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    Colds and viruses

    I got a very mild cough no medication but this morning up to 7.5 highest (with morn' usually low-mid 5). Ate small meal very low-carb still no metformin 500, then 1 hr later to 8.5 .. . panic.... Does coughing even though small cause blood sugar to rise ? Now taken med & test again thanks
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    .... and btw my wife's "perfect" cholesterol scores comes with the backdrop of some thyroid problems present for a while. Howz' that reverse connection.... just makes me keener to study your link, thanks.
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    thanks
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    This cholesterol-thing has so many fingers-in-dePie in terms of "perspectives" of interest over its bio-chem-medical complexity that average guy like me just find it hard to understand enough to apply to self healing. The informative lectures (c. 2014) from Prof Sakaris talk about the debris /...
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    .... Pls point me to related info for self education thanks!
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    my TSH = 0.9 @ the same test for cholesterol / A1c ...etc. TSH had been around 1 pt I'm memory.
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    … in point 3 I meant to write fatty liver of moderate severity (ultra sound) turned normal (FibroScan <5% fat infiltration).
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    .... hypertension normalized, belly fat gone, weight reduction 12.5% to BMI 23. My worry now is my LDL and tot.cholesteral which are v.high with very good trig(0.9) and hdl(2.1). So if fellow poster can help I'd appreciate very much. Not on statin but doc wants me to get on it … is a challenge...
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    hi brunneria/guzzler, 1. To get that calculator, go to cholesterol code.com, then open the first article to get the link to the calculator. It is based on a simple formula which in turn has been described in one study (sorry I can't recall where) and in a few social media portal. So please check...
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    High Cholesterol = Panic!

    I read about Remnant Cholesterol which is kinda correspond to the small-dense LDL which can get glycated/oxidized if they stay in blood too long thus raise the chance of blockage. If you search remnant cholesterol a calculator can be found, and probably one (only 1) research paper as well. For...
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    Worried about cholesterol

    I'm on LC / some fat (2eggs, ~1 thin cheese, mixed nuts,some olive oil) for 2m2weeks. I'm very worried : LDL from3.2 to 5.6, nonHDL from 3.7 to 6. But Trig fell from 1 to 0.9, HDL rose from 1.6 to 2.1, total rose from 5.3 to 8.1. Most doc here in Aust are alarmed and pushed statin which I don't...
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    Fasting success stories

    I started on a very low-carb / zero processed food & drink / zero added sugar / moderate fat and protein diet on 1Feb ‘19, just after the diabetes diagnosis - tallying a good continuous 7 weeks by now. I mainly eat twice daily that includes a very light breakfast and a small-ish dinner, with...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.2 mmol this morning (5 - 6.4 range) Some background info - diagnosed 1 moth ago, on metformin500 twice daily, switched to very low carb since Feb 1. Question - Why 1st thing morning is more often higher (max 1 pt) than that @ 2hr after dinner before sleeping with no food / drink ? Thanks
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    .... yeah thx Kite & Pink. Sorry about incorrectly calling the “Low Carb Eating for People with Diabetes” Position Statement published by Diabetes Australia August 2018 as one published by the Aus Heath Department. Yeah I’ll get help from LowCarbsDownUnder because the result of my (very)...
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    I mean thx for help.
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    for help.
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    Yeah thanks JJ .... Actually I’ve been eating twice daily resulting in 11 hours fasting for a few weeks by now. I’ve read the Diabetes Code and it’s where I got the low carb and IF ideas from.
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    Oh btw — I’m 71 y.o. and frequent trekking for medium distances 3 - 5 hours is a favourite pastime.
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    Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

    Hi JJ, I need professional help to ensure the low carb diet is well planned so that I’ll be getting enough nutrition. And you know, I only have (touch wood) hypertension, 1 tablet daily and NAFL. Cholesterols and liver enzymes (not needing medicine) have improved a lot as shown in last week’s...
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