Bob

In the past it was painful to view forums on a mobile device, so Tapatalk was the solution.
It's not so important for us today though. The software than runs Carnivore Talk has a pretty good mobile display using a regular browser.

My Libre 2 Plus sensor expired, I applied a new one and after a 1 hour warmup a BGL is reported every minute. Numbers look real and I confirmed so with a finger stick. For the moment it looks good.
The bonus is I also marking my second 24 hour period in a row of needing No fast acting insulin. I also cut my daily dose of long acting insulin by four units. My recent record is 3 days without using short acting insulin. Her is to going for 4 days in a row !

A chocolate, a pumpkin, and a plain/lemon. All baked, chilled, and portion into containers and in the freezer. 1.5 pounds of Philadelphia cream cheese in each one ! They are very carnivore. This will get me to the new year with very few carbs. I might try a batch or two of a low carb cookie recipe.
My thanksgiving is home alone. As the grand kids will be on the road in Irish Dance Competitions. I bought two good size packages of turkey thighs for the crock pot.

I held on to my flip phone with nothing but text and calls, and didn't so texting for the longest.
Once I get past email and youtube my tech skills fade fast.
Good luck.
Scott

I was having issues with my Libre Plus CGM. The manufacturer guided me through an extensive trouble shoot. A phones issue, a few days ago the phone software update was unsuccessful. Fixed it. Then was told to uninstall my Libre App. I choose the wrong sequence of steps to do so. My Blood Glucose Monitor data is now in two separate files that can not be put back together i am told.
At any rate, the CGMis functioning better. So I going to order some labs, 90 days from the last. A1c, CMP, and a Lipid panel. Going forward i will track with labs as a base.

He's a beast.

I read some passages a few weeks ago.
I enjoy his videos. Straight to the point.
Scott

I'm now re-reading a book that I read in six days. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. Unbelievably inspiring. Three thumbs up...borrowing a thumb

America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil Linked to Obesity in New Study
Dec 01, 2025 at 10:18 AM EST
By Jasmine Laws, US News Reporter

A new study has found that soybean oil contributed to obesity in mice, prompting concern that the United States' most popular cooking oil could be playing a role in the country's obesity problem.
The University of California, Riverside study, published in the Journal of Lipid Research in October, investigated how mice metabolized linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid widely present in soybean oil, by feeding them a high-fat diet based on the common cooking oil.
While the study was conducted on mice, Frances Sladek, a UCR professor of cell biology and author of the study, told Newsweek that the findings "were translatable to humans as the pathways we found involved in soybean oil-induced obesity are highly conserved between mouse and human."
Why It Matters
Soybean oil is by far the most widely used cooking oil in the country, with rapeseed oil second and palm oil third, according to data from Statista. Soybean oil is also made up of more than 50 percent linoleic acid, Sladek said.
The finding raises notable concern, not only because of the oil's popularity, but also because of America's high obesity rates—one in five children and two in five adults are obese in the U.S., meaning they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) higher than 30.
Obesity is known to be associated with higher risks of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and strokes. 
The American diet has also been called into question by studies previously, as last year a study found that the majority of Americans ate a diet that promoted inflammation, increasing the risk of diseases such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, depression and certain cancers.

Stock image: A person pours soybean oil into a frying pan. | coffeekai/Getty Images
What To Know
The study specifically examined the effects of molecules called oxylipins on mice. These molecules are what linoleic acid is broken down into in the body, and so the higher the consumption of the acid, the higher the amount of these molecules will be in the body.
While other fatty acids also break down into oxylipins, the oxylipins derived from linoleic acid were the ones the authors found contributed to obesity in mice.
The finding is not new; the researchers noted this result in a previous study. What they did differently in this study was test the impact of a diet high in soybean oil in a group of male mice genetically engineered to express a different version of a liver regulatory gene, P2-HNF4α.
This meant they had different metabolic pathways from the control group, as the genetic change reduced the activity of enzymes that convert linoleic acid into oxylipins.
The researchers found that the modified mice had healthier livers and gained less weight than the control group on the same diet, further supporting the idea that oxylipins contribute to obesity.
“This may be the first step toward understanding why some people gain weight more easily than others on a diet high in soybean oil,” said Sonia Deol, a UCR biomedical scientist and another author of the study.
Although the researchers also note that the genetically modified mice had elevated oxylipins on a low-fat diet without becoming obese, suggesting that other metabolic factors are at play.
Sladek said that they found that "it is the levels of the oxylipins present in the liver, not circulating in the blood, that correlate with obesity."
However, he said that they aren't yet certain about "exactly how the oxylipins drive obesity."
How Much Soybean Oil Do Americans Actually Consume?
Consuming a small amount of linoleic acid is actually required for human health and is part of a healthy diet; however, the researchers noted that America has had a "remarkable increase" in its consumption of the oil over the past 50 years.
The required amount of linoleic acid for health is around 1 to 2 percent of a person's calorific intake, the study authors noted, as small amounts play an important role in maintaining good health.
Most Americans broadly have a much higher intake of linoleic acid at around 15 to 25 percent of their calorific intake, the study authors said.
Sladek said that consuming small amounts of soybean oil is "perfectly safe and provides a good source of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid."
He said that the problem is that "processed foods are becoming an ever larger part of our diet and many of those foods have soybean oil in them, or they have corn oil, safflower seed oil, sunflower seed oil — all these seed oils are made up of large amounts of linoleic acid, just like soybean oil."
"So in general, we are taking in much more of these seed oils, all of which have high levels of linoleic acid, than our body needs," he added.
What Does Soybean Oil Do to Your Body?
It is not clear from the study how these findings would translate to the human body, and further research is needed to determine the impact of soybean oil on human health.
However, the study authors note that the findings suggest the possible link warrants further investigation.
Sladek said: "It took 100 years from the first observed link between chewing tobacco and cancer to get warning labels on cigarettes. We hope it won’t take that long for society to recognize the link between excessive soybean oil consumption and negative health effects."
He also told Newsweek that in previous research, the team found that the soybean oil could impact the intestines, the microbiome and the hypothalamus.
He said that while there is a growing body of evidence indicating that dietary linoleic acid is beneficial for the heart, "we have not looked at the impact of a soybean oil diet on the heart."
"Different organs will respond differently to dietary linoleic acid and more research in general needs to be done," Sladek added.
Other experts are not convinced of the findings, though. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, told Newsweek: "Much of the original research suggesting harms of omega-6 [polyunsaturated fatty acids], like this study, was done in mice or rats."
"We’ve since clearly learned that humans are not mice, and that these effects don’t translate to what’s seen in humans," Mozaffarian said. "In mice, for example, high fat diets (from any source) cause obesity, whereas in humans, carbs are the problem."
He said that in controlled trials in humans, soybean oil and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids were found to "improve blood cholesterol levels, improve glucose control, and lower risk of heart attacks," while in "observational studies," these oils are "linked to less weight gain and obesity risk."
Mozaffarian said that soybean oil is a "healthy oil for cooking," and pointed to studies finding that a tablespoon and a half daily of soybean oil could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, that the oil does not have pro-inflammatory effects, and that those who consumed 5 grams a day had a lower risk of "all-cause mortality."

ARTICLE SOURCE: https://www.newsweek.com/soybean-oil-linked-to-obesity-study-11133940

Hopefully I can be off on a Monday night soon and stop by. Been over a month now. Hope all is well. I will more than likely rewatch Tuesday morning.
Scott

As soon as I was enlightened and found out the truth about statins I got off of them. It drives my PCP nuts but I’m switching to a new doctor so I’ll see what kind of talks we get into about the subject.

Let's start off with saying in August of 2018 I was simply fat, dumb and happy. I was in the 320's, never really had blood sugar nor blood pressure issues but the cholesterol had been ever increasing thru my upper forties. Around the time I turned 49 the doctor convinced me to give the statins a try, I forget which one, but I picked up the prescription. About the third day I started to feel funny, and by the fourth to the fifth day I had every side effect listed. When I googled the medicine it listed the five more common side effects and I had all five by day five. I stopped taking them that day but the symptoms continued, and some even worsened.
I fought the symptoms for a month or more. The doctor offered another version of the statin, maybe another name brand, but I declined. By mid-September I had cramps behind my eyes and pains in my neck and spine that would drive me to my knees.
On Monday morning, Labor Day 2018, I woke up as blind as a bat. Zero sight. Everything was as the same color as a computer screen when turned off. I freaked out. The pain in my neck/spine was crippling. On the way to the emergency room some of sight returned in my left eye almost like a curtain was being peeled back. By noon I could see again but the pain was even more intense.
Over the next three months it was CAT scan after CAT scan, blood draw after blood draw, multiple MRI's, a couple EMG's, a lumbar puncture (spinal tap), some visual evoke type tests, some cognizance exams, probably in stroke protocol 10-15 times when the left side showed weakness or no mobility.
In late December I was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. During the explanations of the disease the neurologist said something triggered the autoimmune response and your body reacted. By then I was well onto my Google Medical degree and was near graduating from the Youtube College of Medicine and based on my newfound medical expertise (LOL) my trigger was the statins. I have no medical background to say that was the case and it could have been a complete coincidence; I simply could not prove it one way or the other. But in my brain (and in my heart) it was the statins.
From that point til now, I doubt statins will ever be an option.
Scott

The only TV I ever see is NFL games. On Thanksgiving Day it was football and some advertisement for a Cholesterol Drug. A 'Heart' was crying out to its owner how they needed to do more. And of course it stated how the studies showed spectacular results. Two things, the side effects where HUGE. Scared me to say no. And most l likely if u took this medication you would live 3 more days. The Cholesterol narrative is so alive and well.
Currently 25% of patients say no to Statins. I thankfully am allergic to statins. I think. But not sure, this ad was foe an injection.

Glad you had a good thanksgiving. I stayed zero carb. It’s so ingrained in me that it’s not even a challenge. It also helps that my daughter has developed a carnivore cheesecake for me.

Congrats.
Sometimes the 'eating Holidays' can be a challenge (Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Sounds like you nailed this one. Congrats.
Happy Holidays.
Scott

Best BGL Thanksgiving ever.
Glad I made it. I ate like 15 or 20 carbs.
Now back to ZERO Carbs.
I was alone so no pressure.
Christmas will be a bigger challenge. I will be prepared, armed and ready.
Getting new glasses in December, looking forward to that.
U all be well

Hey Carb, good to see you posting again.

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Have a blessed night Bob.

Smart man.
Scott

When I was a kid my dad was a hunter. He often brought back deer and tried to convince me it was Rudolph or Bambi, lol. He would process it himself in the garage and kitchen, and send the heads away to a taxidermist (??) which then sent them back and they are still on his wall to this day.

While I won’t pass up a nice rack that’s true. But I’m a meat hunter and not a trophy hunter.

Him mmmmm, nice

Another season is here and just the other day at the shop we were talking hunting stories. One of my buddy's passed a couple three years ago and he always told the best hunting story (and this one is actually true) (and I may have shared it last year)
His dad was in his 80's and had been an avid deer hunter his entire life. he and his brothers paid for his dad to go out west and trophy hunt one last time. The deer were just about trained to show at certain feeders at certain times during the day. It was not much hunting but it was goign to serve the purpose for Mr. Roberts to give it one more whirl.
On cue, the massive buck walked right up to the blind. He raised his shotgun and squeezed one off. The deer dropped dead in its tracks and my buddy said they heard scream for miles. He shot him right in the face/head. Antlers/rack was shattered. His sons were pissed. The owners of the deer camp were pissed. As they grew this trophy buck for just such an occasion.
In soft southern drawl, Mr. Roberts said, "You can boil'em, bake'em, or fry'em and you still can't eat the horns".
Every year this is the first story I think of when hunting season rolls around.
Scott