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I wonder if anyone has an opinion on the following? I don’t really enjoy drinking water so Intend to drink sugar free squash. Or I think it’s called “no added sugar”. As we get more info on sweeteners, their effect on the gut biome and other negative press, I’m wondering if the amount one would...

Cool, thanks. Has anyone experimented with flours that have a slower/lower spike? Gram flour, soy flour, etc.

Evening, Has anyone cracked decent, low carb pastry? Any recipes welcomed. Thank you. Cheers. Nick

Having tried and liked oat milk, I was a little peeved to realise it is basically an oat smoothie, which foe me, isn’t great. I have just read about pea milk. Has anyone here tried it? Is it good for a coffee, flat white, etc? Thank you.

Hi, is there a way of finding out which of the above I am? Or do they go hand in hand? Thank you.

I was going to ask this question. I’ll be interested to see if anyone does have one. Advertising standards should be involved if it a gimmick!

Thank you. really clear explanation. Bt intermittent fasting are you meaning 24 hours with nothing but water on occasion, or days of very low calorific intake followed by “normal ” days?

Following on from this as I.F and T.R.F has been mentioned. if my fasting BG is quite high, it seems logical to me that prolonging the fast would result in a higher average for the day! Or does prolonging the fast, over time, help to bring down the fasting BG? I have been having an eating window...

Not at all, the more the merrier. Not sure I understood the higher reading after two glasses of water though!

That’s a fantastic reply. Really interesting. Thank you. I like the idea of LCHF, but the brain washing of the last 50 years is proving quite hard to overturn! I can’t pour cream into my coffee, delicious though it is, without feeling guilty.

Hi All, Despite being diagnosed nearly two years ago, I’m still trying to sort out what is best for me, what works, what doesn’t, etc. My initial HBA1C was 118. With a huge dietary change, increased exercise and 4 Metformin a day, I got it down to 53, then 48, and then 43. My last result was...

Hi, I have tried numerous low carb scone recipes and I never get them to rise. Does anyone have a good recipe? Thank you.

Thanks to everyone. Really interesting.

I love that advice. Thank you.

Hi, my figures were similar to yours. What has been your approach? Cheers Nick.

My figures were similar. What has your approach been? Cheers Nick

Thank you both. I’ll try both of your suggestions.

Hi, For someone with a relatively high fasting glucose level, is it better to have something low carb in the morning, maybe egg based, rather than extending my fast, (currently until around 2.00pm) thereby spending a protracted length of time with a higher glucose level? I can’t quite decide if...

Brilliant. Thank you.

Ah, I’m reading that now. Very interesting. Is there a meal plan for LCHF. What would be the sort of things you eat? Breakfast for example.