@S-Holmes
Thank you for replying. Could you point me to anywhere where there are guidelines regarding dosage and protocol that would be applicable to me? Thank you.

Hi everyone, I've just joined and I have finally finished reading the entire thread.

What a wonderful read it was and I sure would like to hop on the bandwagon and experiment but since I'm a type 2 diabetic I'm a bit apprehensive. I've been on BE diet for almost 8 months, got into it via The Energy Balance Podcast. It's been good but not revolutionary, I think it's due to the fact that my body is really messed up and as far as I understand it, getting to the type 2 diabetic level is pretty much the bottom level metabolically. I have a looooong way to go to climb back again.

My biggest worry is that my insulin resistance is kinda out of control. I take fast acting and long acting insulin and they don't work so I keep upping the dosages, which then also stop working and on and on. It's become a vicious cycle and I've gotten exhausted of watching it spin.
Along with my insulin resistance I also have a lot of edema, which apparently is also a sign of scraping the barrel metabolically wise.

I really need to get the insulin resistance under control and I wonder if adding dextrose might help?

My worry is that it might exacerbate my edema and ruin my eyes. Don't want that!

I'd appreciate everyone's input and again, I am no stranger to experimenting. I would be willing to try this glucose loading and report regularly.