Recent Content by ianf0ster

I know of members who have reported 10+ yrs in T2D remission, I'm only 5 1/2 yrs in remission so far. Is long term T2D remission possible? - Yes I think so, but it isn't easy to keep it up because our bodies change over time and carb creep is a real thing (along with carb addiction). While...

@NewbieHelp Have you ever thought that the solution to traffic jams is more cars on those roads? To me that seems counter-intuitive, as does taking more fibre to try to relieve constipation. The more likely solutions are moisture or lubrication. Thus on the rare occasions that I have that...

Hi @P40 and welcome to the forum. I see you have been a member for over a year, but you have only just become active. It would be extremely helpful to know what units that 70 (and that 9) were measured in and whether they were form a simple finger-prick (single drop of blood) or a phial of drawn...

Hi Alan, and welcome to the forum. The experience of the majority of Type 2's is that in the UK most are offered medication without any advice about diet - merely a suggestion to lose weight. This forum has many members who are in T2D remission despite the standard care, due to being prepared to...

For some reason, while in the popular media they all suggest eating less and exercising more fore weight loss, that's not how it works fin real life for most people. About 10% of Type 2 diabetics are slim (normal BMI or even underweight) - so weight isn't the main factor. 100% of Type 2...

I'm male, but take magnesium glycinate as a part of my electrolyte supplementation. I chose the glycinate salt of magnesium based upon both my own body and the recommendation from both Dr Jen Unwin and another doctor who works at the (Southport) GP practice of Dr David Unwin. People who need no...

I don't know how long your journey has been, but it isn't healthy to eat very little. Eating low carb (low enough to satisfy your BG meter) is sufficient to lose all excess weight for the majority of people. In fact many worry about how to stop/reverse weight loss on low carb.

Hi @Chop1 and welcome to the forum. While Blood Glucose levels do change during the day (and night), they mainly fluctuate due to the immediate impact of a meal or during strenuous exercise, though there are over 40 different factors which can affect BG. They include illness, injury, stress and...

Congratulations on reducing your HbA1C so much, in that respect you are a winner. Commiserations for reducing it so fast that you got retinopathy problems. We don't mention this problem (for neuropathy as well as retinopathy) of too rapid a reduction often enough - probably because it is quite...

Yes, if at 2hrs after first bite of your 2 slices of bread, your Blood Glucose was more than 2 mmol higher than it was just before eating. To put it into perspective, i eat between 20gms and 40gms of carbs per DAY! So you just eat my average daily carbs in probably a couple of minutes!

Hi @LouT and welcome to the forum. Like @KennyA I'm another T2D in remission for over 5 yrs i.e. if some GP checked my blood without looking at my patient record, they wouldn't even think I was pre-diabetic. Unlike Kenny, I had no symptoms other than slowly but surely gaining weight during the...

I found that different statins gave me different side effects; Simvastatin gave both me and a close friend muscle pain. In his case he was OK after the doe was reduced, though not me. It also gave me skin rash problems. After the dermatologist told me that was the cause, I came off them. Several...

Most Type 2 diabetics are overweight, but not all. Around 10% are normal weight and so the idea that losing weight will always improve diabetic control isn't always correct - it depends upon the person. Many people on this forum have improved their Type 2 diabetes or made noticeable improvements...

@PollyAnna25 LOWER CARB potatoes? Does such a thing really exist? Lower carb potato substitutes do though - Cauliflower or Celeriac.

Hi @Edwina54 and welcome to the forum. My condolences on your loss. Stress is certainly one of the approximately 40 things (apart from food) which affect Blood Glucose levels. Other major ones are lack of sleep, illness, injury, medications including both Statins and steroids. I have no...