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Hi folks, I mentioned something similar on the fasting forum, but not sure many people look at that. I have been LCHF for 7 months, good results. Have started intermittent fasting, trying to increase time to 24 hours or more. The internet has a few references to the "Insulin Index" - seems to...

I've never eaten any salad or vegetables my entire life (apart from loads of spuds and occasional peas, obviously). Always taken vitamin/mineral supplements as an adult. Now I'm low-carbing it is no different - still no veg. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. I've believed for a long time...

Thanks for all the replies. My Hba1c is down to 6.3 with LCHF, but that is misleading. Most of the time, with a good few days, I can keep BG below 6, but if I have a bit of a binge Eg fish and chips or Cornish pasty and beans on recent holiday, I still go up to 15-18. I'm planning longer fasts...

Hi, I've been trying intermittent fasting for a while, but usually only manage about 17 hours. Seems to have helped with weight loss. Although I enjoyed the obesity code, it left me with lots of questions..............I'm not sure the advice or science is tailored very well to established...

Results below Poppypetal.................Hba1c down, Cholesterol and Triglycerides down. I no longer believe that saturated fat/cholesterol are bad for you, so it is Cream and butter +++ for me. If you need more confidence in being high fat, I would recommend reading "the Big fat Surprise" by...

I've just been cutting out breakfast 3 times a week, and trying to leave lunch as late as possible on those days, so fast from about 10pm (can't stop snacking!) until about 3pm, approx. 17 hours.....................definite helped with weight loss after I stalled for a while, and seems to help...

I've been having 2 teaspoons of FOS daily for a few months, with good results. Also, a lot of the low carb special products I use have inulin or FOS in them, including bars from natural lowcarb store, and cavalier stevia chocolate. Not sure I know the difference between FOS and Inulin, but it...

Excellent start Jonbvn, keep it up. I find this thread quite inspiring................if you look back at over 300 pages, it will give you loads of ideas for good LCHF food choices. But test test test is the general idea - everyone is spiked by different things.

Excellent work poppypetal................keep it up. Double cream is truly the elixir of life.................I must average 150ml a day, which keeps my fat percentage above 70% on a good day. Add it to anything I can, including omelettes and scrambled eggs.

9am 1/4 of a lidl high protein roll with peanut butter and sorbitol (diabetic) jam 11am a few pistachios 1pm Scotch egg 3pm a 40 gram bar of Cavalier stevia/erythritol chocolate (6 grams carbs) 4pm strawberries and blueberries with cream +++ and sweeteners 6pm...

I was a bread monster before going LCHF, but satisfy most of my cravings with Joseph's low carb pita bread..................very expensive from Amazon, but your Hubby may be willing to try it.

I buy a big tub of erythritol every couple of months, and have loads on strawberries and use it in low carb ice cream. It seems to be absorbed in small intestine, so no horrible GI effects, and no spikes for me. Maltitol (and Lactitol/isomalt) are horrible for GI side effects. I got hooked on...

I agree. Every time I have a "bad" evening, grazing on carbs after my low carb evening meal, my weight has dropped by about a pound the following morning. I would have thought the carbs would go straight to glycogen, which is stored with water, so weight gain, but instead, the occassional carb...

My BG usually goes up during and after walking the dog. Goes up by about 0.7 if readings were flat before. If my BG is rising, Eg after a meal, and I then exercise, can sometimes temporarily halt the rise. This has been more pronounced after harder exercise (recently joined a gym). Everyone is...

Hi Sarah69, I don't think I will ever stop craving carbs, so I use a lot of replacement products Eg Cavalier Stevia chocolate, Josephs low carb pita breads. I have never eaten vegetables or salad, and don't intend to start now. But it can be done, as my results below show. I treat myself to a...

I use Stute marmalade and jams in moderation on hilo or livlife bread. I love the taste, and don't get a polyol gut effect. The only downside is that Sorbitol is apparently turned into fructose by the liver, and also Sorbitol pathways may be implicated in neuropathy. So one jar lasts me a couple...

Will try the truffles yesterday.............. B: Josephs low carb pita with cheese/chive dip, humous, pate and egg mayo, coffee with loads of double cream L: beef sandwich with butter, mayo, using Hilo bread D: Josephs low carb pita with M & S peruvian chicken skewers (highly recommended)...

I think that for long-term diabetics, beta cell burnout is a real issue. I was diagnosed 17 years ago. i am reducing my Hba1c nicely with a low carb high fat diet, losing weight, hopefully reducing insulin resistance a bit. However, a meal with 75 grams of carbs still sends me up to 10-14. I...

May be triple cooked/fried chips would be even better? I'm suddenly thinking of all possible ways to fatten up some carbs........perhaps try my first ever deep-fried mars bar?

I tried apple cider vinegar tablets before bed, to bring down the dawn phenomenon, as my BG tends to go up from 6.0 to 9.0 every morning, despite no food. had a minimal effect for me, but i know there are other posts on various forums here, suggesting some people have had success with it.