Recent Content by Westley

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...

That would be 'Dr' Berg, who is in fact not a medical doctor despite the impression his social media might give. In his bio he says "Since graduating from chiropractic school, most people call me Dr. Berg" Dr. Gil Carvalho (who is an actual accredited medical doctor and has a PhD in biology...

I'm not clear on the relevance of that lawsuit to this discussion. It looks like the Daily Mail failed to meet good journalistic standards, which doesn't massively surprise me from what I know of that paper, and were rightly ruled against. However that judgment is in no way a confirmation or...

Also to give context to that "Cheese is great. Meat is back on the menu." bit you quote for any that didn't open the link, it is included in the article only as an example of the sorts of views espoused by lipid denialists, and the following sentence is:

If you don't like the Guardian as a source that's fine, but note that it's not just the journalist giving their own opinion, but quoting top experts from major health bodies. If you prefer some different and more recent sources for similar content...

Indeed, this petition is specifically about processed, refined carbohydrates, and I do think it's a little disingenuous to leave that out of the first post of this thread entirely, as though this petition was showing institutional support for very low carb diets. Also, since I suspect the...

Alternative being the operative word there. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/30/butter-nonsense-the-rise-of-the-cholesterol-deniers

I'd trust your doctor more than some youtuber. There's a lot of online fear mongering about statins, but they are the number one most prescribed drug for a good reason. About LDL size, I believe the current consensus is that particle size does matter to some extent, but it's not that large ones...

Another thing you could check is your Cystatin C level, which can be a better basis for calculating your egfr, as it is not affected by muscle mass and exercise (or dietary creatine intake from supplements or eating lots of meat) like creatinine is...