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  1. MrOrsom

    How long does it take to really lower your blood glucose on keto?

    I was diagnosed with T2D a month ago, and have been on keto for three weeks. My blood sugar has dropped from 10-12 to 7s and 8s, but obviously I'm keen to get it down into the 5s, if not the high 4s. How long does it usually take to get there? I'm anxious about living with high blood sugar...
  2. MrOrsom

    Ketones low, blood sugar high

    Hi. I'm just over a week into a keto diet after my T2D diagnosis. Oddly despite eating strictly, my ketones this morning and this afternoon have been around 0.2 - 0.3 mmol/l. I would have expected and hoped them to be within the optimal range of 0.5 - 3.0, which they were a few days ago. My...
  3. MrOrsom

    Newly diagnosed and on keto - worried about ketones / blood sugar

    I was diagnosed with T2D a couple of weeks ago. I've met with a diabetes nurse twice who has put me onto metformin. At the moment I'm on 500mg in the morning only, working up to 500mg in the evening as well. My first instinct was to get onto a ketogenic diet, as I have had success with this in...