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  1. Brunneria

    Insulin resistance and skin tags

    Re the skin tags, I have had bouts of them, over the years. Maybe 3 times, always coinciding with longer term lapses in my low carbing (both before and during my 'pre diabetic phase). But not with particularly high sugars. So I suspect that the cause is insulin resistance, rather than high...
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    Keto Cauliflower cheese

    How about the fake vegan cheeses? Or try thinking even further outside the box and use coconut milk or cream. Powdered coconut milk can be mixed with water to whatever consistency you like.
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    Keto Cauliflower cheese

    My version of keto cauliflower cheese is different but similar - also v quick and doesn’t need an oven (though you can use an oven if you like). I usually cook in bulk (3 caulis at a time) because this stuff disappears v quickly. Roughly chop your cauliflower and steam cook til soft in a...
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    Too much protein

    Hi, Apologies if I am teaching you to suck eggs, but when you say 70% fat, you are meaning 70% of Energy, not by weight of food, yes? It is a very common misconception when people start calculating their macros. The macros I started with (during my very short number crunching phase) was 80% E...
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    Pork Scratchings

    Yes. I make crackling out of the skin/fat on a joint of ham. I cook it as normal, trim the fat off, then crackle it in the airfryer. Very, very, nice.
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    SIBO or gastroparesis? Please help - I am alone

    No problem! I will happily tell you how it worked, but please bear in mind that your body, your diabetes, and your guts are different from mine, so this may not work for you - and you need to eliminate the gastropareisis and the SIBO before you start inhaling fibrous foods which may cause...
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    SIBO or gastroparesis? Please help - I am alone

    Hi @Ten1993 (or @TenTen99 ) i feel your pain! i am not T1 and I ended up not having SIBO, but for a while there, I thought it very likely. (my situation ended up being a variation of IBS caused by an imbalance of gut microbes, but not as high in the intestine as SIBO. Mine got much worse with...
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    Another new battle.

    Hi @Lamont D *waves* My mother is in a v similar situation, as in being restricted to Paracetamol and needing the lactose free, and so on. However, she (and I) both respond exceedingly well to CBD oil, and find that it is far superior to most? All? Antinflamatories and pain killers. I find 1...
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    Wife got diagnosed 4 weeks ago, she is now converted, this is the way

    Interesting choice of article. It is behind a £30 paywall, so the information available is just a short summary, but as I read the small amount on public view, the suggestion is that the symptoms described were actually the pain of nerves regrowing (effectively healing damage caused by high...
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    Wife got diagnosed 4 weeks ago, she is now converted, this is the way

    It just depends on the person. I would rather go hardcore and then experience the delight of adding things back in that I find I tolerate well. Another person would rather reduce gradually, til they find their sweet spot (that sounds awful to me, seeing bits and pieces slowly withdrawn, sinking...
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    Reversing T2 versus lowering hba1c, LCHF versus low calorie

    it is apparent from the diagram that insulin resistance is a huge factor in T2 (and pre and early T2). thankfully, lowering carb intake also reduces insulin resistance - with all the massive health benefits that brings. Excellent, eh? And not necessarily something that happens on low calorie...
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    Looking for New News on Diabetes

    Looks like they are claiming 'red meat, processed meat and potatoes' as the main culprits (in @jjraak 's link) Also not enough whole grains and too many refined carbs. So, serious question: Does anybody eating 'a standard diet' ever eat red meat and processed carbs without other foods? I mean...
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    Difference between Keto and Low Carb - members’ experiences

    Hi, It looks like others have got there first, but ELECTROLYTES was my first thought. You can get keto electrolyte powders or drops (Ketochow sell some good ones on Amazon, and I use an amazing lemon one which can be hard to find, but worth the hunt. I have not listed the brand name, because...
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    Very Unwelcome News

    A life cut far too short. I wonder if I will ever sit down to a plate of ribs, wings, steak or lamb (done in the airfryer) without remembering her with affection.
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    Neuropathy advice

    Hi, my suggestions are that you do NOT accept the opinion of a trainee physio or your general practitioner as a final diagnosis. Ask for a second opinion, or a referral to a specialist. Check out vitamin B12 deficiency - it is often mistaken for neuropathy, and while it is unlikely to be...
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    New evidence shows it's a waste of time.

    @HSSS and @Lobsang Tsultim I really appreciate your posts on this thread. They have been a pleasure to read. Patient, sensible, and refusing to get sucked into absolute thinking (in any direction).
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    Eating out nightmare

    I don't think I have ever been to an Italian restaurant that didn't have salads, or steak, or veal. https://www.tasteatlas.com/50-most-popular-meat-dishes-in-italy To get low carb Italian, you just have to look further into the menu than the pasta dishes. One marvellous memory of baked...
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    Food or Drink?

    I would eat whatever you need to, when you need to - yog, cream, coffee, whatever - regardless of labels. There are definitely people who consider cream in coffee as fair game when fasting. We had a thread once (way back when IF was just becoming popular) and someone got very huffy because...
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    Pea protein anyone?

    it would be interesting to know whether something like steak has the same effect as the topside, which probably has other ingredients (they tend to soak meats for cold cuts in a brine including dextrose and salt and heaven knows what else). But you may find this article about the Insulin Index...
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    Show me your breakfast

    Out to breakfast this morning , since today is a day off. Will be bacon and eggs and decaf tea. Mr B is planning on thick pancakes and maple syrup since I failed my wifely duties on Tuesday and omitted to provide him with a large stack on Shrove Tuesday. I did offer low carb pancakes, but was...