u/Infamous_Swan1197

So I know tofu is an Asian cuisine I get it. But I just don't like that flavour profile. The majority of the food I cook is Mediterranean-adjacent and that's what I can motivate myself to cook and eat.

I'm vegetarian actively becoming vegan, and I'm wondering if anyone has some alternative tofu recipes that are closer to the Mediterranean palette?

I currently literally just fry my tofu in salt + pepper + smoked paprika and serve with sweet potato fries or another carb, but wanting to push the boat out a bit and include more completely plant-based recipes in my life. Please don't flame me for not having a good knowledge of food and cooking :")

Not sure how much I can say about this but did DA make anyone else set up a passkey for their google account that didn't work, and are now locked out of their account?

This is making the drought so much worse. I now permanently cannot access over half of the projects on my account and I have no idea whether they will fix this or not.

I'm wondering if anyone else experienced this as a side effect. I had mad heart palpitations on Sertraline, and it ended up being the reason I stopped taking it (and switched to mirtazapine... I'm not advised to have any SSRI now). I had palpitations with walking and exercise as well as when lying down to sleep.

It wasn't anxiety, as my anxiety dramatically improved on Sertraline, not worsened.

Cardiac side effects seem to be really rare on Sertraline, so I'm wondering if I'm the only one?? Mirtazapine ended up being good for me, but I miss Sertraline!

I had this feature off prior to the memory update because I hate it. Then the memory update came in and I only found out because ChatGPT started referencing things about me from other chats that I do not have saved in memories. So, I "reverted to the old memory experience". Yet it is STILL uncannily referencing things I told it months ago and it absolutely should not know for the current chat.

I hate it, it's so unnerving and I don't know how to stop it.

Is there really no way to turn off this feature anymore?

I'm currently on Sustanon but would far rather do weekly subq injections than the IM that is sustanon. Also having issues with my peak being very high and trough being very low, so I'd rather have more stable levels.

However, I'm worried about pharmacies not having it available. I get my Sustanon from boots and the stock checker says they don't stock enanthate.

Anyone have any idea how accessible it is in the UK? And also, how much does it cost you?

I'm finally getting the possibility of having endo looked into with a pelvic US coming up, and I have some suspicious I have an endometrioma. Over the last 9 months, I've had this right-sided pelvic pain, either a dull constant sensation or sometimes a stabbing sensation. This is after multiple years of being almost pain free due to the pill (I had excruciating pain before, but not one-sided like this), it just crept up and hasn't gone away and was what provoked me to ask my doctor about potential endo. It seems to come in weeks-long phases on and off, but is gradually getting worse every time it's "on".

I know I will simply have to wait for my results to know what it is, but I'm honestly worried sick. I find it hard to believe such a specific pain can be nothing and at the same time, I worry what if it isn't an endometrioma and is instead something else.

So, to those with a confirmed endometrioma, I'm wondering what your signs and symptoms were prior to it being found? Preferably, those who have had symptoms suppressed/treated by hormonal methods and aren't experiencing cyclical symptoms etc, which is what Google focuses on, but experiences from anyone are welcome.

Hi. I don't want to go into it too deeply but unfortunately I'm having to stop T, missing anywhere from 1 dose (I am on Sustanon 250mg/mL, 1mL every 18 days) to 2-3 doses, depending on my circumstances.

As of current, my changes are: Considerable voice drop (to the point I'm happy with my voice even if it doesn't change any further); body hair; beginnings of facial hair; muscle gain; beginnings of body fat redistribution; change in face shape; and the emotional/mental changes that I know will essentially reverse as soon as I miss my first dose, like better energy, mood etc.

I am aware what changes are reversible and irreversible, however I'm unclear on whether I should expect the reversible changes to start reversing themselves within this timeframe. I'm particularly scared of my body going back to how it was before, as I've only just managed to get body fat redistribution, and this was one of my most desired changes. Thankfully, I don't need to worry about my period/hormonal cycle coming back as I'm on the pill.

Can anyone give some insight as to how much this will set me back?

I can't afford to pay for my subscription for the next few months so I've paused it in the hub. Might seem like I'm overthinking but what's other people's experiences with this? I'm worried about them continuing to take payments regardless as I've seen some people having payments taken even though they've cancelled 😶 wondering if I need to place a temporary block with my bank to be safe?

I'm 9 months on T and at around months 4-6 I started getting horrible and painful back/shoulder acne. Not bad enough for accutane, but bad. I was, however, grateful that it was there and not on my face... until now.

I had bad acne on my face during female puberty so I was expecting this but am surprised it's set in so late. It isn't as bad as it was back then but it's painful and makes my whole face look red and inflamed.

Getting it so "late" into T (I know this is still early in the grand scheme of things), makes me wonder if it will even ever improve, since surely I'm past the *initial* hormonal adjustment phase?

Can anyone who experienced this help give me an idea of when I can expect it to start getting better?

Long story short, I gave into family pressure to "detransition" I guess, at least for a few months. Just being off of hormones.

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Has anyone else been through this, what is it like and is there a light at the end of the tunnel.

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I just want to make this go away and I don't know how.

Tw for menstruation, obviously.

Realistically, I want to be on my birth control indefinitely (even though I don't need contraception). I simply don't see a reason to fix what isn't broken by coming off of it, and I've had terrible experiences trying to come off of it in the past (literally never ending bleeding) + my period used to be *horrifically* painful, and I just can not be bothered to deal with the dysphoria of that right now / the risk of that happening again. I also have symptoms of endometriosis and feel reassured with it potentially helping to suppress the disease. So, when I started T I just kept taking it.

However, for some reason I feel wrong about this. I do feel kind of trapped and dependent on it and I don't like that feeling. I also feel strange for wanting this as a trans man, like, I shouldn't be okay with being on female hormones forever, and like medical professionals will judge me for it. So I guess dysphoric in that sense.

Idk what I want from this post but is anyone else on birth control and plan on just staying on it indefinitely, even on T? Am I strange for this? It's coming up to the time I need to request my next supply and I'm overthinking it and also have this strange feeling that I'm going to be questioned over it / it'll be an awkward experience as I'm going in with a man's voice and looking like a man etc. But yeah any comments are appreciated.

I'm shook. I just got a notification from my NHS app that an appointment has been set up for me with what I am 99% sure is the Welsh GIC?!? It comes up as general internal medicine for some reason, but the referral aligns with the date I was referred to the GIC and I don't have any other referrals at that time.

I've only been waiting for about 9 months!!! I was expecting to wait at least 2 years to even receive an appointment letter. I'm thrilled but also extremely nervous.

How was everyone's first appointment? I know I shouldn't get my hopes up too much as getting on HRT with the NHS will be another long wait, but yeah, excited and nervous. Can anyone tell me a bit about the process and your experience with the Welsh GIC?

Anyone have a low HbA1c? Especially if you are not - or don't seem to be - reactive? My HbA1c came back on the low side at 4.5% / 26 and I'm wondering how much thought to pay to that (I get non-reactive hypoglycemia between meals, tested on fingerprick).

Hi everyone. I've had a little look around this sub but thought I'd ask about my specific situation anyway. Also, I'm in the UK so our healthcare system is different - any advice from those from UK too would be helpful here.

I believe I have non-diabetic but also non-reactive hypoglycemia. Essentially, a low-GI carb diet induces horrible symptoms for me, but a high carb, high GI-carb diet reduces or even prevents symptoms.

I have neuroglycopenic symptoms primarily. Like confusion, being delirious, having strange thoughts and even potentially hallucinations at times, my hearing being muffled, and changes to my vision. Symptoms are relieved quickly with fast carbs and as described above, come on when I haven't had enough carbs at previous mealtimes and/or enough high-GI carbs.

I have experienced this throughout my life but only a couple weeks ago finally took myself seriously enough to go out and buy a glucose meter (fingerprick). I was half expecting to be completely wrong about having hypoglycemia at the time of symptoms, because everywhere says it's exceedingly rare in non-diabetics and when it does happen, it's reactive. I knew for a fact that that wasn't what I was experiencing, but waited until symptoms emerged and tested anyway.

I got two readings at 3.9 during mild, almost no symptoms, and one reading of 3.6 during mild to moderate symptoms. So, real hypoglycemia.

However, I have not managed to catch a severe episode for two reasons: 1) even during moderate symptoms I start shaking too much and go too pale to even be able to draw enough blood for the meter. This happened multiple times, and I wasted multiple strips just for the machine to give me error and no reading. 2) The high carb diet, as I said, reduces symptoms a lot. While I relaxed my carb goal a bit to catch the readings above, I really, really do not want to go back to the normal, balanced diet that I was eating when I had severe neuroglycopenic symptoms, or it could even be dangerous to do so (if my glucose was 3.6 during mild symptoms, what the hell was it when I was delirious and felt like I was on another planet?????)

Because of this obviously a CGM might be the way to go:

1. It would bypass the *need* to obtain enough blood on a fingerprick meter during more severe symptoms. (I know you should still prick to confirm the exact value, but I wouldn't need to to see I was low in the first place)

2. I could more safely do the diet that induces symptoms, since I'd know if my glucose was plummeting without me being aware of it, since CGMs show the direction. I can then intervene before it gets too bad.

However, the NHS (I'm in the UK) CGMs, even diagnostic ones, are not able to be prescribed for non-diabetics. Apparently only hospital CGMs are, which do not sync to your phone so would be pointless for purpose #2. And I do not want to wait months to years for an endocrine referral.

But even just 10-14 days of data would be massively helpful for me long term. Id be able to see what happens when I go low, how low it gets, what meals help prevent it, etc. And apply that in future, as well as having more data for my GP.

So, basically I just need some guidance on what to buy for the cheapest price. There's tons of CGMs available for non-diabetics, but I'm assuming those wouldn't work for us as they wouldn't be made for detecting lows like a medical grade diabetic CGM would be? Do I just order straight from Abbot or Dexcom then? Am I able to do that while not being diabetic? Is there any way I can get a free trial? I don't just have hundreds lying around :")

Thanks a lot in advance 🙏

I've actually posted about this here before (now deleted) but have finally gained access to a glucometer to confirm what I know I was experiencing, and I'm looking for info on whether others with dysautonomia experience this, if it's related to dysautonomia at all, or if I should be looking at a completely different potential cause (like a glycogen storage disease or something).

Essentially, I'm not diabetic or prediabetic (I'm fit and active with an excellent HbA1c), yet my entire life I've experienced hypoglycemic symptoms between meals - confusion, dizziness, disorientation, hot flashes, excessive sweating. This is completely different to my dysautonomia symptoms and occurs completely independently to them (also, my dysautonomia is NOT hyperadrenergic - I wont bulk up this post even more with the details of my dysautonomia but nOH best describes me).

I finally got my hands on a glucose meter and have confirmed that I am actually hypoglycemic during these episodes. I've managed to catch a reading of 3.8 during mild symptoms, but have yet to catch a reading during severe symptoms (I am always shaking too much and far too pale to even draw enough blood for the machine). Importantly, I've tested during no symptoms and have got plenty of readings in the low 4s, confirming that I'm not just overreacting to normal glucose when I have symptoms. It also suggests my severe symptoms (which I'm still going to try to catch to confirm) involve levels below 3.8 (since that's only mild symptoms for me).

I've also confirmed that I'm *not* spiking high after meals and then crashing (which would be reactive hypoglycemia). After meals, I either get no spike at all, or barely a rise (1-2 mmol) only after meals very, very high in carbs. Also, reactive hypoglycemia is treated with a lower carb diet, which causes constant unrelenting symptomatic episodes for me (see below).

I've been able to almost eliminate this problem from my life with a diet high in carbs (>300g/day) with a mix of refined and complex carbs. Complex carbs only make me feel low on and off throughout the day. I need plenty of fast acting carbs to keep my levels topped up and not go low between meals. So, I'm not looking for advice in this post as I've already found what makes me almost entirely symptom free but to be honest, it sucks having to adhere to a specific diet and not be able to be flexible with my eating. This diet means I have to push fats and protein lower than id like as well which sucks. I know eating pasta and potatoes all the time isn't the worst diet in the world lol, but I wish I could have more flexibility in my life and be normal and eat like a normal person, you know?

So yeah, while it's unlikely (I've heard dysautonomia is more associated with reactive hypoglycemia if it's associated with hypoglycemia at all), I'm wondering whether there's anyone else out there with this specific pattern. Idk if I should point fingers at my dysautonomia for this or if there's something else wrong with my that's entirely unrelated.

Edit: because I've already got comments claiming I'm just confusing the symptoms and I'm actually just experiencing dysautonomia, not low blood sugar, here are my symptoms of each. they are 100% distinct and not a single one of them overlaps.

hypoglycemia: confusion, strange thoughts, blurred vision, tinnitus, hot flashes, violent shakiness. not orthostatic. happens reliably 3-4h after last food intake. BP is unaffected.

my dysautonomia: symptoms are rare now but when they happen it is a delayed and slow loss of vision (blackout, not blurriness), loss of hearing (not tinnitus), and extreme nausea accompanied by a slow decline in BP after standing for too long. only orthostatic and no cognitive impairment/confusion. zero relation to food.