Frunobulax@ Good to know about the triglycerides and diabetes. Runs in the family but I suspect the biggist driver is lifesyle choices. I've gotten my weight down to 135 from an all time high of 176 maybe. I also hate vegtibles but try to include them in every meal. Cut out virtually all the refined carbs like bread, flower, sugar and the likes.
If you want to learn about metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Sten Ekberg does some pretty good introductory videos on youtube on a number of subjects. Very calm and very solid scientifically. Weight is actually not the biggest issue, about 40% of slim people are metabolically sick and in risk of becoming diabetic. But losing weight is good nevertheless.
Personally I don't think there is anything wrong with a carnivore diet if you don't like veggies. Very good videos on youtube from a lot of different people for carnivore. I'm mostly carnivore with only some limited amount of veggies and salad, and it has helped me. I plan to go full carnivore for a couple of months soon, as a way to detox from plant chemical warfare (lectins, oxalates and whatnot).
I often wonder if my toxic expousures have sensitized me maybe to my mercury fillings. I'm just not willing to go after them without a lot of evidence pointing at this.
There is a reason for your ME/CFS, and you'll have to find it to treat yourself efficiently. It can be any environmental toxin like mould, chemicals in paint and varnish, insecticides, pesticides, heavy metals, virtually anything. But amalgam does cause serious symptoms for a lot of people, so my personal recommendation would be to get rid of it asap. You do have an ME, and most people with ME have some issue with their natural ability to detoxify, so avoiding all toxins (even in small amounts) is a very good idea if you ask me.
I'd go for ceramic fillings as any metals can cause problems. Not sure what the cost is in the US, here in Europe they are fairly cheap (you can get decent ones covered by insurance or really good ones where you pay about a hundred bucks per filling). Many people become allergic to nickel, and nickel is part of pretty much any metal that is used inside your body, including gold fillings and titanium joints/crews that are usually used in surgery. Some people react to titanium too. I did have serious foot surgery and had to get rid of the screes after just 4 months because they hurt like hell -- I know today that my immune system reacts moderately to titanium, which was probably the reason. I also had my 2 gold fillings removed because of that.
And as you are exposed to mercury I'd absolutely recommend getting yourself tested. (I wouldn't start detoxing/chelating without the diagnosis.) That's one of the reasons why I suggested to join that FB group: Mercury will often not show up in tests, as it's hidden in bones and lipid tissue so the blood content can be very low even for severely poisoned people. There are basically two ways to test for mercury (and other heavy metals):
(a, recommended) Do a hair test and have it evaluated in the Cutler group. If you have hidden mercury, then some other values will be out of whack (for example very low lithium). But I'm not an expert on that, there are some rules about identifying mercury (like 3 or 4 rules, and typically either all or none apply to a test) and the cutler group has some people that know these rules in and out, and they will have a look at your test. The good thing about this test is that it's risk free, just cut off some hair and mail it in to have it evaluated.
(b) Do a provocation test. Have yourself injected with a chelating agent (DMSA or DMPS), collect urine for some hours and if you have mercury or other HM then it will show up in your urine after that. The problem with that test is that it's risky: If you have serious exposition to HM then you can get permanently ill from this if the dose of the chelating agent is too high, I've personally experienced people go from some ME to becoming bedridden permanently. That of course only happens if you do have HM poisoning, and it's essential to get it out, but it's better to use very low doses for that. Therefore I'd always do the hair test first, and then a provocation test only if the hair test comes back negative.
I did it myself (both tests, I had amalgam fillings until 10 years ago) and I do not have hidden mercury, so the connection between amalgam und ME patients is not automatic. But then, other ME patients get better after chelating. And I do have some lead exposure (which showed up in the provocation test) which can cause kidney issues and high uric acid (which I have) so I'm chelating anyway.
Often wonder also about epoxy? People who work in industries that use epoxy in manufacturing get sensitivities to it. It's a recognized occupational hazard. And I built boats 5 years on and off during the early 80's.
I'm not a toxin specialist
I know that a lot of bad stuff gets stored in lipid cells, and losing weight can help for some people. The less fat cells, the less environmental toxins in your body. I think there are some doctors that will test fat samples (that have to be surgically removed) for a variety of toxins, but then, getting rid of that fat is a good idea anyway (one more reason for me going ketogenic diet) so I'm not bothering about the tests.
In the end it's best to rule out things one by one. Do the heavy metal tests, if they come up positive you know you'll need to work on that. If they come up negative, well, do the next test.
