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Berger on why BG rises after eating protein, and why that is not bad compared to carb BG spikes
I saw this link posted on another board to Amy Berger's blog, Tuit Nutrition, on gluconeogenesis, blood glucose rises, and glucagon after eating protein. It explains why BG often rise after a higher protein meal and why that is very different (slower and lower)than the BG spike people see after a higher carb meal. VERY…
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Tips for surgery recovery
I must soon have (hopefully minor) surgery on my upper lip to remove some cancer and I am looking for tips to help with recovery. I normally eat keto, and plan to continue with that. Probably extending my IF times as it may be a bit tricky to eat for a few days. I am at the low end of carbs for keto and am looking for good…
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Metformin for longevity
I was wondering about people's thoughts on longevity? If you are on metformin, would you continue to take it even if your PP BG was normal? I eat a ketogenic diet to keep PP BG normal. That's normal for a metabolically healthy person and not "diabetic normal" that many doctors seem to go with. I have been eating this way…
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The mathematics of weight loss
The science teacher in me loved this: The mathematics of weight loss. A fun watch if you ever wondered where the fat we burns goes. He knows nothing about ketosis but the other info is cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIlsN32WaE
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Another editorial saying saturated fat is not bad
Its been all over our news about saturated fats being fine for you and people just not being able to let go of that idea. http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/colby-cosh-the-ghost-of-a-notion-can-we-abandon-old-ideas-about-dietary-fat LCHF is the way to go... Actual editorial:…
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Physiological Insulin Resistance?
I came to a LCHF diet, and then ketosis, to treat my emerging prediabetic blood glucose. I appeared to be early in insulin resistance and wanted to nip it in the bud. My fasting blood glucose was often between a 5.6 and 6.1 while eating a reasonable diet which consisted of me unreasonably including a soda or a bag of…
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Ketogenic overfeeding n=1 experiment by Wittrock
The ketogenic diet is thought by some to make weight loss easier, and weight gain more difficult, due to its macro make up. Others debate that it is merely the effect of the the appetite suppressing effect that accompanies a LCHF diet. (And then yet others debate is there is not any appetite reducing effect at all.) There…
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Dr Peter Attia's most recent blog on T2D's reversibility
I always enjoy Attia's blogs. His most recent one was on reversing T2D so I thought I'd share it here. :) http://eatingacademy.com/nutrition/type-2-diabetes-reversible-scale
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Vegetarian company is coming - recipe and meal ideas?
Soon my in-laws will be coming to stay for a week. They are vegetarian and a bit of a challenge to feed - for me. They are usually high carb and my house is low to moderate carb, and gluten free. Plus my son has a tree nut allergy so I can't cook with nuts. To make it trickier, my husband is dairy free right now as a…
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Diabetes Summit March 20-27
I saw this linked in another forum so I thought I'd share it here. The Diabetes Summit will be available to watch in 3 weeks. It looks like there are some interesting speakers. http://www.thediabetessummit.com
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Dr Harcombe - Should Dietary Fat Guidelines Have Been Introduced?
The answer is no for total fat and saturated fat guidelines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkAJmXt9RE&index=1&list=PLrVWtWmYRR2C8Lc8kn5qAmsSewdmssmmb
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Ketogenic diet vs. "my plate" for T2Ds
Came across this today. They're starting to look into dietary treatments more for T2D. Pretty neat. Too bad it was such a small trial but it is still interesting results. https://www.jmir.org/2017/2/e36/ "An Online Intervention Comparing a Very Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Versus a Plate…
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Keto vs "my plate" for T2Ds
Came across this today. Pretty cool. Too bad it was such a small trial but it is still good results. https://www.jmir.org/2017/2/e36/ An Online Intervention Comparing a Very Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Versus a Plate Method Diet in Overweight Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized…
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Variation with glucose monitor readings
How much variation is acceptable in a glucometre? I tested this morning when I woke up. I was expecting an okay number because my carbs had been quite low for a few days (below 15g), and I skipped my usual evening nuts snack. I had fasted about 15 hours... It was a 7.0. I was shocked so I tested again. I got an 8.0. An…
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New Taubes article - an exert from A Case Against Sugar
New article by Taubes. I thought I'd post it so he can preach to the choir. ;) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/05/is-sugar-worlds-most-popular-drug Is Sugar the World’s Most Popular Drug? by Gary Taubes Thursday 5 January 2017 06.00 GMT Imagine a drug that can intoxicate us, can infuse us with energy and can…
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Merry Ho Ho! Thanks for the support
Merry Christmas all. :) I wanted to say thanks to you all for your support, advice, stories and information this year. Your shared personal stories, labs, and information have been a blessing. The jokes and NSVs are always a pick me up too. :) I'm amazed how much of a positive impact a "bunch of strangers" has had on my…
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Most helpful supplements?
I'm on a budget and cutting supplements is an easy place to start. I am just figuring what I actually need now. I will continue to take: vitamin A (I tend to be low) vitamin D (lowish) glucosamine chondroitin (darn joints) I have a bunch of others I take but I want to know what others think is the best. I am hypothyroid…
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Keto summit
This might be interesting. http://ketosummit.com/
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Nutritional Ketosis and Metabolic Therapeutics Conference by Epigenix Foundation
Someone on another board brought up the metabolic conference so I went looking and found the Nutritional Ketosis and Metabolic Therapeutics Conference by Epigenix Foundation. It took place just a few months ago and has a bunch of speakers and topics that low carbers might enjoy from Newport and Alzheimer's to athletic…
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Keto Summit begins this weekend
There is a Keto summit beginning this weekend. For anyone who would like to learn about ketosis or LCHF diets, this might be a helpful opportunity. The speakers look promising. http://ketosummit.com/ Here's the complete schedule: http://ketosummit.com/schedule-of-speakers
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What we saw on our walk...
I think there used to be a scenery thread with what people were seeing on their walks, runs, and bike rides but I can't find it. I thought I'd start another. I took my boys up a small mountain about 40 minutes west of us. It was 600m up and about 15km round trip. They did great! It was their first summit ever. Just at the…
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30,000 Low Carbers!
Wow. Low Carb is getting more and more mainstream. Our little group broke 30,000 members. We're getting there. :) Yeah us! ;)
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Is this Neuropathy?
I had a holy crap/light bulb moment today. Over the last year or two I often wake up with tingling and stiff fingers. I thought I was just sleeping weird and maybe it had something to do with the autoimmune arthritis I sometimes experience. Today I was sitting and muling over my high morning blood glucose readings. I have…
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Resources on gout?
My husband has had a lot of pain in his knee, and even an arthroscopic surgey to figure out the cause. Now, it looks like it may be gout. I don't know a lot about gout but I am looking into it. I have been googling the foods that could hurt or help him, but I don't know what is bunk and part of the usual "eat whole grains…
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Where did those extra 10 lbs come from?!
Ack! I stepped on the scale today, the first time in a month, because I noticed that my shorts were a bit snug this week. I have apparently gained 10lbs in May. TEN! I was shocked. I still skip breakfast and then eat a good sized dinner and lunch, often with an evening snack, but I didn't think I was eating a thousand…
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What led you to LCHF/keto, and what are you top resources?
@RalfLott brought up a couple of interesting questions in another thread which I thought deserved a thread of their own: 1. What route (direct or otherwise) led you to a LCHF or ketogenic diet? 2. If you had to name your 5 or 10 most influential resources (people, books, lectures, etc) - what might they be?
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Protein lost when fasting - Phinney vs Fung
Phinney, at about 7-9 minutes in the video below, discusses how the body will use about 4oz (the equivalent of a quarter pounder) everyday after 24 hours of fasting. He says the protein catabolized peaks at about 3 days without food and then levels out but it is still about 4 oz, or a pound of muscle mass every four days,…
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What to call a diet that is just based on reduced calories?
"CICO" is often stated when someone advises someone else to reduce calories in order to lose weight. I've seen it called the CICO woe, but that was corrected with statements along the lines of "CICO is not a woe". What should that way of eating be called, when one is not following or incorporating any other food specific…
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Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung - good read
I just finished Jason Fung's book, The Obesity Code. Loved it! He is a big believer in the effect insulin has on weight gain, as opposed to weight gain causing insulin to go up. Basically it's more of the same of what he discusses on his blog, Intensive Dietary Management: avoid grains and sugar (basically low carb to…
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5000 kcal HCLF vs 5000 LCHF diet - 21 day experiment
I've been surfing the Internet too much over the holidays, but one fun blog I found was through the Fat Head blog about a guy who ate almost two very different, 21 one day long, identically excessively high caloric diets. One was a high carb diet and the other was a high carb diet. He had quite amazing results! Being that…
