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    How long does it take for cells to become glucose insensitive?

    impossible to say, depends on lifestyle. it took me 4 months of keto and IF to normalise my a1c, but it doesnt take much to go back to old ways and resistance to come back. my advice, assume you will always be a bit resistant and maintain low carb
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    supplementation success

    I have been doing keto for 3 years, reversed my diabetes long a go. Since i began, i have taken various supplements but like most of you its hard to tell what is helping and what is useless. This can be expensive taking vit d, vit c, magnesium etc however i have found something that i could see...
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    Ulceractive Colitus & Type 2

    L glutamine powder (best in powder as it requires a lot of it and you dont need the additives they use in pills in such high doses, this causes liver stress) is useful for me, i use about 20 grams a day in my drinks ( squeezed limes in water with vitamin c powder (sodium ascorbate). you can try...
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    Telling off for self testing

    ok here it is, the answer. blood glucose while interesting isnt hugely important, the fact that is goes down is due to insulin, we should be measuring insulin, but its not that easy unfortunately. your pancreas will keep pumping too hard to get enough insulin out and lower blood sugar, if u keep...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    too bad everyone's measuring the wrong thing, would love to see insulin meter readings
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    Low Carbs Snacks

    1st line says everyones different, we all have different issues, but there is science to back up that keto will alter gut bacteria, as all diets do
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    Low Carbs Snacks

    milk even lactose free can feed candida, sugar free gum is not sugar free, it also feeds bacteria, they can split off the chlorine molecule off the sugar molecule. etc etc, if u really interested theres tonnes of foods that can feed candida, look up fodmaps
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    Low Carbs Snacks

    everyones different, before i was diagnosed with diabetes i had skin issues and depression ( both symptoms of diabetes but the docs failed to make the connections) i was treated with antibiotics and antidepressants. they destroyed my gut bacteria and just a recent discovery that the...
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    Low Carbs Snacks

    i did low carb keto for a while and i lost 6 stone, it was fantastic and im no longer in diabetic range and take no meds, however i will offer one big warning. your gut bacteria will be messed up, the fact you are diabetic will suggest theyre messed up already but keto can make it worse. if you...
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    Dawn Phenomenon And Chewing Gum On Waking

    doctors are lead by the pharma industry to treat symptoms, think about it, u get a bad back what they give you? a painkiller, not a cure, same with almost everything. a pill to lower your blood pressure? why? the body know what it needs to do to survive and its put ur pressure up for a reason...
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    Dawn Phenomenon And Chewing Gum On Waking

    i have discovered some gut bacteria can detach the sugar molecule from the chlorine molecule, that makes up 'sugar free' gum, if u dont have a good gut bacteria balance the ones that do this may begin to dominate. SIBO is a nasty condition i am suffering with due to doctors failure to diagnose...
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    Please can you advise me?

    you take a lot of meds, and sounds like a lot of issues. i think ur diet needs more focus or explanation as to what ur doing, 1 of the comments u made about being thirsty and tired and peeing a lot makes me think ur losing electrolytes. salt. magnesium, potassium. a low carb diet tends to lack...