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  1. Brendon.Dean

    I've Been so Hesitant to Post This...

    I’ve been so hesitant to post this for quite some time now, but I feel like it will do more good than harm.. so here we go. There used to be a point and time in my life when I thought type 1 diabetes was the devil and it was preventing me from everything I wanted to do and wanted to become. I...
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    Post AM Fasted Resistance Training Insulin Resistance

    Hey everyone, hope y'all are having a wonderful day :) So, I have a bit of an issue that has become problematic and it's the biggest hurdle I have in my day to day diabetes management that I haven't figured out how to overcome but figured you guys might have some interesting ideas or insights...
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    Why is this "type" of exercise making me insulin resistant?

    https://imgur.com/a/mL26J1Z In the past hockey would raise my glucose to around 12 mmol/L. Now even with taking insulin to try and cover the exercise, not only does it not work, I can spike to 14-18 mmol/L AND remain insulin resistant throughout the night with high glucose, and the next day...
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    The Good, The Bad, The Ugly; Blood Work

    So I've been dealing with bizarre health issues and couldn't figure out what was up but I stayed persistent and tried different tests for my blood work. I have been extremely healthy nutrition/fasting wise and exercise wise yet my body has slowly built up symptoms which were/are scaring me and...
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    How do you afford a ketogenic diet?

    Hey all I have been following the ketogenic diet for roughly 3 months alongside intermittent fasting most days (eat 12-1pm and 7-8pm) and seen fairly good success but I feel like it could be better. With that said the only organic food I consume is spinach. Other then that the prices of...
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    Low Testosterone

    Are there any people mid 20's-30's who have been diagnosed with low testosterone and what they've done about it? I'm waiting on blood tests but I have had progressive symptoms starting as of 2 years ago to date. I'm extremely healthy with eating a ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, weights...
  7. Brendon.Dean

    Glycogen Depletion = Fat Store Usage + Glucose Spike?

    Hey everyone! I took a break from the forums here because I realized I was being a bit of a ******** and close minded which wasn't cool... So I'm truly sorry for that if it effected you. With that said I've gone through a bunch of type 1 diabetes related books and learnt a lot. I didn't realize...
  8. Brendon.Dean

    Type 1: Left Mid-Upper Abdominal Pain

    Hey everyone I haven't posted here in a while but I could really use some help / insight! So for months now I've been dealing with something that I have no experience with. Every single morning when I wake up I have this extremely uncomfortable feeling in my stomach that resembles the feeling...
  9. Brendon.Dean

    What I'd give to be normal again

    These cards to which I have been dealt have left me feeling broken, battered and defeated. It feels like I'm trying to climb an impossible hill which grows higher and higher every day. Trapped inside my own head, this forum has been my main outlet of temporary relief of the frustrations us type...