Recent Content by tmylward

Hpp... Have you tried Niacin. It's a vitamin that favourably shifts the ratio of HDL to LDL such that the HDL can remove the LDL. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art ... lekey=9489 If you do try it, remember to take it before going to bed as it's only while you're asleep that the liver...

I've been diabetic for 4 years now. Initially I tested my blood sugar before each meal and before bed. How else could I learn what effect different foods would have? Once I got a working regime I tested 4 times on each Saturday, then after a few weeks, every other Saturday. If I get a...

Sometimes I can't believe that my blood sugar level is what the meter says. :shock: . I wash my hands again, and redo. Hey presto it's a whole point down. :D Then once more just to prove it and it's back where it was. :roll: What more can one assume other than these machines are not as...

I believe that the internet has been responsible for enabling we 'patients' to recognise the inadequacies of the medical professionals in today's world. Also, drug companies invest a great deal of money in research and require to make a profit (not being charities) which causes them to heavily...

Your liver produces cholesterol ONLY while you sleep. See... http://www.paragonheart.com/high-blood-cholesterol.php ...under What You Can Do - step 9 The need for cholesterol is immense. High cholesterol is a symptom, NOT the cause. See... http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/M ... terol.html...

Take a look at these... http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/M ... terol.html ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm http://www.ehow.com/about_5084665_role- ... -body.html

Hmmm... Conclusively inconclusive so far I'd say :roll:

Hi. I was chatting to some chaps in the pub and discovered that 4 of us had T2 Diabetes, all late onset. Not so unusual. However, it transpired that each of us had been diagnosed with appendicitis and had our appendix removed between the ages of 30 and 40 (we're now in our 50s). I'd be...

You've convinced me. I'll start with just wheat products that I know cause a problem and see how it goes. One other thing, my blood sugar seems to be fine even when consuming much larger quantities of carb than before, provided I drop the bread. 1 slice of bread and my sugar takes hours to get...

Wow. You certainly know your onions (or should I say Gluton :D ). One question before I go down the glute-free route. My reaction to bread seemed much worse after not eating any for 3 months. If I understand correctly, the suggestion is that I had simply learned to live with the discomfort...

I actually went to the doctor when I was a mere 18 years and was supected of having an ulcer. Tests proved that I didn't but I've always suffered from acidity, especially in bed. Only after my low carb diet that excluded all bread did it improve, now it's much worse... or as you suggest, it...

Thanks for your advice... I did try to eat lots of fat although typically my diet comprised chicken, cream, yoghurt, raw eggs and bacon. The rest was just salad type foods. I did have some coconut cream in a chicken curry once weekly, but I didn't realise it was such a good choice :? I love...

I should stress that I was a little irresponsible with the carb intake. I attempted to cut it out altogether with my only concession being a small apple once daily. Any other carbs came with the dairy produce. In fact I cut milk from my diet also due to its high carb value. I think this is...

I decided to try the really low carb diet, not to loose wait, but because my HbA1c results were always on the slightly high side. I was already consuming only 35gms carb per meal + 15gms between meals (typically around 150gms per day). This still produced spikes occasionally and my HbA1c was...