In addition to GAD and ICA, I’ve been tested for ICA-512, mIAA, and ZnT8 but I’m waiting on those results.
Perhaps this comment was directed at another member, because I did not comment on how well-controlled most diabetics are, nor did I comment on the potential dangerousness of lows in the 50s…
If you have the chance, please update us with the results of these tests, if you feel comfortable doing so.
Sorry, we were discussing whether mild lows are worth worrying about, many people deal with much lower, more dangerous numbers. My point was that we would try to avoid a high like 160 even though it’s not super high and many people deal with much higher numbers (and I was given paperwork from a dietician claiming that <180 is an acceptable postprandial reading 
) I feel similarly about avoiding mild lows.
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those numbers look ok. you could bump your carbs up to 10% / 50g because your bloods are so good and you don’t have weight to lose. See if that helps with keeping it more level. The protein at 90g sounds good. later you may want to drop it to 80g, but it really is a non-issue.
it is possible, your body likes to sit between 60-100 and the 50 was a crook strip. see what happens when you bump the carbs.
this is normal BG
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php .
if you haven’t done so already, I would do a diary taking BG at bedtime, when I got up for a wee, when I wake up in the morning and 2 hrs after breakfast and before and after lunch and dinner. to take to your next appointment
So, I can answer that! The only way to know for sure is to have a DEXA scan and/or ultrasound of your liver and pancreas. The TOFI thing is really about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which can happen to otherwise healthy, fit people. NAFLD commonly goes along with “Metabolic Syndrome” and Type 2 diabetes.
“Body recomposition” can be very useful in addressing organ-fat. Eating at a slight caloric deficit while doing a lot of strength training can be effective for many people (according to my own experience and others online). It’s not as drastic as the “Newcastle” approach of radical dietary deficits and rapid weight loss, but you can definitely lose fat in the organs by eating low-carb, exercising a lot, and eating at a small deficit. It just takes time and patience.
Even though I’m not Type 2, I was a bit worried about the organ-fat myself, since I had borderline liver issues at diagnosis (originally misdiagnosed as T2). I dropped a few percentage points of body fat (20-17%) over five months eating at a 60/30/10 ratio (Fat/Prot/Carb) and a 700 kcal/week deficit. Although it hasn’t changed my glucose metabolism, my liver test numbers last week were great!
If you want to know more about TOFI and NAFLD than you’d ever want to, check out Dr. Peter Attia’s blog at eatingacademy.com.
