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Sheesh @searley I hope your appointment with your cardiologist goes well.

Kick back or not, high blood pressure is a stroke risk. Two of my uncles on my mother‘s side, no doubt suffering from the same genetic high blood pressure as my mom, died from brain hemorrhages. My mom prior to her going onto BP meds had a minor subarachnoid hemorrhage. I don’t think there is...

@mack76 142/92 would be considered high blood pressure. I have a genetic disposition for high blood pressure. My mom had dangerously high blood pressure in her 20’s. It became an issue when she was pregnant with me. In her 60’s it was ridiculously high at 240/160. She once told me a young...

@Flane, I don’t have any body fat either and my liver test results were excellent with no sign of a fatty liver or a fatty pancreas. My theory, and really don’t take this too seriously because it is simply my own theory, is that some people’s beta cell mass is not as great as others therefore...

Hi and welcome to the forum @crista. I can understand your concern because you were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, but not everyone who develops gestational diabetes during pregnancy goes onto develop diabetes. During pregnancy, your hormones cause your body to become less sensitive to...

Well done @flakey rascal :)

And here is a useful link on glycogen storage and exercise. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6019055/

@jones_48 I’m going to jump in here, as I was a competitive long distance runner I learnt a bit about energy management. I can’t talk about how you manage your insulin as I’m on oral meds not insulin. But here is my take on what is going on. @SimonP78 already mentioned increased insulin...

Hi there @JoKalsbeek I just want to expand on your comment above and do so without wishing to derail this Double Cream thread. So just a few observations. Whilst T2 has a significant proportion of over weight to obese individuals in Western countries, it’s worth mentioning that in the general...

I find adjustments to diet and exercise the perfect combination for me. I know some people who are unable to exercise due to physical restrictions like injury or chronic pain may have to restrict their diet to a greater degree to control blood sugars, but adding exercise further reduces blood...

I use exercise to help me manage my blood sugars @flakey rascal , but as @MrsA2 says everyone is different. Using a CGM device would help you to see what foods send your blood sugars up and what foods don’t. I consider myself lean and fit. I do around 70 miles a week of fast pace walking, but I...

I’m an olive oil person. I do use a lot, but had to cut right back because of my fat issue. Virgin olive oil is very expensive, the oil that is regulated. . We don’t buy the cheap olive oil as I too am suspicious of other oils going into it. We use Canola oil for anything that requires a high...

We got an air fryer a couple of months ago. We are very impressed with it. We got one with double trays. And it has some wonderful features like match cooking times. Well worth it. The UK ones are probably more efficient , as you are on 240 v whereas we are on a 110v system.

Well that’s good news @Neckarski_94.

@Roy Batty, Lean, very fit individuals with raised blood sugars is definitely a thing. You will find a few members on the forum with in a similar situation. Like me they have tried the very low carb diet, with little success. I tried it first 9 months with very little movement in my blood...

I melt hard cheese on a griddle, usually Monterey Jack cheese, then fashion the melted cheese into the shape of a taco shell. When the cheese dries it makes a perfect alternative to the corn taco shells. I then fill them with avocado, lettuce , home made salsa and if I fancy adding meat then...

I just don’t understand why the UK health system tells people not to test. Here in Canada I am told to test twice a day.

I had some awful dreams when my blood sugars kept going too low at night, my BS was well inside the hypo range. They were nightmares. Other than the odd ‘weird’ dream , I hadn’t suffered with nightmares since I was a child.

That’s interesting @Clairee72 . I’m not on a low carb , high fat diet, but I do take PPI’s for peptic ulcer disease. These PPI’s are known to cause intestinal overgrowth of the gut causing further issues such as SIBO and C. Difficile. So, this led me to look at diet and the gut. Whilst looking...

@Jaylee, I think whatever works. As long as they are safe and looked after. My mom was not diabetic, despite her size(she put on weight and was confined to a wheelchair due to RA). You would have to be creative with her. She always wanted to visit her mom and dad. We just said they were out...