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I think I like where this might be leading... no doubt someone will be along shortly to burst my bubble! In the meantime.. bottoms up!

I take 1000 mg of Metformin SR twice a day. I've been intermittently fasting for the last month or so, and I've stumbled on an interesting reaction, which may be unique to me, or perhaps more universal. You're supposed to take Metformin with food. My DE told me that there were two reasons for...

I had the same issues with my oldest son for the same reason. There isn't a lot you can do. For my son it was only promite on toast and mashed potato for a long time. I remember from that time that it was a matter of picking my battles and the food one was way down the list of the battles I...

I was never pre-diabetic according to the HBA1C results I've had over the years. Each new GP would look at my "apple" shape, and order the HBA1C test, so I've had HBA1C records for the past decade or so, but they were all completely normal, in the non diabetic range. I think for a lot of us...

cauliflower fried rice is pretty good! The trick is to get all the moisture out of it by turning a teatowel into a lolly wrapper with the cauli in the middle instead of a lolly and then twisting the ends until you can twist no more! Then squeeze! Then fry some bacon with a bit of onion, add...

Mum, at 93, is the poster child for the low fat, high carb diet. She has no health issues and takes only fish oil caps every day - no meds for anything. She eats bread and potatoes every day, low fat margarine and jam on her toast, low fat yoghurt, a couple of biscuits or a piece of cake each...

"twofold" means a 100% greater risk. So overall, an increase in risk of cancer?

So stoked. Seems I've turned a corner. Last 3 days have been 4.8, then 4.2, and then 4.2 again today! I also had a 3.9 before bed 2 days ago. If this is a new trend, I guess I'll be looking at lowering my metformin dose. Patience, all you grasshoppers - persistence will pay off!

Metformin doesn't cause those side effects in everyone. I started on the SR type, 500mg twice a day, and after a few days, the dose was increased to 1000mg twice a day. I haven't had any trouble with side effects except for a growly belly at times, and when I took it with green tea in the...

I had weight loss surgery 15 years ago. I'd just like to say that if your weight issue is at all psychological, and not completely physiological, please carefully consider dealing with food relationship issues before you have surgery. If you comfort eat, feed your feelings, boredom, stress...

I just have to share that this morning, I had my first ever FBG under 5! Came in at 4.5. While I've gained a kg this week, which I think is down to having been able to reduce an anti-hypertensive with a diuretic in it (so most likely fluid retention), nothing tastes as good as a FBG of 4.5. I...

When did you eat that meal? That looks like a graph from midnight to after midday? It looks like a morning spike, same as I get pretty much every morning. I eat only at lunch time most days (sometimes dinner time, depending on family commitments) but OMAD, no snacks, LCHF. So my numbers go...

I guess for me, going it alone, means using as many sources as I can and then making my own decisions based on the best information I can find. It's not blindly following advice, even from experts. It means asking for evidence, even when that may cause offence (because it shouldn't). I spent...

Thanks Ally.. yes, it's all done now and sent for review :)

I'm off to the opthalmologist on Monday. I've put it off and put it off, but I think I need to know what the situation is, as uni starts again on the 15th of July, and I had to withdraw last semester because my vision was so poor. I'm really hoping I can get back to study.

Fasting BG this morning was 5.9. A bit higher than usual mid 5s. It has come down since I started OMAD. It was in the 6s on LCHF most mornings. I'm guessing I need to hurry up and wait!

Thanks Indy - yes I have thought about reaching out to Dr Fettke.. just have to summon up the courage to make contact. I follow them around the internet traps! I have been doing LCHF for 12 weeks now, and for the last 3+ weeks, after a 3 day water fast, I have dropped down to 1 LCHF meal a day...

I asked to have the tests done because my DE was wondering why I'm so hyper responsive to carbs.. I thought perhaps my insulin levels were very low, which they're not, so that's a huge relief. I've actually never had any trouble getting tests done that I want done, and I've spent years...

I figured it out.. it was Saxmundham Borough (not that different from Sax, Mund and Bellows lol)! Thank you for looking though :) and thank you too, Lilymp69!

I just got my latest bunch of blood results and my fasting c-peptide level was 1.9 nmol/L (range 0.5 - 1.0) which equates to 5.7 ng/mL. I've just been consulting Dr Google, and I can't find a lot of information on what that might mean. So I was wondering if any of you T2s have a high c-peptide...