Experiences with

Low carbohydrate diet

Is anyone struggling to keep up to their target weight? I usually break my monthly 72-hour fasts with 500ml of full-fat yoghurt, followed by a cooked brunch. I normally fast 20 hours a day, eating only two meals... but, after lunch, I had my breakfast cereal-free muesli - in a bowl full of double cream

Just a bit about my background. Im 30 years old 2 months postpartum with high cholesterol which I'm 99% sure is genetic as my sister has it and actually suffered a heart attack at 31 years old (she also has diabetes poorly controlled and smokes) i have had a blood test that has come back with a ALT of

I am 52, slim, fit, healthy and quite fit with a balanced healthy diet no milk but plenty of bio yoghurt. I supplement with vit c, vit D and probiotics daily. I have had asthma since 4yo, productive chesty cough for twenty five years, chest infections two to six times a year swiftly cleared by Amoxicillin

Hey everyone. I joined here a few weeks ago having been diagnosed with angina. I have obviously had cardiac problems building up over the years but I've been asymptomatic (as far as I am aware). Following a CT scan and an angiogram (both of which were great, the medics and staff all brilliant) I need

We have a new poll dealing with low carb foods during the Summer months. It's a multiple choice poll. Please leave comments on the Comments section if you don't see any choices that apply. Please see: https://healthunlocked.com/drwfdiabetes/polls/144131718/what-low-carb-food-do-you-eat-during-the-summer-to-keep-tighter-blood-sugar-control-multiple-choice

We have a new poll dealing with low carb foods during the Summer months. It's a multiple choice poll. Please leave comments on the Comments section if you don't see any choices that apply. Please see: https://healthunlocked.com/diabetesindia/polls/144131744/what-low-carb-food-do-you-eat-during-the-summer-to-keep-tighter-blood-sugar-control-multiple-choice

Just looking for some advice. Only recently diagnosed with asthma (don’t know type etc yet) so still learning as my asthma nurse says lol. Hope everyone is doing ok. I have recently changed jobs and finding I am still quite breathless when walking up stairs and walking fast on the level. I tried my ventolin

First meal of the day Had a coffee with 2 tbsp butter and 1tbsp coconut oil - fantastic- not sure how many of these I would be allowed in my 8 hour slot though ? And 3 scrambled eggs, herbs, salt, whipping cream and butter served with 1/2 avocado, 2 slices Parma ham, french beans and red pepper .

Start weight - 79kg Last week's weight (or date of last weigh-in) - 64kg Weight today: 63.5 Loss/Gain/STS: - 0.5kg Total loss: 15.4kg I gained 6kg after having surgery then Pandemic hit and depression set in- restarted my journey at the end of May when I found the joy of walking again. I restarted

I am convinced by the science, but worried in case I turn out to be a "special case". The back ground is that I have lost a stone and 3in off my waist since January, by eating my own version of extra veg, reduced carbs, and full fat, natural, everything (and haven't eaten sugar for years). At the

I have ongoing thyroid issue - underactive and has never been sorted in 12yrs - I am ok for 4/6 weeks and then my levels rise - approx may/ April this my tsh hit a high of 86 . My meds were increased to 150mg tested again in July tsh was 43 (0.4-5.5) T4 11 ( 11.0-26.0) meds increased to 175mg tested

I've been taking Flecanide (100mg 2x per day) and Metropolol for AFiB following two failed ablation for almost 3 years. My AFIB is well controlled and I've had no events during that time. I'm 65, healthy and very fit. Unfortunately, I've developed a severe case of Tinnitus that started in April 2020

Yet again I have had my salbutamol stopped without warning! I have half an inhaler which is supposed to last until mid March. There is no way it will last until then! I have had this stress from my surgery stopping my medication before. Making me have to present my case why this is dangerous for me

I've been reading a lot about LCHF and keto and there are some interesting ideas there. I'm a bit too old and set in my ways for a complete dietary change involving giving up all of my favourite foods. But I wonder if there are any relatively easy changes one can make to lower carbs without going all

This is my first summer since being diagnosed. Since diagnosis I have been on low carb and have lost a lot of weight. As a result most days my readings are in the region of 5.5. Today I have eaten the same food as in previous months but my bg has gone up to 9.1. I have been drinking a lot of water

For over two years I have had prediabetic HbA1c test results, creeping upwards from 43mmol/mol in a routine test in May 2018 to 47 at the last test (just before lockdown in March). 48 will indicate diabetes. After the first test result I bought a blood glucose monitor and, whilst, thoroughly researching

I'm having another flare up its been going on for over a week i have had steroids There is no chest infection.It's just i cant bloody breathe.My peak flow has gone from 360 to 280 i am taking ventolin 4 x daily seratide 2 x daily braltus 1 x daily.Azithromycin 3 x a week But frighteningly it seems to

In this video (see link below) Dr. Freedland, Director of the Centre for Integrated Research in Cancer and Lifestyle at Cedar Sinai, joins Alicia Morgans, Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University to discuss the Carbohydrate and Prostate Study 2 (CAPS2) - a randomised controlled trial

What a 24hrs it has been! After worsening symptoms and trying to treat at home I ended up in a&e. I was met with the same you’re talking, no wheeze & o2 maintaining. Instead this time I was like no I don’t always wheeze! They actually listened to me ( which was surprising) so a senior dr came along and

Does anyone have a recipie for low carb bread please?