Recent Content by Petaluk

4.1 @9am

I’ve been losing a ton of hair in the last 4 months, so down about it. I’m currently on 500mg metformin a day. I’m going to try to ditch the metformin for a month to see if it improves. My big levels are good generally 4-5 as I follow a low carb diet. I feel for you it’s so horrible x

Hi all :) 4.5 today

4.0 again today

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4.0 this morning

4.2 today

I bought my new scales from Argos..they sell ones now that take regular AA batteries...yay! Edited to include...weight watchers brand

Lost about 1 kilo this week. Did a 40 hour fast yesterday, so happy to see the scales had moved just in time for the weekly weigh in. Was 13.11 Now 13.9

Since 12 April I’ve been following a 20g carb diet. Only had 3 cheat meals since.

Btw..this morning my FBG was 4.0

Yesterday I fell off the wagon, badly. Started the morning with FBG of 4.0, stayed on track until the evening when my son decided to go to Mc Donald’s - I had read on a thread here that (carb counter? Website) said a Big Mac without bun, was under 7 carbs. So I thought, why not? Oops - I then...

4.1 today

Oh okay, thank you @bulkbiker @britishpub @ickihun @Mr_Pot I was confused because when I attended a DESMOND course, they said pancreas doesn’t rebuild/ repair itself, unlike the liver. Also, that the pancreas wears out after producing insulin from carbohydrates, that’s why people get diabetes.

I have a question, a bit off subject, Would ‘anyone’ eventually get diabetes if they consumed a large amount of carbohydrates daily throughout their life?