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Hi Floppy1,@Pipp has helped me a lot over the past 12 years, she's a fantastic resource. The knowledge I have gained from her and the Low carb program has helped me to be medication free and HbA1c within normal limits. Thankyou Pipp. Read a lot, buy a blood glucose monitor, keep a food diet ...

Well another annual Diabetes check and HbA1c 41. Never had medication. Seriously lower carb and increased activity works for me. I'm 60 now and do wonder how long my pancreas will keep working.

Hi I think I can say that I'm a lower carb success story. I was diagnosed April 2013 , was lucky to have a GP who advised that I go on DCUK and look into low carb eating. I have been following a diet of lower carb and increased activity for almost 11 years and still medication free. Yes I have...

Hi , I was originally a member in 2013 , this forum was a great resource then and I was involved in a lot of the publicity work for Low Carb then. Life became busy and I just lived my life working , watching my carbs and keeping active most days. I'm still medication free and my BS are mainly...

My name is Jamrox - I am a 59 year old female, originally from North East England but lived in Ayrshire ,Scotland since 1986. I believe in goodness and kindness. - Pick three words to describe your personality. - kind, supportive and adaptable. - Don't have any pets. - Don't care if it's...

I did it in Edinburgh a few years ago. You will get some sort of pasta before you kick off ( not good for low carb diet but you'll walk it off) . I also took a couple of bottles of water , a couple of bananas and I think some dark chocolate. Enjoy it the atmosphere is amazing

Now it makes sense . So my BS was / is raised as my liver is releasing glycogen and when it is deleted then my body gets energy from elsewhere ... It was driving me mad not understanding it.

A bit thanks. I think I need to map it out on a bit of paper to get it into my head . Am I right in thinking that once the liver has used it's stored glucose the body then turns to muscledc etc for sources of glucose. I think I need to get my old anatomy books out of the loft lol

Please explain to me the glycogen clearing out of the liver . Is that why I'm having higher BS levels when I fast . I find the 8.30pm - 12.30 lunchtime is pretty easy if I have a coffee about 10am. Ty

Do you miss lunch then ? It really is a balancing act . I thought I knew a lot ... Learning a lot more now.

Thanks @Pipp I'll try that .

The problem is if I fast 16/8 the BS is staying raised for longer . I like that I'm loosing a bit of weight but not at the expense of prolonged raised blood sugars.

They aren't terrible 7s 8s while fasting but it's higher than I want and drop back to 5s 6s usually when I eat . I read somewhere that it's my liver ridding itself of glucose and it will settle down but that doesn't make sense to me . Think I need to do more reading .

Hi my BS level seemed to be getting back in control until I've done the 8/16 fasting routine for a few days. I've still lower carb ( around 70gm day) but my BS seems to be higher again. What am I doing wrong ? Is this a normal thing that happens in the first few days ?

6.4 I'm usually which is better than it has been recently . Being back on low carb is working. Don't let anyone tell you it doesn't work.

Wow thanks for the inspirational badges , didn't expect to get them. When I came back to the forum it was for purely selfish reasons , I didn't think anyone would be interested in my mistakes this year . That said if anyone gets inspiration from the support I have had from everyone on here then...

Thank you , the numbers are going in the right direction X

Yep still at it , mainly walking now , try to do 10,000 steps a day . Had tennis elbow twice and a cataract operation so that and the weather kind of reduced it . Then I felt sorry for myself which led to eating rubbish etc etc .... It was so easy to kid myself that I was getting away with it...

Hi everyone , I'm 3 weeks into the low carb programme ,lost 3 5lb and BS improving . I'm also doing the 16/8 fast thing and finding that I'm quite emotional . Luckily I work from home so nobody is seeing me lol. I would like to loose another 10lb but as long as my BS stays relatively ok then...

Is it crazy that I'm so excited and motivated by all this again? Hope it keeps up lol