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An aside: Have you tried the delicious Korean spicy fermented cabbage Kimchee? Naturally fermented foods are especially good for the gut biome. I experienced incredible fartiness with the keto diet in the beginning. I didn't do beans b/c they're considered carbs, but I did notice that when I...

Steroids are known to raise BG, but it does depend on the dose and type of steroid, and of course the way your body reacts to it. I had to take 5 days of prednisone for an allergic reaction. It's said on WebMD that it rarely affects BGL, but mine went up from average 200 (not great) to 600. I...

I have two, and they healed fine, but then I do have good luck healing without scars. Tattoos normally take about three weeks to heal fully if I strictly follow aftercare instructions. I recommend using H2Ocean for tattoo and piercing aftercare; it reduced pain and inflammation and seemed to...

Does anyone know if the following is likely to cause weight gain? I know my eating is out of control, but it's not so bad that I feel like I should be suddenly gaining 1 pound a week for the past year. Here are the meds I take, or took until recently: I stopped Lipitor 6 weeks ago because the...

- What is your name? Julie Carn - What is your quest? I seek the Holy Grail - How old are you? 48 - Are you male or female? Female - Which country are you from? US - Which city/area do you live in? Sacramento, California - Are you religious? Nope - Pick three words to describe your personality...

Wow, this is all very useful stuff! Glad I found the forum. A1C BAD!!! 9.0 as of March 9. I've also been sick several times in the past three months, and my doctor suggested that could be messing with it as well. I had, however, fallen off my regime and was eating candy about every day, then...

Thanks! I think you're on to something, Squire. It does rise very quickly when I eat something BAD (aka sugar), then much lower within 2 hours; whereas when I eat something like half a peanut butter sandwich on multigrain bread, it goes up until about the 2.5 hour mark. When I eat something...

Anyone know why my BGL is lower 1 hour after a meal than it is 2 hours after? I've read it should be the opposite. For example: Before meal: 120 1 hour after: 142 2 hours after: 175 Any ideas? This is confusing the heck out of me. I've also been starving at about the 2.5-3 hour point, then...

- Include a photo here if you wish to. Nah. - What is your name? Julie - How old are you? 45 - Are you male or female? Female. - Which country are you from? USA - Which city/area do you live in? California - Are you religious? No - Pick three words to describe your personality. Anxious...