Recent Content by MrDieselx

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    Neuropathy extreme pain, other types of meds ect

    if i stick to low carb diet my blood sugars stay about 8-12 if i have any carbs at all they spike to 22+ i also have fibromyalgia so some times its exceptionally hard to even get up and move about. spoke to the specialist last month and hes reducing my insulin intake, doubled my testosterone...
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    Neuropathy extreme pain, other types of meds ect

    cheers ill get some and try it :)
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    Neuropathy extreme pain, other types of meds ect

    yeah thanks, i have tried tens and cbd oil and im on vitamins and Q-10 ect. just nothing is helping. i am having to take bigger doses of insulin to get my bloods down. i also tried the LowCarb high fat diet, but found it was to expensive to continue. especially when your on a budget. i think i...
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    Neuropathy extreme pain, other types of meds ect

    Hi, i've been a T2Insulin diabetic for 10 years now. and have had neuropathy in both feet for quite some time, been on amitriptyline, gabapentin, lycra ect. nothing has worked. last night was i think the worst night of my diabetic life with extreme shooting pains so bad i thought i was going...
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    Cheers, and good luck @SamFergusson hope it works out well for you.
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    Your definition of low carb diet.

    I'm trying to stick to less than 25g of carbs a day on my lchf diet. Was very hard at 1st. As I was a rice and pasta monster
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    Over 16lb now lost and bloods not gone over 8 in 2 weeks. Averaged 6.8 woot.
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    Cheers, none. I've come off all my pain meds all my insulin bassal and bolus. Just gym and diet. Just want to loose the fat now lol.
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    Yep I'm a T2 on insulin for about a year. Been on lots if other meds before that. Test about 6-8x a day. This is week 3 for Me,lost 15lb so far. Bloods gone from 10-15 to 5-6 with no insulin. Keytones in urine, but nurse said as long as my bloods don't go over 20 then it's a good sign.
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    LCHF

    Keep it up. I'm on week 3,bloods down from 15 to 5-6 with no insulin anymore. Got keytones but this good as it means my body is burning the fat. Managed to loose over a stone in weight to. Only thing I've noticed is headaches and mood swings for the 1st 2 or so weeks lol. Keep it up.
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    Keytones safe while dieting?

    Cheers, I had an appointment for doc today for something else and he testes it said blood was fine, urine high but that as long as blood dident go over 20 he's happy. Cheers for info.
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    Keytones safe while dieting?

    Hi, I've been on the low carb, high fat diet for a week. But today I felt horrid, dizzy, itchy ect. And I have very high keytones in urine. Not needed any insulin today at all due to diet and exercise. Are keytones with a low blood of 7 ok? Or should I go Doc..
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    1st weigh in and i've lost 11lbs.woot
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    Started the LCHF diet thus week and joined the gym.

    Argh. Been a bad carb eating pig for years. Decided at 40 & 335lbs I need to loose weight and kick the diabetic noose. Always been a bit of a mood binger to. Grrr. Hard to admit but it's true. I've let myself down. Thus week I've been focusing on actually eating breakfast for the 1st time in...
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    The latest diet advice I will NOT be taking

    I just joined the gym. My personal trainer knew all about the low carb high fat diet I'm just starting. And even offered a few tips, told me to stick with cardiovascular and do full body squats..