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High Cholesterol goes hand in hand with diabetes. PCOS is a metabolic syndrome that includes insulin resistance and eventually diabetes. There are studies that indicate that cholesterol meds are not effective for women and can be harmful. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-rosenberg/statins_b_1818370.html Stop the low…

My blood glucose spikes with Dreamfields too. It just doesn't always show up within the 2 hours after eating it. It will definitely show up by my fasting morning glucose check.

A type 1 diabetic on insulin has different dietary needs than a type 2 diabetic not on insulin. Type 1 diabetics do not produce their own insulin thus they need insulin and their carb intake needs to be more to balance their blood sugar and prevent insulin reaction (too low blood sugar). Type 2 diabetics produce insulin…

Decrease your carbs and increase your fat. Carbs spike your blood sugar and then drops you when your pancreas over responds with too much insulin. Fat will help balance out your blood sugar. Don't eat anything labeled "low fat", "fat free" or "reduced fat". Go for full fat everything. When manufacturers remove fat it is…

I highly, highly recommend bloodsugar101.com There's no such thing as a proper diabetic diet. The ADA has recommendations but, in my opinion, their recommendations are crap and only lead to worsening diabetes and diabetic complications.

For a year I have kept my carbs to 5% or less to control diabetes. That has been under 20g of carbs a day. That means for a year I have not eaten any fruit. At the beginning I couldn't even eat tomato without it spiking my blood glucose. Eventually I was able to add tomato back into my diet. Now, after losing almost 100…

A low fat, high fiber diet will not rectify your lipid panel. A high fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate diet will. I know that is contrary to everything you have ever been taught but google it and you will find many, many testimonies that it is true. Start with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs&feature=share

PCOS is a metabolic syndrome that is prediabetic or insulin resistant and will eventually lead to diabetes if not treated and controlled. When someone with PCOS eats too much sugar or too many carbs their blood sugar spikes. That spike results in a huge insulin response which then drops blood sugar too low. The low blood…

Embrace the fat... it does a body good.

LOL. I completely understand goals and time limits. I've had to completely give up mine because my body refuses to listen to me.

Watch your sugar intake. You can be under in your carb count but if a lot of those carbs are from sugar it can keep you out of keto.

Don't worry about a 2 week stall. Stick to what you're doing. Change it up some if you hit 4 weeks without losing. It's pretty normal to go 2 weeks with no change on the scale. Your body will replace fat with water for a time. Then it goes away.

I cut them in half, pitch the pit, scoop the good stuff out of the skin and sprinkle it with lemon/lime juice or vinegar, salt and pepper. Delicious.

You don't need to do lean meats. As a diabetic needing lower carbs and higher fats you can choose the fattier cuts of meat. Heavy cream is great in your coffee. Whip up some of that heavy cream to go on berries. Nuts. Avocados mayo Olive oil Butter

A look at your diary and blood sugars running in the 200's tells me that you don't have your carb intake well under control. It is imperative for your health to work towards getting your blood glucose levels down under 140 2 hours after meals to avoid diabetic complications. Eating to your meter is vital. And, if you can't…

Amazing before and after. Love it.

My main goal is to control diabetes. My secondary goal for now is a number as I have no idea what I'll look like when I get close to it.

As others have said, try different ways of preparing them. Also, whenever the opportunity rises, take one bite of a vegetable or food you do not like. Keep doing that. As you do that you may find them more palatable and eventually you may even start liking some foods you didn't like before. My husband hated asparagus until…

A keto diet is becoming more and more recommended for diabetics. It is extremely effective for diabetic control. Honestly, the only ones who need to worry about ketoacidosis are those type 1 or juvenile diabetics who do not produce any insulin at all and are not taking their insulin properly and are not monitoring their…

It's called "dawn phenomenon". During the night your blood sugar drops lower. Your liver then dumps glucose into your system to bring it back up. It's a normal part of being a Type 2 diabetic. The longer you control your diet and blood sugar levels throughout the day the better the morning one will get. But, it takes time.

Congratulations and welcome to the club. It's not exclusive but you have to earn your way in. Well done.

Actually, it's a great diet for diabetics especially type 2. I am one. I have been on a keto diet for over a year now. Uncontrolled insulin dependent diabetics can have problems with it but the operative words are "uncontrolled" and "insulin dependent".

As a t2 diabetic with PCOS this would be completely out of the question. It can take days to recover from the hit a carb binge would have on my insulin stores.

http://spoonful.com/recipes/homemade-ice-cream-bag You can sub out the sugar for honey or other sweetener. I used half heavy cream and half almond coconut milk instead of halfnhalf.

You could lower your carb intake to around 50g net a day. Net is carb minus fiber. That will allow you to eat most vegetables and a limited amount of fruit. Your fruit choices can have the biggest impact on the amount of carb you are eating. Berries are your best choice. Increase your fat intake. Healthy oils and animal…

Very well done. Congratulations on an awesome outcome from hard work.

Eat bacon. It will fix you right up.

Congratulations! That is awesome news. Well done.

Nobody intends on being involved in an extra-marital affair.

And, you are friends why? Do you like fighting? The moment there is sexual tension with a married friend is the moment the friendship should end. Don't respond to the text unless it is to say that you have realized that your friendship with her is putting her marriage at risk and therefore you have decided to back waaaaay…