keto

  1. Goonergal

    For those living within the M25 - keto food delivery

    Came across this company today. I don’t have a need for it at the moment, but good to know it’s an option: https://www.ketowaylondon.com/
  2. 992947x

    A bit confused

    I am a type 2 diabetic. Have been for 12ish years. My HBA1C for the last 10 years have been > 100. Very last one was 95, so moving in the right direction but a long way from where I want to be. I have had 2 episodes of pancreatitis, one 9 years ago, one 6 years ago. 6 years ago I nearly died...
  3. I

    Public Health Collaboration vConf 2021

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

    Anyone tried the Slimfast Keto diet plan?

    Found this on my travels, and wonder if it might make low carb keto diets any easier https://slimfast.com/how-it-works Note that Slimfast does not make any major claims for their products as regards diabetes blood sugar control except that it may help. They do not recommend its use by...
  5. J

    Don't know what the Diabetes nurse will say now?!

    Hi all. First day of joining the site, mostly at the insistence of my dad to share my last 6 months. I'll caveat at the start that what I write below is of course a subjective experience but I know also that a lot of us, me included, struggle daily with our diet, health, trying to get back to...
  6. P

    Suddenly Having Problems Digesting Meat on Keto Diet

    For the last 3 1/2 weeks I have been having problems digesting meat 1. I have been on LCHF diet since August 2019. The pain has been in my right lower abdomen (dull pain which has been debilitating and preventing me from sleeping). When the pain first arose 3 1/2 weeks ago, I thought maybe I...
  7. G0ldengirl68

    I actually "now" love my Almond Flour Bread!

    When I first made it I told my sister it tasted like wallpaper paste. But I left the loaf sitting on my counter and kept deciding to have another piece with breakfast, dinner etc. I almost threw it away but I am hooked! Up this a.m. and subscribed to the gal that does the video recipe, and...
  8. sureshbhattslk

    Has anyone tried KETO Diet here? I am confused, please help

    I’ve been eating strictly Keto for the past four months & seeing changes in my weight & glucose levels. But my concern is, following KETO diet is super hard & feels like hell. How to overcome it?
  9. J

    Keto Diet Tips?

    I've been looking into doing the Slimfast 7 day plan but doing it longer term, only issue really is that everyone says there's basically zero variety and I'd prefer keto, I've been thinking of doing 1 Atkins bar 1 Keto Shake for breakfast same for lunch, then chicken breast with veg and bacon...
  10. Tawfiq

    My weight watch and diet journey to beat diabetes.

    Saturday 21/11/2020 Hi this my first post in this forum I have decided to go on a ketone diet starting Monday 23/11/22 because the doctors said I have type 2 diabetes the sugar level came 101 and normal is 50! Which came as a shock to me as I am in good health and have no known diabetes...
  11. LittleGreyCat

    Too many things going on at the same time - confusing

    Posted here because of wide ranging subjects. Noting that I'm not asking for solutions, but would welcome comments about similar experiences. I have had a complicated week or so. Experimented with Seriously Low Carb Rolls Became far more stringent about very low carb eating Due to this I've...
  12. exmoortom

    Pre diabetic trying keto and IF couple questions pls

    Hi Everyone I'm 39 and recently had a blood test for a cancer scare (luckily all ok there), in the phone call with Dr he said i'm all ok and at the end just said: "oh but you're pre diabetic so be aware of that" "i'm what? What is it? What should i do" "there are online resources for that"...
  13. C

    Upper left abdominal discomfort 4 months into Keto

    Hello, I'm a bit lost on what is going on, After eating i'll have some kind of pressure/discomfort in my upper left abdomen, I guess where the pancreas is? It is not painful but I can feel it, might be an overeaction but I don't want to make mistakes. It comes and go as a small waves for a bit...
  14. Debandez

    BREAD

    I am so exited to share this. For anyone that enjoys bread this might interest you. Today my low carb bread arrived from Amazon, not cheap at £5 a loaf (no i haven't won the lottery haha) or 35p a slice, which sounds much better. I bought from Amazon...
  15. Mel2019

    Slacking big time!!!

    So last time I was on here, I managed to get my HbA1c down to a good number (can't remember) my diabetic nurse was impressed...however, I became pretty cocky about it and went back to old habits plus "forgetting to take medicine".. Fast forward to today I got my HbA1c took last week and its...
  16. BloodVyper

    Keto has been incredible for my Hba1c!!!

    First Post Introduction So I've had Type 1 Diabetes for the past 6 years now. I was diagnosed during secondary school in Year 11, and missed half of my final year due to lethargy and severe depression. Once diagnosed, I was able to get back to school, and managed to get respectable grades...
  17. R

    Hair Loss - did you have it?

    Hi all, in a previous post I mentioned that I’ve been experiencing some hair loss as I’ve got into my keto diet. I’ve lost a fair bit of weight and I put it down to that but I had bloods done to check for deficiencies. Most of the numbers came up pretty normal - except for Vitamin D and Zinc...
  18. R

    HbA1c results are in...

    Hiiiii guys. Some context to what I'm about to share. I was diagnosed Pre-Diabetic with two HbA1c tests of 48 and 43 in Feb this year and I posted recently about an upcoming blood test that I was super nervous about. Well, I just got the results. New HbA1c is... (drumroll) 31!!!! Hurrah...
  19. R

    Keto macros

    Morning all, my partner has recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His father also has it but at 39 years old this was a shock! A reading of 28 was petrifying! We have recently recovered from covid and are convinced this was the trigger. My hubby is adament he is not going to start meds...
  20. J

    Type 2 Does anyone have any experience on metformin?

    Hiya, I’m new here. I was diagnosed pre diabetic a couple of years ago but I’ve been in total denial. Today I had my blood work results back from the doctors and he is insisting I start on 500mg of slow release metformin immediately. It felt a bit like he was a drug pusher, warning me of being...