Bob

@pauls - I merged your last four topics about insulin and blood glucose dropping into a single topic. This is a discussion forum, with conversations categorized by discussion topics. Not status updates like on social media. I also moved them from the Carnivore Support Forum over to the General Health forum, since these comments aren't carnivore-specific.

And a man who is 85 years old is likely set in his ways and not likely to change his diet to keto or carnivore. An A1C of 7.4 might be an improvement over what he was at some time in the past. He's probably at 7.4 with the aid of medications. To get it lower without changing his diet or lifestyle, it would require stronger or more aggressive medications which might do more harm than good. In short, the doctor is thinking about not overloading his system with more or higher doses of meds and giving zero thought to diet and lifestyle.

There was one occasion about 5 years ago, I was doing dirty keto and making some progress, that I thought I broke my big toe. I dealt with it for over a month before finally giving in and getting an x-ray which came back as everything was just fine. So in hindsight, it might have been a gout attack. I was dirty keto - plant heavy, and still drinking here and there. I have not had another episode like this since starting carnivore or carnivore-centric keto eating patterns.

Sorry that I am late to the discussion. I just saw this post. I had a similar problem with insane cramps waking me up several times a night. And the thigh cramps were the worst. Drinking saltwater or an LMNT right before bed would sometimes help. I eventually narrowed down my issue. It was a prescription drug that I was taking. I ceased taking the drug and I haven't had to take electrolytes nor have I had any cramps in over a year now.

I'm sitting around 174.4 pounds. I started the month at around 180. So I am happy with these results thus far. The lowest I have ever seen since starting carnivore was 173.7. I'm sooo close, lol

Slow progress is still progress. It's not a race, lol. My initial results were amazing. Dropped the first 60 pounds almost effortlessly over 6 months. Now if I want to shed more, it's going to require some effort on my part.

I don't know the accuracy of this either. I've heard it over the years though. I am inclined to think it's a joke but it would be easy to fact check, lol.

We survived. There was probably 15" of snow on the roofs of the vehicles. Had to snow blow my drive and my fathers twice, once Sunday afternoon and then again on Monday. Now it's another bout of arctic air coming down straight from the north pole. It was -3'F last night. Brrr chilly!

I've never done one. I shiver at the thought, lol 🥶 True that!

Or become one, lol. Last night it got down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrrr! It was originally supposed to miss us, but then it changed trajectory and now we are looking at possibly 10-18 inches of snow throughout Sunday and Monday. Today is pretty quiet though. The calm before the storm. Just cold.

Out of curiosity, are you saying that when you drank diet soda you required more fast acting insulin? Or are you just saying that you need less because you are zero carbing it?

Interesting comments. I could see "Big Food" now developing products that they market as "real food" and they will jump on the bandwagon and steal that slogan "eat real food". "Look! My ultra-processed food product is made with ingredients primarily derived from meat, dairy, and vegetables. May contain less than 2% of blah blah blah" lol

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