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Hi folks, I posted a lot about 12 months ago. I have been type 2 for 20 years, diagnosed age 32, resisted several attempts by doctors to put me on insulin over the years. 20 stone at diagnosis, and now 15 stone (two steps forward one step back for many years). I've done Atkins and other low...

Just discovered these in Sainsbury's - peanut based, mainly sweetened with chicory (FOS/inulin). Approx 35g fat, 30g protein, 20-25g carbs per 100grams, so strictly speaking not very low carb. However, I've had 3 today and they haven't spiked me much. Worth considering as a treat. Absolutely...

Hi folks, this forum is an inspiration, but sometimes I am jealous of how effortless LCHF seems to be for some people, and how much they enjoy low carbing. It doesn't matter how low I go with my carbs, whether I am fasting etc, I always have a psychological craving for chocolate, bread, cake...

Hi, just wanted to share a website I've enjoyed, called "Tuit Nutrition".....................loads of good stuff on LCHF, + some brilliant blogs similar to Jason Fung re role of high insulin. tuitnutrition.com

Hi folks, I mentioned something similar on the fasting forum, but not sure many people look at that. I have been LCHF for 7 months, good results. Have started intermittent fasting, trying to increase time to 24 hours or more. The internet has a few references to the "Insulin Index" - seems to...

Hi, I've been trying intermittent fasting for a while, but usually only manage about 17 hours. Seems to have helped with weight loss. Although I enjoyed the obesity code, it left me with lots of questions..............I'm not sure the advice or science is tailored very well to established...

Hi folks, Does anyone have any solid info on this? I'm trying to follow Jenny Ruhl's advice in diabetes 101, that any spike above 7.7 can cause some damage. I've been low carb for 6 months now. lost 2 stone, Hba1c down from 10.5 to 6.3. I aim for 50 grams carbs a day, but tend to slip 2 or 3...

Saw a link to a brilliant retinopathy site in a separate thread. http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/back_diabetic_retinopathy.html This suggests retinopathy can dramatically worsen for 1 to 3 years after a sudden improvement in control, and then recover, but initially laser treatment may be...

I am certain I have gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying). This is a form of autonomic neuropathy, mainly affecting the vagal nerve. Dr Bernstein has a whole chapter on it. I have assumed this, as after a medium sized meal with some carbs, my peak BG is usually 2-3 hours, and it takes 6-8...

Hi, Just read the obesity code by Jason Fung. Makes sense, but I think the focus is very much on getting insulin levels down if you are pre-diabetic or newly diagnosed. I have been type 2 for 17 years. I have trouble believing that my insulin levels are still too high (though they would have...

I know this is the wrong place to ask, but how do you get all the info about your numbers and investigations etc to appear at the bottom of every post?

I thought the research bulletin last week would generate huge interest, but can't find any posts on it. If you didn't see it, it described research in mice suggesting that diabetes can be controlled much better if you boost an enzyme in mitochondria in fat cells called thiosulphate...

On my second sensor only........ First one, I inserted late in evening, when BG low, would not activate at all for nearly 24 hours, then consistently measured 0.5 below BG. Second one, i inserted when BG was high (for me) at about 9.0............has been in for 3 days, and always measuring 0.5...

Hi, I've got down from Hba1c of 10.5 in January to hopefully, based on a home test, about 6.3 currently with low carb and lots of supplements. This was in response to the threat of needing insulin. I have always been afraid of insulin, very afraid, as I had a theory that high BG causes...

Picking up on an earlier thread, if I am counting carbs on a low carb diet, surely sugar is less of a carb than all starches, because it is half glucose and half fructose, and fructose has no effect on blood sugar. This fits with my experience of pure sugar having less effect per gram on my...

Hi, New to the community and forum. I am type 2, Hba1c was 10.0, but reducing it with fairly strict low carb and various supplements (bitter melon, gymnestre, fenugreek, turmeric etc). All definitely helping. Also resistent potato starch. Bought myself a freestyle libre a week ago. Took a...