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Thanks. I have been eating a ton of cheese and veggies. Trying to cut down on the dairy though, and still working on figuring out what foods I can keep on hand for an easy meal or quick snack. Experimenting with some keto cracker recipes and pancakes. But I got caught in the red last night...

I like how you explain things; I can almost visualize blood cells choking to death as the insulin forcing another bite of glucose down their throats and it spontaneously lodges as fat particles! Helps me to understand what is going on at the cellular level. Do you believe it is necessary to...

Whoops, still learning how to do this: Thanks for your reply, Ronancastled, that chart is very helpful! Yes, an American... however, the "y'all" is region specific too, and only about a quarter of the US use it too! The readings were taken 1.5 hrs, and 2 hrs respectively, after eating. Yes I am...

Hi all! I got some of my test results back,but since there was an issue, I had to return the lab this morning for another blood draw. I do have my A1c result: 5.8. I believe the A1c is the American equivalent of the UK HbA1c, correct? If someone can tell me the conversion ratio, I'd be happy...

Thanks so much for reaching out. I suppose then, the pancreas will plug along doggedly until it can't go on any more and then collapse and... boom! We're sick.

Thank you, Yes grief is a good word to describe it. Definitely have that going on. Yet strangely, I have a profound sense of relief, like, now, I actually have a direction: something I CAN work on. And this gives me hope that maybe the progression can start reversing now, and maybe, I can start...

Lamont, did you ever struggle with severe water retention? Mine would move from the waist to the thighs and back during different times of the month. Felt like someone had driven a board deep into my abdomen. When do you test your for your reactive hypo? I've gotten up at 2 and 3 AM to check for...

I also test at bedtime. Often, my blood glucose is between 110 and 115 mg./dL prior to eating, and I try to keep it from rising above the 130s anytime after eating. A couple time last week I was able to actually see fasting glucose under 100, which is a first! But I am up to rebounding about 25...

I test when I wake in the morning, again 1 hr after eating, and then again 2 hrs after eating. I notice that sometime I peak more around the 1 hr mark, and am already going back down by 2 hrs.

Also, my mom thinks I might be dealing with some peri-menopausal things on top of all this. I am considered early for this, but she started in her mid thirties.

Not inappropriate at all! I am 39 now; these things started when I was 35.

Can food allergies cause insulin resistance? If so, this is new for me as I thought only sugar/carbs caused IR. Since I have been testing, I only have been eating apples with almond or peanut butter, or cottage cheese, so I haven't tested the reaction by themselves. Potatoes and corn are...

Bingo. Except I have had a number of health issues that haven't been able to breceive diagnosis, since I am awesomely "normal, according to my blood! But I can't help wondering if I knew these symptoms would lead to IR and diabetes, had I gone low carb, would I have avoided the ensuing issues. I...

Oh, there it goes!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601172848.htm

Thanks, Lamont D, I feel that the diabetes is the result and not the cause of the health issues I am having, that's why I am still searching. But I am open to consider that its been a glucose issue the whole time, just undetected because my fasting levels were normal when I went for blood draw...

Yes, I have symptoms of both PCOS, and hypothyroid. Have had tests for these: the results indicate normal hormone and thyroid function.

I have symptoms of thyroid issues: I have had thyroid panels run, and the results all come back within range. And we've even done the extended panels. Not a standard medical doctor, but he can order tests, and do diagnostics, et al. Once I have an understanding of what is going on , I can...

Wow! Thanks, y'all I wasn't expecting so much response so fast! I was working on a post going over my symptom progression over the past few years, but will set it aside for now. So insulin resistance can actually cause the weight gain? Is water retention also a sign of IR? Or fatigue? The...

Hi everyone, I am new to this thread, new to the concept of having diabetes. But I have been browsing around a bit and found lots of very helpful information on this forum. Perhaps you all can help me as well. I have not been myself since January 2017, when I was struck with sudden illness...