#Insulin

A little venting: How do you get nutrition journalists to do their job? I spoke to @TamarHaspel 2 months ago. I suggested she interview MDs who prescribe LCHF/keto diets to
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My diabetes kicked my ASS this week. For those unfamiliar, let me explain what it’s like to live with a chronic autoimmune disease. (1/x) So what exactly IS Type 1
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1/5 In my carb eating days, I would never have had straight lines like this. I dreaded each finger prick test because my numbers were never normal. 5.8 mmol/L (105
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A 28-yo female presents with mild hyperglycemia since 12 yo. She is active with a BMI of 21 Kg/m². Her father has long-last diabetes without complications.Final diagnosis: MODY - do
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Okay, so @carterforva is without question my pick for the Virginia governor primary and I'll be carving out some time to volunteer for the campaign. Let's talk Del. Carter and
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It did at the very beginning. I will try to summarize my journey for you in this thread.https://twitter.com/PPhates/status/1354613536316563458 - Frustration was high as I couldn't understand why I wouldn't lose
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High carb intake in the very short term is associated w/ insulin sensitivity. High carb intake is also associated with PPBG excursions & insulin secretion. You can use this
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Very happy that our latest research is out today https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20632-z. A massive effort by @DNikarus and the rest of the team @IMSR_UoB getting this over the line after almost 6
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[cw: medical, health, blood, food]Today is #WorldDiabetesDay and it celebrates the birth of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the researchers who discovered how to make insulin usable in humans.I will
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Grab a seat, kids. Let's talk about the American healthcare system again.About eight months ago I moved from my Lantus to Basaglar for my long lasting insulin because the Lantus
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And where does Sun fit in here? Low carb high fat (ketogenic diets) might be able to burn off the stored fats in your body by ketone release from the
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WATER RETENTION/EDEMA/SWELLING and Protein & Salt Intake! What is the connection between these three? The more protein you eat, the more salt you need.A low salt diet makes it hard
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#IntermittentFasting Calories in : calories out - not that simple.Rather 2 compartment model - Insulin blocks fat from being burned from reserves.-Fasting appears to be the main component impacting insulin
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Should we speak on the link between sugar and acne?Where are all my biology nerds at? Let’s go!!The main link between sugar and acne is a hormone produced
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After living with a type one diabetic (my fiancé) for a year I have some tips perhaps useful for a diabetics and their loved ones. Learn to care for them
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I'm seeing a lot about Biden freezing the Trump EO on insulin so it's thread time:This seems counterintuitive but this freeze is actually a GOOD thing for patients. The original
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