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I tried my first ever 24hr fast today and ate 1 meal at tea-time. I hadn't planned a fast, but I missed breakfast and then was busy through lunch, and I started to think 'what if I just wait till the 24hr mark?' Anyway, at the 25hr mark or thereabouts,I had two sage seasoned pork chops and some...

I'm not type 1, so take this as friendly advice only, but I don't think an all meat diet is suitable for everyone, and as far as I know, extreme low-carbing (which I do myself) is more of a diet-controlled type 2 thing. Dr. Richard K. Bernstein is a type 1 guru who has fine advice on low-carb...

Five days is just the start: you should start seeing results after a couple of weeks. I think you should drop the substitutes if you don't like them though: almond milk, xylitol etc- it's easier to just cut them out. If you like meat, eggs, cheese, fish, green veg, just eat those things and...

Important note though, check the alcohol percentage and try to drink wines above 13%. Reds are better than whites for sugar, but a dry white above 12 or 13% should be good. A light riesling or moscato of 9 or 11% could raise your blood sugar.

If the information you have been given is that coprinus comatus has a specific medicinal effect, then I would expect that effect is quite small- as far as I'm aware, there aren't many foods that actively *reduce* blood-sugar by that much. However, mushrooms in general are an excellent healthy...

Excellent work: I had a similar experience myself- neuropathy and misery followed by revelation and repair on a diet of meat, eggs and green vegetables. Diabetes is a complicated issue, but our friend here has hit on a simple, sustainable approach: I want to support him fully in this- my...

Add me to the list: strong black stove-top made coffee hasn't raised my sugars whenever I've tested after drinking. Other people's mileage may vary, and I'd suggest everyone should test themselves at least sometimes after drinking it, but I lean towards thinking black coffee is generally a good...

Just want to give a shout out to Daisy here: when I was first diagnosed, it was nice to get the package from Daisy: it basically covers the whole shebang. I never thanked you at the time, so let me do it now! Irfankhan, my friend, if you follow Daisy's advice, you won't go far wrong.

Welcome to the site! Those numbers look quite good: if '100' means 100mg/dl, then that's like 5.6 mmol/L, then that looks like good control. If I have the numbers wrong, please correct me though (to all readers). I reversed my diabetes by avoiding carbs, so my advice would be to reduce your...

Classic dry martini is very low carb. Pink gin too, although that might be a bit astringent for a hen night. Cuba libre with coke zero. I suppose manhattans should be OK as long as you don't overdo the red vermouth.

I guess I go along with Guzzler: spam doesn't really bother me as such: I just feel sorry for the mods.

And it's good to have you back! It won't have been easy, I'm sure, but it does sound like things went quite well, on the whole. Tough times, but I think you're tougher: good luck with the recovery.

This week, Oi 'ave mostly been eating: -Sauerkraut and pork mince meatballs -Cauliflower with beef and chicken left-overs -Chicken broth -Stir-fried leek, onion and greens with beef mince and tempeh -Smoked sprats from the tin!

Any time I have tested after beer, it hasn't raised me much, or at all. That doesn't mean it isn't carby and somewhat inadvisable, but I think the alcohol may offset the carb content to some degree. Try a little, then test- maybe after 1 hr then again after 2 hrs to see what it does to your...

Lozzinthespace, I get where you're coming from, and I think we'll all try to give you what tips we can to get you feeling a little bit better, but I need to state for the record that reactive hypoglycemia is *not*, in actual fact, the most miserable and grim condition ever. Good luck to you, and...

I believe it's basically all fibre, so probably somewhat like konjac/shirataki. I'm not type 1, but for diet controlled low-carbing, Agar Agar should be ok, although I'd still side with Shirataki as it lends itself to more versatile savoury/ main meal options. I don't see why you couldn't use...

There are a lot of ways to improve the situation, and I'm confident things will get better for you. You may be able to reduce your medication or even get off medication altogether. Failing that, there will be other medication options. On top of that, the first month or so is bound to be more...

It will help you keep going, and it's a sign that you've got the smarts and the steel to take control of this situation: good luck and good health to you!

I was first diagnosed because of peripheral neuropathy that was making it hard to walk and sleep: in my case, getting my sugars down helped a lot, and more importantly, getting my triglycerides down made a real difference. I don't have any pain at all now, so I hope you can do something similar...

tea can help stave off appetite and keep you alert when you start to flag, so I've found it invaluable when dieting.