Managing Type 2 Diabetes can often feel like juggling too many balls at once—diet, exercise, blood sugar readings, and life’s general chaos. I learned the hard way that stress can be one of the biggest saboteurs of blood sugar control. What’s worse, stress is everywhere. Whether it’s a tough day at work, worrying about family, […]
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Incretins: What are those?
Dr Fung has dropped another video that I found quite interesting, this was off the back of the craze of using Diabetic medications like Ozempic to lose weight. As per my prior blog post I am not keen on taking meds to lose weight as its a temporary step. If this helps you start your […]
Keto Festival London 2024
Overview The festival was well worth the visit today. I may have spent a tad too much and whilst the wallet is suffering I have no doubt the belly will be happy. We arrived early at 10:15 and they were still setting up so went for a nice brew in the cafe next door. This […]
Dr Fung Top 5 Things to Know for Remission in Diabetes Type 2
Dr Fung created another great video which can be seen below, this one is shorter than the usual long form content and I advise you watch this below however I have summarised the main points if you would prefer to read below; Summary Dr Fung discusses the reversibility of type 2 diabetes, a perspective supported […]
Comorbidities: What can happen if you don’t manage your diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes can lead to a variety of comorbidities, which are additional health problems that occur more frequently in people with this condition due to its long-term effects on the body, especially if blood sugar levels are not well-managed. Whilst I am not a fan of scare tactics, the reason I took my diagnosis […]
Navigating the emotional Highs and Lows
Living with Type 2 Diabetes isn’t just a physical journey; it’s an emotional one filled with ups and downs. Many don’t realise the mental toll it can take, from the moment of diagnosis through the daily management and long-term considerations. This post explores these challenges and offers strategies for coping. The main thing to take […]
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: Another Perspective
I typically refer to Dr Jason Fung when discussing Insulin Resistance but I came across a great TED talk around Diabetes and Insulin Resistance. This was given by Dr Sarah Hallberg and uploaded to YouTube on 4th May 2015. In researching more about Dr Sarah Hallberg before creating this blog post I have some sad […]
What NOT to do (weight loss wise) managing Type 2 Diabetes
Recently I was contacted by Gabriela who works with a company called Drug Watch, the message was concerning a drug called Ozempic. I had indeed heard about this drug though had never been prescribed this before as part of my treatment for diabetes. Background Ozempic had increased in popularity for all of the wrong reasons, […]
Why eating out with Diabetes is so hard
In the years since my diagnosis it has been quite difficult to eat out. Knowing what you safely eat due to lack of labelling and also knowing what a restaurant is putting into their dishes has been nightmare. First and foremost I always recommend speaking to your server and asking them to inquire with the […]
Not all Carbs are equal…
I was watching some of Dr Fung’s latest videos on carbs, intermittent fasting and I came across the following explaining that effectively not all carbs are equal. He goes through the history of how carbs became a staple of our diet and how this has been systematically tweaked since 1977 onwards. For those of you […]