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unusual situation for cpap. the only thing I could think of is you are reacting from something coming from the mask. make sure your tubes and mask are cleaned regularly with soap and water. I use wipes for the mask daily. I disinfect the mask and tube interminantly, probably twice a year, with...

that would explain the drop in blood sugar levels. not certain but I suspect that alcohol also arrests to some degree the metabolism of food in the digestive tract. for sure alcohol plays havoc. no wonder only a small amount could be tolerated.

that's my take of it too. I'm back to snuff now but it took a couple of days.

Makes sense and I know that one's liver prioritizes the metabolism of the alcohol first. What gets me though is why is my blood sugar dropping in the first place. You'd think it would rise instead, especially if the liver is busy doing something else during this time. I did have a glass ( or 2)...

well I got through xmas lunch at my daughter's place without too many battle scars except one. I kinda cheated and drank more than my usual amount of red wine for the occasion. I had about I would say about 20ozs of red wine over the course of the afternoon with the meal. As for food I...

tupelo honey needle and the damage done get down with the sickness

6.2 this morning. slowly coming down from my lunch pot luck of a couple of days sgo

6.4 this am for me. I had a xmas lunch party yesterday where I indulged a bit so i am ok with the reading.

hi I am from montreal canada. I was diagnosed with prediabetes in 2015 and t2d in 2017. when first diagnosed (pre) I was told to exercise to lose weight and eat whole wheat pasta and brown rice and to reduce the sugars. I went to see a nutritionist who put me on a low fat-calorie counting...

hi I have been a t2d for about 5 yrs. started on an lchf diet for a a year. before then I did mostly calorie counting and stuck with whole wheat pasta and bread when eating those carbs. . that was on my doctor's advise. my diabetes really never got better and my weight fluctuated or yo-yo'd...

I've been on a lchf diet combined with if for about a year now. I've lost 28 lbs and my a1c has gone down from 7.4 to 5.5. I'm on 2000mg of metformin a day plus glicazide.

my whole family ,parents and siblings, have had gallstone problems and their gall bladders removed as a result. I am the lone holdout. been on lchf+if for about 5 months now with great results. No issues with the gall bladder however after reading this thread I am starting to question whether I...