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Thanks guys. I know it was a bit of a pointless post but I'm sure a lot of you will understand how excited I was.

Just had my lowest reading yet and the first time it's been in the 5's. That's cheered me right up.

Hi Rustypin. I've only tested once so far and that was teatime when I got in from work. I've been aiming for 5% carbs, 65% fat and 30% protein. I've kept the carbs at or less than 5% all week with the exception of 1 day where I had 7%. It also seems to be helping with liver dump. My...

Hi Bulkbiker. Yes using a meter and using My Fitness Pal to track what I'm eating.

Thanks Tswa

Hi. Does anyone have any advice for getting from nutritional Ketosis to optimal Ketosis? I've been trying really hard to get into Ketosis and today I tested and got a reading of 1 mmol/l. How do I take it to the next stage? Thanks

Thanks Alison you called that bang on. I took your advice and tested immediately before my first mouthful. I woke up to a reading of 9.2 mmol/l and 3 hours later after only having a black coffee it was up to 11.1 mmol/l. It was nothing to do with the bacon and eggs. I've a lot still to learn...

Thanks Alison and yes it does make sense it just didn't follow the usual pattern that I'm becoming used to.

But surely it would have dropped if only slightly from the 05:30 reading if I didn't eat anything. So why the jump to 11 after bacon and eggs? It's like 1 step forward and 2 steps back trying to work this stuff out.

So the mystery continues. 05:30 9.1mmol/l 08:00 2 x bacon & 2 x eggs 10:00 11.5mmol/l 9.1 expected first thing in the morning but 11.5 after bacon and eggs????

Interesting but I will have to read it away from work and probably several times. I have to keep stopping reading to look words up that I'm not familiar with.

You know, this subject is fascinating. I know diabetes is a terrible thing and obviously very dangerous to my health but I am really enjoying learning about it. You'll probably get sick of me asking questions soon [emoji2]

Does insulin resistance actually vary? Or is the insulin resistance a relatively constant thing with the glucose being the variant. Does the exercise affect how resistant your cells are to the insulin or are you just burning up more of the excess glucose produced or consumed?

Thanks for a great reply Brunneria. I get what you mean about looking at a trend but isn't it good to also look out for what individual foods can cause a higher than normal post meal raise.

Hi Alison Campbell. I checked the paste and the estimate of 5g of carbs won't be far out for the quantity I ate.

So can insulin resistance be reversed. I thought it could only be managed.

Hi Alison Campbell. I checked the paste and the estimate of 5g of carbs won't be far out for the quantity I ate.

There a two things springing to mind here Jim. Firstly despite usually eating LCHF quite strictly my weight loss has been satisfactory but I've never seen even a trace of ketones when using a pee stick. Perhaps my body still has access to too much glucose regardless of what I eat. Secondly...

Hi Mr_pot. In fairness I probably need to lose another 21 - 28lb

Thanks Jim. Another great reply. Plus you might have hit on something I hadn't mentioned. Last Friday was our anniversary and we went out for a meal. This wasn't the first meal out I've had since diagnosis but it was the first where I allowed myself free choice from the menu. When I got home my...