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Hello everyone - long time, no post. First a success story of sorts. My 25 year old daughter was diagnosed with PCOS at 14 after a 2kg cyst was removed from her ovary. She has always been overweight, but as she moved into her 20s, her weight really began to sky rocket and she was 130 kg when I...

I take 1000 mg of Metformin SR twice a day. I've been intermittently fasting for the last month or so, and I've stumbled on an interesting reaction, which may be unique to me, or perhaps more universal. You're supposed to take Metformin with food. My DE told me that there were two reasons for...

I just have to share that this morning, I had my first ever FBG under 5! Came in at 4.5. While I've gained a kg this week, which I think is down to having been able to reduce an anti-hypertensive with a diuretic in it (so most likely fluid retention), nothing tastes as good as a FBG of 4.5. I...

I just got my latest bunch of blood results and my fasting c-peptide level was 1.9 nmol/L (range 0.5 - 1.0) which equates to 5.7 ng/mL. I've just been consulting Dr Google, and I can't find a lot of information on what that might mean. So I was wondering if any of you T2s have a high c-peptide...

Hi, I spend some time transcribing for dementia diaries. I'm not familiar with the names of places in the UK so I'm hoping someone here will know how you correctly spell and identify the following: Aberwishworth in Wales Arlborough on the Suffolk coast Birmingham most likely in Wales Sax, Mund...

So I just rang around the usual places to ask about CAC score scans (Coronary Artery Calcium score). Two places in my state so far, with the local one charging $330 and the one at the other end of the state starts at $330 and goes up to $650 if they actually find any calcium, depending on how...

Had my appointment with GP today to get results from second HBA1C and other tests. Firstly the good news: I've lost 7 kg and my HBA1C after 3 months has fallen from 8.9 % to 5.2 %! My FBG has decreased from 20 mmol/l to 6.2 mmol/l. I'm quite delighted by the response of my body to LCHF and...

I'm not sure if this has been suggested yet. I have read and watched quite a number of people claiming that eating protein and fat keeps us feeling full. I don't know if that's true in my case. For example, when I ate eggs with toast, I would feel hungry a couple of hours later. I think it...

Like a bull at a gate, and being thoroughly disillusioned with my ultra slow weight loss on LCHF, I've taken the plunge and gone on a fast, but I have no idea what I'm doing, and I was wondering if you fasters might have some guidance in the form of web pages or youtube videos I could have a...

This is a delicious way to eat eggs and cream! I have figured out a fail proof recipe ratio so you can make 1 serve or 10! Delicious breakfast with a few raspberries or strawberries on top. I haven't tried the microwave, but I'm fairly sure you could make it in the microwave. I use individual...

Is there anyone who has improved either/both of these conditions as their BG management improves? It's driving me crazy right now. I'm averaging 3-4 hours of sleep and I've resorted to taking a couple of valium a couple of nights just to get those few precious hours. I used to take very high...

I have been getting crazy itchiness on various parts of my body for the last few weeks. Always at night, after I go to bed. I'm in danger of scratching myself to shreds. The back of my head, the lower abdominal area, my calves, lower back... and more randomly, nowhere is off limits.. soles of...

I made myself a carb modified satay chicken and it was delicious, but how I missed the rice! So tonight I tried zoodles for the very first time! Zoodles are spiralised zucchinis. 2 minutes in the microwave and I nearly can't believe it's not PASTA! ZOMG... exciting times ahead! (2.1 g net...

I finally figured out how to share my BG graph. I used my tablet to take a photo of the screen of my phone, and then emailed the photo to myself, downloaded it, and voila! Here it is. I bet you can't tell when I changed my diet from the dietitian's recommendations to LCHF (HA!) I am not...

My diabetes educator said that my vision will improve in 2 months, and that it's likely that my eyes are full of fluid from all the drinking I was doing before I was diagnosed. I am on a very low income and I can't afford the $300 out of pocket that the only opthalmologists in my area all...

I was just wondering how long it took (days/weeks/months) before you saw an impact on fasting BG? I've been LCHF for only a week, I've never tested BG while doing keto, and I want to know what my expectations should be realistically. All my levels except fasting BG have flatlined to around...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed about 2 months ago. My GP did a random bg and it was "hi". So I went the next morning for a fasting bg and hba1c. The fasting one was 19, and the hba1c was 8.9. She sent me back for a second fasting bg, which was 20, and again when she did a finger prick test it...