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Anyone who has been intermittent fasting for a while, and low carbing, should have the experience of all the little infections disappearing... I'm kind of taking that as read (in this sub-forum), and it should be totally non-controversial, colds just bounce off, skin tags disappear, skin clears...

No problem - as long as you get that it's not advice ... Another way to put it - you're aware of the dawn phenomenon, where your liver prepares for the start of the day by creating (or releasing) a bunch of glucose? - well that's because, in the ideal state, where you are having a restful...

Trulicity contains GLP-1 agonist, so it mimics the actions of Glucagon. (confusingly not actually Glucagon, but another hormone called Glucagon-like Peptide 1). So - It doesn't directly slow down your metabolism, but it does slow down the rate your stomach empties, and increases insulin...

Are you waking up with this? and are you feeling any symptoms of hypoglycaemia, sweating profusely; feelings of anxiety, weak and shaking... The warning levels and most of the fear set into low blood glucose is (and rightly) aimed at type 1 diabetics. I was one for a while, and vividly remember...

Fantastic - and that really is an impressive reduction in your blood glucose. Everyone should have joy in what they eat - I'm not trying to take any of that away from anyone. Enjoying eating should be at the top of anyones list of what makes for a good lifetime regime. And if you identify with...

I have nothing against those meals in general. Ironically, I'm currently reading "change your diet, change your mind" by Dr Georgia Ede, and the last chapter I read was on what a meaningless fantasy the "Mediterranean diet" is and was. Greek, Italian sure - but Mediterranean? Does that mean...

Ok - some more to confound then... The Mediterranean diet - this was basically the guy who had invented the theory of cholesterol causing heart disease, travelling around southern Italy post war and interviewing the people there about what they were eating, then writing up a fantasy for the...

@Beechnut - about a year ago I would have described myself as "almost vegetarian" - and definitely of the Jack Sprat variety - I struggled to put a piece of meat that had any fat on it in my mouth without gagging, and I would trim it all off before cooking, to the point that it was a waste of...

Well, you have been dealing with this for 30 times longer that me, so - firstly - I'm always in awe at the amount of perseverance it takes - and aware of how little experience I actually have. (I should also state that I am very definitely not T1 - but I was diagnosed as one for a while, so...

The simplest way to think about the effect of strong steroids is to look at the dawn phenomenon that we all know and love... So - that is caused by the release of Cortisol at the start of the day - ok - so far so non-controversial. But - what is Cortsisol, why, it's a naturally produced...

To a certain extent it's your liver over-thinking, and may take some time to figure out what the new normal is. Say you've just started doing this exercise - you know you will feel stiff for a couple of days after. That's normal, and if you keep doing it, you get a little fitter for that kind...

I suppose you just need to be clear in your own mind what is being replaced in these low-fat versions. In my experience, it's all stuff that causes my blood glucose to rise, and thus my insulin - so it just works against what I'm trying to acheive. I understand that there is a strong fear of...

yes. Sadly, messing with your circadian rhythm will work against you. Sorry. There are some things you can do to limit the effect, but it's not about sleeping during the day more than about working against the body's natural hormone control. It needn't worsen your overall health though, if you...

Are you eating sufficient fat ? - if you lower carbs without replacing the energy you need, you may find that your liver will turn more of the meal into sugar for fuel than you would like.

@GOJIGANG - just one additional point to note - you look like you have your insulin levels measured, so I am going to assume that you understand the connection between insulin, insulin resistance, and T2DM. The one period of time that every single human being is definitely - and needs to be -...

There must be easier ways to make a buck than study for the six years or so to get a medical degree, then study for three years as a specialist GP, then once you pass the various tests that essentially show that you have a good enough understanding of ...everything.., then enlist in a practice...

Not at all the same, but I had reconstructive surgery a long time ago after a motorbike accident - femur and kneecap, had to learn to walk again. One of the few things I remember clearly from the entire episode was my first bowel movement... Funny how memory works. Glad things are going in the...

We definitely have some RH specialists on the forum, and I'm not one of them, but as far as I understand it, the main characteristic of RH is that there is an abnormal secondary response which ends up with more insulin than was needed, which pushes the blood glucose down too far. My thought...

No canine interference here... it just means you're human... Even coming on here and posting that takes some guts - well done! One way of getting a bit of short term insight and motivation may be to use a CGM, have you considered that? we all have different concepts of what "low carb" means (I...

Hi @Emjay - welcome. I'd been fascinated by the Newcastle protocol recently, I think it was revolutionary for it's time, but is just a little behind the science now, which is really ironic, given how forcefully Dr Roy Taylor makes the point that medical approaches should adjust to new...