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I'm not sure which part you mean about being told by a medical practitioner. The advice/information I got from my GP was just as lacking as with most people. However. after I found material from Dr David Unwin, Dr Michael Mosely and Prof Roy Taylor he did (at least partially) confirm it. He...

You don't mention the specific levels of lipids, but from what people have self reported: Overweight and obese T2D's on low carb tend to improve ALL their lipids (HDL up, LDL down, Triglycerides down) while those who start off as under or normal weight going onto low carb tend to find their HDL...

Personally I found plenty of advice for skinny T2's such as I am/was: Dr David Unwin's original .pdf about his successes with a Low Carb High Fat diet - Which has a high rate of remission still persisting after several years (only 4yrs so far) in my case, but I have heard of some using the...

I'm just a slim T2 (TOFI) in diet controlled remission, so I don't get hypo's. I'm tagging @Lamont D because I believe that hypo treatment for Reactive Hypoglycemia is somewhat different than that done by insulin users (either those with Type 1 or with Type 2).

While there will be occasional defective meters (or test strips) with any brand, We have not noticed complaints about this particular model. It is popular because we Type 2 diabetics in particular often use a BG meter to monitor the effect of carbohydrates in meals on our Blood Glucose - this...

Hi @jennie007 and welcome to the forum. The standard for BG meters in the UK is that 95% of the time they should read no more than + - 15%. Many people on this forum (DCUK) and on the DUK forum use the Gluco Navii or the Spirit Tee2+ which are both around the same price both for the meter and...

Protein with lots of fat is satiating. For me, pork belly, duck or salmon/trout/mackerel works fine. If constipated and eating lots of eggs, cut down a little on the eggs or put some Olive Oil on them.

Why would you do that - Eat things that you know are not good for you!

Of course you have heard it can cause heart disease. Even though the Minnesota Coronary Experiment data was suppressed for 40 yrs, and the findings were corrected in 2016 most of us still haven't got the message! bmj.com/content/353/bmj.1246 Design The MCE (1968-73) is a double blind...

We hear this sort of thing all the time. People love to tell us that eating low carb is unsustainable or that animal based protein is bad for us. They are highly selective about which studies they choose to use to try to back up their claims. Since Low Carb/ Keto improves so many conditions...

Just to add, the range that @lovinglife quotes above is that used in the UK. In the USA they consider that pre-diabetes starts at a lower level than that. But since (in the UK) all that a GP will normally does to treat a pre-diabetic is to just mention that their blood glucose is a little high...

We are all different. some people can experience ketosis on 50gms of carbs per day, but it's only when you get down to under 20gms that practically everyone goes into ketosis. When I first went Low Carb High Fat, I only tested by Blood Glucose in order to find which foods suited my body. After...

Most, but not all people doing Low Carb reduce Blood glucose, weight and Blood pressure (if high), Most overweight people reduce LDL cholesterol on Low Carb, but for many it also increases HDL, so that overall Total Cholesterol is little changed. I am/was a slim T2D and although my BG and...

Just for information: At my last blood lipids test, my HDL was nearly 2.0, my triglycerides were nearly 1.0 but my LDL is high (not quite enough to qualify me as a hyper-responder). Taking statins or not is a very personal decision. I tried them twice: first time muscle pains and very painful...

@Vectian Considering that probably still over half of medical professionals still believe that even Type 2 Diabetes is progressive and irreversible, it's not surprising that they apply that increased risk to all diabetics. It seems there is some doubt about your type of diabetes, since you...

I recall seeing (on the twitter of one of the low Carb T1D doctors) a study of BG ranges and time in range for Type 1's which confirmed that a lower (than standard) range gave less complications than a standard range for the same TIR.

@dosh I feel that the report vastly underestimates the medical problems associated with high blood glucose for the following reasons: 1. It is only considering endpoints within 5yrs. - I've had T2D over 5 yrs and been in remission over 4yrs already and I intend to live quite a few more years...

I don't know if it was causation or coincidence, but way back when I was on a statin my trigs were ate their highest and both HDL and LDL were at their lowest. Now off statins and low carbing, my HDL almost doubled and my Trigs almost halved. There are lots of numbers bandied about, when statins...

I found that seeded breads hardly made any difference to my post prandial blood glucose rises. For anybody cutting carbohydrates (to reduce BG rises) it's important not to fear fat, even saturated fat because fat is satiating when eaten with protein. It also helps replace the calories lost from...

Hi @RachelG. and welcome to the forum. If you are in the UK then the accepted test for Diabetes is HbA1C rather than Fasting Blood Glucose. It is estimated that around 10% of Type 2 diabetics are (and always have been) normal weight or below. I was a slim T2D but in mt 50's and 60's started to...