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Hi @RLCC - It's only been a year for me, and I totally remember how vulnerable I felt on my first sets of meetings, and how confusing it all seems. I'm pretty shocked at the level of care you've received, but it's something of a double edged sword in any case; it would seem that there are...

Not entirely sure about the acidity. Can I just push the point that keto eating isn't purely about reducing carbs, it's about swapping carbs for fat. The direct link with ED is to do with nitric oxide (allows for vascular dilation which of course allows for that all-important blood flow...)...

Just to throw something in here for a change - I may have finally figured out how to cook steak... I'm very much a 'figure it out as you go along' kind of cook, much enthusiasm if little education. Noodles were always my go-to, and I can do wonderful things with them, and a year ago I would...

@Vezz - I agree with @ellesangel on this - it's a topic in it's own right.. By own sense is that we (as Diabetics of all types) tend to focus on control of Blood Glucose, because it's the thing we can measure, but we should be thinking much more, if you like, one step prior to the amount of...

et tu Carota? No!!!! Carrots have always been my go to snack ... at least when I was on a "health binge" - it was kind of a running joke with myself that I could tell how well I was depending on whether I was munching on Carrots or not... Quick check - hmm.. I can think of them as a bit of a...

Apologies for the thought about saying Coeliac - haven't ever done it, agree with everyone that it's a BAD idea....

Hi @nabilla - welcome and congratulations for taking the step of getting in touch.. it's a bigger thing than I was able to do for months, and just being able to throw thoughts into a safe space and get a pile of support from people going through the same thing was invaluable. I had a similarly...

Hi @vM8zrurNQzjePsTM1Twm - Welcome to the forum. I was where you are about a year ago - it's all very confusing and alarming at the same time. You, on the other hand, have come here much quicker than I did... I had months of twisting in the wind before anything started to make sense...

Remember that arteries really don't clog up. This is a very powerful mental narrative.. but it just doesn't happen. The cellular layer of the arteries, the Endothelium, is amazingly complex.. and has a flurry barrier layer called the Glycocalix which wasn't even known of when all of this was...

I've wondered recently whether it may be easier in some circumstances just to say that you're Ceoliac- and that just to be sure, you shouldn't have anything starchy or sugary. A little lie, but I can totally relate... I'm still a little new to the game, and was in a hotel recently, and we were...

@Donnadoobie - it is tough when you are under such pressure to bow to the advice on Statins. For my next set of blood tests (which I'm about to go and arrange) - I need to draw up a chart. My last set; I was ecstatic with, but the note from my GP was "disappointing to see the cholesterol is...

I'm currently on-course for remission (last 1c measurement was 36) - but I think the term is deliberate - I have to think of the end diagnosis as being something that happened because my hormones were out of balance (for a long time) because I didn't understand the effect of what I was eating...

Hi @Zaphod - please don't take this as advice, only something to consider; my own experience with Metformin stretched only to a couple of weeks before I stopped, and it was mainly that I was fasting every other day and didn't want to take it on an empty stomach. However, I've had indigestion...

Funnily enough, the person responsible for supplying Lidl with their chocolate is one of my best friends - and I would totally agree that the Lidl 85% is one of my personal favourites - I've just about always got an 85% bar on the go.... as far as I'm concerned, a section of 85% chocolate a...

@Resurgam - fully 20% of the total cholesterol in your body is in your brain - and made there by brain cells - it forms the lining of the cells that literally carry your thoughts. Statins pass the blood/ brain boundary and disrupt production of cholesterol. I actually managed to get my GP to...

I actually asked my GP for ketone testing strips (this is very much a type 2 thing and related to me only) ... she could not do that, but we agreed to keep glucose test strips on my prescription list.. I got them, and sure enough, there is additionally a 5 pack of ketone strips. Useful for me...

@Alison204 .. just an aside on the top tip... microwaves are specifically designed to block radiation in the micro millimetre wavelength range.. that's what a microwave is.. (don't mean to be flippant, I also work with telecoms and electronics). The kind of electrical signal coming from a...

@Tokolosh ... just to support @ianf0ster on this (was type 1 for a while, oddly, so this is really personal experience despite my T2 tagline). The concern for T1 is out of control ketone production. In very low energy (ie, cells not getting energy because no insulin) events, your liver can...

Everyone gets the dawn phenomenon.. it's a totally natural part of the daily rhythm, in fact not having a so called phenomenon is not at all good. Of course scale is everything, but there isn't anything to fear from the fact that you have a raise in BG to get you going.. good luck with your next...

Totally agree with all of that @Melgar ..