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Is it possible to have such a strong genetic disposition to type 2 diabetes that progression to it being fully blown is inevitable despite being an appropriate weight, keeping carbohydrate intake down and exercising regularly, and without it actually being LADA? I ask because it looks like I...

For those of us who are not ultra-low carbing and would like a sweetish treat, I have discovered that Yeo Valley's Vanilla Custard ice cream is not too bad: TYPICAL VALUES PER 100ml Energy 441 kJ/106 kcal Fat 6.1g of which Saturates 3.7g Carbohydrate 10.2g of which Sugars 10.2g Protein...

I like sugar-free sweets but they don't like me (at least, not in any great daily quantity). I need to graze a little during the day on small items, such as the aforementioned sweets, but also need to stick within 1500 kcal per day. I also need to be able to access them easily in the car, too...

Is it possible to have insulin resistance without excess visceral fat? My numbers are creeping up again but my waistline is a healthy 27 inches and when I lay down on my back my abdomen caves inwards (which is apparently a rough guide to whether you're carrying too much visceral fat). My weight...

I really ought to know this but clearly don't, hence the question :facepalm: Background: diagnosed prediabetic last Christmas after two GD, insulin-dependent pregnancies. Had been prediabetic before (between pregnancies) but weight loss and rather more exercise than previously taken sorted that...

My name is Jo, and I am a low(ish) carber. And I eat wodges of butter straight from the tub. Who's got time for all that 'fat bomb' malarkey? Raise your hands and say 'Amen!' if you feel me :)

So... Just had a 24-hour saliva cortisol test and the results have come back low. To this end, I shall be toddling along to see my GP to see whether she'd be willing to prescribe oral hydrocortisone to raise the levels a bit as cortisol plays a major part in thyroid hormone conversion and I'm...

It appears that I may have been too triumphalist about my low carb success: after five months I am now getting home FBG readings of 5.9-6.1 mmol/l again. Of course, I will keep an eye on it and I have ordered some control fluid to make sure my meter's all tickety-boo, but what could be causing...

FBG test before Christmas came in at 6.2 mmol/l; it scared the bejesus out of me. Adopted a lowish carb diet (varies between 70-90-odd grams of carbohydrate per day) in the new year and had new FBG done yesterday: 5.1 mmol/l. Yay! Have also lost half a stone (was 8.5, so nowhere near...

I've read that people with hypothyroidism should not embark on low carb diets. Why is this? What counts as low carb in this context? And how do people with both hypothyroidism and pre diabetes / type 2 diabetes (mainly) deal if we don't want to take yet another bl***y medication? I'm eating...

After FBG and HbA1c tests both showing prediabetic levels for the first time in five years last Christmas I have adopted a lower carb diet; I am generally hovering around 80g / day (if MyFitnessPal is to be believed, although I've just realised it's set up for USA nutritional values, i.e. total...

I posted this on the low carb forum but have not had any replies. Apologies for cross-posting but am really interested to know if anybody does this... I started on a low(ish) carb diet at the beginning of January after my fasting blood sugars started to creep up into the prediabetic range...

Just for fun I tested my blood sugar just before supper yesterday. I'd not eaten anything bar some porridge water (I deliberately add too much water to my microwave porridge and drink some of the excess; yes, I'm a sick puppy). The porridge contains 40g jumbo oats, 4g xylitol, 2g splenda and...

My last official NHS fasting glucose blood test came back at 6.2, so I guess I'm now officially in the prediabetic camp (except that my home-tested, 2-hour post-meal numbers are still golden, usually under 6.0). But it got me wondering: is it possible to have severe impaired fasting glucose that...

Hi, Earlier this evening I was experienced all the major symptoms of a hypo: suddenly cold, sweating, blurred vision, shaky. (I had several insulin-induced hypos with gestational diabetes so I do know what they feel like.) However, after a bit of a struggle to get up the stairs I tested and...

Some background: I suspect that I'm heading towards prediabetes at a rate of knots as my last three monthly self administered FBG tests all came back at 7.0 mmol/l or slightly higher. However, my postprandial results are still bang on normal at the two-hour mark. I have a BMI of 22, run three...

I'm just fascinated by how one condition might impact on another, so this week's burning question is 'If one has low stomach acid and therefore carbohydrate malabsorption, what impact does that have on blood sugar levels?' In other words, if the carb malabsorption issue gets fixed, does that...

I was wondering whether there was much correlation between the level of detectable anti-GAD antibodies in a person's system and how symptomatic they might be. Is it possible to test weakly positive for anti-GAD antibodies but still be effectively asymptomatic? What are the usual reference...

I had GD and was on insulin for both of my pregnancies; diet didn't cut it at all. Was told that it was a case of when, not if I went on to develop diabetes even with good eating, exercising and keeping my weight down. I am currently 8st 3, 5' 1" and walk or run (sometimes both) a minimum of two...

Who would win in the weight stakes? Given that unexpected weight loss is a symptom of diabetes but unexpected weight gain and a fudgey metabolism is a symptom of hypothyroidism. Assuming that you were undiagnosed with both at the same time, of course. I've always wondered! Jo