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I have always assumed that yoghurt is a good LCHF standby and frequently chuck in a good dollop of double cream to elevate the fat content. However, on surfing through a few articles on the insulin index of foods I fell upon this one which gives the insulin index of yoghurt as 115, some 15...

For anyone who has not read William Banting's Letter on Corpulence here is the 1863 edition, self funded by the man himself as respected opinion of the time considered that he and his doctor were off their chumps. Anyhow, this wealthy undertaker (by royal appointment no less) easily lost a...

Yesterday, upon waking, I started a 12 day water only fast. I state this not to seek encouragement (or sympathy) but to ensure that I stick to it rather than publicly own up to dismal failure. During the past 28 days my moving average FBG had increased from 5.5 to 6.0 and my bedtime average...

A couple of days ago the good ol' Guardian published a piece on world-wide dietary risk factors. Apparently, the highest risk is caused by diets high in sodium and, just a tad behind, are diets low in whole-grains (WHAT???) Still, at least the usual pariah fats appear way down the list.

I take my hat off to this forum... one would be hard pushed to find another with such collective knowledge and intelligent discussion (and such nice people to boot). Enough plaudits, and on to my question. There are a considerable number of T2D's here who have achieved normal HbA1c levels and...

I've just received an email from the above promoting their dietary recommendations (amongst other things): https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Enjoy-food/Eating-with-diabetes/What-is-a-healthy-balanced-diet I still don't understand how an organisation that purports to represent the...

I confess to having a bee in my bonnet about glucometer accuracy and have previously tried, albeit clumsily, to initiate a discussion in order to see whether others are similarly afflicted. Having accumulated around 10 relatively contemporary meters I am surprised by the often considerable...

I have been pondering how different glucometers produce dramatically different results. Whilst there is usually an acceptable level of consistency between the daily readings of each, why might there be a difference in excess of 1.2 mols between one and t'other? For instance, my FBG might be 5.2...

I've been happily settled here for several months so the last thing I want is make myself the centre of a flame war through crass insensitivity. However, a parallel has occurred to me. My daughter smokes and I have tried everything to dissuade her, ranging from bribery and corruption to mild...

I am not unduly surprised that the NHS continues to promote the Eatwell Guide... a stale old paradigm that is effectively a rehash of the Food Guide Pyramid. Ancel Keys got it wrong in the 80's and Good Old Auntie NHS continues to propound his theories on saturated fats and cholesterol, despite...