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My brother is just over 300 lbs (at 5' 11"). He's got mostly visceral/abdominal obesity, as the layer of subcutaneous fat over his tummy is fairly thin and skin is tight. As you can probably guess he's very insulin resistant, and his triglycerides of 400 mg/dL and HDL of 29 mg/dL strongly...

Moist, nutty, grainy & subtly sweet with a flavor profile similar to the Americanized version of Pumpernickel. Optionally add caraway seeds if you like -- I like them in it. Yield: 2 slices (1 muffin) Nutritional Information (per slice): 6.2g total carbs, 4.9g fiber, 1.3g net carbs, 6g protein...

I've seen many people recommend 70-75% dietary fat intake, even to those morbidly obese like myself. I found this interesting, in the following video where Phinney talks about those losing weight on the ketogenic diet. Phinney gave an example of a person losing weight whose BMR was 2800. He...

Just messing around and made my own little pyramid with the foods I generally eat. (I eat mushrooms & cucumbers often, but I couldn't fit them in the image.)

Just created this thread to share my updates :) I eat a low carb diet and my A1C went from 9-10 (for the past several years) down to 5.3. My lipids have went from high risk to normal/ideal. Blood pressure is now normal. I weighed 440 lbs (31.4 stone, 199.6 kg) just over a year ago and now...

Saw endocrinologist today and she had good news for me: A1C of 5.3 !! :) First time I have been in the 5% club since I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2010. Before a year ago, for like 5 years, my A1C was 8 to 10. I didn't expect to live another 10 years. Switched to low carb, lost 75 lb /...

Another question. I already own/read Obesity Code and have read some of his stuff on his website/blog. Just wondering if it is worthwhile to purchase this book as well. Would I get much from it?

Is there any reason to purchase this book, if one already owns Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories?

Now that I am able to effortlessly maintain my blood glucose in the 75-90 range all day with: 1) 10 units of NPH injection every 8 hours (as basal -- fairly flat curve when summed) 2) 1200 calorie LCHF diet (10-20g carbs, 75-90g protein) 3) 2x20 minutes of walking per day And the fact I: 1)...

Having some issues with ketosis, excess uric acid and possibly the start of gout. I was wondering if anyone had any experienced with Uric Acid Meters and if I could get a recommendation for a good / reliable one. I've heard some aren't that reliable. Otherwise, I can do the...

When my blood sugar used to be over 250 to 350 mg/dL (13.9 to 19.4 mmol/L) all the time (24/7), I remember how hot I got. My body temperature increased and I had to bump the AC down to 69F (20.5C) in the house and turn up the ceiling fans. Since dietary change, I've dropped all my insulin and...

Just measured all the following: 12:20 AM 372 lb 12:22 AM Ketones (Urine, Acetoacetate): 8 12:24 AM Ketones (Blood, BHB): 1.3 mmol/L 12:30 AM Blood Pressure: 112/60 mm Hg 12:31 AM Pulse: 79 bpm 12:33 AM Blood Glucose: 122 mg/dL Last bite of food was at 12:40 PM -- about 12 hours before the...

Just weighed myself today and I'm 372, down from 422 lb on May 9th. 50 pounds lost in 3 months! Also, in the past 3 months I went from an A1C of 9 to 11% (for several years) to an A1C of 5.9%, regained half the feeling back in my limbs. Blood pressure dropped from 140/80 to 110/60. Pulse...

Anyone know of any good online resources or books I can buy that have a set of HIT type exercises a physically disabled individual such as myself can handle? After reading Dr. Michael Mosley's book "The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet", I see the importance of HIT type exercises, as they are shown to...

What do you think about combining Dr. Michael Mosley's Fast 800 Mediterranean diet with Dr. Fung's 23:1 intermittent fasting schedule? I have been doing LCHF 18:6 using Dr. Fungs books along with The New Atkins for a New You book and others -- 1600 calories a day. Previously I was eating 2400...

I started to read his chapter on "How to not Die of Diabetes" in his "How to Not Die" book and I had to stop because I immediately got confused. He has an entirely different model I haven't heard from anywhere else, on what causes diabetes etc. E.g. he said animal fat causes it. What do you...

My A1C was 11 last year and has been quite high for years. I started on Thyroid medication for hypothyroidism a few years ago, and the medication is doing its job. However, over the past month, I have been maintaining blood sugars in the 80 to 100 mg/dL range. Just wondering if the blood...

i.e. for all foods. For example, I usually go to calorieking.com to get nutritional information for the foods I eat, but I now notice it does not contain info about omega-6 nor omega-3. Neither do food labels. (In the USA at least.) I heard heart attacks are caused due to inflammation due...

Before breakfast, my blood sugar was 105 mg/dl. I ate 2 grams of carbs for breakfast, which for me is relatively low. Used to eat 10g of carbs (i.e. piece of toast). My blood sugar after breakfast is 125 mg/dl. [I'm taking basal insulin by the way, and the correct dose.] So the only thing...

I am type 2 diabetic, with a cholesterol of 121. I've heard normal is up to 199. I've always been around 120 my entire life. I'm morbidly obese as well. Anyways, when I was in the hospital a couple months ago, the doctor discharging me said I should be on Lipitor (statin). I asked him what...