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I know that there has supposedly already been a moderator 'zoom meet and greet', but I still haven't seen any results from the election. Is there, somewhere, a list of those elected - or is that asking for too much?

Yes, regular fasting will have that effect, as will eating either Low Carb or Keto (no restrictions on total calories). Several, including myself use a combination of the 2 in order to stay in remission from type 2 diabetes (i.e. HbA1C and spot BG levels in the normal range without medication)...

When you say black tea, do you mean just teabag and hot water? It's possible that that your toothpaste contains a sweetener. Many non-sugar sweeteners can still raise BG in some but not all even if they have no calories. The same applies to mouthwash. But your BG can rise even if you don't eat...

There is a knack to using BG meter test strips. Unfortunately, it can vary between different BG meters. For the Tee2+ which I have, you must gently allow the strip to 'suck up' the blood near vertically rather than get a big drop and plunge it into that. Have you looked online for a video about...

Yes, one possibility may be if you are taking a statin. Side effects with them don't always appear until after several months - over 2 years in the case of my skin rash (verified as due to statin by the hospital dermatologist from a biopsy). I agree with @lessci that statins deplete vit co Q10...

Could be many different things, I noticed I had prolonged constipation when I first went really low carb. Back then I ate breakfast and it was always just boiled eggs (in order to keep the carbs way down). I cured the problem by drizzling some Olive Oil on my eggs. Since then, I have learned...

In my opinion (and in my experience) if you want to burn fat then the simplest way is to reduce Insulin (and requirement for insulin) by eating low carb/keto. For a Type 2 like the OP, I strongly doubt that eating egg white (or any other added food) will make a noticeable difference to the...

Hi @CrisW I suspect that the problem you are having may actually be due to having reduced your Blood Glucose so fast. The effect of a changing Blood Glucose works in both directions - distorting the blood vessels in the eyes as BG rises and then again changing them back to how they were as it...

@tr4e Now your questions have got a lot more difficult to answer, because every person is different, we are individuals with different genes, different goals, different strengths and weaknesses. I have already said that I don't feel your Blood Glucose and HbA1C figures to be a concern. Since my...

Congratulations @gregcollins. I hope that you have found a sustainable way of maintaining this. Your HbA1C is in the normal range (for the UK) and although your BMI says slightly overweight, you have done really well. Give yourself a pat on the back from me.

Hi @tr4e and welcome to the forum. I would answer your questions as follows, but there is no universal agreement: 1. In the UK an HbA1C reading of less than 42 is considered to be 'normal' rather than pre-diabetic. In some other countries (at least in the USA) the pre-diabetic level is lower...

Type 2's using CGMs should realise that they are historically and primarily optimised for Type 1's. Thus they warn of hypos at low levels and allow a cushion for insulin does to work from higher levels. An additional complication is that almost any meal contains some carbs and thus (in the very...

While I have used some Stevia in the past, these days I avoid all artificial sweeteners. One thing that was not mentioned in that video is that Xylitol (his favourite), poisons and can kill people's pets (dogs).

No personal experience, but I have heard of T2's (some of Gr David Unwin's patients I think) coming off diuretics as well as Blood Pressure and Diabetes meds. Lots of Low Carbers initially lose weight which is mostly water at first, since carbs make us retain water - hence the need for some low...

You are correct that the official advice isn't the best in many/most cases. The thing about people testing their BG getting anxious, is only true if they see it getting worse (or getting no better despite medication). The real reason is cost. The nutritional guidelines are still a one size fits...

Hi @Bogart99 The excuse that the NHS use is that testing BG with a monitor (or using a CGM) for those who are not on insulin or serious glucose reducing medication will just make the user more anxious and thus may raise their BG. Note that in addition to food there's a long list of things which...

Hi, I won't say that there are none, but I've never seen one. In fact ready meals are almost always extra high in carbs - both fillers and also sugars to make them tasty.

Hi @DanGoku, I'm a T2 not a T1, but I'm a little confused about you asking about protein to go with sausages. If you really do mean extra protein then I would suggest either fried or scrambled eggs. I often eat them with either sausage or bacon and think they go very well together.

I agree, @In Response many doctors just use a standard response of drugs for treating conditions - Diabetes being just one of them. I too was put on the standard cocktail of drugs after a 3x Cardio Bypass (no actual heart attack). I was on 2 different blood pressure lowering drugs despite...

We couldn't possibly diagnose your husband, even if we were allowed to. There are so many things that could possibly cause those symptoms. To give a flavour of that, I recently became aware that in very, very rare cases some people can actually ferment alcohol in their gut which then makes them...