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I will have to see if I can imprint that into my brain deep enough that it registers the next time I have a sleepless night. My sleep has been much better since I went LCHF. I still don't sleep long (5 1/2 or so hours per night) but I'm not awake or restless as much. Last night was an exception, a period of less than 2 hrs…
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That is a very interesting observation, I wonder if it is generally true. I have had trouble relating the Fitbit sleep reports to anything but you may be onto something.
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It's the eastern edge of the Lansing metro area. Going west from his home is all city streets. To the east it becomes rural within a mile.
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Hey Dan, where are you in MI? My son is in Hazlett. I get there a couple times a year. PM me if you wish.
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It's not a very elegant solution but there are people who go to the Check In tab and create a separate record for each possible entry: Fasting, 2 Hr post breakfast ... I considered doing that but decided it was not worth it and stayed with the Abbot Labs for recording bg.
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Several months ago I got that stupid warning one too many times. I considered my options including lying to the computer and then thought "I'm not going to let some computer application tell me to clean my plate." I have not clicked the "Complete" button since and the sky hasn't fallen.
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Love the song & love the attitude.
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A couple questions: How low carb do you want it to be? How wedded are you to traditional American ideas of what constitutes a proper breakfast. Like @Twibbly and @Cheesy567 I sometimes have things that many couldn't stomach in the morning. How would you feel about last night's burger reheated with a slice of cheese or…
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Absolutely super, Dan!
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It's a common but not universal effect of metformin. If you have reduced your carb intake to help control your blood sugar, you like many others may find that it reduces the "feed me" pangs. The calculations in MFP are not delivered to us on stone tablets. Like it says on the window sticker "actual mileage may vary." If…
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Utica, actually suburban Utica. From my house it's about a 7 minute drive to downtown or a 10 minute walk to a sheep pasture. We're about 25 miles from the geographic center of the state and about an equal distance from Chobani Yogurt headquarters.
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In upstate New York the Walmart brand (Great Value) of plain whole-milk Greek yogurt has a very short list of ingredients: cultured pasteurized grade A milk. The label then states: Contains live and active cultures (S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus). The listed carb amount is 9 grams of sugar per cup but since it has live…
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It's taken a bit longer than I expected to get back to this. Your links provided some useful search terms. Most of the results I found were at best non-definitive. This is what I found most useful. http://jap.physiology.org/content/108/5/1106 At that point I turned to my son. Some background: His BS and PhD are from…
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@DittoDan I had a phone call from my #1Son today and mentioned your situation to him. Some background: He has a PhD from Cornell in Animal Science and has worked for the past 6-7 years at Michigan State as a researcher in the biochemistry of cattle reproduction. Two or three years ago he went to China on a project the…
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There is an MFP T2 diabetes group at http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1772-type-2-diabetes-support-group Good group but not as active as this one. I check both daily but feel I learn more here.
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As @zcb94 says it's not unusual but there are some strategies to help control. A site I found with a lot of useful information when I was in your place last year is http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/ There are other support groups I've found useful if you wish.
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I just saw this now. Congratulations. I hope all went well. Celebrations can be tough. Luckily for me my family is pretty accepting of how I eat & I don't get pressured to try this or that. If I take one bite of birthday cake and avoid the frosting I feel I've done my part. Also I've found that it only takes a small amount…
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@SlimBride2Be here is a video of making mayo with an immersion blender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=78&v=i090qmXzoz4 . @kirkor good point about viscosity, probably best to start with a blend of oil & warm bacon grease. Now will my wife let me buy a new toy?
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Thank you. Gotta prep for a day of daycare for my grandkids but I'll read it later.
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Stephen, you've referenced this "back door" more than once. I've tried a couple of time to find info but I've struck out. Do you have any links or sources? Most of what I can find on glucose metabolism is similar to this: http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/pancreas/insulin_phys.html
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Super
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Addendum: Last year I would have had Cheerios and a banana for breakfast, tomorrow I will have bacon and eggs.
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I'm 68. Last year I was 70 pounds heavier than today's weigh-in. Last year I could barely climb a flight of stairs and my knees complained at every step. Today I stressed my back carrying an air conditioner up-stairs. Last year my doctor gave me 90 days to get my stuff together or diabetes meds. This year he said, "Just…
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Fantastic
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I'll echo that except for me it's been 6-7 months w/o a twinge from knees, hands or the gout in my big toe.
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When I was first diagnosed, my doctor gave me 3 months to get my act together before starting diabetes meds. He told me to test once a day and the dietician gave me a schedule of rotation to go through. It didn't take me long to learn that measuring fasting on Monday, post breakfast on Tuesday, ... taught me very little…
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A n=1 observation: while we were shopping last week my wife asked me about the status of our Tylenol supply. I had no idea. Thinking about it I realized I could not remember taking a pain reliever, decongestant, antihistamine, or even a cough drop over the past 6-7 months. That's not normal for an old guy going through a…
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That is interesting. It doesn't take long to conclude that testing once per day an cycling through the possible test times provides almost no useful information. Since I'm controlled with diet only and regular in my eating and activity levels, I began doing a set of six once per week and some clearer patterns emerged.…
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Glucose deprivation or ketosis as a cancer treatment has produced mixed results. There are a lot of studies like these: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110101824.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100723112715.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120626131854.htm but other studies…
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Do you test blood glucose? Weight loss can be done in various ways. Your a1c results reflect your blood glucose levels over time which is important to T2s.
