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I wish I'd known I was actually type 2 - would have saved a lot of grief....

It's almost too over-simplifying to be any real use, but you can think of metformin as being a passive drug where glimepiride is an active drug. The point being that you will see a more significant reduction in blood sugars for the period where the drug has max effect. If you are monitoring...

https://garytaubes.com/works/books/the-case-for-keto-2020/ If it's a book recommendation you want - I would thoroughly recommend this - it lays out all the pros (and cons) - despite the title, I find Gary Taubes to be one of the most self-regulating author going.

Hi @vmartorello - and welcome to the forum - I noticed your other post also - you may receive more responses if you create a new thread asking for feedback directly on protein and fat, particularly from the other T1 members. To try to answer directly, it's complicated, because protein creates a...

Thanks @Rosie9876 - let me stress again that I don't mean to be preachy or self righteous - I'm sorry if you found it that way. The pubmed article you quote is exactly what @Pipp quoted earlier - and it's totally valid. it will reduce the total amount of glucose you need to deal with. I'm...

Interestingly enough - there is more in that article - you get more benefit from the homemade bread than the shop-bought, in fact, the shop bought bread makes almost no difference freezing first, you get about the same benefit from toasting as freezing-then-toasting.

Absolutely - and for what it's worth - I do agree with you. I'd be the very worst kind of hypocrite if I didn't acknowledge that even writing about toast is making my mouth water for a slice of toast...

@EllieM - that Freshwell low-carb guide is fantastic. I hadn't come across that before. I think I'll print out a copy to take with me on my next DN appointment. Hugely positive, but covers all the potential risks thoroughly.

Sure - I'm all in favour of testing, and to be clear - I do really just mean "elevated" - whatever that means will be different for different people. Also - association is not causation, so I should be clear that I'm not saying that anything will cause anything. But - I suppose I'm just using...

It's a good article - but highly - highly .... pushing the idea, that if you do all these things, then this food is really so much better for you... wouldn't it be nice ... go on, you know you want it... Essentially - if you freeze and reheat then it slows down absorption because some of the...

The overwhelming narrative for some time is that the brain needs glucose, or parts of the brain need glucose. It seems a certainty that "glucose is the preferred fuel for the brain" - as many nutritionists will tell you; but I haven't seen any research that actually proves this. Glucose will be...

Thanks - but for anyone who didn't find it funny - I really don't mean to be self-righteous or preachy... - it's kind of a mental shorthand I've taken on to being able to interpret all of the (somewhat deliberately) confusing marketing surrounding "good" , "bad" or "super" foods - there is a...

It really works a lot better if you freeze it, toast it and then don't eat it at all. GI as a measure is all and good, but you might want to reflect on the thought that the sugar industry really got behind the idea of GI - mainly because it takes the pressure off them, because really for us, the...

For what it' worth - I'm finding bullet-proof coffee to be something of a secret weapon. A spoonful of non-salted butter, and a spoonful of coconut oil - blended with a mug's worth of Aero-Press coffee, freshly ground. Makes for something that tastes like a cappuccino, and you can feel, more...

Ok - I don't think I should say another word - we need someone with experience of RH to comment.

Are you under instruction to have snacks regularly?

Just read your last - We are all different of course, and your personal goals and beliefs are the most important factor, but I've found (even after getting blood levels on average much lower) - that giving my body about three hours of clear time to finish digesting before bed (and I was such a...

I hear what you're saying, and recognising that we cannot diagnose anything.. It's still likely to be the cart before the horse - any localised "very hot to the touch" sensation is a form of inflammation - I used the cold as the most common example, but muscle pain, bruising, cramping - these...

Pegging @Lamont D ... Our resident RH expert - any more details you would feel comfortable sharing? it does sound very unusual.

Hi @Lincom - welcome to the forum. There are lots of reasons that your body temperature can rise, during the night or not; and these are often connected to blood glucose, but having nothing to do directly with diabetes per se. For example, if you have a cold - your body will demand energy to...