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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BorisP" data-source="post: 2591236" data-attributes="member: 541958">I can not comment on everything you posted as it could take forever. I will address the points you raised by explaining my situation. There are hundreds of advices on TD2 from nutritionists and doctors (who only prescribe meds and not food diets) and those might help or not.All I am saying is from my personal experience and research since imho T2D is a disfunction and not a disease. it is a proper disfunction of the endocrine system where too much BG (sugar) is released into the blood stream (being from the liver or foods high on carbs/GI/GL). I am still on meds (vildagliptin plus bereberine) but I am following the teachings of Dr Jason Fung (real doctor trying to eradicate diabetes. I also think he is diagnosing a fasting treatment approved by diabetes.co.uk) and Dr Sten Ekberg (not a "real" doctor but a holistic one. my Metformin mechanism knowledge comes from his videos on youtube and my personal experience. If I post his link here it will be banned).I was a Metformin "customer" for a year and I am thankful that it exists but I want to do everything in my power to exist without it. I didn't have T2D pre-pandemic and I want to get to that level one day if at all possible.EVERYONE is different so the more you educate yourself the more you become effective in your BG control. I admire the fact that you have put your diabetes into remission. I would love that to happen to me one day but my starting T2D diagnosis was with morning BG of 14 and HbA1c of 9.8 so I believe that my system (especially my morning liver dump) is all messed up. I had ketones and sugar in my morning urine. it was that bad. I am not overweight (there is no point in losing weight as my T2D liver found a way to suck all the sugar from my muscles and also get it from fat as it pleased. someone came up with the term "slim fat" for that). Metformin/Vildagliptin helped me reduce my A1c to 5.6 but with significant side effects. I have successfully replaced it with Berberine. No side effects and more energy all day long.no link so that it's not taken away. pls google : The Side Effects Of Metformin & How To Avoid Them – Dr. Berg (REAL DOCTOR! superstar T2D fighter)I will upvote everything I feel is significant as you get hundreds of posts here that don't actually tell you anything. If you don't like my behaviour please suggest that I am banned from this forum, as it looks like you are an expert here. but NOT a doctor <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />People on quora.com including real doctors are much more talkative and hands on on the subject of diabetes. I don't believe that my views are distorted. I have communicated with people all over the world who are fighting their disfunction. Some are young some are old, some managed to come of meds but returned to them plus insulin at an old age (65+) as the disfunction returned to its full nasty "glory" even though they followed strict diets and exercise... others are still alive at 85+ and some only take Metformin. I want everyone I know to try to fight their T2D as much as they can and share their advice. I will stand by everything I posted :1.) Re: Metformin does not like fiber (fibre) as it helps regulate BG by slowing down the absorption of carbs. In my case Metformin hated avocado but it was indifferent to pizza and pasta more so to the point where the only time I didn't have constipation with it was when I ate more carbs.I am counting/limiting carbs but not keto as I have no fat to burn. Just some carbs and protein/fat from food I eat minus what I burn with exercise. I tried keto for few weeks but it wasn't for me as it gave me constipation same as Metformin. Coinsidence? I think not.[URL unfurl="true"]https://honehealth.com/edge/health/foods-to-avoid-while-taking-metformin/[/URL]2.Re: Metformin DOES NOT improve insulin resistance. it barely forces the cells to take up more glucose by brutal force. If it really worked that way we would take it as a pill for a while and once insulin resistance improved on its own we would go back to pizza, pasta and cake. But we know better and we reduce carbs and eat more fat/protein and we exercise. pls google watch and learn: Dr Ekberg : WARNING! Diabetes Treatment Could Actually Kill You!3.)Re : Postprandial blood sugar levels and medication after eating cake. since you are not on any meds pls be a mate and consume this (if you can, at your own risk) and advise of your BG levels before and after ingesting it. I have forgotten what cake tastes like <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.starbucks.co.uk/menu/product/ITEM-11135202[/URL]let's have someone on Metformin try the above at their own risk (it has 49g of carbs with 29g of sugar and even 4g of fibre). The one's that get diarrhea will prove my point. I dare not think of it. it's like poison to me.4.) Re: constant pricking and obsessing about momentary BG levels. This is only advisable if you have wild BG swings or you are on insulin. Someone correctly commented that up to 40 different things could affect your morning reading or your BG after eating. You said it yourself, different foods take quicker or slower to release glucose. I have never ever had problems with potatoes. Pasta and pizza once a week less than 150g (accompanied with half of a large avocado) dissolves quite well for me but not sugar in it's pure or refined form. that's been off the menue since 2021.My sugar after meals is always lower than my morning level as the morning start (liver dump / dawn syndrome) is used up. Morning reading around 8.5,  after any food without sugar and less than 30g of carbs, 6 to 7 , HbA1c 6.1. yes, I have diabetes and it won't change anything if I constantly check my blood levels as I have HbA1c as the one and only true indicator.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/hba1c[/URL]Thanks for your time. I just tried to fully explain my situation and my understanding of T2D. keep up your fight.</blockquote>

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