low carb

  1. kevkevkev

    HbA1c

    My HbA1c was 57 5 months ago so decided it was time to try LCHF Diet. In the 5 months i have went from 14st 4 to 13st 8 and my HbA1c is now 46. I still eat 4-6 slices of small wholemeal bread and also occasional crisps and curry with wholemeal rice once a week, also about 5 pints of lager every...
  2. J

    Having trouble going to the bathroom on a low carb diet?

    Ever since I started this low carb diet I have been having trouble going to the bathroom, number 2. What is the cause of this? What can I do to make this better on a daily basis. I take fiber but it doesn't seem to be helping. I eat lettuce too, salads with it once a day. As of right now I go a...
  3. J

    Weight Plateau? Low carb diet and insulin resistance.

    I am on a low carb diet for my insulin resistance, under 60 carbs a day. I lost 7 pounds as of three weeks ago but since last week my weight has not moved at all. It stays between 226 and 225.8 pounds. How do you overcome a plateau? I eat chicken and salad for two meals of my day and I eat dark...
  4. J

    Is my low carb diet good?

    I have insulin resistance. I am not on any medication. Below I have posted my diet/what I eat in a day. In the past 3 weeks I have lost 7 pounds doing this. However in the past week I didn't lose anything. Is there anything you would change or add for more weight loss results. I fast until 2 pm...
  5. J

    How many carbs should I eat in a day for insulin resistance?

    I have high insulin resistance and I am currently on no medications. How many carbs should I eat a day to lose weight weekly. My diet is mostly protein and low carb right now. Also does fat cause trouble with insulin? I wanted to try keto because I heard from one source that eating fat helps you...
  6. J

    Low Carb diet. Weight stopped going down.

    I've lost seven pounds on a low carb diet in the past 3 weeks. I have insulin resistance and I am not on any medications. I eat under 60 carbs a day. Just recently my weight was at 225 and now it is at 226. I have flirted with a little more carbs recently maybe at 70. How many carbs should...
  7. J

    Insulin Resistance Weight Loss Diet

    I have insulin resistance, pretty high almost tipping the scale. I recently made life changes in past three weeks and went on a low carb diet. I went from 232 pounds to 225 pounds within that time frame. However this week I haven't dropped weight at all. I gained a pound. I have been having...
  8. D

    East Midlands low carb meetup with local GP

    Hi all, Rare opportunity to meet up with a family GP who actually understands metabolism! Our meetup group is meeting for the 2nd time. We have managed to secure GP Dr Cat Harrison to come and lead the session. She is a GP at a practice in Bassetlaw district which has a number of low carb...
  9. S

    Low Carb Snacks

    Hi Just wondered if anyone had any ideas on no/low carb snacks I can send my son to school with. At the moment we have been sending cucumber, cheese or a little bit of chopped up peppers for when he is in his higher range but most of the time it ends up coming home uneaten and gets wasted...
  10. Aginoth

    Low Carb, Gluten Free, Nut Free Chocolate Cake - Can be Dairy Free too.

    I was asked on the what-was-your-fasting-blood-glucose-number-this-am thread to post my wife's Low Carb Chocolate Cake recipe. It's really really good, even if it does use an unorthodox main ingredient of Black beans. Now honestly, she altered an american recipe she found online to suit, and...
  11. Art Of Flowers

    The Cholesterol Conundrum

    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...
  12. Winnie53

    Have you experienced collagen loss on the low carb diet?

    I started the low carb ketogenic diet in early 2015. It's been great. No complaints. Diabetes is well controlled. Not taking any medication. I'm so much healthier now. But my skin, particularly the back of my hands, is thinner and more wrinkly now. And my hair, which had thinned out while I was...
  13. Chook

    Cold hands and feet....

    Hello everyone :) I am on day 2 of a 2 day fast - my last meal was dinner on Monday and my next meal will be breakfast tomorrow (Thursday).- this is a total fast with only one cup of Bovril for if I get the shakes plus unlimited caffeine and calorie free drinks / water each day. I have done...
  14. D

    Keto and Low Carb Midlands Meetup

    Hi folks, My wife is insulin resistant and became pre-diabetic two years ago. It was a big shock and since then, we have both become a lot more in touch with nutrition and food. We've been able to significantly transform our health through food. Having had a good browse around this forum...
  15. Frenchmen

    Type 2 nicotine/blood sugar control?

    I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2012, since then I have controlled it well with no drugs, only low carbing, lost 2 stone in 6 months, felt great! 9 months ago a quit smoking, now I can't seem to control, my weight, my blood sugar numbers and I aches and pain again, has anybody out...
  16. kumera

    Happy !!

    Went for my first bloodtest after being diagnosed with prediabetes in Nov 16. HbA1c has gone down from 6.4% 47 to 5.3% 35 and a weight loss of 10kg in 4 months :) 64kg to 53kg So happy it all paid off. Still can't eat potatoes, rice and bread, but who cares :D For anyone out there with...
  17. A

    Increase carbs after low carb

    Is there anyone on here that has increased their carb intake after having previously done low carb or very low carb? I was very low carb for a few years but steadily increased my carbs back to a moderate level. Currently, I have about 130g per day. The reason I increased carbs was two-fold...
  18. A

    T1 45 years, just starting lchf diet.

    I have recently returned to the UK after living in NZ since 1987. Female, 51 years old. I have had T1 diabetes (and all the associated name changes.... ;-) since 1971. Reasonably complication free with the exception of 2 frozen shoulders and some mild neuropathy. Due to ongoing swinging bsl and...
  19. Keggering

    Low carb for one year

    I've been type 1 for nearly 7 years, and I've just finished my first year of being strictly low carb. I considered celebrating with a huge chocolate cake but I managed to resist ;-) I also try to manage the condition with cgm, intermittent fasting and exercise, but I'm far from being an expert...
  20. sranieri

    Hello everyone...

    Hello guys I just thought I would say a big Hi! Here to learn and share.. Main interests are the ketogenic diet and diabetes. Please say hi