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Have you tried the low carb programme? If so how did that affect you? It’s supposed to be an alternative to metformin...

My first thought? Get a better Diabetes nurse. She shouldn’t be ageist about blood glucose & everyone deserves a normal blood glucose if they can get one. Ask for specific low carb advice from a local health care professional. In our area some dietitians teach it as well as GPs and Nurses and...

You are correct that people like you benefit from low carb eating. Your bariatric surgeon will advise this to get the weight off by cutting your carbs- that is the standard advice before surgery. You have said your liver has improved and I am not surprised by that. I cannot give medical advice...

Yes, I will. We all need to remember that people have all sorts of things going on in their bodies and lives. For this reason I always start with a question- a year from now and you are a lot healthier, what does healthier mean to you? And from that I find out what the person dreams of, and...

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What a good idea. One of my patient's yesterday had really bad low carb flu, and it is worth avoiding by doing exactly as you have described, rather than dropping right away. Did you need to have extra salt?

I am sorry to hear of the trouble you have had with some members of the healthcare world, but delighted to see how you have found a way out. Well done!

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That is fantastic work. There is a list of low carb professionals on www.PHCuk.org

I advise people to analyze their carb intake with the aid of the "carbs and cals" book or app. Then they can see how much they are eating. My patients- who I see face to face- generally aim for 30g a day with the aim of keeping the blood glucose in the 4-7 range. They have my support in this so...

Great results- suggest your GP spreads the news in his or her local area?

Derry60- I have just been reading the posts in that time, but not taking part. I have been building up my low carb practice, and moving from 1-1s to group work.

Rachox- those are super results and on 50g a day. I advise my patients whom I see face to face to start on 30g a day, but say that some people may need less, and some may need or choose more. They gauge their need by their results and aim to keep their blood glucose between 4 and 7 after meals(...

Hi Nicole, the reason why I suggest coming off SGLT2 inhibitors when going on the low carb diet is because the low carb diet results in a much lower blood glucose. When your blood glucose is that much lower you do not need to get rid of excess glucose into the urine- which is how these drugs...