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Unusual sweating can be caused by autonomic neuropathy https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/nerve-damage-diabetic-neuropathies/autonomic-neuropathy I've seen some studies suggesting ALA supplements can help with autonomic neuropathy...

I had a corticosteroid injection for a frozen shoulder a few years back. My insulin requirements definitely went up in the following weeks. Can't remember the exact numbers, but I think it was somewhere in the region of +30% for a couple of weeks then gradually drifted back to normal. It didn't...

I wrote recently here about my experience with this switch: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what%E2%80%99s-everyone-planning-now-that-levemir-is-going.210644/post-2783736 How long are you leaving between dose adjustments? The official advice is to leave 3-4 days between changes to see...

Bear in mind that "Doctor" Berg as he always promotes himself is not in fact a medical doctor, but has a "doctor of chiropractic degree" and has zero qualifications related to nutrition or heart health. On the other hand we have all the major scientific bodies on heart disease telling us that...

Definitely? That's not what the science shows us https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/seed-oils I prefer olive oil, but between something like sunflower oil and coconut I'd choose the sunflower.

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.043052 Key takeaways: "Coconut oil consumption results in significantly higher LDL-cholesterol than nontropical vegetable oils." "There was no evidence of benefits of coconut oil over nontropical vegetable oils for adiposity or glycemic...

I was happy with Levemir for many years, but decided to jump before I was pushed, and asked to be moved to Tresiba a few months back, based on good things I'd heard about it from others including on here. Going back to a Glargine was off the table - I spent many years on Lantus before...

Hi, I'll link to my recent reply here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statin-side-effects.210432/post-2780934 I think the targets for total cholesterol are below 5 for the general population, but below 4 for diabetics (because that's already such a big risk factor for heart disease). I...

I put off starting statins for years because of fear of side effects, probably influenced by what I'd read online, and some aversion to being on a pill for the rest of my life. When I did start it was absolutely fine, no muscle or joint issues whatsoever, still working out hard and getting...

I do occasional fasts (Also T1 but MDI not pumping), and one thing that surprised me is how long it raises my insulin sensitivity for - just one fast of 24-72h usually means I need significantly less insulin for the following few weeks.

Thank you for clarifying. I don't want to suggest anything nefarious, just that those working (even voluntarily and elected) for a company might naturally tend to include more of those at least somewhat aligned with some general positions of that company. Certainly charities are also not...

Again, problems with one study from the 50s do not invalidate the huge amounts of better studies and high quality evidence since then. Still denying the causal link between LDL and heart disease today is getting to be like denying the link between smoking and lung disease. For neutral readers...

While it's true that the old Ancel Keys 7 countries study had some flaws, it's very far from the only evidence we have linking LDL to heart disease and saturated fat to LDL. For a more modern review have a look at this thoroughly referenced article...

My sugars climb steadily from around 4am, then more rapidly once I actually wake. I also keep the pen by the bed and bolus very first thing when I open my eyes, even if I want to laze in bed a bit at the weekend, or don't plan on having breakfast soon.

Ketoacidosis can occur with normal or low blood glucose levels - known as Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis. It is rarer than the more usual DKA with high glucose, but still very serious, and potentially even fatal. It seems like there are various factors which can make it more likely, including...