Recent Content by JoycieW

Sounds to me like you are doing a great job in improving your overall health. I've heard it said that it takes a year to heal the body for every decade of poor nutrition. Hang in there!

I started the low carb program at the end of 2016. HbA1c was 52 now 32. HDL was 0.9 now 2. Trigs were 3.7 now 0.6. And 4 stone lighter. No going back! I love the way I feel now.[emoji2]

Today I had an omelette with cheese for breakfast, cold meat and salad for lunch, roast chicken including skin and kale for dinner. Most meals are meat, fish, chicken or eggs with veg or salad. Dark chocolate is my treat or nuts or cheese. And the occasional red wine.

Hi, I've been low carb for 2 years. Less than 20g carbs per day. Really enjoying real food eg meat, fish, chicken and eggs with veg or salad. I use butter, lard, coconut oil and olive oil. Also salt up with Redmond Real Salt. The food is so tasty. I've lost 4.5 stone, reduced my HbA1c to...

Just keep doing low carb and the results will follow. It can take several months but it is worth persevering.

My baby was big but also early, so have your bags packed! It was also a C-section. I went on to have another baby and I was very strict with my diet - but not low carb. Second time around no diabetes, natural delivery and full term but still a big boy. Try to relax and enjoy the experience...

I had gestational diabetes at age 31 which went away after the birth. I was diagnosed with T2D at age 51. If I had understood the disease and known about a low carb diet then I think the gestational diabetes would have been a warning, I would have changed my diet and I would never have...

Ideally you want to raise your HDL above 1.2. I've been following diet doctor.com advice and raised mine from less than 1 to 1.8. Don't fear good fats found in oily fish, chicken skin and olive oil. They will help in combination with low carb.

Hi there, don't despair. I was in your position. Gestational diabetes 20 years ago and diagnosed with T2D 2 years ago. Please have a look at diabetes.co.uk to change your diet and control your blood glucose levels. I reduced my HbA1c down to 34. It takes will power but it is so worth to get...

I found Bitten Johnson's series of lectures on Sugar Addiction on Dietdoctor.com really useful. It applies to carb addiction too. It really helped me to quit the harmful carbs.

5 weeks since my heart attack and not been given any advice on nutrition from any health professional.

Still following LCHF as I don't want to put weight back on but I have increased my oily fish intake and quantity/type of vegetables. Lots of broccoli, cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower and kale. My lipids improved from about 3 years ago to recent readings, especially HDL up and triglycerides down...

Thank you for taking the time to share your advice. Sounds like you have really studied things in detail.

You had a very tough time! Glad you are still here.

All the best for your operation!