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posting this for my dad, who is a 70 yr old T2 and underwent whipple procedure back in march 2017 (pre-malignant tumor found near his pancreas). it's been a while since his surgery, but recently i noticed that he has been either immuno-compromised (sp?) or has weak tolerance for food. he feels...

i'm looking to make a local (Filipino) dessert called "ginataang bilo-bilo". basically it's a warm dessert stew with cubed tubers like sweet potato and purple yam, then tapioca pearls, jackfruit pieces, bilo-bilo (sticky rice balls, kinda like japanese mochi, but more chewy than sticky, and no...

Is probably a stupid question lol but i just wanted to clear: normally, if you have good pre-meal bsl (say 5-7mmol), your 2hr postprandial aim would be just within +2mmol of your premeal. (Or if i listen to my endo it would be below 10.) But what if you have high bsl (say 12+), what would you be...

I've been experiencing really high BSL from pre-dinner to post-dinner the past 4 days. Example today: 9.15am - pre breakfast, 112mg/dl (6.2mmol/L) Injected usual 7u Lantus, 3u Apidra for small breakfast 12.30pm - pre lunch, 135 (7.5) Injected 5u Apidra, usual lunch 2.30pm - post lunch, 129 (7.2)...

hi y'all. here to ask about fasting again, question as per post title. i've been practicing the 16:8 for possibly a total of 2wks now, not consecutive days. i've studied this intensively for a month, both fasting and my own metabolism. i've established my basal rate and ICR too. so i just came...

as a bit of history: last night i had a hypo at 9.30pm. was 65 mg/dl (3.61 mmol), had a cup of milk. this morning, FBG at 9.15am was 116 (6.4). i'm trying to get into IF so only injected Lantus 8u (as per daily/most effective dosage as per basal test). but for some reason i was feeling rather...

recently i had been looking at IF (intermittent fasting) and came across a blog detailing some personal experiences and sharing advice. i asked some questions and she (blogger) replied that maybe i should test for my basal rate and ICR first before i head into IF. my doc hasn't taught me about...