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So further to Phoenix's post this is a company working on a long acting c-peptide therapy, and it looks like they are in the middle of trials now with what they describe as "fast track status" from the FDA for this. Perhaps my shouting at the medical establishment was premature...

You lucky bleeder... ;) Well, the C-Peptide test is a way of testing what sort of diabetic you are; if you have none or very little the implication is that you are Type 1 whereas if you have elevated levels the implication is that you are Type 2 because your pancreas is still producing insulin...

I've often wondered about c-peptide which is involved with the production of insulin. I've wondered because traditionally we are told that the body makes insulin and c-peptide and the c-peptide is just a by product that can be thrown away. Which is nice, except that that is absolutely not how...

Hi, Well; you can tell irrespective of your weight that low-carbing is working so don't lose heart! Often the first 2 weeks of low-carbing can be difficult especially if you low enough to enter into normal dietary ketosis; the transition will make you feel a bit rough. The other thing is that...

I agree on the needles, but don't really bother changing lancets. I used to only change needles per cartridge and certainly have never had any infections but the thing is the needles are designed for single use, and as insulin absorption is slightly random anyway and blunt needles in the same...

Well, let's not forget we provide the content for this forum and if a rule is worth having it has to be clear and understood by all; so explanations of what rule has been broken would help everyone to know where they stand. Arbitrary behaviour is to no-one's advantage. Asking questions...

The study that they quote consisted of asking people what they ate on 1 day and then following various outcomes in the participants. It was therefore an observational study and took no account of other factors; they merely assumed that the fruit and vegetable consumption lead to improved health...

Indeed, and may well even be non deliberate; I'd think it unlikely that these doctors leave the room with a swish of their black capes whilst cackling 'Mwah-ha-ha-haaa' thinking another terrible crime has been expertly carried out. That's why double blind studies are so important because of the...

You could have also told him that he's misusing the word 'statistically' there; as it only relates to a group of people. A group of people taking statins has a lower statistical CVD outcome than an unstatinated group but it is in the region 1% lower; so where 4 out of 100 people die from CVD...

Hi Donna, You need to be able to balance the amount of insulin you take; so you will need to know what your current insulin:carb ratio is and apply that to meals with reduced carbs in them. If you are very sensitive to insulin then you may be able to get by on your background insulin if you...

I'm over 40 and I won't take these things; and look neither will this vascular surgeon: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10717431/Why-Ive-ditched-statins-for-good.html I low-carb so have low triglycerides, high HDL but elevated LDL which I'm happy with as the LDL levels are a guestimate and...

Firstly, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition... 1. Normal eating according to DAFNE is plenty of carbohydrates, that is my problem with it. 2. Not being able to stick to low carbing is not a problem when you've committed to the cause. 3. Yes, the DCCT shows that each percentage drop in...

@phoenix - thanks for clarifying, and I agree not everyone can normalise their blood sugars but I think they should be the exception rather than the rule; i.e. we shouldn't start by saying "you won't be able to achieve this" as that cuts out a lot of the incentive needed. I agree the more...

I just don't think that is true; that eating carbs is essential, neither in the strict dietary sense nor in the way you mean. The problem with 'For Normal Eating' is surely that is what has got us into the mess we are in in the first place? I think it should be called Carbohydrate Dose...

Well 'my poll' reference was implicitly and explicitly tongue in cheek and it's obviously not comparable to the DCCT but interesting nevertheless I would suggest. If you consider yourself to have a low(er) carb diet then I would consider you to be another positive answer to that question. With...

Get a cup to tea; this is a long one… I think there is quite a lot going on in this thread and it might help to unpick things a bit. Firstly, here is a summary of the DCCT/EDIC study (the DCCT bit is the short term bit and the EDIC is the follow up)...

Could I just say that XIX, very rightly, wanted to have a bit of a shout at diabetes; she didn't ask about your, in my humble opinion, crazy method of controlling diabetes, perhaps with respect to her first post you could keep this to a separate thread? @XIX - here is a link to a post I made a...

I was thinking about this Mo; and the immediate thing is that alcohol and drug issues are addictions; they are closer to illnesses than to moral failings whereas obesity is seen as pretty much purely a failure of will (being lazy, greedy and so on). I think the hormonal cycle you get into eating...

Hi @zand, I'd ask your GP to go on Metformin; I think it's a pretty benign drug and if you have issues with it there are slow release versions. If you do take it one of the things it will do is help with weight loss as it increases your sensitivity to insulin in a similar way to exercise. So...

If 'evidence' directly contradicts what you can ascertain from your own experience then that evidence needs to be of an extraordinary high qualitative nature for one to accept it. You claim to be rigidly attached to logic and process so you must by definition agree with that surely? To say...