For a month, after reading a while about things that theoretically could be good to the pancreas and insulin secretion, I've combined 1800mg of Berberine, 1500mg of Bitter Melon extract, 1 raw garlic clove (5g~9g, very hard to take it), a small piece of Ginger (20g~30g, not that easy either) and...
Unfortunately, I've had no glucose insulin pattern tests, not yet at least. COVID is a bit wild here where I live, so I'd like to postpone visiting doctors/labs/clinics for a while (unless it's an emergency, of course). I've also heard that whoever is on keto and on ketosis (my case) should eat...
Thanks for your replies, Zilsniggy.
I should have blood tests in order to check electrolytes. I intend to do it (maybe I'll wait a little just to see if COVID situation is somewhat controlled where I live). I've been thinking about that, yes, and certainly at least magnesium had to do with my...
Actually I have not, yet. But I've just bought it and will eventually try it. Thanks!
As I've been constipated pretty much all my life (but never as much as after keto/carnivore), I am also inclined to investigate if that would have anything to do with A1 beta-casein. I've just learned that for...
I wonder if the "mimicking" part makes FMD really better (about β cell regeneration and whatever can help people with T1/T2 diabetes), that is, it makes sure FMD "triggers" something real fasting won't, or it's there only for better compliance.
I couldn't find anywhere that doing real fasting...
I have prediabetes and I've been on keto for about 6 months now (recently on Carnivore and OMAD as well). I have already experienced some improvement, though not enough. Yet, there's a particular trend on my BG that does not seem to go away. Whenever I eat a meal, even if there's a good amount...
I am a little better now, I don't get leg/foot cramps so often and when they come they're not so intense anymore . What seems to have helped? I have reduced coffee (now "just" 500ml daily, I used to drink 2x that) and I increased Magnesium dramatically, usually above 800mg/day, way above...
I've just tried for the second time 72-hour fasting. This time it ended up 74-hour. My average BG (7 days) before fasting was 87 mg/dL. During the 74-hour fasting, on the second day, I've got FBG 70mg/dL, but I guess before the dawn phenomenon period (I had insomnia and woke up really early...
I've just started Carnivore a few days ago. In less than 48 hours, it already improved my sleep, my humor, and my disposition. Carb cravings vanished. Apparently I get best FBG when my protein comes from 300g of fat ground meat instead of 5 or 6 eggs (omelettes) with bacon, but I don't know if...
Thank you so very much @bulkbiker and @Jim Lahey !!!
I am somewhat in a crossroads with IF now. I've got attached to it, usually I did 24-hour, then 36-hour, then I tried a 48 once with success. I love every aspect of its routine and saw fantastic BG results. Things I thought were fiction were...
Thank you very much for your reply, bulkbiker!
I suppose if I eat 572g of sirloin, I'll get 95g of protein (1.58 g/kg) and 1557 calories. To reach 2000 calories, I would have to eat 735g of sirloin (not a problem at all to me!), but then I'd get 122g of protein.
I don't know if it's...
I was on carnivore for a while, for some weeks, a few months ago, just a little after I've started to fight high BG. I must say those were the happiest days in terms of feeling good with and enjoying meals. Back then, fasting glucose reaction got a little higher (regardless of zero or nearly...
I will certainly be happy to add spinach to my diet, as I find it delicious! Thanks
Today my leg cramps woke me up just one minute before the alarm. It was a bit like a B Horror Movie scene. On front lower leg, the muscle cramp froze my (right) foot, so it would keep pointing up. Relatively...
One thing that I'd guess @OrsonKartt and @Jim Lahey perhaps face (or faced), I certainly do, is trying to push things a bit in order to put on some weight.
My last fasting/low carb BG "plateau" (bad term I chose), now it seems, was mainly because of too much protein. And why did I consume a...
Thank you very much for your reply and the aspects you mentioned on it, @DCUKMod
I've never tried the Libre or other kinds of constant monitoring.
All my numbers are concluded from finger prick testing (I use One Day Touch Select Plus, have 2 units, so when I get weird results I double check...
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I've been on low carb since last November, and since then I've been on Intermittent Fasting, too.
Since 2 or 3 months ago, my minimum fasting is 23-hour (I really enjoy OMAD), and I do it every single day. Sometimes, I go 36h, 48h once. I even reached 72h last week, it was very nice, but I...
Well, I have an update on my last fasting plateau. Hope it helps someone.
I've bought a kitchen scale, and from that day on my BG raised. Only now I see it.
It happens that my estimation of cheese weight, meat weight and other food rich in protein was far below reality. As I've started to use...
Thank you so much for all the replies (all without exception very helpful)!
I would like to add (I believe this info was missing) I do exercise, with resistance training and jogging 3 times a week. Things were never as good as when I fasted 23:1 and exercised in the morning during the very...
Hi,
I have prediabetes, I am a lean person (BMI = 18,72), and I've been on low carb/carnivore diets and different (progressively longer) fasting protocols for about 4 months. After a couple of fantastic weeks in which I would have morning BG = 75 mg/dL (no medication, only diet and exercise)...
I am about to complete 4 months of fasting, along with low carb diets.
I've tried different kinds of fasting and different levels of low carb.
I've started with eTRF 16:8, then 6 days a week of 16:8 and 24h fasting on the 7th day, then 24h fasting 3 days a week, then 22h fasting 7 days a week...