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I used to be unhealthy and eat everything and was overweight but in 2017 or 2018 i stopped that and didnt eat any regular meals except for rice pasta beans and meals at parents 3 times a week and have started getting chest pains when walking relieved when walking and chest pain after eating bread meat veg potatoes gravy or meals and warmness. Also headaches and palpatation. Ive been to hospital and they have said ecg has been fine and bloods but i dont feel fine and feel i will get ill

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Hello and welcome to the forum! My cholesterol and BP were fine yet I developed CAD. A resting ECG is of limited value. If you had one of those ask for an exercise (stress) one.

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From BBC News: "Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

By Dominic Hughes

Health correspondent, BBC NewsAn ultra low-calorie diet that can reverse type 2 diabetes is to form part of a pilot run by the NHS in England.

The 800-calorie a day diet using liquid meals and shakes will be prescribed for three months, initially to 5,000 people, and follow-up support given.

Nine out of 10 people with diabetes in the UK have type 2, which is strongly linked to diet and lifestyle.

An NHS England programme to prevent people developing type 2 diabetes is also being expanded. "

Apparently, so......

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jimmyq

You need to eat sensibly. Try the Mediterranean diet or, if you want to reduce animal products, a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) diet.

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