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From the BBC:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46363869 I think those results may be a bit oversold, and there's a risk of false hope based on that description. Also appears to be a larger trial, rather than making it generally available. That seems a good thing given it'll generate more...

So I stumbled on this- The creator is a scientist who does quite a few debunking videos, but has become interested in dieting. So he figured out we lose weight by breathing. So now he's curious about how that process works, and been doing simpler measurements of his O2/CO2 ratios. But now...

So I've been thinking, which can sometimes be a dangerous thing.. An argument against fasting sometimes seems to be that it results in muscle loss. So I'm curious how selective our bodies are about where they'd scavenge protein from in a starvation situation. I'm assuming from an evolutionary...

So I found this:- Where the good Dr Benjamin Bikman talks about insulin, glucagon, protein and whether protein is bad because it can be turned into glucose. TL;DR is that sensible IF and/or LCHF results in a far healthier insulin:glucagon ratio than the Eat(un)well Diet. But he also raised...

Just thought I'd share my experience. So been doing not much today, and decided to start making dinner. Happily chopping up veg and started feeling something wasn't quite right. Felt a bit out of it, hands started shaking and went a bit wobbly, so did a quick blood test and.. 3.2! So a new...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43201586 This could be fun. The 13 food groups cover a pretty broad range, and obviously exclude some high calorie/carb foods like fruit.. Because obviously that would conflict with the "5 a day" advice. One of the 'groups' struck me as a bit odd, namely...

.. and a smile upon my face. But been away from the internet for a few weeks, and also from doing my own cooking. So I saw the docs to get my latest results, and also noted the previous ones. Scores were:- May 2017 58 mmol/mol Nov 2017 73 mmol/mol Feb 2018 48 mmol/mol And the DN was most...

Finally found a grain I'd been looking for. Used in some African cooking to make Injera, which is a sourdough flatbread. And tasty, kind of a naan alternative, and would also be good for making wraps. But the best bit is.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis_tef Carbohydrates 19.86 g...

So yesterday, I was told I'd be prescribed strips and stabbies (ok, lancets) for my new TRUEyou meter. So today, I bimbled into town to collect prescription, ready for a fun weekend of stabbing! (you know what I mean) No prescription. No problem, quickly saw doc you gave me a prescription for...

So it's been 10 days or so since T2 diagnosis, and I got my TRUEyou meter yesterday. Results at the GPs were 17.2mmol after having eaten a breakfast of 2 sarnies, so 4 slices wholewheat bread, one lo-fat pate, the other good'ol Marmite. So result was rather high. I did my first solo...

So I've been on Metformin for a little over a week. Started with 500mg/day and now trying 1,000mg But I've been feeling a bit.. wired, ie more alert, caffeine kind of buzz. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but is it to be expected? I've also been reducing carb intake, so curious if it's a...

So my journey begins.. Or began with a battery of tests to check causes of tiredness. In which I learned what 'TATT' on a blood test form stood for. I had a hint last week with a repeat blood test for HbA1c, and suspicions grew when I was asked to make an appointment regarding my results. That...