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Is it really hunger? or is it appetite?

In general I really don't trust people's claims on YouTube unless they have a genuine and reliable existence elsewhere - published books, medical/clinical careers, etc. Even then - You Tube is first and foremost a way of making money, and the way to do that is to get as many views as...

hi. Bit hard to give you an answer - we don't diagnose on this forum, and as nobody knows your medical history it's possible there are other factors. In addition - "above normal fasting glucose" could mean anything. What actual figures are you seeing? What was your last HbA1c? As far as I know...

As with many things in the NHS, activity is driven by the Quality and Outcomes Framework which in turn is derived from the NICE guidelines which are supposed to represent best practice. There are many things about the diabetes indicators, for example, that might have been best practice when...

I'm not a brewer but I understand a lot depends on using yeasts that manage to convert nearly all the carb into alcohol. I'm not sure that zero carb is either achievable (while still making a drinkable beer) or necessary - but (just to take one example) the beers being produced now by...

Not something I'm interested in. This thread is on zero/low carb beer, not zero or low alcohol.

If I've understood what you've said, you're not diabetic but concerned you might be? Google and Reddit are not the best or most reliable sources. There is good information to be found, but it's usually buried in noise. Your BG measures after food need to be set alongside a reading before you...

No direct experience myself, but the fact that metformin primarily influences liver function and doesn't have an impact on glucose digested from food, might help you with your decision.

Normal range is around 38 and an HbA1c of above 41 is usually thought of as being out of range - see the attached graph. The 48 figure is artificially set - it simply represents a level where, above that, diabetic retinopathy becomes much more likely (Bilous and Donnelly 5th ed). It doesn't in...

Hi and welcome. Questions are encouraged!

Hi and welcome High blood glucose levels can make you feel as you've described. I used to fall asleep any chance I got. Even if you're not testing your BG as you go along, can you remember what your last HbA1c result was?

Hi and welcome The good news is that your BG is only just out of normal range, and given the usual allowable error in measurements, might possibly not even be out of range at all. It's possible to make rapid changes to BG levels by changing food types - that worked for me and for many others on...

The Diet Doctor website quotes aubergine as 3g per 100g, low carb in my book. You'd have to eat quite a bit. What were your actual readings? You may just have had a rogue result. They do happen. I'd suggest retesting before coming to any firm conclusions. I suspect the unreferenced value...

Hi - i have no relevant personal experience but the link below takes you to an NHS information sheet that includes side effects of semaglutide medications (Ozempic is one of these). You'll see that gastro-intestinal problems are described as common/very common...

It does. My BG was normal inside four months. Losing the 90lbs took another four years