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Somehow you have to get the balance right - I have a lot of respect for my GP, and think that together, we can agree a plan that works for me, but I need to be involved, because I am not satisfied with how the entire system treats diabetics. Having dug into the history of both the medical...

What I was dropping in to ruminate on, much of my focus has been on insulin, and what insulin resistance may be. (no, really...) Honestly, I thought I had it nailed in the first couple of weeks, but I look back now as if I was a schoolkid who had figured out maths, because all you need to do is...

Hi there @RachelG. - I do recall replying to you on your "just diagnosed" thread. No problem at all adding here, though you may get a broader reply outside of this thread, and as you've no doubt figured, I use this thread to delve around the darker recesses of metabolism and our understanding of...

It may be that you have your NFC radio switched off on your phone - when you tap the phone to the sensor does anything happen? The NFC radio would be necessary to use the phone to make payments - are you able to do that?

So, by way of "Rethinking Diabetes" by Gary Taubes - which I would thoroughly recommend, not only was there a solid mention of this very site, but my introduction to Richard K Bernstein, who had experience as an engineer, was dissatisfied with his treatment plan, and set out to understand the...

4.3 and solidly in Ketosis after a 36 hour fast yesterday.

I can see it being described that way - and I don't want to challenge your personal experience, but strictly ferritin is a protein.. I'll back off; but it's not a million miles away from the whole LDL thing - LDL is described as cholesterol, but really its a protein molecule for carrying things...

@LiSwati - I can only offer my own experience (based on some time of using a CGM to really understand my own responses to various foods etc) I was convinced (also after reading some Jason Fung, as it happens) that IF was going to be the most effective route for me, alongside cutting out all...

Hi @mmohan - the simple version of a really complicated answer is that your liver is capable of producing lots of glucose, and not just from current meals. Your body is basically sensing a need for more energy and providing it in the way it's most used to. This seems to be confusing, but you...

Just a quick one, iron is an essential component in the hemoglobin that the HbA1c is looking at, so it would be kind of surprising if ferritin (protein most responsible for regulating iron) did not have an effect - I'm not saying what effect though... :shifty:

A little while ago now, I had a sausage roll from the local butcher - real proper sausage roll, thin pastry, and thick meat. Lovely, and then I realised I was feeling tired, ill, and checked my levels - sure enough, was spiking. For me, it seems that the less you have (starchy carbs obv) the...

@corgimum79 - congrats just for making it here and posting - takes a fair bit of courage just by itself.. Everything, but everything will feel overwhelming to start off with - I remember barely being able to sleep the first night I properly started to digest what it all means... but after...

@Lamont D - I feel like this deserves something better than I have the nouce to convey. I know that almost everything I do on the forum is really about building up the motivation to make a better decision in the next couple of hours, and I've only been doing this for less than a year. Taking...

Hi @Kentucky I guess by the time you read this, you will have had that meeting with the GP - please let us know how that went. Could you elaborate on what you are doing to lose that weight? It sounds perfect; about a pound a week is just about spot on.. I only ask because the effect on your...

Hi @Golde Ghis - you mention that you have changed your diet, could you elaborate? There isn't necessarily a right and wrong answer, but it will help people on the forum to help you - there is a fair amount of collective experience of all types of diet and, let's say, eating regimes (ie...

Wow - talk about nailing an important question. This is fairly contentious of course, but I do remember feeling enraged following my first delve into the likely outcomes of treating my T2DM diagnosis as I was being encouraged to, with meds. The conclusion I came to was that even with a well...

There are additional reasons the result cannot be that accurate (measuring different things in different fluids for a start and subject to different sources of error) but my experience is that its pretty close, enough as you say to be reassuring and motivating..

@sandysan - there are lots of hormonal changes going on first thing in the morning which are perfectly normal. It isn't just about what we eat, but I agree with everything said so far - and unsweetened cream and coffee should be pretty much carb-free and therefore will not affect insulin, so...

Congrats @saky - and kudos for the unripe Mangoes. I partly grew up in Tanzania, and really miss a good mango; hadn't thought of trying one not ripe..

The science around this is not 100% certain, and clearly as patients (I know this was true for me, there is a sense of "it could be insulin resistance, it could be the pancreas") we can be told conflicting things. In the end, the only thing that "makes someone T2" is a certain level of blood...