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  1. chrestomanci

    Should I stop keto and Intermittent Fasting now?

    Hi there, I was diagnosed T2 in May, (Hba1c 82,)found out later I had been Pre Diabetic since 2015, since May 10th I have been following a low carb diet, started at 80g a day gradually reducing, now it's down to 30g. I have also been doing I.F. I have recently read something which said that if...
  2. chrestomanci

    Chromium picolinate

    Hi there, I wondered if anyone supplements with chromium and if anyone has been helped by it? Supposedly helps blood glucose control. A friend just bought me some so I thought I'd try it.
  3. chrestomanci

    Fruit teas

    Just a quick query, are fruit teas generally ok on low carb? I've been drinking Twinings and tea pig ones. It may seem like a daft question, but I'm very new to this way of eating, having done low fat high carb all my life and struggled with my metabolism since my twenties. I nearly had a...
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    Metformin advice

    Hi there, I'm T2 newly diagnosed, struggling to tolerate metformin 500mg. The usual gastrointestinal distress.I really want to persevere with it as am told symptoms pass eventually.I was wondering if anyone knows the mechanism of how metformin works, I'm told it makes one's cells more insulin...
  5. chrestomanci

    Hello folks! Newly diagnosed, stunned and worried

    Hi there guys. I got diagnosed T2 in early May after a blood test I requested as I was exhausted all the time. My Hba1c was 82. I was utterly terrified and stopped eating from shock and also as I was scared my blood sugar would go even higher. After a couple of days I noticed my eyesight...