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  1. hooha

    Should a t1d follow a low carb diet ?

    Go YouTube watch Dr Troy Stapleton low carb is it sustainable for type 1 duabetes
  2. hooha

    Low carb & insulin sensitivity / carb tolerance

    Thank you for that link. Is it not shocking that the experts forget their own topic so quickly ? I am only an amateur detective but very soon I found on the internet, while researching post prandial glucose levels, that the OGTT for Pregnancy Diabetes had to be preceded by adequate carbohydrate...
  3. hooha

    Low carb & insulin sensitivity / carb tolerance

    Hello you can get an idea of your insulin resistance by using the logarithm method. Simple lab numbers . TyG .. Natural log is found by using online calculator.
  4. hooha

    Type 2 2 how long to fast before blood tests

    capitalpath.com.au say this: No appointment is necessary for this test Your Doctor has referred you to have a ‘fasting’ blood test. To ensure reliable and accurate test results, it is important that you follow these instructions carefully.  Please ensure that you have nothing to eat or drink...
  5. hooha

    Insulin resistance

    You have had your first dose of information : i.e. 1]that your research so far is inadequate , 2] see your Dr . for tests. 3]Signpost points to Dr. Ok? cheers PS I can inform you that since discovering I was an early type 2 db, this forum has been a constant help to me. I...
  6. hooha

    Carbs-independent remission

    I got remission from type 2 db in 6 weeks using Prof Roy Taylor's weight loss method, then gradually put some of the weight back on. However by this time I was low carbing most of the time. I then found I was very sensitive to carbs. [ Physiological Insulin Resistance ] I am happy to stay...
  7. hooha

    Dear JoKalsbeek, your blog is excellent. I JUST found I can not send you a PM. Please reply and...

    Dear JoKalsbeek, your blog is excellent. I JUST found I can not send you a PM. Please reply and tell me what is this. @ resurgam? I clicked on it and found another page of diabetes.co.uk with some ppl complaining it was difficult to navigate. me too, had no idea what it was about or if I even...
  8. hooha

    Sweet potato fries

    I found this potato substitute. Jicama , a kind of turnip. You can almost fool yourself it is potato, especially with sauce or gravy . You can boil them like potatoes, and then take the bits and fry them like chips. Google US food data for calories and carbs [ 100 g = 38 cal and net about 4 g...
  9. hooha

    all is not well

    Hello Lucy. Try to find some hypnosis deep relaxation lessons - there are some free on YouTube. I just googled fast hypnosis and relaxation, military technique and found some good ones. If I'm permitted to post a site on here, this is the first one I found. Good Luck .
  10. hooha

    Please help me find a cold breakfast

    I don't think scrambled egg is a cold breakfast ? I do salads, hard boiled eggs, raw cabbage leaves, tomatoes olives, capers, cheeses, hams, black coffee. The smoked salmon is probably cold. Tinned fish...sardines on said cabbage leaves . strawberries or blueberries from the freezer plus...
  11. hooha

    Metaformin...eek!

    SORRY can't give you the site you'll have to search. BUT the solution to MetF side effects is to start slowly. ie if your GP starts you on a dose of e.g. ONE Danger!! IT can be TOO MUCH TOO SOON..trick is take only 0.25 of this daily for a week then up it..to 0.5 for 2nd week and by third week...
  12. hooha

    Diagnosed 2 weeks ago..on Metformin, low carb but eyes blurred! Worried

    If 7 mol/litre = 126 mg/dL[{ x18 to convert } Then 14 x18 = 250+ mg/dL which is far too high. What is the target ? I use the graph I found here. https://www.bloodsugar101.com/what-is-a-normal-blood-sugar. from Prof Christiansen. Try to stay under the brown line,[ upper limit of "...
  13. hooha

    Diagnosed 2 weeks ago..on Metformin, low carb but eyes blurred! Worried

    A fasting blood sugar of 105 mg/ dL doesn't look very high. Up to 125 is pre-diabetes... Am I missing something here ? Perhaps it's an HbA1c of 105 which IS jolly high. I DO wish people would write their units....
  14. hooha

    Low Carb - explained in 60 seconds

    Hi Brunneria How to bump a post ? How to make a sticky? Thanks hooha
  15. hooha

    Low Carb - explained in 60 seconds

    Hi Brunneria How to bump a message ?
  16. hooha

    Can I get drunk?

    That response to wine is unusual. Red wine is supposed to be ok. Your Guiness cans contain a pint each ? Hmmmmm perhaps you were not counting straight after all that Guiness ?
  17. hooha

    My daughter wont take her insulin

    Yippee ! hurray for Insujet .
  18. hooha

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    I am confused ! Is this piece "Weight loss and exercising give me better bg management...etc " written by ianpspurs or by Riva_Roxaban. Please advise - I need help to navigate . cheers hooha
  19. hooha

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Can't beat bacon and eggs fried in lard with tomatoes thrown in , no fried bread ! Add a load of raw cabbage leaves for contrast. Or make low carb bread [ youtube headbangers ]
  20. hooha

    Can someone provide a link to the 50 Shades of Diabetes graphic?

    Just a point on units. Blood sugar is measured in mmol/litre OR American standard in mg/ decilitre eg mg/dL. BUT A1c, confusingly is in percentage, Or UK standard in mmol/ MOLE eg mmol/ mol. The important range of Prediabetes is EASY to remember like this ( These numbers I give now are not exact...