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I apparently have metabolic alkalosis caused by an adrenal tumour. It is causing me issues because by homeostasis at rest my respiration drops to 6x per minute. It is an attempt to make my blood more acid by retaining co2. As a consequence this keeps me awake and I gain the impression I cannot...

Could this letter be a two edge sword, in that it may be a hurdle to get on a ventilator if we are unfortunate enough to get covid19? Derek

My wife is quite unwilling to cut my hair. At the end of this confinement I will have very wild hair and a beard to match! Is personal grooming changing for all of us in isolation? Derek

A recent programme on this obscenity illustrated what young men of my generation looked like when young. I was 18 in 1957 and it could have been me. We had no blood glucose issues and we were almost without exception slim. The pictures don't lie, nutritionists should ask themselves why? God...

Hi, I just read the BBC have axed Fireman Sam due to PC fire chiefs. It was too male and put some women off joining the service!? The women I know wouldn't let Fireman Sam put them off doing anything they wanted to. Good gracious, what's the world coming to. I used to enjoy watching fireman Sam...

Scientist measuring pollutants in recently fallen snow on Svalbard have discovered the snow is full of micro particles...1000s per litre of fresh snow melted into water. These contain small particles of rubber from tyres of millions of cars on Europe and Russia's roads and also micro plastics...

What is your view of the recent pronouncement on eating far more vegetables and grains?

Hi all, During tests this year I found the possible reason why low carb, although solving my RH problems, has not put me out of the prediabetic range. Suppression of ACTH from the Pituatory does not collapse my cortisol, so the adrenal tumour producing massive amounts of aldosterone also...

Welcome to Tom Watson who joined the forum mid Sept . It would be jumping the gun if he turned out to be the deputy leader who lost 7stone in one year on a low carb good fats diet and reversed his diabetes! It must be a purely random thing his age is the same. Good luck to both of them whoever...

Studies into temperate populations of Orcas (killer whales) show they are facing extinction. This because they are top of the food chain and the seas are still very contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls- a toxic man made oil that gets into fat tissue. Two prey species are particularly...

To cut a long story short I had occasion to take a battery of blood tests over the weekend. About the only significant anomaly was my white cell blood count is below normal. I read in the literature on the Net this is not unusual on a Keto diet. Has anyone else experienced this abnormality...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-14152-y

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11892-018-1017-1 Anybody know if this is available or behind a pay wall? D.

Hi all, I get the distinct impression that some of you guys believe we should guide our own journey with metabolic disease. I feel this can be unwise and your medical professionals should be fully aware of the measures you are taking. If one has more than one metabolic condition it is even more...

Does being a Reactive hypoglycemic mean we have better insulin sensitivity than most T2D's? For us, carbohydrate restriction seems to be the only solution to our problem and I have not found another believable strategy. I know what spikes my insulin. Of course the above doesn't mean we...

Just seen the programme on the Neanderthals. It appears because most humans have Neanderthal DNA some of us have the bit that causes T2D. I thought it was complete rubbish, but just blame your great great great great...ad infinitum, grandad or grandma for fancying something completely...

Hi, It is estimated well over half of the US population has hyperinsulinemia and many have obesity and high blood pressure as a result. The same is true in many nations. This is a precursor to T2D with all its problems from a mainly diet driven disease. Recent papers in scientific journals...

Hi all, Hoping to get my ketones measured. Any advice would be appreciated, please. Some of you are into this in a big way. I am not looking for the cheapest option just the best way on balance. Thank you Derek

The complex nature of humans and their need for holistic and individual treatment is well illustrated in Malcolm Kendricks latest discussion on what causes heart disease (and contributes to metabolic syndrome and T2D) regards Derek