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Just had recent blood tests done and received the following letter. Many thanks for coming up for your blood tests. I am waiting for some of the more specialised endocrine blood tests but we discussed your cholesterol and I would like you to know this is still quite raised at 8.6 with a hadl...

When you make the switch to very low carb is this a common side effect ? been getting terrible cramp in my calves and ankles with restless legs when in bed at night and a lot of urination... peeing constantly.. soon as i've been to the toilet i feel like i need to go again.

Just curious if anyone had both and what approach they took to their diet, did they still just stick to the keto/low carb or was there anything else they did with this?.

Hi, Hoping someone may be able to help me. I've always been either Salt Sensitive or Low potassium but noticed it much more since switching to low carb. Since going low carb as mentioned in previous a few things had been worrying my gp and one of them was my elevated blood pressure... and this...

Just ordered myself a table top freezer as I want to buy bulk meats, I keep slipping due to running low on stored food. Does anyone use any of the online bulk meat buying options ? £50 for example and do you get a lot more than ordering £50 worth from local supermarket ? any preferences ...

Hi, Tonight I decided to have a cheat meal, this was routine for me pre diagnosis after a heavy weak of training. This week I had hit the gym very hard and thought I'd see how I get on after being strict for a long time. Tonight's meal was a Meat feast calzone ( meats/cheese/Kebab sauce...

I Just recently had another blood checkup.. again they mentioned my elevated cholesterol but then also told me I was Low Foli. And have put me on 5mg Folic Acid tablets a day, has anyone else had to take these ? and is 5mg not a bit on the high side ? Seem's the diet works great for my...

Looking to see if anyone has a tweaked shopping list that is a good fit for both of these things. I noticed in a lot of the Anti-inflammatory lists for NAFLD they try to avoid meats and dairy so would be interested how someone that tackles both of these things manages to balance their lists...

Hey just wanted to know if the first hour reading matters if it returns to within normal by the second hour ? This morning I was 5.1 waking, had my breakfast with a treat and when I tested at the 1 hour mark was at 8.6 but by the second hour was back down to 6.3. Or should we still be aiming...

I've read this is a common thing for folk with diabetes, should this still continue even when low carb/keto ? Even after i've just been the moment I sit down I feel like I need to go again badly... and this continues through the day. Any tips on how to resolve this ?.

Can this be checked with your Blood glucose monitor ? I have one I use to test after 2 hours to check how my BS has been affected by meals.. is it also capable of testing if my blood sugar is going too low and if so when is it best to test ?. I've been low carb for months but the last few days...

Anyone else watch his videos on youtube ? I find him very interesting to watch and find a lot of his information to be eye opening. For anyone that hasn't been in any discussions with me, I have a lot of things going on with my body. Before getting diagnosed with type 2 I had been dealing with...

Hey I noticed a few months back that I had began to develop spider veins on my face main cheeks and nose... they got me down for a while but began to get used to them, but i'm also now noticing hypopigmentation similar to vitiligo around the areas where there is spider veins. Has anyone else...

Just doing a shop and love greek yoghurt but thought about adding some of this for a bit of variety. It's good for protein for my lifting would this look okay to add to some GY ? https://groceries.asda.com/product/granola-crisp/fuel-10-k-protein-boosted-chunky-chocolate-granola/910000950769...

Hey everyone, Have been on the low carb/no bread diet for a few months and just recently been getting back into heavy lifting. Last night I did a very intense workout and probably didn't eat enough to recover so today I couldn't be bothered cooking and felt off.. so thought i'd order in a...

So low carb helps balance my BS levels and i'm able to get back within normal levels however on the flipside my Trigs go up and up while going low carb and as a lovely side effect I also get more and more spider veins appearing on my face and nose. Been reading that high triglycerides can lead...

Went for my yearly check up was told it had progressed since last visit but nothing to be concerned about and will see me again next year... as you can imagine I was a bit concerned and will need to wait now but was wondering can it be reversed if diet is tightened even more ? my eye sight is...

Hey guys some might remember from past posts that low carb did the trick to reduce my levels to normal but the swap off was my elevated cholesterol and I had refused meds hoping it would reduce when on the diet longer. I've recently been told its once again increased since the last test and...

I've been LCHF for almost a year and generally sit at 5.1 to 5.6 pre meal and usually highest i've hit is around 7.1 after meals. Today was tired after a long night shift and had nothing in the fridge/freezer as shopping tonight and was very hungry decided to experiment based on a post I found...

Tonight woke up hungry and thirsty and had nothing in to eat.... Checked freezer and there was one of these magnum bars in there.... have been strictly LCHF for months now and have avoided anything with sugar opting for sweeteners if need be. Decided to see how I would react.... tested 5.4...