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It's a complicated and divisive topic. I've been finding this channel's videos good, as he takes quite an open minded evidence based approach. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxyjOraXh0-ndvUEstSZJ2hPgXR2DqKwR

What matters is whether you're losing significant muscle. The initial fast drop will be mostly water and glycogen, then it will drop slower as you burn fat. I think keto is quite protective of muscle generally (especially if you continue to use it by exercising), and you won't lose much until...

Yes, unfortunately that sounds about right. COVID and diabetes seem to interact in a nasty way, and my doses went way up too. Obviously you want to avoid hypos, but I feel hypers also made the COVID symptoms worse and slowed recovery. One thing that I think can contribute to the reduced...

It's quite possible these do affect me too without my noticing the connection. My readings fluctuate due to so many known and unknown factors, and it had never occurred to me before to consider vitamin C as one of these. Do you know if it only affects interstitial fluid readings, or is the...

I do wear a Libre. I don't recall noticing any change in readings from taking ALA. Never noticed any effect on BG from vitamin C either.

A few years ago (shortly after my first COVID infection) I developed a stinging in my gums and palate, and the pain would move around different parts of my mouth from day to day. At first I was convinced there was a dental issue, but scans and checks couldn't find anything wrong with my teeth or...

I do wish more studies or anecdotes about health on low or very low carb diets were more explicit about the specific fat sources and fiber intake. I know there are some keto enthusiasts eating large amounts of saturated fats like butter, coconut oil, fried bacon, ribeye etc, and quite low...

I do wear a Libre. I'm sorry I don't remember whether it was on the affected side at the time of the injection. It seems unlikely to me that would matter though as the injection is all the way into the joint capsule, not really affecting the skin or muscle. My insulin requirements did go up...

I know Shuggah is popular, but I don't think it works with the Australian sensors. Maybe xDrip4iOS On Android there are more options

Dr Bernstein says after checking many healthy non diabetic young adults he found their typical non mealtime blood sugar was around 4.6 mmol/l (83 mg/dL).

All good advice above. Regarding treatment for hypos - an unexpected difficulty that caught me out once was relying on snacks including peanuts. I had a box of cereal bars in my carry-on that would have been plenty to stave off any lows for the duration of the flight. However at the start of...

Superdrug used to sell boxes of glucose powder. It was fine like icing sugar so very quick to dissolve. Unfortunately they seem to have stopped selling it, but you can order similar products online. e.g. https://peaksupps.co.uk/products/dextrose-glucose-powder

Yes, and it's rather annoying! When using other non official apps you can see that the sensor is still providing readings during these periods. When viewing the raw data, you can see that the sensor does occasionally glitch and give a single completely off reading (maybe due to the filament...

At my last appointment my team said they could maybe get me approved for the Omnipod 5+Dexcom G6, and I've been seriously considering it. For years I've been put off pumping by the size of the devices and external tubes, but for something that small and self contained and semi-automated it...

This is a first for me! I was changing the needle when I noticed the remaining insulin in the cartridge was a funny colour. I'm guessing some blood got sucked back in. I have been using my front quads and calves more than usual (I used to always use my stomach and needed to give it a break)...

With frozen shoulder, people often talk about different stages over time. At first there are sudden moments of brief but excruciating pain with certain movements, and the range of motion reduces significantly over a matter of days or weeks. While motion is severely restricted it can be hard to...

Though now I'm wondering, maybe OP was actually talking about basil https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6542390/

Basal! I guess Americans pronounce them the same though

Gripping onto an overhead pull up bar (or climbing frame etc) so your feet are off the ground, and just hanging there for a while. Full weight might be too much at first, so you can try with some of your weight on your feet and build up gradually.

Same for me @OrsonKartt During the first Covid lockdowns I went from lifting weights most days to sitting all the time, and developed a frozen shoulder during this period. I suspect the inactivity was a factor. I had a cortisone/hydrodilatation injection which significantly reduced the...