Recent Content by Magic Turtle

I am just a standard member with T2D. I am not aware of any links between ketosis and high calcium plaque and high cholesterol. The current theory going around is that Vitamin D with K2 helps drive calcium out of the arteries and into the bones. Ketosis was a regular part of our systems, in...

I would also like to put this forward. As we age, our muscles can more easily deteriorate through lack of use. I have just come out of a period of high anxiety, which caused me to sit around shivering for weeks, The result is very weak legs and oedema in my feet. This I put down to the meds, but...

The target for any drug is to plan for stopping it after a limited time span. In the case of Metformin and Avorstatin there are known side effects. It is important to keep up with efforts to reverse the condition, through diet and exercise, so that reliance upon these drugs can be reduced at...

Well, i am lucky that my diagnosis was only two years ago. But even now it gets irksome enough to have to give it all of my attention, convert me to a low carb routine and fight to achieve normality. Not easy after all, but my body only runs well on low carb after all.

Grapes have a significant amount of fructose around 12.4 grams per cup. A significant and avoidable amount of work for the liver.

GRAPES are not low. All fruit has sugar plus fructose. It is the fructose that can only be processed by the liver, and I have read that you should avoid processed sources of fructose. Have you tried eating your protein, then fats, carbs then fruit in that order. They say that will reduce spikes...

The beauty of this forum is the world response which gives us so much instant knowledge. It is invaluable. Where I am in the UK, my medical team is so professional in that they work together around you and target your symptoms. They care. I am so lucky. Even with this it has taken me years to...

I you took steps to rid yourself of the disease for 12 years without medication, that is good because you have done it without chemical intervention. What is more, you are cured naturally. There is the high likelihood that people would be very interested in what worked for you.

Yes, that is very good. My legs also ache because I did not use them enough. My reading was 6.0 this morning. After porridge at 05.30. I will fast now. but I am 77 years old. Here for my kids. I walk each day now but must also do more.

After much research, I believe that the main thing to watch for is if a drug causes your blood sugar readings to rise. For whatever reason, that would not be a good sign. We constantly try to reduce blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides (body fat) and what gets in the way they say is insulin...

Thankfully you are getting some good info from us, not myself of course. Now that I see the extent of your trials I realise how inappropriate my post was. Good luck with this and hope you keep on receiving the fine advice.

You have the same Demon as myself.The symptoms in my case are insulin resistance and midriff swelling due to my liver dumping glucose into my cells. Given that this is such a complex thing, I watch all test results. Since going low carb I have stopped having skin infections. I pay particular...

On the other hand it surely is not their job to force you into something, but to listen to your side effects and then try to act upon them. I am on Metformin, but I understand that there are alternatives. This should be a consideration for your doctor, not to banish you from the practice. Be...

From what you said - I think you are going to see if the side effects go away fine. I have just had anxiety, still going through this. As I was feeling better, I decided to come off my daily med. Six days later my daughter overheard me telling my wife and came straight to me. She said that I...

It is encouraging to get all of the voices, each of them giving up some knowledge which I found so valuable. My diagnosis was far higher than yours, and it was the girls that drove the ambulance discovered my blood was full of sugar when I was taken in because of a hernia. I was very thirsty at...