growth (somatostatin I think?), but the tumors never shrink in size. Since there is no chance to completely kill the tumor, one appears to be left with the unavoidable outcome of living the rest of your life with cancer if surgery doesn’t work. And significantly, the survival rates for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors appear to be far less rosy than if they are caught early. I woke up the other night and sat straight up in bed to catch my breath thinking about that.
I am really wrestling with the idea that the surgeons are recommending a procedure, which will undoubtedly degrade my quality of life to some degree, and from a statistical point of view, is not expected to find any tumor cells. It seems that the oncologists view the surgery as insurance for me (and frankly for them). I get it, but…like…come on. Maybe I’m being crazy to even be thinking about this, given that if the tumor were to spread, I’m kind of screwed?
Some questions:

• did you have a right colectomy? How has your quality of life changed? Was it a permanent change or only temporary?
• did you have a different cancer but faced a similar dilemma ?
• how did you think about trading quality of life for “peace of mind”?
• did age affect your decision?

Thanks for reading. This community has been so helpful to me recently. I wish I could hug you all. You are the best.