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  1. K

    Diet / Carbs / Blood Sugar + Energy from food

    ok thanks for the info AB, I'll have a restructure of the diet stuff around the lower GI foods. Just out of interest, do you have any idea how this issue may have occured? I didnt use to have these problems. Do you think its all highly related to blood sugar fluctuations? THanks again
  2. K

    Diet / Carbs / Blood Sugar + Energy from food

    Thanks for the info AB - thats pretty much the kind of diet I'm doing at the moment. Struggling though. I had a brain MRI last August and everything seemed normal - why do you ask? Thanks
  3. K

    Diet / Carbs / Blood Sugar + Energy from food

    Hi guys, Ive had ME for 10 years now, becoming very severe over the last 3 years. A thing that I've always wondered about but never paid as much attention to as I maybe should have is diet. For me personally, one of the main problems I seem to face is that when I eat - I never seem to get...
  4. K

    Muscle Weakness- is this typical of ME/CFS?

    edit: sorry admin this should be in symptoms forum - ive posted a new one, please delete this
  5. K

    Muscle Weakness- is this typical of ME/CFS?

    Hi guys, I've been ill now for a good 7 years and I'm 26 now. I've never really spoken to any other sufferers, although I float around on the forums every now and again but don't contribute often, not sure why! Anyways, I wanted to ask people for their experiences of muscle weakness around the...