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Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.1 :-)

Re: e-petition "Allow Type 2 Diabetics the means to test the Sorted!!

Last one was in the mid 1990's - sometime. I've just made an appointment to get a complete set done (A1c, lipids, etc.). I wonder if they've changed much over the last 15 odd years :) Peter

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 4.6 this morning :D Missed my metformin last night - must remember to forget it again tonight :wink:

As they say 'nothing's new' :wink: Here's a link to a free e book 'The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes' from 1916 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26058 Includes some handy recipies :D Peter

Hi Grant We are agreed then, that the brain does not need carbs to survive - the liver can, albeit energy expensive, convert dietary protein into glucose. Mind you, it would seem that the energy need for this process, in low carbers, comes from liver fat. “Energy production is expensive for...

100g spuds approx. 20g carbs - you don't get a lot for 100g ;-)

Hi Did you immediately re-test? It may have been a rouge test strip. What spike does it normally give you?

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.2

Porridge!!!! My numbers went sky high, and stayed there for a few hours, the last time I tried porridge :( But then again, maybe it's just me (it usually is :D ) Peter edited for spelling :oops:

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 4.9 Must have been that 50g of boiled spud that I experimented with yesterday :-)

Hi Grant 'Your brain can ONLY survive on carbs' Are you sure that this is correct? It is my understanding that certain parts of the brain need glucose, not carbs, to function properly, and that this glucose can be synthesised in the liver from dietary protein. Have a good day Peter

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.2 :-)

Jeff From www.chriskresser.com/when-your-“normal”-blood-sugar-isn’t-normal-part-2 'And while A1c is a good way to measure blood sugar in large population studies, it’s not as accurate for individuals. An A1c of 5.1% maps to an average blood sugar of about 100 mg/dL. But some people’s A1c...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Fasting 5.4