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For me personally I do not eat anything that takes me over 7 at any time. Even if I have a few beers at the weekend I do not go over 7 in fact with beer my BS drops as the liver prioritises the alcohol. I would avoid whatever carb is causing that kind of spike if at all possible. As an aside it...

yes I have ditched statins and refused insulin. I went lo carb (keto at first) and sorted my hba1c down to 5.3%. What I would not do though is tell your health care team lies. Simply tell them what your doing, tell them what you expect to happen and ask for regular tests to track progress. this...

An Iranian study found that the Friedwald equation used to calculate LDL (yes LDL is calculated and unless it states otherwise) is not accurate where the triglycerides are less than 1 or more than 4. This usually affects those on a poor diet or in your case most probably a lo carb diet. mine...

@Heretic1 For me, I smoke probably ten fags when I go to the pub every two or three weeks. I have been low carb for the past 15 months and am at a healthy weight. I go to the gym three times a week and at the weekends ride a motorcycle at 150mph (risk?) if on a track. The point your missing is...

Phinney and Volek's new The Art and Science of Low Carb Performance suggest a mineral deficiency such as magnesium. I take a daily multivitamin and also a daily stock cube (not lo salt) to avoid this problem. give it a try.

Hi do a vitamin c flush..it means dissolving upto a teaspoon of powdered vitamin c in water and drinking it. You make another batch every 15 minutes until you are ready to go as it were. Google it. This will get you through the initial phase of constipation some get when starting lo carb etc.

As mentioned somewhere else on this forum Alpha Lipoic Acid can be used to reduce/ remove the tingling. I use it for other reasons and take 2 x 300mg per day. it does work!

My understanding is that the link between cholesterol and cvd was started in the 1950s by Ancel Keys seven nations study. This is now largely contested and the link fraudulently made by Mr. Keys. Read as much as you can about cholesterol especially lower cholesterol and females. Read as much as...

This questionnaire is truly appalling and will get a huge fail due to its judgmental nature:- Socioeconomic; lack of funds to purchase healthy choices.....assumes healthy choices are expensive. Lack of education or knowledge about diabetes...........assumes the diabetic is lacking in...

Hi there i'm currently reading Jason Fung on fasting and intermittent fasting. I currently eat in a 6 hour window which is fairly easy due to being at work. what you are doing is at another level. Awesome!

you could try increasing your intake of soluble fibre. This should stimulate LDL receptors removing LDL from your system. Its something to do with bile salts and the liver, cant remember exactly but about 10 grams of this fibre should see a 5% reduction in LDL. Read a guy called Dr. Malcolm...

hi There. I have lost my trophy points. sorry but I like them :-)

Hi you may find this link enlightening:- http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/16422495.php The numbers are backed up by research.

2 metformin. hba1c 5.3% for the last year or so.

hi, and yes I weight train 3 times per week as reducing my insulin resistance is an absolute priority in order to get the most from the insulin I produce. My initial goal for weight training was to bench press my own weight (down from an initial 108kilos to a now much healthier 80kilos) I can...

Hi dbr10. The doctor is still probably a bit humble as, after a good 8 years of their (NHS) treatment my health was in serious decline and he advised me insulin was the next step. I did some research June 15 and decided upon LCHF and upon further research came of the statins much to the doctors...

I personaly had no success with low fat or low gi foods as my BS response was always in double figures. Now LCHF my Hba1c has been 5.3% for about a year. Whilst this is in the normal range i'm happy to continue on 2 metformin a day for other health benefits other than my diabetes. Whether this...

You do not give what your numbers are or what type of exercise so I will give you what happens to me. I wake up with a fasting level of around 6.2 which is possibly a dawn phenomena my Hba1c is always around 5.3%. Anyways when I resistance train in the morning in a fasted state my BS will rise...

I found the thicker ones they sell in the major supermarkets to be ok as well as the rice version. They are, as others have suggested a bit smelly and require a really good rinse. Whilst they are good on occasion spiralised veg and grated cauliflower are far superior in terms of flavour and...

I was type 2 for 10 years and went LCHF 14 months ago. I have lost 3.5 stone and my HBa1c is now 34 for the last 9 months. lipids are in an acceptable range so i'm happy. Edited by Moderator to remove criticism of other people's dietary preferences.