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As we are now waist deep as a species in obesity and T2 Diabetes you would be forgiven for thinking that one of the first things the committees would do is to educate those at the front line but no... any GP or nurse who wants to help has to learn in their own time and even then faces push back...

So, they admit they know little about Diabetes but they do know you're testing too much? :banghead: Honestly, heaven help us when it comes to 'experts'.

May I ask which dietary approach you are taking?

This is probably due to what is known as 'Dawn Phenomena'. This is when your liver dumps glucose into the blood stream to give you the energy you need to start your day. For further reading use the search function on the home page.

Great presentation. There's always something new from Ivor. So HDL Function not just level? Makes a mockery of the tests that the NHS perform i.e TC plus non HDL.

Good night everyone. Go to bed with a smile.

I agree. Having viewed a lecture on ectopic fat in the liver and the muscle I think that a slight rise in bg is preferable wrt to risk than leaving the fat in the muscles which exacerbates insulin resistance. Just wish I could do the excercise so as to get the glycogen moving and rid the...

What a bargain!

Get well soon.

Perhaps this short piece by our favourite Southport GP, Dr. David Unwin, would interest the OPs Doctor? Just a thought. https://diabetestimes.co.uk/low-carb-advocate-slams-nhs-for-ignoring-pioneering-type-2-diabetes-approach/

It is such a shame that you do not appear to have the support of your (behind the times) GP. Type 2 Diabetes does not have to be the chronic, progressive disease that some HCPs espouse. It can be well managed and put into remission and you seem to have understood that so carry on with what you...

Any great change in diet will affect cholesterol levels. Any ongoing weight loss will affect cholesterol levels.

Hello and welcome to the forum. Are these pee strips that you are using to detect ketones?

The one really happy result of a diet lower in carbs is that after a while your palate changes. For me this meant that the temptation to eat highly palateable foods diminished to the point that sweet foods were way too sweet and savoury high carb foods didn't give me that 'mouthfeel' pleasure...

I was like that when I first got a glucometer but it settled down after a while.

Well, they reckon it is better to flat line at a slightly higher level than to spike constantly. Mind you, they never say what 'slightly higher' is.

May we never lose our inner child. (But the drinks are on you, Antje ;)).

It has been exceptionally wet of late but not cold. I would to do a roly-poly over one.

I've not seen this before. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leeds-49197217/lawn-blister-appears-in-yorkshire-garden

Congratulations, what a U-Turn! Love to hear how you achieved your great work.