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Is it possible to have such a strong genetic disposition to type 2 diabetes that progression to it being fully blown is inevitable despite being an appropriate weight, keeping carbohydrate intake down and exercising regularly, and without it actually being LADA? I ask because it looks like I...

This from the Guardian is a brilliant read, and lays out very clearly (and with plenty of scientific studies backup) how the low-fat, high-grain diet came into being and how it's a house of cards, based on some very dubious science (at best)...

Please bear in mind that being somewhere in the 'normal' range with thryoid bloods is NOT the same as being optimal. Many in the thyroid community have learnt this the hard way, myself included. Generally speaking, you want your TSH to be under 1.0 and your free T4 to be in the upper quarter of...

Not this old canard AGAIN! You have to be predisposed to T2 in the first place and many, MANY people with unhealthy lifestyles do not go on to develop diabetes; it is not a given. Saying that it's a 'lifestyle' disease, when they have eaten only what the vast majority of others eat, and then...

Probably not unless the fat content is high. I understand that it's the combination of sugar and fat that makes ice cream (and frozen yogurt) soft enough to not need an ice pick...

For those of us who are not ultra-low carbing and would like a sweetish treat, I have discovered that Yeo Valley's Vanilla Custard ice cream is not too bad: TYPICAL VALUES PER 100ml Energy 441 kJ/106 kcal Fat 6.1g of which Saturates 3.7g Carbohydrate 10.2g of which Sugars 10.2g Protein...

True. But I am getting thirstier as time goes on (blood sugars? lithium? who knows) and so do tend to drink a fair bit already, just as mouthfuls at a time. I don't really want to have to drink even more!

But I'm not craving carbs, not really. I just need to keep my mouth occupied so that I don't drink 5 litres of water a day.

I really do need to count calories: a whacked-out thyroid means that I have to keep a grip, even with near-optimal levels of medication. My macros are roughly 20-25% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 45-50% fat. Which equates to roughly 60-70 g of carbohydrate per day: not ultra low but not exactly...

A combination of dry mouth and hair-trigger bladder: can't keep drinking otherwise I'll be on the lav all day. So mostly to keep the saliva coming.

I like sugar-free sweets but they don't like me (at least, not in any great daily quantity). I need to graze a little during the day on small items, such as the aforementioned sweets, but also need to stick within 1500 kcal per day. I also need to be able to access them easily in the car, too...

Just the one teabag (Mrs Wembley). And no, it's not 1/3 of a mug. And my household has standard-sized mugs.

Fruit tea... ugh. Not great with sweetener, even worse with. I may up my intake of jasmine tea. And I've discovered that I don't need to add as much milk to Tesco's chocolate tea so may sub that for my morning tea at work. As to why I can't gorge on much of anything. Who knows? It's a right...

Height 5'1", weight 8st 4lbs, BMI 21.9, bodyfat 26.5%. I'm fairly certain that most around here would not consider 90g carbohydrate / day very low-carb; that falls into the realm of under 50g / day.

I could cut out my one apple per day. And that really is it. Everything else is pared back as far as I'm willing to go, otherwise I'll be into the realms of unsustainable punishment.

Well... I have at least 50mls of milk in a cup, probably nearer to 75mls. And I have about 4 cups per day. 75mls is not that much when you eyeball it. So bam! there's 20g carbs right there.

The other problem is that I can't eat huge amounts of most things without weight gain (**** you, wonky thyroid!) so I really do need to keep to around 1500kcal per day. And it's not easy without either going overboard on protein or fat. I rarely feel full so I can't just chug down a carton of...

Cheers, Deej (may I call you Deej?). Nice to know it's not just me! I'm definitely not a TOFI so I'm just scratching around for possibilities. I really can't go much lower than 90g carbohydrate per day without serious revision to my diet, which has already cut out all starchy carbs, sugar and...

I had them done in summer 2014 and they came back in the 'grey area', i.e. between 200 and 500. I supplement with 1000 mcg sublingual B12 now. Thanks.

Is it possible to have insulin resistance without excess visceral fat? My numbers are creeping up again but my waistline is a healthy 27 inches and when I lay down on my back my abdomen caves inwards (which is apparently a rough guide to whether you're carrying too much visceral fat). My weight...