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Metformin should help with insulin resistance, thus improving your bs numbers. However people on this Forum seem to be unanimous in feeling it doesn't lower them a lot and that eating low carb is far more effective. Maybe suggest to your doctor that you experiment by eating lower carb AND coming...

Me too!

Another strengthening pf exercise is to walk a short distance on one's toes. But maybe that will also cause discomfort for you. One piece of advice B&B repeat over and over is, if their recommended exercise hurts, DON'T DO IT! Good luck finding some helpful back exercises. The barre ones sound...

It depends somewhat on what level of bs / A1c you decide to aim for. Personally, I follow Dr Richard K. Bernstein (himself T1, 85, and a Dr treating both T1s and T2s) in wanting my bs to be as near what he considers to be true normal as possible. (A1c up to 4.6% = 26.8mmol/mol, target blood...

What a fantastically good start you have made! Yes, very few of us here can manage real oat porridge, though there are various versions of Chia pudding that can be a sort of low carb substitute.

I just did.Btw I fully support any measures aimed at keeping the vile spammers out.

If I were to PM @Cazt would she then be able to PM me back?

Click on the person's name and you should be given the option of PMing them. Are you going to PM me? That would be nice.

But did these tactics work? They didn't help my pf. I'm not sure what did, apart from the passage of time. When I do Bob & Brad's exercises for my bad lower back, it is transformed for the better. When I neglect to do them my back deteriorates fast. I would therefore consult B&B first if, heaven...

Lots of sympathy as I suffered from pf for years and understand HOW frustrating it is. I'm not sure how or why it went away in the end. If it ever starts to come back, I'll be consulting the Youtube physios Bob&Brad. I find them very helpful with other problems, as well as being funny and...

I'm not sure why your meal-times are widening. If it is for weight loss, cream is obviously not the best. If it is for intermittent fasting for health reasons, my understanding is that consuming any calories at all breaks the fast. If it because life doesn't seem to allow time to eat often, how...

Hello Rosie, worst case scenario your A1c is higher than you would like, they are not going to take you out and shoot you! I believe the A1c test reflects levels over the recent 3-ish months, but is more influenced by the most recent weeks. One episode of high carb bingeing shouldn't make too...

IMO the new anti-coagulants are vastly preferable to Warfarin. Not only are they much easier for the patient, as you have found, but there have been a number of research studies which have shown them to be more effective. I suffer from Atrial Fibrillation. For years hospital doctors and my GP...

Me too! I need to lower my triglycerides in particular. I struggle with the idea of eating a lot less cheese as it plays such an important role in my life. I researched and was pleased to find a theory that increasing fibre is more helpful in lowering cholesterol than reducing fat is. Trying to...

I have this problem too.

Sorry, I forgot to put in the link. https://www.montezumas.co.uk/retro-offers/clearance-bars.html?color=5476

Montezuma have changed their packaging and are selling off their bars in the older packaging at a bargain basement price. As my favourite Hotel Chocolat 100% buttons are currently unavailable, I am finding this a godsend. The usual price is £2.59 (or more in shops) for a 100g bar but just now...

If by "best" you mean lowest carb, the Diet Doctor site is for you: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits You will see that the gulf between the most and least carby fruits is huge.

You might like to watch the video interview with Dr Unwin posted here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/remission-dr-david-unwin.175749/ His unassuming approach and long-term experience may appeal.

Did you realise that strawberries are MUCH lower in carbs, (being one of the lowest carb fruits along with most other berries) than grapes, which are one of the fruits highest in carbs (bananas are the highest)? A quick look at Diet Doctor's pictorial presentation of the highest and lowest carb...