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    Benefits of statins versus risk of diabetes

    The New York Times Science section today had an article and statins and diabetes type 2.
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    How much can coffee and two biscuits raise the sugars?

    Testing before you eat to find the baseline number, and then testing one hour after eating to see how high your blood sugar goes, and finally testing two hours after eating to see if the number comes down is advice. But it's common sense advice, not medical advice.
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    22 pounds down in 3 months on Metformin. Is this normal or healthy?

    There are people who are die-hard no artificial sweeteners people and that works for them. I drink Splenda in my four cups of coffee with heavy cream every morning, and I generally have two Cherry Coke Zero every day. I also drink 32+ ounces of water. I've been doing this for years without any...
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    do you start medication while you are pre-diabetic?

    I drink lots of coffee with heavy cream and no sweetener. I don't eat any fruit although I know some berries are relatively low carb. I have dropped all starches, bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, cereal from my diet and have now maintained an A1c in the low 5s for ten years. I also walk daily. My...
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    THCV for the "metabolic syndrome"

    My son lives in Maryland in the US where medicinal marijuana is legal. His neurologist is moving him from the medicines he's been on for years for his epilepsy to prescriptions for medical marijuana. Better control of the seizures and fewer side effects. Medical marijuana has a lot of potential...
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    New to site not new to type 2

    Do you have a blood glucose meter? That would be my first move if what you've done so far hasn't worked. Test your BG before you eat anything and then test it one hour after starting to eat to see what the food did to your BG and then test again at the two hour mark. Find out what foods are...
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    Newly diagnosed, what am I doing wrong?

    The best way to reduce triglycerides is to reduce your carb intake so it's a win-win. Lower triglycerides and lower blood sugar numbers. Fat is your friend!
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    I found that a couple of cups of coffee with heavy cream stopped the increase immediately. I never eat until late morning/early afternoon and didn't want to start eating if I wasn't hungry so I was glad to see the heavy cream made such a difference.
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    High Hemoglobin A1c at 28 and healthy - very confused

    It's worth getting the meter to see daily evidence of the difference cutting carbs makes. Check before you eat and then at least at the one hour and two hours after the first bite. I think seeing the difference between eating carbs and eating fewer carbs makes will help you stick with ha plan.
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    Keto, I'm not eating enough

    Why do you feel you aren't eating enough? Are you hungry? Tired? Grumpy? I am and have been doing what is probably a keto diet although I don't test for ketones so can't guarantee I'm in ketosis. My only concern is my BG numbers and they are super good. There have been so many stories over the...
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    What Happened?

    I've been keto adapted since 2008 and I'm now 68. I can't think of any reason for me to change what is working so well for me.
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    LCHF diet and its side effects

    I wouldn't call them side effects. The effects of following a low carb, high fat way of eating for the last nine years have been weight stabilization, BG under 100 almost all the time, and never, ever feeling hungry. All good!
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    Water Intake

    It used to be believed that coffee was a diuretic which is why it wouldn't count as liquid intake. I don't believe that's the current thought. I drink coffee with heavy cream in the morning, a diet soda or two in the afternoon, and water occasionally during the day. I added it up the other day...
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    Are my meds hurting me?

    Another cause can be pregnancy. I had given birth to my second child two weeks before my pancreatitis. I passed the original stone blocking the duct but still had two stones in my gall bladder. The laser laparoscopic cholecystectomy wasn't being done yet and surgery to remove the gall bladder...
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    Are my meds hurting me?

    Jennifer, thank you for this explanation. I had acute pancreatitis with a gallstone blocking the duct many years ago and have never seen a better and more detailed description of what was going on. Much appreciated!