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Me too! Sadly, unlike many I have found over 3 years of low carb eating that my LDL and trigs are higher and my HDL lower than when I ate a low fat ultra healthy Mediterranean style diet. I have read that increasing fibre is more effective for lowering cholesterol than reducing fat. Also that it...

Thanks very much.

IMO everyone has something valuable to teach me, and everyone is getting something wrong, so buyer beware!

If you haven't already come across him, I think you'll find comfort in reading Dr Bernstein's story http://www.diabetes-book.com/bernstein-life-with-diabetes/ and his book (much of it available online free). Or you can find his video lectures on Youtube. He says exactly what you have said...

I'll add, think very hard before taking the advice of someone who DOES have diabetes, especially, yes ESPECIALLY if they are a health professional!!!! I recently had a routine telephone checkup with a representative of a vascular surgery dept. He turned out to be a retired cardiology specialist...

The WHO recognises 2 other diagnostic tests for pre-diabetes beside the OGTT. One is the A1c test, which is usually done alongside other tests eg for cholesterol, kidney function etc when you are having blood taken anyway. An A1c of 42 mmol/L is considered the starting point for pre-diabetes...

No, no! Avoid renunciation fatigue at all (well, nearly all) costs

Some research studies suggest that coffee (including decaff) drinkers are less likely to develop T2. Does this mean coffee is helpful to those who are already T2? In any case, it's only a correlation, and I daresay the research was sponsored by the Coffee Grower's Association, but I definitely...

Unfortunately everyone I have found writing about combining diabetes and serious resistance training is T1. It is possible to pick up some tips from them, but it is also frustrating that they have recourse to insulin, which does change the game. Dr Runyan might interest your son. I receive...

That sounds a good idea. Dr Bernstein says that insulin resistance is higher in the morning, so it's best to eat fewer carbs for breakfast than later in the day, and postpone exercise too, as that can also raise bg. However, this all seems to me very much down to the individual. Personally I...

As you probably know, one of the 3 WHO criteria for a diagnosis of pre-diabetes is a fasting bg of 5.6 or higher. Since you already eating an impeccably low carb diet, I'm wondering if you could lower your fasting bg simply by shifting the bulk of your eating to earlier in the day. If you want...

Here is an offer I got from Home Health: "We have a special promotion for switching Codefree customers to the GlucoNavii, whereby if you buy a meter with 2 or more packs of strips from the below link and add the discount code "dcuk" at checkout, we will subtract the price of the meter...

I don't think Abbott take payment in kind. Anyway, whose kidney were you thinking of trading in?

Me too! I also sometimes cross check between my Navii (newish version of Codefree) and my TEE2. I have seen wild variations, crashing in seconds from 4.8 (unusually good for me) to 6.2 (unusually bad) which at least have given me a healthy scepticism about most bg testing. There is also a...

I do look forward to seeing how you get on. Are you aware that a Libre sensor can be used with an app on a compatible smartphone or tablet, so no need to buy a Reader? (You can experiment by trying to download the app.) I believe a sensor lasts about 3+ weeks and costs around £50. Others will...

I found this article telling: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/health/airflow-coronavirus-restaurants.html

Far be it from me to defend our shambolic decision makers. It is my understanding that not all air con. is equally dangerous, but as I don't know how to tell the difference I'd rather avoid it all. Reading the proposed precautions for when the gyms re-open (no contact, no spotting, no hard...

Latest advice from my hero Dr Bernstein: stay home, don't risk ending up in hospital.

@DavidGrahamJones which meter did you buy?

As I don't shop every day, I keep a complete shopping outfit hung up in quarantine, including special handbag, lipsalve, medic alert card, hat, gloves, scarf etc. I also either quarantine the items I've bought or rinse under the cold tap. Is this effective or superfluous? I just don't know. I...