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  1. CMichael

    Thoughts on treating a hypo after a meal please?

    Thank you very much for your help everyone. Noblehead, that's exactly what I was getting at - the reasons why you might have a post-meal hypo and the best ways to treat it when your stomach is full (I should have said, my article is aimed at insulin users only. Reactive hypoglycaemia might be a...
  2. CMichael

    Thoughts on treating a hypo after a meal please?

    Many thanks for coming back to me! That's really helpful. My article is about when it might be a good idea to do a blood glucose test after as well as before a meal. As you say, this could be to check whether there is a mismatch between the insulin dose and amount of carbs eaten. Having regular...
  3. CMichael

    Thoughts on treating a hypo after a meal please?

    Hello, I'm researching an article on treating hypos that occur within two to three hours of a meal. I've read that treating a hypo when you are still feeling full is difficult. Is this right and if so, why is it difficult? Is it just not feeling like eating when you're not hungry, or is it more...
  4. CMichael

    Urine problem?

    It does indeed sound like thrush - miserable it can be too. Or it could be an irritation caused by washing powder or bath stuff or something you're sensitive to or have recently become sensitive to, which can happen. I would go and see your GP though as thrush can be a symptom of high blood...
  5. CMichael

    This 600kcal thing

    I suspect that Optifast is a bit of a red herring in this debate as the point of the study was to deliver a 'metabolic shock to the system' of severe calorie reduction. They could probably have done this by feeding the participants with 600 calories' worth of eggs (to pick something at random)...
  6. CMichael

    600 calories to "reverse" Type2

    'It's just that before this study ANY REVERSAL of ANY KIND has never been seen. In this study - the 'non return' of the fat around the liver and pancreas and the steadyness of the HBA1c even after weight gain happened is 'new'' I'm not quite sure what you mean by this NewdestinyX? There are...
  7. CMichael

    600 calories to "reverse" Type2

    One point that hasn't been covered much on this topic is the effect on beta cells. Maybe losing fat in and around the pancreas and liver helps to preserve the function of beta cells but surely it can't reverse the process of beta cell loss, which is what makes diabetes 'progressive' - even if...
  8. CMichael

    Slimfast and Type2!!

    Just checked what it says on the Slimfast website: 'If you have Type 2 Diabetes and are overweight then you will almost certainly benefit from weight loss. However, you should not start a programme like the Slim·Fast 3·2·1 plan without first consulting your doctor, as your diabetic condition and...
  9. CMichael

    600 calories to "reverse" Type2

    To answer Marzeater, a few of the participants were on medication before the trial but were taken off it a week before. People using insulin or thiazolidinediones were excluded. I think it is interesting that the focus of the Newcastle study was very much on measuring the effects of a sudden...
  10. CMichael

    Type 2 surges in people younger than 20.

    Hi Catherine, I went a session at the Diabetes UK conference about type 2 diabetes in young people. It is still, fortunately, rare in this country as the evidence suggests that young people who do get type 2 have more complications, earlier, and it affects their quality of life very badly. As...
  11. CMichael

    Diet Type 2

    Hi Meghom, just going back to your post about the Budwig mixture, I honestly think this diet is a load of rubbish. I Googled Budwig as you suggest and found websites that tick all the boxes for dodgy science, such as talking about a 'cure for cancer' and a 'cure for type 2 diabetes' and stating...
  12. CMichael

    weight loss

    Hello Dave, I'd definitely agree with LittleGreyCat! Don't wait until September as you're in quite a different situation now than when you were diagnosed. Hope you enjoyed your 'experiment'! Longer-term though I'd suggest just increasing calories gradually and weighing weekly. An overnight...
  13. CMichael

    weight loss

    Hello Dave, many congratulations on losing so much weight, reaching your target and improving all your readings so much. It's a fantastic achievement. You don't say how tall you are but as you were given a target weight of 12st 7lbs, this would suggest you're between 5ft 10ins and 6ft? If so...
  14. CMichael

    Slimming World

    Hello everyone, I was interested to read this thread as I used to work for Slimming World so thought I'd add a comment: Food Optimising (SW's eating plan) is much more flexible now and you don't have to stick to Red or Green days or even meals, you can mix and match and have more or fewer carbs...