Sometimes there is just not a direct and simple answer. Or sometimes it's one I don't want to hear. Or sometimes I already knew what it was before I asked, but hoped there was a better one.

Anyway. Aset Luminous was nifty. I think it's cool that an ancient festival of feasting during the day and playing with fire at night, is so near to our modern festival of feasting during the day and playing with fire at night. Technically it was a couple days earlier, but weekends are important. ;)

I might try out the Protein Power diet. I've been reading the book as well as some of the criticism against it online. The argument its critics have against it is that physical activity isn't a good way to measure protein needs (because fat is burned instead), and the "ketosis is bad" scare. They are probably right about the first thing, but there's room for adjustment built into the diet in the first place.

It's a little bit scary to jump into this while on medication for diabetes though, primarily because both the diet and the medicine work by controlling the insulin/glucagon balance. Gotta keep a real close eye on my blood sugar while I do this.

Why all this? I haven't been able to consistently keep my blood sugar under 120, usually it's hovering around 132 in the mornings. The medicine causes it to fall low in the afternoons if I don't eat at just the right time, or just the right balance of stuff, or heavily exert myself -- it seems to be inhibiting fat burning, and that's bad. The doctor did say diabetes medicine can make it harder to lose weight, which is unfortunate because losing weight helps get it and other things under control. Because of those lows I feel a need to eat a certain amount of stuff, which in turn is keeping the fasting levels from going down. I'd like to get off this crazy medicine totally if I can, and control the beast with diet. I'd also like to lose weight.

I won't mind a change from the bread-peanut buttter-banana breakfasts either, heh.

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...already I've gone from "I might try it" to eating a low-carb breakfast and bringing my glucometer and dextrose tablets with me in case I get weird.

I already feel really good... Maybe it's because I drank more water than usual or more likely, the psychological thrill of trying something that might be really cool. ;)

Good for you, Dave. Good luck!