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    Freestyle Libre question

    My husband wants to get a Freestyle Libre to monitor his blood sugar. My questions are ... Is a smart phone an essential piece of kit to get the most out of having a Freestyle Libre? We have standard Windows PCs. Can data from the Reader be downloaded onto a PC? If we get a smart phone is...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    @bulkbiker @ianf0ster I've decided to start eating lunch and dinner instead of the breakfast and dinner I suggested in my earlier post. Thanks for the advice. @Resurgam I've been eating one meal a day for a while. I did lose about 7 lbs in the beginning but I have completely stalled apart from...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    That does sound feasible. Maybe I should start eating breakfast again.
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I've never been underweight, only ever normal weight or over weight.
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I treat my own hypothyroidism. I was first diagnosed with having "borderline underactive thyroid" in the early 90s and was told that I didn't need treating. I got my first prescription for 25mcg Levo in 2013, over 20 years later. It made me feel dreadful. I gave up with Levo (after several...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I tend to eat one meal a day. I can't go without food longer than that. I usually use one of the low carb or keto recipes from the Diet Doctor website. Because I'm not eating any other meals I tend to make the portion size a bit bigger than is suggested. If I don't use one of those recipes I...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    That's another puzzle for me. I've read about autophagy, which (I think) means the body "eats itself". For the people it works for they can lose vast amounts of weight without having loads of skin hanging off, and look as if they have never been fat. But for many people it doesn't seem to make...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I would love to be able to fast and lose weight like others do. I'm hypothyroid and my weight is going up and up. For the last few years I've felt like I'm re-living my late mother's life (in health terms), and I know how big she got. I don't want to follow in her footsteps.
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    If someone had ever said that the difference between fasting and starvation was mostly a state of mind then I probably would have been much less frustrated by it. I was concentrating on the biological and the physical aspects, and to some extent the dictionary definition. However, based on the...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I have another question on this subject. There are people who feel fine when going through what they term "fasting" (but I can't distinguish from theoretical starvation). I feel awful. I feel anxious, hungry, dizzy, weak, exhausted, and my balance, which is never good, gets much, much worse and...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I'm still not getting it, sorry. If I stop eating I get hungry. If I'm hungry for long enough I will get anxious. The longer I stop eating for the hungrier I get, the worse I feel, and the more anxious I am. Even though I know that food is available and I could eat if I chose I'm still getting...
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    What is the difference between starvation and fasting?

    I have looked over and over again for a definition or an explanation that makes me understand the difference between starvation and fasting and I haven't come across one yet. I read stupid things like (I'm paraphrasing) "If you stop eating involuntarily you are starving yourself, but if you...
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    A borderline thyroid

    Dodgy thyroid here as well. If you have symptoms of hypothyroidism and you think treatment is justified, the best way of achieving that is to get a blood test showing a TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) as high as possible. TSH has a circadian rhythm. It is at its highest during the night and...
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    I like the idea of making my own low-carb ice cream. I'll have to look up some recipes and give them a try. :)
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    Ooh, that would be like saying to someone who is trying to stop smoking that they could just cut down and have one cigarette a day. They'd be back to smoking a pack a day in no time. I can eat ice cream by the tub. :arghh: As for chocolate, I've never liked high percentage chocolate very much...
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    Thanks @Resurgam. I think you're right and I should leave worrying about the ketones for later. Until such time as I am able to withstand temptation on the ice cream and chocolate a ketone meter will just be wasted on me.
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    Keeping it simple sounds good to me. I have a copy of Carbs and Cals and I do use it quite a lot. It's a brilliant book and very, very useful. I also make use of the Diet Doctor website which does lots of counting for me. I have scales and a tape measure. I'm actually more disturbed by the...
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    I agree I may be going over the top with this, but that is standard behaviour for me. However, I have known I was pre-diabetic for some time - perhaps 18 months - 2 years. I haven't really made much progress towards eating a diabetes-friendly diet, and I've just got fatter. It doesn't help...
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    @jpscloud I keep telling myself that I must get a smart phone of some kind but I put it off and put it off because I hardly ever use the dumb phone I've got. But I'll get there one day - I hope. :) @Rachox Thank you for the link. :) I'm pleasantly surprised at the cost of the meter, but shocked...
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    Feeling overwhelmed

    Thanks, @bulkbiker . That's very useful to know. I see your name on Twitter sometimes. I read people like Tim Noakes, Jason Fung, Ivor Cummins, Zoe Harcombe, and you pop up occasionally. :) I don't have an account though - I just read other people's words of wisdom. :happy: