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Appreciated. But there's no reason to expect T2s to want less info than T1s get on a daily basis, granted there's insulin calculations and whatnot to be done. The point I poorly failed to make was, with the number of (expensive) complications regularly faced by uncontrolled T2's (and by that I...

Gosh @bulkbiker - you're such an enabler! :D

I'm a big fan of squeezing the juice of a lime over leaves and then dotting a bit of walnut or sesame oil over the top. Especially over spinach. Nut oils are especially great as too much is just not nice, so I tend to use them sparingly. Having said that... I'm going through a fairly heavy...

And creamy sauce and thick, thick yoghurt and guilt-free bacon and salad with limitless dressing and as-many-eggs-as-you-like omelettes with great handfuls of cheese and the good bit of the cheese cake without the crumby annoying base that no-one really likes anyway and super-tasty cuts of beef...

Some potentially personal questions, but it's easy to go "Diabetes!" whenever anything odd or unexpected happens. Is there a chance you could be suffering from reflux or some kind of anxiety? When I'm super-worried about stuff, I tend to shoulder it well during the day (read: internalise) and...

After a couple of really difficult meetings (about school and my son's "outcomes" and blah blah), I sat in a Costa with a close friend and pondered what I wanted to drink. I was feeling down, deflated, disappointed and my instinct was to have something warm, sweet and gratuitously fluffy - which...

There is no shame in taking meds for a while to help you get that control sooner. It's neither defeat nor surrender, just using what resources exist to make your journey easier. It also gives you a little more time (and takes the pressure off you) to look around, thinking about things and...

My DN last week said I was "borderline obsessive" for being a T2 who tests their bloods, sometimes, 4 times a day and that, if I were still testing to that degree at my next appointment in July (and was foolish enough to tell her about it), she'd refer me for psychiatric support. So, yeah...

The Guardian article I linked really lays it all out - and is all verifiable through independent sources. For me, that was my "light bulb" moment. I think it's an important read for anyone - no matter their stance on carbs, diets, diabetes and the rest. I admit to being a bit disappointed that...

You're welcome - and thanks for replying. I can see it's a knotty subject.

So you don't have diabetes, but you do test your blood and take Metformin. You don't want to adopt a LCHF approach, but you will come to a forum that openly promotes such a thing to try to debunk us. You do want an evidence-based discussion, but you won't accept anyone's research except your...

I'm pulling out info from 6 or so months ago. I kept some of my original reference links bookmarked, others have been lost entirely. Honestly, if someone's got better info than me, I'll be cheerfully corrected!

Reminds me of the time I demanded a raise from my boss of 15% - and she instantly agreed, citing my value to our voluntary organisation as a big factor :D

My memory could be patchy but it's my understanding that he was involved in starting PCHUK because he wanted to gather evidence and promote LCHF to other doctors, which led to the LCP, which also needed a website and this forum? https://phcuk.org I will happily correct myself if I am - as if...

The other approach, of course, is to try LCHF for 12 weeks (no cheating, give it an honest try) and see how you feel and what your BG, body weight etc is doing after those 3 months. I'm curious, you have no diagnosis of diabetes or metabolic disease (that you've mentioned), but your doctor has...

Oooh, @Guzzler called you "lass" - that's as good as a hug and a cup of tea from her! Feel special! :)

Oh, also, Dr David Unwin, our very own in-house guru, who started DCUK after this happened: http://www.norwoodsurgerysouthport.nhs.uk/website/N84008/files/Press_release_low_Carb_GP_wins_National_Award.pdf because he realised that patients who actively manage their sugar intake (again, carbs...

Heya! An interesting reply - and something that we've all thought or otherwise argued at some point or another. Here's the basic logic for low carbing: All carbs turn to sugar. All sugar is dangerous to a diabetic. If you want to control your diabetes, find a different macronutrient (fat...

Heya @Motherhen2014 - sorry to read you're feeling a bit glum. Can I ask... how long have you been low-carbing, and did you suddenly drop into a low carb target or reduce slowly? It could be you've got a touch of the keto flu: essentially, your body has grown super-used to those yummy, yummy...

Sorry, I'm a little late to this. I'm a little horrified by this and stand corrected in previous threads where I've recommended the LCP as a free resource to others sorely in need of guidance or a gentle introduction. I also checked back through my emails: One as recently as yesterday...