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  1. Mbaker

    Heart attack.

    Glad you're with us and seeing improvements. You can truly say you've seen it all. FBG's of 12 might be the smoking gun. The root cause of such a number would be ideal to remedy, as the new medication will give your kidneys a workout. Have you had extended tests, full blood panel...
  2. Mbaker

    Metformin side effects

    Suggestion 1: Coconut flakes, raspberries, blue berries, black berries, strawberries, a brazil nut, 5 x hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, macadamia nuts, couple of generous spoons of Greek Yogurt and a square or 2 of crushed dark chocolate all in a bowl with some milk underneath. (I also do half a...
  3. Mbaker

    Metformin side effects

    Hear that a few times, but behind so called "normal" or "clean" eating low carb has the most choices of any protocol. Meat, Fish, Shell Fish, Diary, Nuts, Seeds, Vegetables and Fruit are included - so that all of essentials, minerals and swaths of vitamins and minerals. Grains are the major...
  4. Mbaker

    Adjusting macros

    The route 1 answer under professional guidance is via Ketogains https://www.ketogainsbootcamps.com/. They will put muscle on you in a sustainable and educated manner. Luis Villasenor is the founder who has being doing this for around 20 years; he doesn't get the recognition he deserves because...
  5. Mbaker

    Would either lc or fasting work?

    These are my observations. If I were starting from scratch, with the HbA1c level I had, I would go to Germany or Russia and under clinical supervision do an extended fast, and I must stress this in bold undertake the programmes that they do, and not attempt this at home privately (see YouTube...
  6. Mbaker

    Am I being Reckless?

    I only started meds through ignorance. My blood glucose was 20 mmol/L on diagnosis and within 1 week without Metformin got down to 16, not knowing what on earth I was doing. But still accepted the Metformin (an error for me in hindsight, as what I was doing was working). Went of the Metformin...
  7. Mbaker

    Improving HbA1c levels. Do i still need medication?

    You have come down by circa 20%. You will know if you have been light, medium or heavy with your sugar / carbs reduction. If you go aggressive you have a good chance of achieving your goal in your timescale. If you want some suggestions / route 1 tips just ask. In your shoes I would persist...
  8. Mbaker

    Type 2 How long before readings fall?

    Using your monitor is a really good idea to see how foods react. A couple of tweaks to the meals above could be to replace the Bran Flakes with Coconut Flakes, essentially saving 5 times the amount of carbs, but with the same convenience (but admittedly more cost): Ryvita are quite carby...
  9. Mbaker

    COTTAGE pie

    I know this is the Type 1 section, but the cross over point is Keto and a inference to a point of rules. I technically break the rules of Keto almost everyday, because I have tailored to myself with a higher protein variant, and some carbs that help with blood pressure (when I measure keytones...
  10. Mbaker

    Abstenuary February, anyone?

    This is the view I have everyday I am in a good place as I am able to take the chocolate without slipping to the left. It got me thinking about food quality, with a wave of guilt. I realised how lucky I am, today I made coconut flat breads rollups with duck scrambled eggs, berries, waitrose...
  11. Mbaker

    Covid vaccine

    Hi @NicoleC1971 would you be able to say the amount of days between vaccine and your family anecdotes with a positive test.
  12. Mbaker

    Heart disease - low carb/keto diet

    It's been a great strategy to come up with a hypothesis circa 70 years ago, change it mid-stream., lie about the data, sideline the real causes of CVD, create a food and drugs industry reliant on your hypothesis, make sure every person in the world believe lower is better, make it all about...
  13. Mbaker

    Fat Jab

    If it costs £1500.00 to achieve the results, and from that point on it looks like a re-bound can occur, this is a bandage with risks (side effects). My view may not be popular, but I see it as a means to continue eating the obesogenic foods that created the condition after the trial period. An...
  14. Mbaker

    Type 1 Disciplinary warning for diabetes at work

    Can you send me by pm the supermarket name. I want to boycott them. "Self inflict", what an insult.
  15. Mbaker

    HBA1C results

    Great results. I would understand what your goals are. Do you want full remission, are you prepared to maintain with adherence, are you are treats person, if so full sugar or low carb. It appears that you could get into the 30's for your HbA1c if you were to change cereals maybe for something...
  16. Mbaker

    Spike due to low carbing most of the time?

    What you are describing people get paid a fortune to resolve. I experienced a small version, with this months willful complete removal of nuts; before removing I knew they were the only item in my diet which if I over ate would cause a little bloating and belching, but I put up with them due to...
  17. Mbaker

    Spike due to low carbing most of the time?

    What you have seen, I have viewed with banana, cereal and other third party tests, being the early spike is often not seen, so there is an assumption all is fine. I think it comes down to do you believe the 7.8 mmol/L cut off for supposed micro damage is true for most, and is the spike worth...
  18. Mbaker

    Eggs, oh really??

    They forgot to send the memo to their islanders in Hong Kong who additionally eat the most meat and are one of the longest lived populations: Diabetes - Chronic and Progressive, eat "normally" and cover with drugs Action = Low Carb / Ketogenic. RESULT is reversal Don't eat red meat, dairy...
  19. Mbaker

    Spike due to low carbing most of the time?

    Somethings you might do is split the meals over 2 or 3 days as the exclusive carb hit. Rather than raspberry jam, add some whole raspberries and mush a bit on. Make your own seed cakes with either almond flour or coconut - there is no way shop bought versions will use anything other than sugar...
  20. Mbaker

    Carbs and Blood pressure

    https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000167
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