Hey Liz, Many kidney issues are a result of disfunction in the glucose/insulin metabolism. Fasting glucose is an insensitive indicator. One approach is to get a decent glucometer, such as the Contour Next (my T1 friends use this) and test an hour after typical meals and see what you get (you can get strips off eBay for around $25/100). I like to keep my after meal readings to <105 mg/dL,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
------------------------------------------------------- > Shannon Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- then take up to a total of 1,500mg a day of potassium gluconate I presume Shannon means up to 1,500 mg/day of potassium as gluconate which is 1.5 g/day of potassium and 15-99mg servings. smackman Wrote: . > To make a long story short,, there is 275by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mike, If you put the image file on something like Google Drive and then get the URL of the file, it should work. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ginny, If you've been in afib some time, it is really unlikely a med will convert you to NSR. Electro cardioversion may work, but I'd say it is a long shot. 12 years ago, I was first in afib and having a discussion with an EP about cardioversion. He said he'd do it but he didn't have a good plan to keep me in NSR after. I'd had afib for a few months and this wasby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lynn, I assume the 120's to 140's is new? If it is transient, perhaps let it be. Are you symptomatic at these rates? From my understanding the issue with high rates is when they are persistent. Many "normals" exercise at these rates for long duration training for endurance races. I believe that the issue with high rates and cardiomyopathy is when they are continuousby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hey Shannon, If it were determined that there is an LAA problem, would it make sense to do LAA ligation rather than ablating the LAA and just be done with it? Not that I'm currently in that boat, the question just occurred to me. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
A good primer on fasting (or intermittent feeding) is a series by Toronto doc, Jason Fung. It starts here: <by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ben, First, I've been keto (or fat) adapted since Oct 2009. This means I'm off the glucose rollercoaster. Hence fasting for 22 hours (or several days) is no big deal. I don't take any meds. The only prescribed med I take is on-demand (or PIP) flecainide for my infrequent afib (2 episodes in over 3 years). Yes I eat all my calories in 2 hours. I do take 1/2 of my magnesiumby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marsh, You are welcome. I should note that I followed a low-fat vegan diet for many years. I had wonderful lipid values, from a traditional perspective - like (all are mg/dL) TC 150, LDL-C 90, TG 60, HDL 45. What I also got was insulin resistant. Now, eating as I posted above, my lipids are higher, but I put them in the heart disease risk calculator and I would not be prescribed aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colin, My opinion is that insulin is the huge actor. See Ivor Cummings video. (he's an engineer trying to figure out "root cause" for himself) < More of his stuff is here: < My wife and I tested positive for the ApoE4 gene. Those who have it will really spike LDL-C with fat. Our doc (I've posted info here elsewhere) tests for this and 30% of his patients haby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Over the years, people have written in asking whether technology X is better than Y and whether they should ask doctor W to use such technology. My response was always to pick the very best doc you can and then let him/her use what he/she thinks is best. You are hiring them for their expertise. Still holds true. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Clay, I have cousin who's been a quad because of a spinal injury 36 years ago. He gets treated at Stanford, in fact they recently helped with deterioration by removing fragments from the original injury site. I forwarded this to him as there could be future applicability to his situation and he's already in their "system." Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for posting! I will try this. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam, For what it is worth, I have friends with Hashimotos who've improved their lot dramatically by following our doc's low lectin diet, linked here < Dr. Gundry says that the issue is the body attacking the thyroid and healing your gut is highly important. He says his diet will do this by a) avoiding things that screw up the gut and b) by eating things that improve the gut.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken, You can get an AliveCor device, if you have a smartphone < < My afib is infrequent, most recently, 2 - one hour episodes in 3 years. I use it most mornings, so if I get an episode that doesn't convert, I have a record that I haven't been out of rhythm very long to prove to the ER. You can easily see whether you have a "p" wave or not. However, all my epby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Murray, Wonderful!!!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daniel, "I also get twitchy leg fasiculations a lot lately. " How's your magnesium intake? Fasiculations in any muscles can be a sign you need more mag. When I first had afib, 12 years ago, these showed up on my eyebrow muscles. It took months of regular supplementation of mag to bowel tolerance before they went away. Of course I was also doing this to keep the afib atby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Keith, I don't have one, but use them if available. I've never had a problem with "city water" hot tubs or spas/pools fed by geothermal springs. In April, I alternated between 106 deg. F sulfur water pool and a 55 deg F swimming pool without issue. Earlier in the year, I spent a number of weeks at accommodations with city water and used the spas extensively. Howevby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Mike, You may recall Fran Ross's posts on MSG. A summary starts on page 4 here: < . Glad to here you are doing well! Cheers, Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Mattie, Welcome! Your stress induced afib sounds like an adrenergic trigger. < In his book, "Lone Atrial Fibrillation, Towards a Cure, (2002)" the founder of this site, Hans Larsen said (p 44): QuoteHans Larsen Handling an episode Most (56%) could feel an episode coming on. This again is good news as they may have enough time to abort the event by getting up and exercisby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you are keto-adapted, these night glucose issues go away, as your brain always has a good source of fuel. My goal is no food for at least 3 hours before bed, and I fast 22 hours/day. At the end of a 48 hour water fast a couple of weeks ago, my serum glucose was in the 50's, without any hypoglycemic issues whatsoever. I could have easily gone out and skied or rock climbed for 7 or 8 houby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
In this post: < , Lynda asked me to explain my caveat about keto diets for afibbers. For those who aren’t familiar. Here is a description of keto diets. This is by a type 1 diabetic, who is an MD and uses a keto diet to manage his diabetes: < It has to do with electrolyte shifts that occur when someone transitions into a ketogenic state. This is a low insulin state. When insulinby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Linda, Off to ski again - so I'll give a quick answer now & more complete one later. I think that a low insulin state is the most healthy overall, by far. However, the transition into a keto state does involve an electrolyte shift, especially if done rapidly. This can be a risky time for an afibber. If it you are a person that it doesn't take much to send you into afiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colin, I think a lot of BBCODE works < You should try & preview first. The IMG code is at the end of the link. So for an image or PDF, they need to be stored somewhere with a web link. You could use a DropBox or GoogleDrive account or a link to something someplace with a web address. I've done this - created a document on either, then generated a sharable link to use hereby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
As I posted elsewhere, I did manage to break a 17 month run of no afib, about 2 1/2 weeks ago. It was not without cause. I was skiing the the steeps, hard in glorious powder conditions. Skiing hard is not unusual - this was around day 40 for me this year. What was different is I did quite a bit of hiking on my skis at 13,000' to get a bit more elevation and to some untracked snow. I donby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Kristina, How about asking Natale's office if they have an EP they suggest in your area? As an aside, I referred the husband of a friend of my wife's to Natale. He had his (successful) ablation at the end of March. When they first arrived at St. Davids, a volunteer greeter asked them where they were from. They said, "Denver, CO." The greeter saidj, "Oh, youby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daniel, For immediate relief for your twitching calves, go to my posts on topical mag, linked here: < I've had friends use topical mag with good success. You can start with applying a supersaturated solution of epsom salt and water. One friend who's toes would "curl under" at the end of the day when she took her shoes off - fixed it right away. Oral mag is more cby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
"Carolyn Dean recommends a RBC test result above 6 so going by that measure, I'm low. " I did the Exatest 12 years ago and I was at the very low end of normal for mag. I haven't bothered to repeat as I know I have to supplement with magnesium to bowel tolerance to stay in afib remission. For me, this can be 3-5g/day of mag (I know this is very high for most). I did aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM