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Read through the booklets my mother received, a US hospital. It was actually not bad as they recommended lower carb. I was diagnosed in Singapore, recommended to see a nutritionist, I declined and ended up here. My doc says like 1 out a 100 actually stick with their plan. Wondering if that...

Fructose going straight to the liver might not be entirely correct, there’s other tissues that have GLUT5 receptors. from what I understand, it’s the excess that goes to the liver. Dose response? I could be wrong though.

Not fond of Berg, I do like Ben Bikman as he is more data driven. Dr. Sten Ekberg has some good stuff. Neither are M.D. I watch the opposite points of view, like, Dr. Layne Norton (Ph.D. Nutritional Sciences). He’s annoying to watch but he critiques the above by reviewing the science. It’s...

I kinda think it’s the other around, I was having serious gum issues that suddenly went away once I got under control. Could have been because I quit eating so many sweets too.

I had a post go MIA, must not have been important because I don’t remember what it was.

Actually never used an alternate site for long periods. I think I would start by pricking both for some time and see if the difference is consistent enough. If so you’d only need to add or subtract the difference.

Wonderful, care to share the protein sources? A complete and bioavailable amino acid profile is the first thing I consider when looking at diet. Eggs and dairy are awesome sources, but not plant based.

The amount of carbs one can handle without introducing insulin resistance is proportional to the amount of skeletal muscle mass. (At a normal body weight) I believe it’s possible to thrive on a plant based diet, but certainly not easy. The goal is to reverse what got you here, either by...

Yummy! So the fructose is roughly half the carb count. From what I understand, the human body only stores enough enzymes to handle about 40grams, otherwise it’s sent to the liver. I have some sort of fruit every day, usually just before I head out for my morning walk.

Hi, my freestyle lite came with a map of alternative sites. Not sure if it’s applicable to you, but here it is

Should be no problem, I’ve lived all over Asia and had no problems finding medications. look for an expat forum for the city your moving to.

Oh yeah sorry, I thought you were complaining about the spike during exercise.

I got pretty good results from doing the longer 24-48 hour fasts and keto. Lots of walking helped too. I think it took me about 8 months to drop 30kg. There were times where I was in pretty heavy ketosis when I didn’t feel hungry, so I pushed it pretty hard. But there were other times where I...

A popular Chinese dish, bitter melon is supposed to lower BG. Never tried though.

Kinda similar to my graph? I eat a big breakfast, do a crushing workout, then a big lunch, and a light dinner.

I still find the subject quite interesting. Insulin is slightly anabolic to both muscle and adipose tissues. Without it, I assume it’s catabolic to both as well. Bodybuilers purposefully spike their insulin levels post workout by adding dextrose to their post workout drinks. I guess it’s to...

That’s awesome! My bench is embarrassing, though I’m doing hypertrophy training. Two years and I barely added a few pounds lol. My squat is a tad better at three plates.

Well done guys! Doing push, pull, legs, training six days a week. Plus 10,000 steps per day. Diet is 220grams of protein, equal amounts of fat and carbs. Usually more on the fats. havnt tested morning fasting in months. Daily randoms are 3.8 - 4.5. I’ll start testing fasting as I have my...

Exercise shouldn’t be discounted as a way to help reduce IR. I needed both diet and exercise to get out of the mess I was in. Some people can’t and need to push more on diet, that’s fine. But if you can exercise, it’s another tool in the toolbox. low carb and walking 2500 steps after every...

That’s not that bad. I’d bet you could get normal again with a solid exercise plan and minimal diet changes