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I would say its fine but just make sure you keep a eye on it, I used to be able to do that, then it started to take longer for my levels to fall, so much so that the last time I "pushed the boat out" at my mums birthday meal (full sunday lunch etc) it took 4/5 days for my bloods to drop to...

Drinking water is also a good option........

Carb Flu , is when your body goes from carb burning to fat burning ie.Ketosis...... Basically your just feel rough for a while, as in flu, mine only lasted a day and was more of a cold :) Some get it worse, some better, some not at all............. I just spent the day on the couch...........:)

Don't feel pressured to do anything , its your body, do what you feel best for you..... :) if its causing you problems just leave it out and find your own path........... Personally cardio gives me nothing , just bores the hell out of me so I dont do it............( but do walk instead of using...

Not an expert but I think the body stores fat easier as we get older, maybe that's why........??

Yep You just have to find the point where you are in a calorific deficit, I don't think anyone would ague that if you were stranded on a desert island with no food you would lose weigh rather quickly.... Yes lots of things make a difference , but just a difference , calories in/out is the...

4.6 is ok imo , just about as low as you want to go tho, I would monitor and see and just eat some carbs half hour before exercise, a whole banana probably is a bit much tho....try maybe half a banana......... I dont suffer much from hypos, but a mate does and has a shake with protein and...

Cheers , will have a look at those strips thanks..............

It is below 8.5 so fill your boots :)

Your diet looks like mine was, my bloods were ok (metformin 2000mg) for the first few years (T2) even eating carbs and drinking wine and beer, but this summer i noticed my bloods were staying up between 12 and 20....... and getting some numbness in my toes So I figured it had progressed so had...

Yep my LGG2 allows you to put stuff on your lockscreen.................

So that means that if my bloods are good, (6.3 this afternoon 2 hours after a protein shake) then my protein intake is fine ???

creamy garlic mushrooms, fry gently a small amount of onions, garlic add mushrooms add cream reduce ...add salt pepper chives or whatever ...lovely................

Yep the amount of protein on body building sites is over the top for regular joes... I took mine from here http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ which gave me a range from 105g to170g a day of protein (I weigh 115kg).. Seems to be working I am losing fat and putting on muscle (LCHF), but its...

Sort of the same here , I was getting Hypers and was suffering with stress, anxiety and depression......... The doc said that it was a bit "chicken and egg" , ie they were all effecting and feeding off each other....... Took some mindfulness courses, got my diet tightened up ...

I asked this on my weight training forum a while back and the answer given was that you would have to take 300g per day of protein for it to be a problem... So not a problem for most of us...........:) The Keto calculator is good and gave me a range for protein of 110-180 grams per day...

Me too, :) A bit better than the 19 I had 8 weeks ago.................(8 weeks of LCHF)

Yep saw that the other day on food unwrapped I think, , but I get plenty of omega oils from other sources , so all good..............:)

Just saw it on here the other day, mix 2 tbsp peanut butter in a mug with 1 egg and optional sweetener and vanilla essence and microwave for 60-90 secs, also loads of variations online..................

Correct , up until 2 months ago I was a bus driver (PCV) and even I didn't need to tell DVLA or insurance as T2 on Metformin and diet and never had a hypo... Worked for First Group, a massive company and believe me their HR is very on the ball on these things... Strangely my boss (also T2)...