Recent Content by MrTickle

As some may recall, a clinic visit (for something else) showed up an HbA1C score of 55 early this year and I was advised to go to the GP to get a formal T2D diagnosis but instead I decided to follow low-carb and see if I can address the issue through diet first. Since Feb. I have followed LCHF...

I'm relatively recent on the 'Lower carb lifestyle' and I admit that I cheat more than most people on here and have a much less nutritious diet, but always in the context of my numbers - that is, I measure my morning reading and my pre and two-hour post meal numbers. I'm well within the 'normal...

Just watched the programme. Thought on the whole it was pretty useful, and hopefully will turn more people onto a low carb, or at least lower-carb lifestyle. It wasn't without slight irritations though... The whole show, especially the assertion that this was a new thing, smacked of trying to...

Oddly, KFC (without the chips) is one of the takeaways that following repeated testing, doesn't seem to have much of a negative impact on my blood sugar, and despite the higher carbs, keeps me in ketosis. I can only assume the fat content flattens out the spike. As for the article, it's awful...

Yes get well soon! I've found that according to the ketostix, I can just about stay in ketosis even on the days where for one reason or another I end up consuming up to 60g carbs, so it's more than possible you are staying in it with 40g although like others say, don't do anything detrimental...

That could be it

I was away this weekend and super hungry before the long motorway journey home, and running late - so decided to go to McD's. I knew it was baaaad but ordered the Double Sausage McMuffin - I wouldn't have coped with cutlery as I intended to eat whilst driving, so included the bread - eeek. Blood...

I've found tandoori mixed grill is a good option when it comes to Indian

I have a follow on question which is related to this cold I have had. Basically, had the fluey cold for nearly a week, the flu part of it subsided and it left me with the cold part. My concern is that this is different from every cold I've had in the past. My nose is constantly runny and...

Thanks. I suppose it is better for it to be a little higher from a lower baseline than if I wasn't low-carb'ing :) Talking of which, my cold is the first time I have really felt cravings for carbs. I'm not sure if it's just psychological because traditionally when it comes to diet all bets are...

Been monitoring fasting BG as well as pre-and-post meal BG for the last month and a half. Am on a LCHF diet. Started with fasting BG around 7-ish, within a week was <6 and for the best part of a month I have had mostly numbers <5 with the odd mid-5's along the way. Started getting a cold last...

I started LCHF around a month ago, following a routine A1C check showing an increase. I'm pretty overweight (was over 20 stone) and I've been forensically tracking my progress so far. Fasting and Pre and Post Prandial bloods are now seemingly sitting squarely in 'normal' range, I've been...

I'm fairly new to all this, so am testing first thing on getting up (although those times vary) and usually before and 2hrs after my evening meal, or if there is something specific I want to test. I'm a numbers guy, so find it far more motivating to track these all in a spreadsheet, colour code...

I think the hardest part is trying to include enough variety in my diet, especially as I've never been big on 'greens' although am trying... The thing with carbs is that a lot of foods are comfort-foods, and the addictive quality of getting that 'hit' is what drives some of us to overeat on...

I'm a sucker for cream of chicken soup (and tomato) - I need to learn how to cook, clearly!