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Alcohol has seven calories per gram.

I don't limit my saturated fat intake at all, and haven't done since 2019. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology published this in 2020: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109720356874?via%3Dihub= Several foods relatively rich in SFAs, such as whole-fat dairy...

Food is the biggest single influence on BG but there are many others. Basically, whatever causes your liver to increase making glucose will probably result in your BG rising, and vice versa for things that slow down glucose manufacture.

Hi and welcome. Peripheral neuropathy is one thing that can cause pain, numbness, tingling, burning etc - but there are other possible causes. No-one on this forum is competent to diagnose, and the best move I can suggest is that you see your medic about it. FWITW I had peripheral...

Assume this is it. https://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609614798 I hadn't previously heard of this.

It's certainly not a crime to have carbs. The point being made is that carbs in food have the biggest single impact on blood glucose levels, so if you're looking to control these, reducing carb intake would usually be a good place to start. The internet is full of claimed "hacks" and...

Hi and welcome. Metformin doesn't affect the carbs in what you eat. I does affect the ability of your liver to make new glucose itself, though. Normally people might expect to see a drop of a few mmol/mol once taking metformin if you're one of the people who gets the well-known gastric side...

I can understand taking that position if you're not actively trying to manage your BG, but it sounds like you are trying to. Relying on only the HbA1c is a bit like (to my mind) setting off on a journey to somewhere you don't know and only checking where you are once a week. Testing my BG and...

Hello and welcome. What are your questions?

Are you testing at home? If so, what sort of results are you seeing?

Not sure what you mean by "high". What are the actual figures?

1. "Pre-diabetes" is just abnormally raised blood glucose that isn't raised as high as 48 mmol/mol. In my view diabetes starts when your blood glucose goes out of normal levels. Both "pre-diabetes" and t2 diabetes are "reversible" if by that you mean that you can still reduce your blood glucose...

Lots that claim to. None of the claims are ever able to stand up.

They should be able to give you the figure and it will be on your records, if you can access them. My guess would be that "normal - no action" means you are still under 48 mmol/mol but your BG may still be far from "normal". Round about eighteen years ago there was international agreement to...

Yes, it's a really well known effect. Basically your liver (in response to stress hormones) goes into overdrive to keep you supplied with fuel/glucose. As it's a hormonal response there's little you can do other than reducing the stress or reducing the liver's overall ability to make glucose...