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Hi all, I have recently in the past month gradually reduced my carbs whilst doing time restricted eating between 16-21 hours a a day. I have had a couple of non fast days. It took almost three weeks to see an improvement in my glucose levels but once I saw it I was delighted. I have now just...

Both myself and my husband are type 2 and very overweight. the last two weeks we have been fasting 16:8 and 18-19:6 and slowly moving towards low carb. I have lost weight and he hasn’t lost as much, the difference being he still takes 2000mg daily and I just stopped. I suggested the failure to...

I have started the Michael Mosely Fast 800 Keto diet . 3 weeks in and I have lost 16lb. I can’t get an appointment with my diabetic nurse until 21st but should I have stopped taking my canagliflozin? 1x100mg taken in the morning. I also take Metformin MR 500mg. 4 a day - 1, 1, and 2 at night.

Hello Everyone, My name is Krishen and I am 33 years old. I got diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes 3 days back. I was quite shocked to see the results, as I never imagined that I will get diabetes. I was ill-informed that it's mostly about genes, and people with a family history of diabetes...

Hi There, I had a recent HBa1c test and was shocked to find that my blood sugar levels had gone up to 45. The last time I was tested was pre lockdown and it was 38 back in Oct 2019. I put the figure into the HbA1c Units Converter- DCCT to IFCC and was surprised to read that it said my blood...

For about two-three years I have been experiencing some concerning symptoms. Mainly, not long after I have a meal I start feeling extremely tired, drowsy, and as if the blood in my body is burning (very uncomfortable). I tested my glucose last year two times. First time it tested 5.6 and the...

Hi! For several months now I have been experiencing severe nausea and really bad headaches. I have had every test going re the nausea and everything came back clear. I have chronic migraine so the headaches were put down to that and I have been referred back to my neurologist. I also have...

Hello Been a bit of a strange journey for me. Was told I likely had type one diabetes early may this year with a hbA1c of 104. I noticed I was gaining weight with insulin, so I have changed my diet gradually to try and reduce my insulin requirement. I have slowly learnt more and more from...

Has anyone had this problem? How did you resolve it? Thanks (Lost around 20kg with fasting over 1 year. Currently in remission. But total cholesterol well above 7, and LDL above 5).

11 months after being diagnosed with T2D, the past week has been firmly in remission territory. This is what worked for me, in case it helps others: - Decision to lose weight right to the edge of the low end of the normal weight range for my sex, height, and age. (Inspired by the findings of...

Hi all, Thanks again to everyone who has responded to my other questions - big help! Another one: Do you eat a very wide variety of foods, or do you restrict yourself to a select 10-12 foods? I find that keeping my choices limited allows me to better control my intake. There is some scientific...

Hi all, I'm a long-term ADF faster, having started in 2011, but dropped off for some time because of an minor issue (I had been looking for a job, and the fasting had caused my neck to become very wrinkly, making me look much older than my age - and I assumed that was a factor in my rejections)...

Hi all, I'm a long-term ADF faster, but dropped off for some time because of an unrelated medical issue (minor, but irritating). That's when my BG rose from pre-diabetic to diabetic levels. Have lost 17 kilos since Oct last year, and while I haven't got an HBA1C test done recently, my...

I sometimes do a two or three day fast. I am wondering if this is counterproductive for weight loss. I have heard that if your body goes into hard core starvation mode ,then when you do eat again your body will try to store every bit of energy it can as fat. Anyone agree or disagree with that?

Zero Five 100: A five day fast covering 100 miles by Dr Ian Lake (a LADA/Type 1 Diabetic )

Hi I recently joined the Low Carb Program and watched Dr Jason Fung's videos on there, who seems to be an advocate of intermittent fasting. I find if I go more than 5 hours without eating my blood sugars start to shoot up. When I decided to do the Newcastle plan last year my GP ordered me...

Hi, everyone, I have been doing intermittent fasting for nearly 2 months now. Have questions, doubts about if I have done it right, or things can be improved. My BS lever was 65 Hba1c (10.3mmol/L) in Aug. and I have been monitored my BG level for fasting, in 2 hrs and random in the evenings...

Hi everyone, Sorry in advance for the long post. I am trying to find out if I am diabetic or not, and am curious as to what people think who have been on this rollercoaster ride themselves. This indeterminacy has been going on for me now for a year and a half. I have three people with T1D in my...

James Cracknell, Steve Bennett and 6 others completed their Zero Calories 5day 100miles experiment yesterday. They water fasted (with electrolytes) for 5 days during which they ran 100 miles and measured their bloods. They had so much energy that the actually ran 90 miles in the first 4 days...

Hi, I've struggled with stress during the pandemic and during lock down got into some bad comfort eating - icecream is the latest evil- it's just so hot!! . We also have a glut of fruit in the garden and have been eating much more than I am used to as I've been on a low carb diet for a couple of...