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Exactly one year into my diabetes journey. Overall a success story and a period of intense learning about my body, how it works and what affects it - and what I need to know about it. Highlights - 27 kg down in total, Hba1c from 92 to 42 great majority of blood markers improved. steadfast...

I recently reported the shock news that my total cholesterol (TC) had shot up from 5.8 to 10.6 in the 4 months since I stopped taking statins. I retested and came up with the same score a week later. My research showed that a small percentage of T2Ds on LCHF diets develop high cholesterol. I...

I would appreciate support and comments on the following. Type 2, female, 62, BMI 29, HbA1c in non-diabetic range for 3 years, 1000mg Metformin per day, much increased daily exercise. At diagnosis I put myself onto Low carb - moderate fat diet. I quickly lost weight and all blood readings...

My total cholesterol was 5.2 back last October when first diagnosed. Last February it had dropped to 4.8 as I cut out a lot of carbs, but this May it has risen to 6.1 when I have cut out even more carbs. I had the diabetes nurse asking me if I wanted statins this morning, but I declined as I...

Just finished reading "The Food Revolution" by Dr Andreas Eenfeldt MD, aka Diet Doctor. It was really good. I grew up in the 70s and believed from an early age that fat is BAD, Cholesterol is BAD, low fat very good and high cholesterol something to avoid. Now I know there's NO scientific reason...

Diagnosed T2 but very high chance T1.5 (awaiting test results) I've been observing a virtually carb free diet. I'm talking lower than 50g per day. I've had to or suffer high readings and all the thirst and peeing in the world. Low carb, low fat is near impossible so my fat intake has...

I just got these results back and am unsure what to make of it? If anyone has an idea, is my cholesterol ok? Not sure what they mean by Serum Lipids being unusual here and to see a nurse about it. Any ideas on all this, please share your knowledge. Many thanks! Serum triglyceride levels...

Hi guys, It's been a few years since I've posted. I'm Type 1 aged 37, 38 in a few weeks. I've been nailing my HBa1c since diagnosis (40-43/44 each time). However my cholestrol is high and when the doc tried to put me on statins a few years ago my liver reacted super badly to it - so I had to...

I went to see my diabetic nurse this morning for a check-up and my blood test results. Her first comment was "your results are excellent, how did you do it?". I said LCHF, which she had never heard of. My HbA1c was down from 41 in April to 31 in December, which earned an excellent on the...

I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I had a HbA1c of 52 at the end of August, and a cholesterol level of 4.7. i went on a low fat diet, dropped 11 pounds, then the weight loss stopped. I looked for help online and discovered the LCHF lifestyle. I started a ketogenic LCHF diet...

(Loc: Los Angeles, CA, USA) The other day, I got a call from Ralphs pharmacy; the tech said his name is John and he recommended I start taking statins for the high cholesterol he doesn't even know I have! The call went something like this: "Hi, this is John from Ralphs pharmacy. I see you're...

Hi all, So I have just got back from seeing the nurse after my first 6 month check up and blood test since diagnosis in April. I was diagnosed in April with an HBA1c of 56. I was fairly fit and active for a 298lbs 40 year old, but it wasn't a massive surprise. So 6 months on with the help...

Hi there everyone, I've been looking into different diets for diabetes as I don't feel like LCHF is good for the body. It just doesn't equate to health, to me. I can't see how all that fat and salt can help the body overall and even though it might lower blood glucose and keep diabetes in...

I have been on 40mg Atorvastatin for over 5 years, originally because of high total cholesterol and a poor family history of heart disease. However, now I am on a LCHF diet and having read an awful lot on cholesterol, I am not convinced that I should be on statins at all. Unfortunately, I can...

My blood test result's out :) FBG at 08:30 am was 3.5! OMG! Happy to say that other things except cholesterol level and uric acid are high. I am adapting LCHF diet and seeing great result to lower my BGL, but not sure if it affects my cholesterol level? As in Uric Acid, I am not sure what...

Hi everyone, I've been a type 1 diabetic for 40 years (first diagnosed in 1976). During that time I have faithfully followed the NHS guidlines applicable at various times but, always found my daily type 1 diabetes management very difficult to control my HbA1c at the required levels. Over the...

Hi there, Here's the latest movie released by Team Blood Glucose, designed to give anyone with or at risk of T2 diabetes the essential information. It covers diet and exercise. The film introduces the importance of 'GLUT4 transporters'. These are the helpful friends to us all as they play a...