Recent Content by Guzzler

Dap and Emp are in the same family of drugs, SGLT2i's. They are both (along with a third drug in the family) contra indicated alongside a ketogenic diet because they raise the risk of DKA. I suggest that you speak to your prescriber ASAP.

After reading 'Bottle of Lies' by Catherine Eban I am tempted to think that it is the generic drug industry that is at fault here but I am under no illusions about the drug industry as a whole. Not enough checks and balances. This stark warning is one I will bear in mind on all...

All users should be aware and we should be updated in terms of recalls. https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20191205/popular-diabetes-drug-may-contain-a-carcinogen

Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. It is quite different from Type 2 Diabetes. The similarities are so few that treatment and lifestyle changes vary enormously.

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This "1300 to 1900", is this calories or time or...? Also you mention no6 and no15, what is this? Is it units of insulin?

A better way of looking at autophagy is to think of it as recycling. Old and amaged cells are broken down into constituent parts and reused, nothing is wasted. Only with true starvation will the body access muscle tissue in extremis which is what I think you may be thinking.

I lost weight without fasting. I would have fasted if I was able and may have lost weight more quickly but LCHF did the job for me. If you can start with Intermittent Fasting after a few weeks or months of a low carb way of eating you may find that easier and less worrying. People do not...

Then why contemplate fasting?

What a boon! Well done for failing to qualify!

As the forum gets new members almost every day it is great that resources are shared regularly. It's all good.

There are loads to choose from in this excellent thread. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/

Aye, some of us have been using the book and the recipes are lovely. I would recommend it, too.

As you are into your fourth week you may only just be getting into ketosis. I personally would not reintroduce carbs at this stage for a couple of reasons, one is that the liver needs to empty itself of excess fat and the other is that higher levels of carbs require a higher insulin response...

Ken, Dave, Siobhan and Ivor have a pretty good idea. And Malcolm is tip top on the whole shebbang.