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Just got my latest hba1c - 34 so been in remission for a year on lchf. Question is, can beta cells repair themselves over time?

I had a contour next one which I was reasonably happy with though it doesn’t sync with Apple health. The strips are expensive, though, so ai bought an ihealth meter. I have tested both and found wild differences - from 3.9 to 5.3 on the same blood!

Montezuma’s Absolute Black for me. 100%, intense and delicious. I have a small piece every night as a treat!

Thanks for that I will try readings a bit later to see what happens

Thanks, that’s really helpful. I will give it a try

I am a bit confused about my readings after a meal. They are usually lower than the fasting reading. So tonight I had roast lamb, leeks and aubergine in tomato sauce followed by Apple in cinnamon with Greek yoghurt. My meter reading after 2 hours was 4.8. I expected it to be raised. My fasting...

5.3 at 5 am

Yes that’s right. Low carbs - around 25-30 usually. From veg mostly

Well vegs have some carbs. I limit carbs to 25-30. Energy comes from fat. Your body converts to using fat as its energy source. I follow a keto diet. In my case I felt more energy after about 3 days of going lchf.

No. As I understand it, whole meal is still a refined carb. I stick with what works and am quite strict about it. It took a while to get used to it, but it’s fine now

Gradually. I stopped one then started halving and quartering until giving them up altogether. My gp was against it but I gave it a go anyway. My bp has gone from 140/90 with meds to 125/75 without. Lchf is like a wonder cure

Sure Breakfast is usually something like bacon and eggs, cheese and mushroom omelette, smoked fish, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, mushroom and bacon. Usually egg based. Lunch during the week is always some kind of salad, fish, cheese, ham, chorizo. Weekends will usually be veg soup or...

Thank you! It was hard work at times, especially when I raved a big slab of cake! But now I don’t crave sugar anymore and enjoy my diet and exercise

Absolutely taking responsibility for my own health was a game changer.

I was diagnosed T2D in February last year. My fasting blood sugar was over 12, my h a1c was 78. I was 80kg, had high blood pressure and I was on statins, the full metabolic syndrome. Quite by chance I heard of someone who had reversed his diabetes, so I researched and came across lchf and diet...