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  1. bulkbiker
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    Fasting

    When I fast I have no solids just coffee/tea with cream and water. Some people just have water others might have say just eggs (so an "egg fast")....
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 23, 2022 at 10:23 PM in forum: Fasting
  2. bulkbiker
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    Hopefully it is just my surgery ....

    In case you need some evidence.. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Recommendations#blood-glucose-management [ATTACH]
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 16, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Soapbox - Have Your Say
  3. bulkbiker
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    Of all changes in your "old" lifestyle you had to do, which one was the most difficult?

    I guess to help we'd need to know some more details of whoever has been diagnosed. Many of us changed what we ate and put our T2 condition into...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 16, 2022 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  4. bulkbiker
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    Hopefully it is just my surgery ....

    My surgery used to be fairly lax and had moved me to annual reviews until I a/ Joined the Patient Participation Group (which oddly is noted on...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 16, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Soapbox - Have Your Say
  5. bulkbiker
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    New and confused!!

    What exactly do you need to understand? If you view yourself as "allergic" to carbs (hence your T2 diagnosis) then you should reduce your...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 15, 2022 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  6. bulkbiker
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    Interesting fasting video on YouTube

    Pretty conclusive evidence though.
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 15, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  7. bulkbiker
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    IBS, Dairy and wheat intolerant Type 2 Diabetic with Clinical Depression.

    You sound like a prime candidate for carnivore.
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 14, 2022 in forum: Ask A Question
  8. bulkbiker
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    RH after keto

    Be careful on the fruit front.. I'd just try veg or maybe even give carnivory a go and see how that works out for you. Your Doctor by the way...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 13, 2022 in forum: Reactive Hypoglycemia
  9. bulkbiker
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    Am I crazy?

    Depends on the foods you loved and whether they loved you back or whether you were in an edible abusive relationship.. I love meat and eggs so...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 13, 2022 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  10. bulkbiker
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    Is this a fasting blood test?

    If you are having a full lipid profile then it's best to water only fast for 12-14 hours beforehand to get a "clean" reading. That's assuming you...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 12, 2022 in forum: Ask A Question
  11. bulkbiker
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    LDL cholesterol in diabetics and statins

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360539761_Main_Defects_in_Studies_of_Lipid-Lowering_Drugs_Metabolic_Diseases_Rather_than_Lipids_is_the_Ris...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 12, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  12. bulkbiker
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    LDL cholesterol in diabetics and statins

    Your triglycerides may well have been, which may have made your ratio even better! Depends what you had to eat and how it effects you....
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 11, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  13. bulkbiker
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    LDL cholesterol in diabetics and statins

    Had you fasted pre blood test? Also if (as I do) you believe that ratios are more important than absolute values and that Trig/HDL is the most...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 11, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  14. bulkbiker
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    LDL cholesterol in diabetics and statins

    My mother was diagnosed with early onset dementia in her early 80's not long after she had been prescribed statins. My dad took over everything...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 11, 2022 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  15. bulkbiker
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    Metphormin

    Did have that's why mine went in the bin after 3 weeks of being tied to the toilet.
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 10, 2022 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  16. bulkbiker
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    High DP or foot on floor

    Lower certainly won't do you any harm and you may see benefits..
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 10, 2022 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  17. bulkbiker
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    High DP or foot on floor

    Time seems to be the best healer for higher morning numbers.. mine took about 6 months before normalising even on a very strict keto diet with...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 10, 2022 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  18. bulkbiker
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    T2DM Cures Through Roy Taylor's Hypocaloric Diet & Gastric Bypass

    There are 3 .. starvation (Taylor et al), bariatric surgery and low carb/keto. I know which I'd go for. Bariatric patients are tested for...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 8, 2022 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  19. bulkbiker
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    Granola?

    Bacon?
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 8, 2022 in forum: Ask A Question
  20. bulkbiker
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    Reversal of T2D, then what?

    Stopping the meds should be fairly easy.. going back to eating "normally" probably isn't something you should desire. Many of us found that after...
    Post by: bulkbiker, May 8, 2022 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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