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I haven't, but in July 2018, when my A1C was 5.6%, I did have a fasting insulin. It was 48pmol/L (or 8 uIU/mL), which seems on the high end of normal, actually. It seems like I have insulin resistance without being overweight.....I also exercise a lot.

Thank you so much for this reply, John. I just got (relatively) discouraging news today that despite my low-carb diet, my increased exercise, my stress management improvements, my A1C continues to creep. It is now 6.0%. I will do all of your suggestions. I think exercise before bed is a key...

I am pulling out my Dr. B book again. Thank you for this great feedback.

I will give this a try!

From what I've read, gastric dumping (not glucose dumping) is caused anytime the food moves too rapidly into the intestine (as you mentioned). Although I could think that blood sugar spikes are what CAUSED the damage to the nerves controlling this, once the damage is done the "dumping" could...

I have suffered for about 10 years with occasional nocturnal diarrhea and vomiting. The episodes have gotten more intense, to the point that my husband took me to the ER a few weeks ago. Of course they just gave me fluids and told me I had a GI bug. [Rant begins here - skip if you prefer to...

I need to edit this comment because I'm realizing that I don't really know if I cope better with carbs in the morning than the evening. I eat very low carb for breakfast (if I have it all), so my comment was reflecting that I don't see spikes in the morning. Anyway, I guess I need to gather...

I'm already on episode 4! Thank you so much for this fun addition to my podcast collection! Also, I have a variety of podcasts I listen to, and I'm with you on not preferring the mini ones. I like longer podcasts. Indeed, my favorite one ever is Peter Attia The Drive. Super long! But great...

Oooh, she has a podcast! I love podcasts on my walk/jogs! :-)

I've never heard of her. I will look her up now.

Ugh. Well, on the bright side I'm keeping my average glucose below 120 right now. On the sad side, I already have chronic kidney disease. The nephrologist says he doesn't know what has caused my damage (since I'm only prediabetic), but it makes me suspect that my slightly elevated BG and...

I drank between 2 and 3 glasses a day. I think this is between 10-15 ounces, or (I had to look this up) I think 6-9 units! My problem is I can't stop at 2 units. Ah, those lucky people that can moderate. :-)

Thank you for this link. I enjoyed this article! I actually have read his book, Bright Spots and Landmines. He's great. :-)

Guess what?! I ate dinner at 4:30pm yesterday and my BG this morning was an unbelievable/beautiful/delightful 4.9mmol/L! Also I just have to say that eating earlier seems to "fit" my hunger patterns/circadian rhythm better. So I think this could be a true change for me. We'll see if I can...

Alexandra!!! Last night I ate dinner (chicken drumstick and a steak round) at 4:30pm. Then I had my usual decaf w/cream afterwards (probably about 6pm - so earlier than normal). This morning......... 89mg/dL/4.9mmol/L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have not seen that kind of a fasting number in AGES...

So Mister LJ, how have your blood glucose test results been?

I think that perhaps the beta blocker is blocking other adrenergic signaling that would normally stimulate your liver and cause it to release extra glucose. Your liver is insulin resistant (from all you've posted that's what I think anyway) so it ignores insulin normally and keeps cranking out...

I love your experiment! I would say you would need to have tested longer (don't you wonder when you came back to baseline on both of those days?) and multiple days to really get your answer. To the best of my understanding, microvascular damage begins above 140mg/dL (7.8mmol/L) and the...

Cute dog, Jo! When you say you can eat more carbs now, do you mean to say that being on a low carb diet has increased your tolerance for carbs? I have this fear that by eating low carb I am further reducing my ability to handle them.

I only add cream to my coffee and even that causes a small rise for me.