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This tweet references a study, but when viewing the study I can't open the tables. Luckily the tweet shows Table 2. Note how the top line of the table shows M.I. risk (myocardial infarction or heart attack) for those with a cholesterol of 6.3 mmol/L or higher. Those with the lowest trigs share...

Heads up. On Eamonn Holmes' show. Eamonn is asking for questions. talkRADIO is on DAB or the internet. Geoff

Thanks @ringi Full list here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ucfpvs2CmKFnae9a8zTZS0Zt1g2tdYSIQBFcohfa1w0/edit#gid=547985667 Geoff

Please read the following : https://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=120 The number dying from T1D within 25 years of diagnosis has fallen from 33% in the 1950 to 7% now. Many still cling on to that notion of T1D being somewhat of a death sentence. What makes the difference...

Just clicked the first link from my post above. Worked for me. I'm suggesting the OP uses Barry Groves website as a signpost for investigation, not a sacred text. If you've looked into it further and come to your own conclusion that's fine. Geoff

The late Barry Groves was a UK-based early proponent of a low carb diet, and his website is a good place to start. http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/index.html#.WnLnCdSWTiw If you click on any medical condition listed down the left side of the page, a page opens with 'causes', often carbs. He...

It all sounds like a win to me! Well done ! Geoff

Hi tk I would assume your HbA1c was 118, and that (h) denotes high. Sounds like you're saying that a fasting blood glucose test was 19.1 which is definitely high. Your ketones suggest/confirm (if the above assumptions are true) that your raging high blood sugars are edging towards Diabetic...

Following on from writing his blog, Dr Briffa wrote to the BHF. Here he discusses their reply : http://healthinsightuk.org/2013/10/04/how-the-british-heart-foundation-chose-to-ignore-clear-evidence-of-the-dangers-of-stanols-for-cholesterol-lowering/ Muddier and muddier :banghead: Geoff

It appears there is : "In summary, noncholesterol sterols serve no physiologic function in man. All sterols are atherogenic if they accumulate in the arterial wall. Stanols are saturated sterols. They are not absorbed and can be used therapeutically to reduce cholesterol absorption from the...

"Plant sterols is the collective term for free and esterified phytosterols and phytoSTANOLS" (emphasis mine) Not claiming this is the definitive answer to your question. Geoff

I see that Briffa addresses both as the same problem. I tend to look askance at anything recommended by a Heart Association on the 'fool me once' principle. Heart healthy grains ? Need to look at Zoe H. again. Geoff

You can add Dr Briffa : http://www.drbriffa.com/2013/08/01/evidence-suggests-stanols-and-sterols-are-good-for-cholesterol-but-bad-for-health/ Geoff

Zoe Harcombe (and I suspect others I can't remember) is no fan of plant sterols : http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ojbsci.2014.167.169 My reading of this article is that in a move to reduce the risk of CVD, you may increase it. Once you know cholesterol isn't the problem, but inflammation...

There are lots of positives in there Megan (?). Coping with T1D and being a teenager can't be easy. Award your yourself double Brownie points :) Were you able to identify the possible cause of that hypo ? Noting food/carb intake and bolus administered may help making a possible connection. Hope...

You're not meant to drink it ! o_O

Are you happy your basal is sufficient ? Perhaps time to test it. 17 doesn't strike me as Dawn Phenomenon. Sounds like you may be asking your bolus doses to do your basal's job. I take Levemir a.m. and p.m. Geoff

So how are your blood sugar levels ? Are you now testing regularly ? Geoff

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/diabetic-ketoacidosis.html Your opening post doesn't say if you've been put on insulin. DKA occurs in the absence of sufficient insulin. Geoff