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Since coming off statins I have experimented with firstly daily Benecol drink - bought it down by 1% - and daily garlic (1 clove finely chopped) which also bought it down by > 1%. I now take both and along with a low-carb and high-fat diet I have slashed my cholesterol levels.

I'm not sure Trotskyite is saying this. Body weight is made up of both muscle and fat, so two people of the same size and weight can have wildly different muscle/fat ratios. Muscle mass is very important in the way insulin is used in the body and the effectiveness of processing BGs. Thus...

I think it is worth noting from the report that when he was first diagnosed he was under a great deal of stress - bereavement and jobwise. Stress has been shown to raise blood sugars temporarily. This could have been the 'extra' which took him from non-diabetic to diabetic readings. When the...

And I have just rediscovered peanut butter! Having avoided it for years in a vain attempt to keep my cholesterol down, I now find that I can eat such yummy lo-carb delights and my cholesterol stays low. For lunch I had a large celery stick packed with peanut butter, four slices (1/2) of a green...

You needn't be bored with your diet. See all the ideas on the low carb forum, and this viewtopic.php?f=18&t=42429 and anyway shouldn't your health come first? Medication is for those whose health would be worse without it. It's NOT a lifestyle choice!

Surely the best position is avoiding medication. Why would you want to medicate just so that you can eat bread? If you follow that argument to absurdity you would take an antidote so that you could imbibe some particularly tasty poison. Your body doesn't like carbs - just accept it...

I'm convinced I was born in the wrong country. I'm absolutely loving this weather and have been out running for an hour or so at every opportunity and lying in the garden when i'm not. :D Last week I went to the lakes and ran up and down Black Combe - brilliant! and then around Walney Island...

Welcome stockart check out the low-carb forum. However, I think it's mostly Type2s that do this, especially the non-insulin dependent ones. That's not to say the others don't low-carb, there are still benefits - like less insulin needed.

I eat lots of fish too! :D and cheese and cream :?

Well its down from 48 to 46. Down is good! and I think I can do better as this figure reflects the average over a period of change rather than where I am now. 8)

I just got my figures back. Total Chol down from 6.7% to 4.9% Ratio down fom 4.2to 3.1 HDL stayed the same at 1.6 - so my LDL must have come down significantly Triglycerides down from 1.1 to 0.7 Blood pressure down from 120/80 to 104/70 My DN was sooo pleased - she asked me if I had gone back...

I just got my figures back. Total Chol down from 6.7% to 4.9% Ratio down fom 4.2to 3.1 HDL stayed the same at 1.6 - so my LDL must have come down significantly Triglycerides down from 1.1 to 0.7 Blood pressure down from 120/80 to 104/70 make of that what you will...

I just got my figures back. Total Chol down from 6.7% to 4.9% Ratio down fom 4.2to 3.1 HDL stayed the same at 1.6 - so my LDL must have come down significantly Triglycerides down from 1.1 to 0.7 Blood pressure down from 120/80 to 104/70 make of that what you will...

Well I just got my figures... Hba1c down from 48 to 46 - good but its an average for the period and I believe it doesn't truly reflect where I am now, so the next test in October may be better still. Weight down from 73kg to 65kg - still a few of kgs to go to get properly lean Total Chol down...

Well Noblehead, I just got my figures back. Total Chol down from 6.7% to 4.9% Ratio down fom 4.2to 3.1 HDL stayed the same at 1.6 - so my LDL must have come down significantly Triglycerides down from 1.1 to 0.7 Blood pressure down from 120/80 to 104/70 make of that what you will...

Your results are your data and you have a legal right to them under the Data Protection Act 1998. Threaten them with a complaint to the Information Commissioner. However, I can perfectly understand that they will not give them to you over the phone unless they ring you.

But does this affect the active ingredient?

Because I refuse to take statins, on the advice of an Asian doctor, to help bring down my cholesterol levels, I eat 1-2 finely chopped cloves of raw garlic each day, washed down with a dairy free Benecol drink. His advice to swallow the garlic without chewing seems to work in that I never...

There is no reason why your daughter should low carb. Just do what is best - a sensible diet full of fresh food, keep treats as treats and not everyday, and keep her active and within a sensible weight. First and foremost you and hubby should set her a good example of healthy living - you both...