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I'm sure our bodies all react differently to changes in fat consumption, but in my case total cholesterol reduced from 4.2 to 3.6 after first six months of LCHF. Most significant change was lower triglycerides.

Done!

It's never too late and the long term consequences of not trying are horrific. I'm sure you will see a big improvement.

Diagnosed with dairy intolerance 16 years ago and advised to avoid all milk products by dietition and did so for many years. Later through experimenting found I'm okay with goat, sheep and buffalo milk products so more likely I'm just intolerant to the A1 beta-casein protein in cows milk...

I get lots vitamin D3 from sun exposure and supplementation, which I've heard can help with colds and flu. There are many presentations/research on the web. Here is one Regards Jim

Hi, would I be correct in assuming that you are testing your urine for ketones? If so, the level of ketones in urine is reduced after a few weeks of burning fat and only reliable ways of testing is from blood or breath. I use the Ketonix breath ketone analyser www.ketonix.com which doesn't...

I eat/cook with coconut oil, olive oil, beef dripping, goat* butter, goat double cream, goat full fat yogurt, goat cheese, buffalo mozzarella, almonds, peanuts, peanut butter, macadamia nuts, walnuts, avocados etc. (* I have an intolerance to cows milk products). Watch out for the carbohydrate...

I also had a problem with consumption of dairy products and completely cut them from my diet 15 years ago (as advised by NHS dietitian without any testing). Since then, through my own experiments, I have discovered that it is only cow's milk products that affect me and can consume goat's, ewes...

After 13 years of following the so called NHS healthy diet guidelines because I believed I had an undiagnosed sugar issue, I went on to develop full blown Type 2 diabetes. I now follow a strict LCHF diet and am back in normal range. I will never again adhere to any dietary advice the NHS has...

The Ketonix web site indicates that in general a value between 40 and 70 represents nutritional ketosis. It also suggests some water fasting routines that you can follow to find the exact range for you (with doctors advise if this is safe for you). See...

I stopped taking Metformin (2 x 500mg Metabet SR) in March this year (HbA1c was 40). I had a further HbA1c test in July which showed that it had risen slightly to 43. There may be other factors involved, however, as I also reduced exercise during the period to alleviate another issue. After...

Don't take any risks with your feet - go see a doctor!

Hi @LindaHood, Not sure if I can help you in any way. I had an ileostomy because of UC for 18 months 1999-2001, but subsequently had further operation to convert part of small intestine into an internal pouch. I was diagnosed Type 2 in Apr 2015 and was probably pre-diabetic since 2003 or even...

Hi Ceri, I've had very similar issue with a chronic Staph. infection that was found at time diagnosed with T2DM. I was prescribed numerous courses of antibiotics over a few months, but the UTI always returned quickly after each course completed. Since then I have spent 10 months on a low dose...