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It does seem that NHS staff are trained specifically to look out for lows and question your awareness. I am not on insulin yet, but twice now have been interrogated on lows. My DSN questioned my low hba1c..... Why do you want it to be that low (5.2%)... She said there was no point in having...

Double cream and grated cheese.... That it.... So simple, very low carb and lovely. Pour some double cream in a saucepan or frying pan, add some grated cheese and heat for a few minutes. When frying some aubergines I pour in the cream and cheese and mix it all up. Lots of fat very few carbs...

I wonder if there has been much research done on non diabetic blood sugar levels and any correlation of later diagnosis between those that had normal BG levels and those that were above normal but under pre diabetic levels (by normal I mean fasting in the low 4s and 2hr after eating below 7...

Any idea of your BG levels before diagnosis.... A month before? A year before? 5 years before? It would be interesting to know someone's BG reading before diagnosis. I have no idea of mine, but guess they were probably rising for some years beforehand

I agree, I have not read any evidence either. But still not convinced that Being diagnosed LADA can not be deferred or even avoided if they had low BG levels before diagnosis.

Most people who low carb high fat report that they need to reduce their insulin requirements.

My ratio now is 20 prtn. 8carb 70fat Been this ratio for around 5 months now. Started low carbing very gradually around a year ago, saw my bg levels reduce the more I low carbed. Lost 16lb in weight 8 months ago, so started consuming more fat. My bg levels are now low and stable and only...

What weight are you? You must weigh a lot less than myself. I am 6'-2" BMI 22 to maintain my weight my calculated calorie intake requirement is 3,000. I burn around 500 calories in exercise. I struggle to eat 3,500 calories, I wish it were less, which it was some 8 months ago, but I lost a stone...

Thanks Phoenix, link now works. A very interesting / wonderful story. It shows again that even close to death, insulin and low blood sugars can revive health and provide a long and healthy life. Strange how onset can differ. I had no illness and felt fine. A week before admitted to hospital I...

Not at all worried whether I could have stopped it... History.....Only concern is for future generations.

Forgot to add my daily bulletproof coffee. 500 calories 60g fat (1g carb 1g protein)

Whoops, I forgot to add my bullet proof coffee to the totals, so another 500 calories and 60g fat making 3,500. I seem to need around 3,500 calories per day to maintain weigh (12 3/4 stone, 80kg, 178lb). A couple of months ago I sat down and detailed all my food intake and exercise into one of...

On a typical day:- .....................carb cal prtn fat Pre breakfast 2g 418 3 43g Breakfast. 4. 702 32 62 Lunch. 20 1181 48 91 Dinner. 11 746 10. 73 Breakfast an dinner are very consistent. Lunch varies (above is for lamb chops salad, but it maybe...

You are right, I am sure they will start rising at some point. They could indeed have been slowly destroyed my whole life, indeed I think that is highly likely.... Which also strengthens my argument that had I been able to have kept my BG at a lower level prior to diagnosis, my diagnosis would...

I think you may well be right, as Phoenix has pointed out, LADA onset is different to T1 onset.... I have no experience with T1 only LADA (although my hospital notes don't mention LADA, just that I am T1 in the honeymoon period!!). I agree completely, antibodies will win eventually.

Sounds interesting, but I can't open the link

There is a lot of statistics that say it was successful 100 years ago. We know that the number of people that were diabetic 100 years ago was much less than now, and far more people 100 years ago were on low carb high fat diets, probably most people..... But I think more importantly than low...

But surely I would know, if my carb intake and weight are both stable (which they are) and my BG levels are stable (which they are) my beta cell ability to make insulin must be stable, if they were degenerating my BG levels would rise or I would be loosing weight.

Thanks again Phoenix? Very interesting studies. I have picked out a few points I found interesting below, but I note of most interest the absence of a mention to low BG levels in patients. Lots and lots of variables within patients studied, but not BG level variances.... I wonder why, could it...

Interesting question.... No idea of the answer. Mine were 2000+ on testing. Anything over around 70 indicates T1. I would love to know what they are now, but know the NHS will not fund a second, and paying out around £400 for the test is too much.