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Your best 'defence' will be education. There are books you can read, YouTube videos you can watch etc. Just ask if you want suggestions. Here's a starter for you, with one of my heroes Dr Macolm Kendrick appearing from 1.45 in https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/statin-nation-the-documentary/...

Sadly a GAD test can't rule out LADA, as only 75% who take this test prove positive for it. So testees have a 1 in 4 chance of being left in diagnosis limbo. A LADA's best bet just as with T2s, is to test their blood sugar regularly to check for any fall-off in in insulin production and...

Did you make any other changes ? A drop from 103 to 50 seems too much to attribute to Metformin alone. Geoff

I'd say monitor your blood sugar levels. During my four years as an assumed Type 2, I was able to maintain good levels on diet alone, so much so that I gave up testing. When eventually I fell quite ill, I didn't suspect for a moment it was blood sugar related until a visit to my GP revealed...

An antibody test can't prove you're not LADA. It can only show that 75% of LADAs are so. The remaining 25% of LADAs will 'fail' the antibody test. Insulin resistance is classically associated with Type 2, so my guess is that you ARE LADA. LADAs have a honeymoon period lasting from a few months...

Thanks for that. Great to find the interviewee a lowcarb proponent "What is the future for low carb diets and type 1 diabetes? I think it is the unstoppable way forward." I recommend reading this interview. Geoff

A heads-up for those on Twitter that Dr David Unwin can be followed there. His twitter name is @lowcarbGP. Other possible names to follow on Twitter : Dr Aseem Malhotra @DrAseemMalhotra Dave Feldman @DaveKeto Ivor Cummins @FatEmperor Geoff (no one's getting my Twitter handle)

I went into Harefield Hospital on May 25th for an Aortic Valve Replacement, to correct Aortic Stenosis. Unusually (following complications) I spent 3 weeks and 3 days there before being discharged (Monday June 18th). Since discharge I have felt worse than I did on the ward I have felt far...

If you put their forum name with an ampersand, it ensures they receive your gratitude,as in @Resurgam @EllieM Geoff

Hi @Denise 2 Below I reproduce a post I made on another thread nearly a year ago "I would say that the main beneficiaries of statins are men with previous heart problems. Dr Malcolm Kendrick (author of The Great Cholesterol Con) also adds: "If you are a woman at very high risk of heart disease...

Whilst juice is an obvious no-no, NAS squashes are really low carb. My supermarket own-brand variety is 0.4 g per 250 ml glass. It's also aspartame-free ! So @CDudley I wouldn't worry about your squash consumption, and if (i.e.when) you start home testing, you'll be able to see if it poses a...

I'd never heard that, but it's probably something to be listed alongside exercise i.e. simply be aware of the effect. I wouldn't consider it a no-no. Working hard in the garden vs sitting watching tv could be similar in effect...

I'm certainly considering trying a carnivore diet. I am currently awaiting imminent heart valve replacement, so it will be less challenging once I'm fully better. Try investigating these people's stories Shawn Baker Amber O'Hearn Jordan Peterson's daughter Geoff

To summarise what people are saying in the links I provided : IF I'M GETTING IT RIGHT, FH is NOT a problem of HIGHER cholesterol/HIGHER LDL. It's a problem of LDL receptors, which don't allow LDL into the cells. This leaves normal LDL floating around in the blood in higher amounts. If the...

I can't remember the last time I chose to have a sandwich, because I never feel a hankering for one. That said, I very occasionally have to steal one of my wife's slices for one of life's true pleasures CHEESE ON TOAST I may be lowcarb, but you can't take that away from me. Unless you want a...

What are you drinking habits ? Tea/coffee with sugar/sweetener ? Or not tea/coffee but sweet drinks e.g. diet colas etc ? Again, I used to drink tea with 3 sugars. I weaned myself off the sugar by reducing the amount. Once off, it took about a week to get used to no sugar. If given some by...

Been there. Got the T-shirt. I was the fussiest of eaters as a child. No butter, no gravy etc. I must have been a nightmare for my mother. Gag reflex ? I bet mine is/was bigger than yours. As you say it's often down to mouth-feel. Also, psychologically, I wonder if it's connected to being in...

Dr Stephen Sinatra on FH : https://www.drsinatra.com/familial-hypercholesterolemiaa-real-condition-or-advertising-hype Geoff

Uffe Ravnskov on FH : http://www.ravnskov.nu/2015/12/30/the-benefits-of-high-cholesterol/ "If you add the figures and compare them you will see that people with familial hypercholesterolemia live at least as long as other people,if not longer. A little more die from heart disease, but fewer die...

In this video Dr Malcolm Kendrick touches on FH (from 15 minutes in) : Geoff