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Geoff, thank you for sharing your thoughts and the links. I does make interesting reading BUT why is this not the opinion of healthcare professionals. If a low carb diet is positive for your health (diabetic or not) why do health services and governments spend millions on encouraging as to all...

Hi all Its now 6 months since I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes with a fasting BG of 7.0. I followed everybodies advice, started a low carb diet, exercised more and lost weight. I am now 10kg lighter (now 80kg) BMI 26, and best of all my last fasting BG came back as 5.1 so i'm happy with that...

Hi. I use Psyllium Husks before meals. They are a great source of fibre and does the job for me. "Psyllium is the husk of the seed of the Plantain and is a top herb used in weight control and for general intestinal health. It contains a spongy fiber that reduces appetite, improves digestion and...

Thanks for that borofergie. Very interesting reading!!!

Thanks Viv for your informative reply. Its the LDL (bad cholesterol) which i'd like to reduce, which in turn will bring the Total down. Is a long term low carb diet conducive of lowering of LDL?. If not what is? The obvious assumption is to lower fat (particularly Saturated fat) intake in my...

Thanks for your reply. On BBC website today an article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18091708 suggests that high Cholesterol is a link to heart attacks and stroke. "Their review of 27 trials concluded that statins significantly reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke for everyone" I...

Hi, glad this topic came up. Since low carb diet, 2 months now, I'm also always cold. I've always been a 'hot' person but now my hands and feet are like ice most the time. Glad its not only me! My sympathies!!

Hi all 2 months ago I was diagnosed with type 2. Subsequently my doctor has down graded this to Pre-diabetic. Since the diagnoses I have been following a low carb diet as recommended by folks on this forum. The problem is my Cholesterol levels have shot up.. On diagnoses my cholesterol levels...

Thanks for the replies, I think I'll ask for a HbA1c test as suggested but 1 question. I understand this gives a reading for the previous 3 months. If i've been low carbing (with lowered BG levels) for 1 month will this put the overall result in question? i.e. I assume it will be lower than it...

Hi, i'm new here and hoping someone can help me. My story so far: 4 weeks ago I moved house and registered with a new doctor. Part of the procedure was a full blood test. The results of the fasting blood test were: Blood Sugar: 7.0 Cholesterol: 4.1 Blood pressure: 150/95 I was given tablets to...