tofi

Only a minority of Type 2 diabetics (TOFI's like me) will encounter this situation when they try a Low Carb or Keto 'way of eating'. At first I thought you had to be really lean (not just not overweight) and really fit in order to fall into this category, but apparently the cut off is a BMI of...

As the title asks, who else is a TOFI (Thin on the outside, fat on the inside) ? It seems to me this is an important distinction.... you develop a diabetic condition much quicker and it takes longer to reverse in general for those who pursue LC/KETO or Carnivore lifestyles. It can also result...

Hi all, I’m new to this forum so apologies if there’s already loads of content on this topic and I’ve just missed it. I was diagnosed last year with Type 2 diabetes, I went to the GP thinking I had an iron deficiency because I was always tired and lethargic and getting minor things wrong with...

Peter Attia, MD is one of the most brilliant physicians I've come across in my online wanderings on the topic of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Did you know that insulinema, or high insulin levels, precedes pre-diabetes and diabetes by a decade but physicians do not typically check the fasting...

I was wondering what your opinions are on Prof. Roy Taylor's theory of 'The Personal Fat Threshold' in regards to Type 2 Diabetes. The theory explains why some people become obese but never develope Type 2 and why some people of a 'healthy' weight go on to develope the disease. It could explain...