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After Christmas, my BG skyrocketed over night, I woke up sweating & thirsty and for the first time in 6 months, felt that ugly carb hunger every 2 hours. It’s now Friday am— -20 carbs Wed & Thursday and still have not brought down my BG to pre Christmas readings. My stomach ached, and other...

If I cannot be personally responsible, I’m without hope. I trusted without question. That’s on me. I’m empowered by putting both hands on the wheel.

Anyone else experience a crisis of confidence in the world of medicine and/or food industry? I’ll share my experience but would first appreciate others. Mine began with failure to diagnose and then on to food industry and then to... Thanks!

Or...their most visible success. The entire industry feeds & nourishes itself financially. They keep the need for their services as priority.

I couldn’t sleep without night time snack. After one month into adding natural fats to my dinners, my 50 year habit disappeared. I’d like to say it was my will power but that’d be a lie. It’s the high natural fat in my meals.

I’m finding my ideal weight is being dictated to me. I keep eating clean & healthy and my body seems set for a soft landing. If you eat healthy and when naturally hungry, to nourish your body, and BG is under control, I think you’ll land where you should. I was at a stall but my appetite...

But the profits are lost. Statins are scary. I was prescribed them. I did not fill the prescription.

Don’t deny the doctor his bonus!

Will the long term control of BG keeping insulin low improve sensitivity? I think so.

If reversible thru LCHF, I believe Fung reports the second 6 month period of IF and very low carb is when improvements begin to be seen. The condition is to keep it low for months at a time. I’ll enter month #7 in January. Like you, I spike & stay elevated. I will exercise patience and...

PS I got off track. Re Meats, I eat a lot more meat since potatoes, pasta & bread got dropped. On a business trip to Europe, I was taken out to eat and had the most expensive steak — it was crazy good! Dry aged for 6 weeks. I learned how to do this at home. It turns even inexpensive...

I’m married to a farm girl. I’m eating like a farmer and have health for the first time in my adult life. I’ve also embraced farmer like weight lifting —practical stuff I might need if I was an actual farmer. Uh yeah, a farmer might need pull ups to get into that loft! Plus walking after...

I’ve had low level depression / anxiety for years...my wife’s was more pronounced. She began the very low carb diet in support of me. Without anticipation or knowledge, the depression - anxiety resolved as inflammation (wheat belly?) resolved. For her. a lifetime of trying everything ...

I’ve had dramatic improvement in pain when I dropped to 20 carbs daily, at about the 30 day mark. Jordan Peterson said “I could try anything for 30 days.” I agree. I’ve had untreated Type 2 for years so I’ve done some damage including tingling feet. It’s almost not noticeable now -6...

Breakfast. Bacon Eggs Sausage Dinner: Fried Chicken (tallow) topped w melted butter - garlic. Broccoli & Carrots steamed. I had 70% dark chocolate square which I tolerate. But this time I had 2 squares to compare the 60% one to the 70% Blood Sugar next morning was 84 rather than previous 74.

Could it be Impact of fermentation ?

I’ve been using “Real Salt” and pink Himalayan and been much more generous with guilt free amounts. I’ve started having some sparking mineral water too.

Do it a few times without the needle. Repeat. The brain gets used to the motions and soon your body won’t react.

Hashtag me too. I get heartburn a bit if I drink too much water and dilute acids. How do you get higher sodium level?

I’m using carb manager app to track carbs. Typical Day: Breakfast. Bacon eggs sausage Dinner: steak, salad & broccoli.