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I still use MFP including the scanner, and I'm a free user. Maybe I have an update to install that's going to break it for me. I've tried a couple other apps, but the database for MFP is much more extensive than others I've used.

I do 20:4 a lot of the time, and have done fasts as long as about 60 hours before. For me, if I'm eating a lot of carbs, I'm always hungry when fasting, and it never goes away. When I eat low-carb or keto, to be honest, I dont really think about food until mid afternoon anyway. It makes...

Hey all. I use a finger-prick monitor (Accu-check Guide), which syncs automatically with the MySugr app on my iPhone. All of that works flawlessly, and the app writes all my data to Apple Health. However, the reporting capabilities in MySugr are pretty bad, and Apple Health has basically no...

As others have mentioned, "getting rid of", or "resolving" is tricky language. For Type 2, I like to use the terms "reversal" or "remission". There are things you can do that may get you back to well regulated sugars, and prevent complications. There's nothing you can do to get rid of it that...

Might sound glib, but why not fasting? Nothing is lower in carb than not eating.

I know some others have answered, but here's my take. If you are not trying to improve your glucose through lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, fasting etc) then I could agree that maybe there's not much point in checking your BG. Maybe checking for dangerous highs. However if you ARE trying...

To be honest, I'm slightly confused, and maybe this is a regional difference. I am assuming the blood glucose readings are mmol/l rather than percent? If so, 14 shortly after eating is not an emergency. It is a spike, and if it doesn't come down in the next couple of hours might be alarming...

Very interesting and thanks for sharing. Yeah my lattitude would make this pretty impractical. Daylight right now is nearly 16 hours. For me I dont consider an eating window bigger than 12 hours to be fasting of any sort (for me...not judging others) and an eating windows bigger than 8 hours...

To be frank, meds that will correct for a diet of MacDonald's and sweetened lattes are probably not the meds that you want to be on long term. T2 can be controlled or even reversed through diet, but without dietary control, it's considered a chronic, progressive, incurable disease. Most people...

IMO, action needs to be taken, but it doesn't necessarily need to be meds.

I take metformin, and I take some meds that are similar but not the same as some of yours, so take this with a grain of salt. I fast most mornings, and I still take my meds. My stomach is not particularly sensitive, and I've never had major issues because of this. My doctor is aware and...

Your chart is per kilometre, rather than per minute of exercise. So yeah, if you bike 1km or walk 1km, the walk is a better workout. But for me a kilometre of walking is about 12 minutes, and a kilometre of biking is about 3 minutes. So if I cover 4 times as many kilometres in the same amount...

Hey Pipp. My first chaffle was not good. I took it out too early and it split apart. Since then it's been smooth sailing. I dont love chaffles as a waffle substitute. They are a bit dry for my taste. My plan was always as a breakfast sandwich "bread". In that context they are working...

Earlier on in my diagnosis I followed Roy Taylors work very closely, and even did an attempt at his Newcastle protocol. It was hard, but I did see quick improvements in BG and blood pressure. Since then I've become more invested in IF (Jason Fung) and keto eating (advocates are a dime a dozen...

If you're bored of water and hate coffee, then I'm out of ideas. ;). Club soda maybe? I drink it with a squirt of lime juice.

I get less dawn effect if I eat something later in the evening. Doesn't seem to matter much what it is. However, I dont know if doing this to mitigate DP is a net benefit or not, as I dont know what it does to my glucose throughout the night. CGM would really help sort this out, but it's...

Here in Canada I can get a 10%m.f. "Mediterranean" style yogurt. That's my goto for cold breakfast. Some berries or some nuts will finish that off. Most times I'm fasting until lunch though.

Hello all my low-carb amigos. I just acquired a waffle iron and I'm ready to chaffle. Any favourite recipes or important tips? My first goal is chaffles as a bread component for sandwiches...

I did a different "ultra-low calorie" protocol a few years ago. It was hard to maintain, but I saw significant improvement to FBG and blood pressure while I was on it. All the reading I've done suggests something sustainable like either IF or keto is probably better in the long run though, so...

I have never done a count, but I know in my twenties I've eaten a 2L tub of ice cream in a day. When I'm struggling with low carb and have had a bad day diet-wise, sometimes it helps to think about the before days. In the before days a high carb day meant 3 bowls of pasta with coke and cake...