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Strong genetic disposition to type 2: diabetes inevitable?

Is it possible to have such a strong genetic disposition to type 2 diabetes that progression to it being fully blown is inevitable despite being...

Thread by: hose1975, May 27, 2016, 23 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Frowned at by Nurse when I mentioned LCHF

This from the Guardian is a brilliant read, and lays out very clearly (and with plenty of scientific studies backup) how the low-fat, high-grain...

Post by: hose1975, May 11, 2016 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Why am I not losing weight or improving bg?

Please bear in mind that being somewhere in the 'normal' range with thryoid bloods is NOT the same as being optimal. Many in the thyroid community...

Post by: hose1975, Apr 29, 2016 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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Sudden change in bread reaction

Not this old canard AGAIN! You have to be predisposed to T2 in the first place and many, MANY people with unhealthy lifestyles do not go on to...

Post by: hose1975, Mar 22, 2016 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Low(ish) Carb Treats

Probably not unless the fat content is high. I understand that it's the combination of sugar and fat that makes ice cream (and frozen yogurt) soft...

Post by: hose1975, Feb 16, 2016 in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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Low(ish) Carb Treats

For those of us who are not ultra-low carbing and would like a sweetish treat, I have discovered that Yeo Valley's Vanilla Custard ice cream is...

Thread by: hose1975, Feb 16, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
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LCHF: suitable foodstuffs for mindless grazing

True. But I am getting thirstier as time goes on (blood sugars? lithium? who knows) and so do tend to drink a fair bit already, just as mouthfuls...

Post by: hose1975, Dec 1, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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LCHF: suitable foodstuffs for mindless grazing

But I'm not craving carbs, not really. I just need to keep my mouth occupied so that I don't drink 5 litres of water a day.

Post by: hose1975, Dec 1, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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LCHF: suitable foodstuffs for mindless grazing

I really do need to count calories: a whacked-out thyroid means that I have to keep a grip, even with near-optimal levels of medication. My macros...

Post by: hose1975, Dec 1, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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LCHF: suitable foodstuffs for mindless grazing

A combination of dry mouth and hair-trigger bladder: can't keep drinking otherwise I'll be on the lav all day. So mostly to keep the saliva coming.

Post by: hose1975, Dec 1, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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LCHF: suitable foodstuffs for mindless grazing

I like sugar-free sweets but they don't like me (at least, not in any great daily quantity). I need to graze a little during the day on small...

Thread by: hose1975, Nov 30, 2015, 11 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Just the one teabag (Mrs Wembley). And no, it's not 1/3 of a mug. And my household has standard-sized mugs.

Post by: hose1975, Nov 30, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Fruit tea... ugh. Not great with sweetener, even worse with. I may up my intake of jasmine tea. And I've discovered that I don't need to add as...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Height 5'1", weight 8st 4lbs, BMI 21.9, bodyfat 26.5%. I'm fairly certain that most around here would not consider 90g carbohydrate / day very...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

I could cut out my one apple per day. And that really is it. Everything else is pared back as far as I'm willing to go, otherwise I'll be into the...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Well... I have at least 50mls of milk in a cup, probably nearer to 75mls. And I have about 4 cups per day. 75mls is not that much when you eyeball...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

The other problem is that I can't eat huge amounts of most things without weight gain (**** you, wonky thyroid!) so I really do need to keep to...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Cheers, Deej (may I call you Deej?). Nice to know it's not just me! I'm definitely not a TOFI so I'm just scratching around for possibilities. I...

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

I had them done in summer 2014 and they came back in the 'grey area', i.e. between 200 and 500. I supplement with 1000 mcg sublingual B12 now....

Post by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Insulin resistance without excess visceral fat

Is it possible to have insulin resistance without excess visceral fat? My numbers are creeping up again but my waistline is a healthy 27 inches...

Thread by: hose1975, Nov 24, 2015, 22 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes

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