asthma

  1. Bewilderedbutterfly

    Type 2 Newbie here and retrying low carb

    Hello everyone..nice to meet you I have been diabetic type 2 for some years now.Managed with a little bit of metformin but because that badly upsets my stomach and Dr wouldnt let me try anything else, I decided to manage my diet which I havent been too bad at doing for some years However my...
  2. S

    Type 1 Relvar Ellipta (combined inhaler) affecting blood sugars and basal insulin

    Hi there, I was having some issues with asthma & diabetes at the start of this year. I was at diabetic clinic mid-Feb and was advised to try and find some patterns with my BG as I was spiking high with breakfast, asked to come back 8 weeks later with potential to be switched to Fiasp. I was...
  3. Indy51

    Can Low Carb Help Lung Disease?

    Interesting new article from the Diet Doctor site from their "For Doctors" series: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/for-doctors/lung-disease
  4. S

    Low carb recipe books

    Hi everyone I don’t have diabetes but have a very strong family history of T2 in 2 first degree relatives I would be considered at risk, aged over 40, raised BMI and lots of steroids due to asthma! Really keen to decrease BMI and risk of T2 using LCHF approach Can anyone recommend any LCHF...
  5. LooperCat

    Asthma

    So at the ripe old age of 43, I’ve been diagnosed with “allergy induced asthma” today and given a brown steroid (beclometasone) inhaler. I’ve had a blue Ventolin one for a year or so, in case I accidentally ingest some of the foods I’m allergic to, but I’ve been needing to use it several times...
  6. flojo1234

    Type 1 and newly diagnosed Glandular fever and asthma.

    Hi all, haven't been on the forum for a while but could really do with some advice! In mid April I went for a run and when I came back I had a wheezy cough which progressed and ended up in me not being able to breathe or talk. My partner ended up calling an ambulance and I was rushed into resus...
  7. Helen444

    Hello, I am Helen newly diagnosed T2D

    Hi, Received a call from my GP surgery a few days ago to advice me I am diabetic. I had not had any symptoms so bit of a surprise! Had been send for blood tests as I am on steroid inhalers for asthma and apparently these can cause diabetes (had never been told this before).. Anyway, my HbAc1...
  8. CRPetersen

    BARLEY FOR BLOOD SUGAR AND HEALTH

    My first association with barley that I can remember was as a youngster helping my dad unload barley into a bin in our barn. The barn filled with barley dust and shut down my breathing. It was also one of my first experiences with asthma though I did not know it at the time. Since then I have...