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Hi @Stronggirlsclub and welcome to this wonderful forum! My words of comfort: you have come to the right place! There is so much you can do to meet this challenge head on. Many of us have had wonderful success managing our insulin resistance with a low carbohydrate diet. Here is a link to a...

This is a sound approach @Sam50! There are various 'system factors' and 'human factors' that can threaten patient safety in the context of making a medical diagnosis. Doctors are responsible for making a medical diagnosis and a diagnostic error can have life or death consequences for an...

Welcome @micamica1941! I will tag @daisy1 who will be along with some helpful information for you. In the meantime, browse the forum and if you have any questions ask away!

Here are links to 2 great articles on this problem: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/11/3/16599072/stent-chest-pain-treatment-angina-not-effective https://www.propublica.org/article/when-evidence-says-no-but-doctors-say-yes

Does he test his glucose @myracat? I find that testing before and 2 hours after the first bite of my meal really helps! I also test first thing in the morning (fasting). This way I can see the effect that anything/everything I eat has on my blood glucose. It is a great motivator! Everyone is...

Food for Thought: The Science and Politics of Nutrition, Zurich 14-15 June, 2018 Presented by the BMJ and the Swiss Re Institute. While the event is by invitation only, a series of articles is planned: "To improve the science of nutritional advice, the BMJ (formerly the British Medical...

Here is a link to a current (12/2017) joint RGOG and GBBS Guidance document for patients: "Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy and Newborn Babies": https://gbss.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-Joint-RCOG-GBSS-PIL_final.pdf

The following link is to an interesting article by Dr. David Ludwig - a well-known proponent of the LCHF approach - on the 'Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity' (CIM): https://medium.com/@davidludwigmd/genetic-study-supports-carbohydrate-insulin-model-of-obesity-327d84be6d2b The article...

Fabulous results @LouWilk059! Well done!:)

Unfortunately, hidden conflicts of interest are everywhere. This article from a few days ago describes how the authors of a US medical textbook 'Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine", 'the most recognised book in all of medicine', failed to disclose their conflicts of interest: Authors of...

I agree that the hierarchy of evidence is important when interpreting research - in a perfect world. However, when industry funds RCT's or in other ways tries to control or manipulate the message to one that benefits their product (Big Tobacco, Big Sugar), or restricts access to research studies...

The article makes it clear that their findings were based on survey data which, to be sure, is low on the evidence hierarchy. What is useful is that it was published and it is showing up in the medical news sites. If it convinces just one GP to take a deeper look at the metabolic benefits of a...

From the Journal of Insulin Resistance: 'A low-carbohydrate survey: Evidence for sustainable metabolic syndrome reversal' "Conclusion: We conclude that low-carbohydrate diets are a sustainable method of metabolic syndrome reversal in a community setting."...

Congratulations on your wonderful numbers @Smallbrit! Absolutely brilliant! A testament to the power of the right diet and the meter! I found this link to the abstract from a 2014 article on MIDD. The first sentence in the snippet below fits with your presentation. It sounds as though genetic...

Not news to us perhaps, but news to the decision makers who decide how the resources are allocated! We are way ahead of the curve on this forum!!!

LOL, @bulkbiker! I read this study a couple of weeks ago and was tempted to share then but it was like a Russian novel - I needed to write down a glossary of abbreviations just to keep them all straight as I read! My head was spinning! Anyway I did take notes with an intent to share and this is...

That was my take on it when I read the article. Cluster 1 included characteristics usually associated with Type 1 DM than Type 2. The remaining 4 clusters had characteristics usually associated with Type 2.

This large population based study used both registry information and genetic markers to identify and stratify diabetes into 5 distinct clusters. They also identified which complication was more prevalent in which cluster. Cluster 1 was "Severe Autoimmune Diabetes" (SAID), characterised by...

NICE has a decision aid which may be of help: "Taking a statin to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke" https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181/resources/patient-decision-aid-pdf-243780159

Here is a link to a Youtube video of Arjun Panesar's (co-founder and CEO of @Diabetes.co.uk) presentation at the Public Health Collaboration conference in 2016. He provides a nice history of the Forum. Interestingly, Arjun is yet another engineer who saw - and filled - a void in what was...