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mine was 6.2 today and 6.5 yesterday. it's usualy between 7-8. The only thing I did differently the last two days was eat an orange after dinner

I was diagnosed with BS of 17. During the first week I started met per doctors instructions and cut out all carbs. After one week my BS lowered to 7-9. But I started to get twitching, tingling and burning in my feet and hands especially the first couple days. Is this going to be permanent? Now...

I've been getting more frequent and severe colds ever since changing to LCHF and starting metformin..got one that lasted 3 weeks and just two weeks later, I feel my throat acting up again. I don't know if it's the metformin or the big sudden drop in BG since starting LCHF and met that's messing...

Yeah what I meant was eat a **** ton of carbs after each workout and cover with insulin

What do you guys think about this? Is it possible? I read that carbs are needed to trigger insulin which is very important in muscle building. Seems like high protein and fat alone are not enough? My BS levels are in check now but I don't want to up carbs and risk going up again. In the US you...

Great work!

Yeah it makes sense I guess. Before I found out I was diabetic I was eating trucks of rice and drinking soda everyday. While trying to get my BG down I hadn't noticed how much calories I cut out. Now the challenge becomes finding foods that are high in calories and low in carbs. I despise...

Hey thanks guys. So to address some of the comments, I'm currently 5'10 and 140lbs. My goal is 160-165. I saw a gradual decline of weight through 6 weeks, although there seemed to be a sharp drop when I came down with a nasty flu for the past 3 weeks. I imagine during that time, my calorie...

My a1c was 13 6 weeks ago but by going very low carb, I'm able to get my sugars down to 5-7 throughout the day now with the 7 being the morning fasting. While these numbers are good, I'm losing weight which is something I can't afford. I've lost 7 lbs since starting LCHF but I need to gain...

Today felt like a 7 and it was 7.8. After a 10 min shower and testing again with blood from the same puncture it was 9.6 lol what...

8.8 this morning which is really high for me. Was 6.7 yesterday.

Right now, I'm focused on getting A1c % down to below 6% and if that involves insulin/medication then so be it. Longer term, I will try to put this into remission by: 1. Increasing my muscle mass (eat lots of healthy fats and proteins + strength workouts) 2. Increasing intake of foods that...

Thanks I will. This disease is so weird. I'm sure I've had this for at least 2-3 years before being diagnosed, but before the diagnoses, I had just blurry vision and increased urge to pee which I overlooked. Was shocked by the dx of 13 A1c. When I switched to LCHF and started on metformin, my...

I haven't done any tests to see if I have antibodies but my doc seems confident that I'm type 2 based on the results of dieting (bringing sugars down from 17 to 8ish after one month) and exercise further bringing down sugars to 4-5 so he's saying I'm obviously still producing insulin. And my...

Contrary to a lot of diabetics and weight loss advice given, I need to do the opposite and gain weight. I'm currently 5'10-5'11 and only weigh 140lbs. I want to get to 160-165. But diabetes makes things complicated as I need to follow LCHF diet and no junk food/sugar. I hear eating nuts for the...