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Re: High Intensity Training (HIT) - Dr Michael Mosley (Horiz I do HIT sporadically. I have a racing bike on resistance rollers and do 5mins warm up, then 3 lots of (20secs 'eyeballs out' 40 secs gentle) then a few minutes cool down. That really hurts! Alternatively, my daughter left a cheap...

I wouldn't dismiss this. I had read (sorry I cant lay my hands on the paper just now) that the development of lean muscle mass has a positive impact on insulin response and was shown to be better for diabetics than cardio-vasclular exercise. I'm sure there is someone on here qualified to...

Brekki - 20g oatbran + 15g jumbo porridge oats + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + semiskim milk + 1/2 dried fig Snack - handful of mixed nuts Lunch - 50g spinach + 1/2 dried fig + 2 dried apricots + handful of pinenuts + 50g houmous + boiled egg + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon snack - 30g carrot stick and pesto...

Fortunately Geocacher, I am educated to postgrad level. I hold 2 first degrees, one of which is a science and a further science diploma. I am not a medical graduate, not a biochemist and thus do not feel adequately informed to judge the veracity of the scientific research behind this issue...

Re: Something with extremely slow release carbs.... tinned soup !

Denial, is a well known and very common problem amongst newly diagnosed diabetics. It prevents them from making the sustainable lifestyle changes that are proven to improve the condition. We must be very careful not to peddle unproven theories about the causes of obesity/diabetes, especially...

I was diagnosed type 2 10 years ago aged 48 having spent most of my adult life with a BMI of about 22 (never more than 25), with a reasonably healthy diet and doing zillions of miles cycle racing and long distance touring. So I don't think anyone can say that the answer to avoiding diabetes is...

Hi, I've been low-carbing for a bit over 2 weeks. I find it relatively easy to do 60-80g a day. I've had a few meals out too and even managed the odd pint :D I actually find my new meals more interesting and tasty than my previous NHS recommended diet based around a portion of pasta...

Hey CathyN those HBA1c 's look good, I think you are scaring yourself by testing. You're not medicating, yet you are trying to micro-manage something that is probably best done at a more general level I started with a HBA1c of 6.6 10 years ago and its fluctuated since then. I don't test but...

Hey Cblake, I wish I could get back to 5.9 - maybe I can as I did it once so I reckon I could get near it again - maybe you could get yours down too, don't give up. And as for the trachonetric bursitis, I had that after a bad fall at the start of last November. I couldn't lie on my side for 3...

The possible complications of Measles are horrid. Go to the doctor. He/she will probably tell you to get your son vaccinated in the best interests of your son and for no other reason - whatever the daily mail says.

This is interesting. I too am an unmedicated T2 (10yrs) using diet and exercise. Over the last week or so I have started to really watch my carbs, keeping them to 60g where possible, but over the last couple of days I have had 3 'wobbly' moments after getting up from a chair. I don't test so I...

Thanks for the responses folks, IanD asks Essentially I'm eating a LOT of spinach, about 100g a day, also 30g porridge oats, cottage cheese, cheese cheese, mixed nuts, broccoli, cauliflower, courgettes, some carrot, cucumber, fennel, onions, garlic, tomatoes, a fair few mushrooms, leeks, meat...

Hi, I'm an unmedicated T2. I'm keeping my daily carbs hit to around 60g but I really don't think I'm getting enough fibre. I have 30g of porridge each morning. I eat lots of spinach. I don't touch bread and am very wary about fruit (I've stopped eating dried figs which were my guaranteed...

Fiona, how is 2 tablespoons of flour, low-carb? I thought flour was something to be avoided. :? Stuffed...

Well the walk was WET! Firstly thanks for the advice guys. I did extend the carbs to about 130g for the day. I had 30g of porridge for breakfast. and then some nuts at the start. During the walk, I had 3 slices of seeded wholemeal with humus & cucumber, a 'whole' apple, A Satsuma, 3 falafels...

Vicky Thanks for asking - it's been going well and energy levels are fine. I find I can get down to 60g per day with ease. I still have the porridge but the dried fig has been replaced by 3 dried apricots (good fibre much less carbs) cut and sprinkled over my salads during the day. I'm eating...

Thanks Squire, So basically I should abandon my low-carb diet for the day, as I'll be exercising constantly although only at a gentle level? Over the last week on my 60g low-carb diet, I've been running for upto an hour without any adverse effects. I just eat a meal with about 15g carbs...

I'll rephrase the question as the previous version sounded like an instruction. :oops: Hi, I'm an unmedicated T2 who doesn't test. I've been on a low-carb diet for nearly a week. I'm not doing so bad and keeping my carbs down to around 60g per day. However, on Saturday I have a long (20miles)...

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