low carb diet

Hi, Have people with "normal" BMI had success with Low Carb diets & exercise? Any wisdom & help much appreciated! (I'm a newbie to this forum). I'm trying to switch to a lower carb diet. I know the ReTune study at Newcastle is currently trialling Low Calorie diets for T2D & normal...

I stumbled upon a great video by Dr. Eric Westman. I have been listening to almost all keto experts in the last few months and actually trying to follow and try on myself after being diagnosed with type-2, bought a whole lot of books from Protein Power (Michael Eads) to Carb Confusion (Dr. Eric...

Hi all, I’ve started a low carb diet to lose a bit of weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle however I seem to be having more hypos (had 4 in one day yesterday which was crazy bad! Not only is it bad but also counterproductive to my goal) I normally take novorapid and levermir and haven’t...

Hello all, I am a 59 year old male and was diagnosed with T2 diabetes in Sept 2014. I was put on Metformin and HbA1c went down to 62 to 65, but not further. After diagnosis I was eating a healthy diet, no more fizzy drinks, lots of fruit and veg, few sweets, but I like pasta, potatoes and...

Hi All, Trust you are enjoying the lovely fall weather......always makes me feel like I need to start a new project or something. Decided it's got to be me!! Just printed off a bunch of food diaries from diabetes.co.uk - thank you for having paper ones for oldies like me who still like buying...

Hi everyone, I've been feeling quite run-down (tired and achy, can't focus, constantly thirsty, headache, having to get up at night 5-10 times to urinate) for a good year or so now, although my symptoms have worsened in the last couple of months to the point that I'm really worried about how...

There have been numerous press reports recently about a recent study that supposedly shows Low Carb diets can shorten life expectancy. Actually, the study in question DOES NOT show anything of the sort. Firstly, the "Low Carb" quintile had a median of energy from carbohydrate of 37%, which isn't...

I have posted about this already: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/lost-14lbs-after-3-weeks-on-lchf-ketogenic-thank-you.154466/ but wanted to draw peoples' attention to my thanks for the help I have had from people here on the Low Carb Diet forum. Thank you! :)

Hi! I wanted to announce my progress so far AND express my gratitude to all those on the Low Carb Diet Forum who have answered my questions and assisted me. The recipe I found for almond flour/psyllium husk powder mug-bread is essential and I became introduced to and convinced about the value of...

I want to get this right as im being interviewed for the local newspaper. Can anyone help? I am fighting our corner!!! Thanks

I had a dissapointingly high bg reading today even though I'm on the LCHF diet and had also fasted for 16 hours. It was 5.8. I would have been expecting 5 or below. I'd also just walked several miles with my dog. Can anyone explain why this is? Has this happened to others with fasting rates? I'm...

Just received my latest HbA1c results and at last, after 18 months on the LCHF diet I am in the normal range with 5.8! Thrilled! And have to say surprised also as I have not been exercising as much as I wanted to because I was looking after daughter who had injured her back. Lots of stress...

Hello there! I can't believe I didn't realise this community existed before! I'm on the FB page but then realised all the acion was somehwere else: here! I love the website, it got me started to understand blood glucose values, blood plasma, HbA1c, seriously, I feel like I know about biology...

The seven months anniversary has come up and I am now 23.8 kilos (54 lbs) lighter than I was. Trousers will have to be taken in again. Best of all, my hospital consultant has now advised me to discontinue Metformin completely. I had written to tell him I had cut out insulin. My HbA1c is, he...

Hi, I started on a low carb diet after reading David Cavan's book, in mid May 2017. At that time my HbA1c was 67 and I was 12 stone 10 lb approximately. In early September my weight was about 11 stone 5lb and my HbA1c was 48, after about three months on the diet. I am now 10 stone 13lbs, having...

I was diagnosed as being prediabetic a year ago and have made changes to my diet and lifestyle over the last year. I adopted a low carb, high fat diet and exercised a lot more - although I was already fit and within the normal BMI. I did lose 8.5 kg of weight - but put back on 2 kg after friends...

and what ? And what is your low carb go to snack at home thats quick and easy?

There are loads of success stories on this site of Type 2 diabetics following low carb diets and getting great results. I've reversed my diabetes by diet alone and stopped injecting insulin 5-times-a-day as a result. So how come the NHS are still issuing dietary guidelines encouraging eating...

Hi all, I'm an A level student currently writing up a dissertation for an Extended Project Qualification which investigates the role of diet in management of Type 2 Diabetes. It would be really useful to gather some primary research to include in my project so I was wondering if anyone could...

Hi all, I'm an A level student currently writing up a dissertation for an Extended Project Qualification which investigates the role of diet in management of Diabetes. It would be super useful to gather some primary research to include in my project so I was wondering if anyone could spare a...