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Your story is much like mine. Thank you for sharing. I, too, do most of my walks, walking my dogs. It’s a win-win (for them and for me). The walks are helping me to loose weight (besides the joy it brings). For the past year I’ve been following an intermittent fasting (16/8), low card, high...

Greetings. Thanks for your thread. I, too, would love to hear more on this subject. I cannot run but I like walking at a quick pace (average 4 km/hr). I am 56 year old, male, T2, with a well controlled BG. I have been thinking of doing a 10-21 km marathon (walk). Should we raise our BG...

Greetings all. Sorry, I’ve been silent for a while. Tell me, why is it always our left foot and big toe? I, too, am experiencing the same problem. I thought an injury I suffered some years ago that left me with a drop foot and poor circulation to my left leg and foot, was the cause, but now...

Hello Melgar. My country does not have such controls but it should have. I have to now take responsibility for this condition and not place anyone in danger by me driving at night. I now understand my condition and it’s associated risks. Thanks for sharing. You know what’s it like...

Hello Ushthetaff. That’s great news. Medical advances on cataract operations are amazing, with improved vision post op. I do not have any traces of cataracts. Unfortunately, RP is a degenerative condition that is not treatable. I can only slow it down by taking certain precautions. The...

Thanks Duncan. Sadly I must concede that my night driving days are over. I am extremely lucky to not have had an accident from my condition. RP is a bad eye condition and I am fortunate to now understand the impact it has on night driving.

Hi Jaylee. I don’t know but my car is fairly new and has good lights. High quality lamps may help but my night driving days are over. I am literally blinded by passing cars (up to 3-4 seconds white-out), and when driving at night without passing cars, it’s like driving in a tunnel without...

Greetings and well wishes. A year ago when I started this thread, I thought my diabetes was contributing to my night driving difficulties. I was wrong. After almost crashing my car in August, I went to see an eye specialist. I was diagnosed with Sector Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), which causes...

Good day friends. Thank you for the advice. It was all very useful. I agree with the common opinion that my issue is likely linked to the needle gauge I am now using. 2 months ago I was using 28G/1.8mm disposable lancets. The new needles I’m using are 23G/2.2mm disposable lancets...

Greetings everyone. Is this normal, and if not, what’s your advice? I was diagnosed T2 in Aug 2023. I’m taking metformin 500gm, 1/day, and on BP & Cholesterol meds (vital all normal), but no blood-thinners and no aspirin. BG stable between 5-6 mmol, fasting. Being enjoying a 16/8 intermittent...

Wow Chris, thanks. I love the idea. I will certainly try it. Although I must admit, after my 2nd morning cup of coffee with cream, or full cream milk, I don’t feel hungry. I can usually go 16-18 hours without eating. But I am going to try your Bullet-Proof Coffee, as it sounds amazing.

Greeting all. I got my blood and 24-hr urine test results this week, and I’m very happy to say that my eGFR (the main CKD indicator) is unchanged from when I first discovered my CKD over 3 months ago. This is awesome news, as this means my CKD is stable. I am also very pleased to say that all...

I recently learnt I’m at stage 3a CKD. My target is to loose most of my body fat and reach my ideal body-weight in 2-3 months from now, so as to get my BG numbers low enough to get off medformin and other meds. I’m doing very well on a low carb, high fat, 16/8 fast, lifestyle. My daily...

Thanks to this Forum, I’ve been on the 16/8 regimen (low carb, high fat) for the past 3 months and happily lost 12 kg, and plan to loose 8 more kg over the next 2-3 months. I enjoy 2-3 mugs of coffee per day (between 8 am & 3 pm), with milk or cream, and no sweeteners). My coffee is my daily...

Maybe my question shouldn’t have been on the avoidance of veg, but rather, why would everyone wish or need to go purely carnivore and to do away with other important nutrients (or take nutritional supplements as substitutes). When I first read this thread, my first impression was - ‘this is...