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Really? I had no idea. You learn something new every day. Why is it not vegetarian?

I am thinking a nice quiche or frittata for breakfast. I think I spelled that wrong. Asparagus sauteed in garlic butter with a bit of parmesan is very good. Brussel sprouts au gratin. Cheesecakes can be low carb and also fit with vegetarian. Vegetarian pizza made with fathead pizza dough. Most...

How strict? Are eggs and dairy all right? Is fish OK?

On the rare occasion as a non insulin using type 2 that I get a 4.1 I just do my happy dance and carry on.

Ketones of .3 is not even high enough to be in nutritional ketosis. Pretty much everyone has that level from time to time. That is a completely normal reading.

I would ask what your levels are. Ketones from nutritional ketosis in a non-insulin using type 2 are almost never dangerous as long as they stay less than 5 mmol. Most people in ketosis are between .5 and about 2. Ketoacidosis is very dangerous but is a very different thing and is high levels of...

The CDA is a joke but I suppose it can't hurt. They just parrot whatever the ADA is saying. My doctor is certainly not one of the 200 but is supportive of low carb. The problem is they are not allowed to recommend it because they have to follow the guidelines. Hopefully the guidelines will...

Omelettes are a fairly safe option and many restaurants will serve them at any time of day if you ask. Steak or chops with steamed veg is good and my personal favorite is prime rib with extra veg instead of potato or yorkshire pudding. Salads with dressing on the side are good as well.

The brain does not need any dietary carbs at all, ZERO. The liver will provide the small amount of glucose needed and as @Resurgam said the brain runs on ketones quite happily. Low carb is sometimes used to treat migraines as well as seizures and some cancers. When dealing with a young man...

It does not suppress appetite for me.

I would give it a bit of time and see if it passes. If it does not pass then go see your doctor. As long as you are drinking enough and not risking dehydration or going hypo then a week or so will not hurt you. If it continues then it might be worth asking your doctor for the extended release...

Hi I have not had ECT but I have had the opportunity to be scrubbed in for one as part of my training. It is done under a general anesthetic which has it's own risks. ECT is a medically induced seizure using drugs and and electrical pulse through the brain. I personally would not have it done...

My fasting glucose in the morning is almost always the highest reading of the day and that includes 1 and 2 hours post meal. I think this is true for a lot of folks on the forum.

You can take you meter with you when you go for blood tests. Do your reading just as they are going to take blood and write it down. When you get the results compare them. They will probably not be exactly the same but they should be very close. If your meter is reading high or low you will know...

I almost always have morning readings in the low 6's. If I don't eat they will keep rising until I am at 8 or 9. If I get up hours earlier than normal they can be in the 4's but will still keep rising until I eat something. This is DP at its finest. Even at max dose of metformin I still get...

I use a freestyle neo for ketones and a contour next for glucose. Both are very expensive for strips but I have third party insurance that covers 100%. I check ketones every night before bed.

I have been on metformin 1500mg and now 2000mg and in ketosis as measured by a blood ketone meter for the last 8 months with no fuzzy head or other unpleasant neurological symptoms.The reason I take metformin is because I have very large liver dumps. Metformin wont stop them entirely which is...

You might want to ask for a c-peptide test which will tell you how much insulin you are producing. If it is very low you will have to consider insulin. If it is very high then you are eating way to many carbs and a change in diet will be necessary for control. Throwing insulin at someone who...

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