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The recent hyper-responders studies have shown that high LDL is not usually associated with artery calcium plaque (at least not in those on a keto or near keto diet). I've never had a CAC test done, but I certainly had artery plaque when eating the high carb low fat diet as advised by my GP, the...

@fumanchu I'm not sure if you mean something as specific as Dr Berstein used, or just very low carb (i.e. keto or close to keto)? If the latter, then as a Type 2 that is what I used to gain and maintain remission from Type 2 Diabetes. It's probably more used by Type 2's these days than Type 1's...

Many people in here call grapes 'sugar bombs'. If in doubt of the effect on yourself (should always be in doubt the first time), Google the carbs in a food before eating it. Most fruits hit us quite hard in the blood glucose.

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Hi @garabe and welcome to the forum. I'm like @KennyA in that I have never taken (any) diabetes medication. I too used a low carbohydrate high protein (highish fat) way of eating to control my blood glucose and hence remission of just over 5 yrs. The main difference being that I was always slim...

So far as I'm aware, the absolute best thing you can do to reduce Triglycerides is to go onto a Low Carb way of eating (it also boosts HDL which is thought to be heart healthy if 'natural' (studies found that people with high HDL and low Triglycerides had few er heart attacks, but that could not...

I don't know of any scientific studies of the comparison of blood glucose levels and insulin, though I agree that @SimonP78 comments sound reasonable. However, I do know of several studies, plus lots of individuals experiences of dealing with fatty liver. These tend to show the benefits of...

All the evidence I know of, as well as the experience of several forum members is that statins tend to raise BG, not lower it. The Pfizer web site says so (or did in 2017 when I had the discussion with my GP), and this 2023 BMJ paper says so: https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2022-071727

Use of statins is very much a personal decision, even though the majority of the medical profession seem in favour of them. There are some people who get no noticeable side effects, those with mild side effects (e.g. such as slightly raised blood glucose) and some who get sufficiently bad side...

Your heading says what we often find in Type 2 diabetics. Namely that skin tags tend to be associated with Insulin Resistance. However, you are Type 1, so the usual remedy for a Type 2 (reducing Carbohydrates eaten) is much trickier for you since carbs need to be balanced again the units of...

Mods would like to remind members that everyone’s situation is different. Please keep this in mind when posting replies. A low carb diet is anything under 130g, low carb isn’t no carb and some members may do very well on the higher side of low carb since 100g or so is much less than they were...

Especially well done. It is more difficult for those who don't eat meat (and even harder still for vegans)! Do you eat eggs? Some people find that they can eat some lentils and certain beans, but for others they are a no-go.

I don't know of any definitive medical evidence, but it is thought that Vitamin K2 helps direct the calcium absorbed by Vitamin D to the bones rather than to blood and soft tissue. However, there is this Meta-Analysis of Randomised Control Trials in PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32219282/

Glad it was nothing more than access problems @LittleGreyCat

@SJ1812 There are quite a few members who have taken insulin for a relatively short time before coming off it (under medical supervision). Some of them were initially thought to be Type 1's before discovering that they were not. I can't help further as I have no personal experience of any...

I am/was a skinny Type 2 diabetic so not the usual patient. I had a 3x CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) just before Xmas 2017 and despite the hospital struggling to raise my blood pressure and reduce my heart rate, I was put on a standard mix of 5 drugs which I was told were (then) prescribed...

@Inchindown As mentioned above, there are over 40 things as well as food, which affect blood glucose. Aa a diet-controlled Type 2 (in remission) I have just had a blood draw for an HbA1C reading - no number yet. This encouraged me to test my BG levels mor than usual (otherwise I only test about...

Unfortunately we are all different, so in general diet is more important than exercise. However for some, additional exercise makes all the difference whilst for others, probably the majority, reducing the carbohydrates does more to control our blood glucose than does exercise. Do you have at...

@woody52 I would just like to point out that using Toast to stop Dawn Phenomenon isn't a good idea - too many carbs! use meat, fish, cheese, egg or even plain, full fat Greek style yogurt with a few nuts or berries instead. My fellow moderator @KennyA says that as little as 3 almonds can do the...

@Hana25 Personally I believe that all this scary new about red meat isn't based on actual real evidence. I know that Dr David Unwin has had over 200 patients (based upon his reported medical studies showing over 100 Type 2 remissions on a 47% success ratio) on a low carb (i.e. a higher Protein)...