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- Type of diabetes
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I wonder if this would work for all type 2s
I wonder if this would work for all type 2s
Yes there's no end to it it's a continual struggle.The low carb bit certainly helped me stop taking Gliclazide. Januvia, statins and avoid progressing to insulin.
The problem I have now is that although my BG seems to be relatively stable during the day, even after meals, when I'm asleep after midnight, my BG starts climbing and continues doing so unless I eat something, it seems nuts are good.
I'm only discovering this now I've started using my Freestyle Libre which is throwing out some pretty good information.
It would seem that I should now get into fasting to help as well because these liver dump BG highs are just barmy. It's only because I have to go to the bathroom that I'm aware of it happening.
As for weight loss, I can say with 100% honesty that reduced calorie and increased exercise hasn't worked that well and the high fat bit could be behind my weight gain in the last year. Still work in progress.
Thanks for the link, I've got most of them covered, one or two to watch more carefully.@DavidGrahamJones This article explains some reasons why a LCHF diet doesn't seem to lose weight. Could be helpful. https://authoritynutrition.com/15-reasons-not-losing-weight-on-a-low-carb-diet/
I've just had a c-pep test and it seems my pancreas is still working, a bit. The test says 1.76 μg/l against a "norm" of 1.1 to 4.4.No dr I know can tell you how much insulin you need precisely to keep healthy. Since everyone specific needs are different.
C pep never heard of it could you elaborate David.Do type 2 s have it.Always wondered how much insulin I was producing didn't know there was a test.I've just had a c-pep test and it seems my pancreas is still working, a bit. The test says 1.76 μg/l against a "norm" of 1.1 to 4.4.
Seems with that sort of range they've got themselves covered.
I don't understand why insulin producing diabetics think to beat diabetes is to get their natural response to fasting (liver dump) is to stop insulin production?
I'd be afraid to teach my body to do without producing insulin incase it forgets to start producing it again. I feel its ok to produce some beneficial insulin but I draw the line at no producing any, voluntarily.
Type1s would love to be producing theirs.
Surely fasters are only fasting to desensitize insulin response not stop it altogether.
No dr I know can tell you how much insulin you need precisely to keep healthy. Since everyone specific needs are different. Pump users can back me on that. Its not perfect, just a guess.
Insulin keeps bgs at good levels. Always has.
Too much insulin still does but causes health problems. Obesity in some, pcos, inflammation and many many other conditions.
So getting insulin levels right is the key not fasting to reduce insulin only. Biggest side affect of too much insulin is glucose in the blood.
Block dumps naturally is a big winner for me. Liver enzymes love it too!
No dr I know can tell you how much insulin you need precisely to keep healthy. Since everyone specific needs are different.
C-peptide test shows how the pancreas is doing. My BG has gone bonkers lately and I wanted to know exactly what was going on. This way I know that my pancreas is still producing insulin, maybe at the bottom end of "normal" but still working. I funded the test myself, I doubted whether my GP would want to spend NHS money on this particular test.C pep never heard of it could you elaborate David.Do type 2 s have it.Always wondered how much insulin I was producing didn't know there was a test.