Recent Content by PhilC72

It seems to have shaved a few m/mol off my readings and I feel fuller in that I'm not having that snap-back feeling a while I've I've eaten. There are political reasons your doctor will never sing the praises of low carb high protein diets. I have my review for the strength of my Gliclazide -...

Lower GI makes you full for longer, as does replacing carbs with protein. So it might work. I get the argument for low carb/paleo and so forth, because food technology has far outstripped our bodies evolution - and here we are, a lot of us diabetic. Whatever works. I can't leave all the heavy...

Anyway, since I figure outright dieting is now more difficult due to taking Sulfonylureas, I have listened to your feedback and I've been reading up on the GI of foods. In comes moderate amounts of pasta instead of chips/fries, tinned fish such as tuna, whole nuts (almonds are my favourite) and...

I'm long term diabetic and was diagnosed round about the same time I was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and I'm pretty sure fat infiltration in my pancreas is feeding into insulin resistance. While lifestyle plays a part, I believe my father's side are very prone to these problems. I hear...

After my regular hba1c showed up a rise to nearly 80 (UK terms - no idea why we use a different score method to the US, it confuses the hell out of me), she asked me if I was sticking to my Emplagloflozin regime. I said I was struggling because it was causing hideous male thrush / UTI. She took...