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Inka said:
Your general health, and metabolism.
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But my general health and metabolism are fine..
BMI is a poor measure of overall health.
 
Inka said:
So what would happen if you ate some carbs? Can your metabolism now process them?
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We can only assume not, if they are still "poison"
And with being obese, and cholesterol though the roof, I could think of different descriptions to having a good general health and a fine metabolism.
However, fortunately this isn't a normal view on this forum, so it's unlikely to affect anyone else.
 
Inka said:
So what would happen if you ate some carbs? Can your metabolism now process them?
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Why would I want to eat carbs?

But yes I have passed an OGTT without "carbing up" beforehand so....
 
travellor said:
We can only assume not, if they are still "poison"
And with being obese, and cholesterol though the roof, I could think of different descriptions to having a good general health and a fine metabolism.
However, fortunately this isn't a normal view on this forum, so it's unlikely to affect anyone else.
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"Fortunately" that so few can achieve remission then without medication?

You have still failed to give any reason why "cholesterol through the roof" is a bad thing and I tell you what being "obese" is far better than being morbidly so and very ill.

Is everyone here as charming and open minded as you two?
 
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bulkbiker said:
"Fortunately" that so few can achieve remission then without medication?

You have still failed to give any reason why "cholesterol through the roof" is a bad thing and I tell you what being "obese" is far better than being morbidly so and very ill.

Is everyone here as charming and open minded as you two?
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I'm sure if you keep posting on the same themes you will form your own opinion.
 
bulkbiker said:
Why would I want to eat carbs?

But yes I have passed an OGTT without "carbing up" beforehand so....
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That's actually quite a feat.
Low carb, especially keto normally leads to physiological insulin resistance.
Not many people can cope without carbing before.
Even none diabetics.
 
bulkbiker said:
Is everyone here as charming and open minded as you two?
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Hi. I am not sure if you read my post #9 on the previous page since you haven't made any comment on it but I too am concerned about your cholesterol levels. I personally believe the limit of 4 TC for diabetics may be slightly too low and I am not happy about being offered and encouraged to take statins under 5, but I would not be happy if my levels were above 7 and I would be looking for things to try to reduce that, particularly if they had increased since I changed to a low carb diet.

My suggestion of a fibre supplement is a simple one to try and no great drawbacks to it.
 
travellor said:
That's actually quite a feat.
Low carb, especially keto normally leads to physiological insulin resistance.
Not many people can cope without carbing before.
Even none diabetics.
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So I'm either an outlier or your hypothesis is incorrect?

Ever thought it might be the latter?
 
bulkbiker said:
So I'm either an outlier or your hypothesis is incorrect?

Ever thought it might be the latter?
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It doesn't worry me either way to be honest.
You have a great insulin response on a keto diet.
 
rebrascora said:
Hi. I am not sure if you read my post #9 on the previous page since you haven't made any comment on it but I too am concerned about your cholesterol levels. I personally believe the limit of 4 TC for diabetics may be slightly too low and I am not happy about being offered and encouraged to take statins under 5, but I would not be happy if my levels were above 7 and I would be looking for things to try to reduce that, particularly if they had increased since I changed to a low carb diet.

My suggestion of a fibre supplement is a simple one to try and no great drawbacks to it.
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Yes I read your post but again I am not afraid of my cholesterol level because I have read around the subject a lot.

There are very poor links between cholesterol levels and CVD and as I have stated above cholesterol is more dynamic than blood glucose.

Whilst it is quite sweet that people are concerned I am not so... and it is my body after all.
 
travellor said:
It doesn't worry me either way to be honest.
You have a great insulin response on a keto diet.
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Yes because I have reversed the root cause of my T2 - hyperinsulinemia.
 
bulkbiker said:
Yes I read your post but again I am not afraid of my cholesterol level because I have read around the subject a lot.

There are very poor links between cholesterol levels and CVD and as I have stated above cholesterol is more dynamic than blood glucose.

Whilst it is quite sweet that people are concerned I am not so... and it is my body after all.
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If cholesterol is so dynamic why is yours so consistent?
Another outlier perhaps?
 
travellor said:
If cholesterol is so dynamic why is yours so consistent?
Another outlier perhaps?
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Nope it's because I fast for 12-14 hours prior to each blood drawer as recommended by Dave Feldman except for the 38 hour fasted test which had greatly increased Trigs.
 
bulkbiker said:
New to here but not new to T2.. been in remission for 7 years thanks to ultra low carb /keto/carnivore diet.
No meds and sustained weight loss.
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Hi Please to hear that i have just been told that lidl make a low gi bread i have bought some and i love it just thought i would let ever one know that.
 
Rosie16 said:
Hi Please to hear that i have just been told that lidl make a low gi bread i have bought some and i love it just thought i would let ever one know that.
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It's one I buy, very nice flavour and texture as well.
 
Rosie16 said:
Hi Please to hear that i have just been told that lidl make a low gi bread i have bought some and i love it just thought i would let ever one know that.
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Unfortunately Low GI is not a guarantee of how your individual body will respond to it. Porridge is supposed to be Low GI but it hits my blood stream like rocket fuel and I am not the only one. Testing using a BG meter is the only way to know how your body responds to the Lidl Low GI bread. I agree it is nice but it spikes my levels too much to be worth including it in my diet.
 
Is everyone here as charming and open minded as you two?

Yes 🙂 You can’t expect to post a great swathe of test results and weight and not expect polite questions.
 
bulkbiker said:
There are very poor links between cholesterol levels and CVD and as I have stated above cholesterol is more dynamic than blood glucose.
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What makes you think this?
 
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