Recent Content by JoKalsbeek

I went for a hug emoji, but you made me laugh, too. Between cakes, really...! Hilarious. But yeah.... The moment you're told you can't or shouldn't this-or-that-or-the-other, a lot of us respond with "We'll see about that!", or worse, "HOLD MY BEER!" Call it denial, call it stupid... I just call...

I was already quite thoroughly diabetic when diagnosed. If there had been prediabetic test results before that, they were never mentioned, as those don't usually get medicated anyway. Usually for diabetes there are two HbA1c tests done to confirm diagnosis, doubt things are that thorough on...

Could it be your liver is dumping like mad because it thinks you're in danger of going hypo? No idea if this could be the case, mind you. But our livers can be rather meddlesome sometimes. I'd say, keep up the carnivore diet for a while longer, if you want to stick with it, see if it comes to...

Wholly depends on the alternatives. Some work, some have side effects. (Ashwaganda? NOT a good idea!). Lots of migraine triggers out there, for instance. But I'll be looking into alternatives, GABA and whatever.... I didn't want to start on them while experimenting with actual drugs, because I...

From what I remember, that's the same needle we used for our diabetic cat (never used insulin myself), which seems to be pretty much the standard when not on a pump? Could be entirely wrong though, this not being my forte. What I can answer: Usually when people talk to me like I'm a child or an...

Well, that's that. For now anyway. The practice that diagnosed me doesn't feel comfortable giving me any more meds, due to the extreme reactions I've been having. Right now it looks like after 12 cognitive therapy sessions with them, -three of which under my belt at this point- we'll part ways...

I think it may be time for a second phone. One for work that gets switched off when you are done for the day, and one private number for the people who actually matter in your life. Yeah, stress can be a blood glucose raising factor. But even if it wasn't, you're entitled to your private...

Welcome to our little corner of the web! If there's anything we can do for you, or you might want to know, give a shout. We can't diagnose or give medical advice (gently hint though, yeah, haha), but there's usually someone here who'll have suggestions/answers/similar. ;) Hope you'll be...

Seconding Antje here. I'd get in touch with the GP or similar. Send them pics of your feet if you can, that might get you help sooner. Hope it gets sorted soon! Jo

When I was first diagnosed, I got a few cook books... Half the ingredients I couldn't pronounce, and I certainly didn't know where to get them. They all had very little in common with actual food, in any case. So just stick with the simple stuff. Meat, poultry, fish, full fat dairy and eggs...

Maybe we can go over your daily diet, what you're eating and drinking now in detail, and if there's any room for improvement? I mean, you mention grapefruit.... And citrus fruits are rather carby. If you absolutely cannot live without it, maybe have it after dinner instead, maybe a smaller...

Apologies for going entirely off-topic: I have Sjögren's, which is a bit niche, so I just say rheumatism so people don't have to hit wikipedia to sort it out. I got clued in on the cow dairy because my mom was treated by a Prof. Dr. Tisscher who was experimenting with it, and I wasn't getting...

Virii and vaccines can mess with our blood sugars for a bit. With C19, which I've had a few times, as well as the jabs, usually my numbers would dip instead of rise, which was weird, well beyond odd... Time before last though, I was spiking too. The time after, hypo's, while I'm not medicated...

At this time of year, we've just had a winter where we didn't get any Vitamin D from the sun, and the sun's not giving off enough UV rays yet to stimulate our own D processes. So a lot of people are fatigued, may experience bone pain and the like, just because they're very low in vitamin D, this...

You put in the work! Congratulations on your excellent progress!