First blood results since diagnosis following a Keto diet

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SusyQ2

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I was diagnosed as T2 in January this year. My initial results were BS 11.5, HBAIC 56 & cholesterol 5.7. Blood pressure was 190/90 & I weighed 15.6 stone!!!. I read about the Keto & LCHF diets a month later & decided to give Keto a try. For 2 months I consumed 20gms of carbs per day with 16 hour intermittent fasting. My blood results in March were BS 5.8, HBIAC 43 & cholesterol 5.1, blood pressure was normal ( I didn't take the meds they prescribed) & I lost just over a stone :) Happy days! I was quite chuffed with this result, however the DN wanted to put me on meds for Cholesterol which I refused as I think this will keep going down in line with everything else.
I'm now eating between 20-40 grams of carbs a day. I have eggs & bacon every morning, fried in lard! My BS are usually around 4 - 4.5 for the day maybe rising to 5.5 after dinner for a while. I haven't eaten any bread, pasta, rice, cakes, KFC (sob sob) or biscuits & I feel great. I'm never hungry in between meals & if I do get peckish then baby bell is my snack of choice. I now weigh 13.13 stone.
I definitely couldn't have done this without a monitoring kit & the inspiration I found on here to give it a try, so a big old thank you to you all... :)
 
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AM1874 said:
Hi @SusyQ2 ..
Well done and many congrats on your excellent results .. I agree with you 100% about diet, exercise and the inspiration found on this forum
I have my meeting with Nursie on 25th and I hope that my results are similar to yours ..
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Thank you AM1874 :) & good luck with your results... Your stats look great already, well done!
 
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Congratulations on finding the courage to take the step towards your keto journey.
 
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Congratulations @SusyQ2 great results.

I'm also following a low carb diet and exercising more. Next HbA1c will be in early June and hoping for a drop.
 
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SusyQ2 said:
Hi
I was diagnosed as T2 in January this year. My initial results were BS 11.5, HBAIC 56 & cholesterol 5.7. Blood pressure was 190/90 & I weighed 15.6 stone!!!. I read about the Keto & LCHF diets a month later & decided to give Keto a try. For 2 months I consumed 20gms of carbs per day with 16 hour intermittent fasting. My blood results in March were BS 5.8, HBIAC 43 & cholesterol 5.1, blood pressure was normal ( I didn't take the meds they prescribed) & I lost just over a stone :) Happy days! I was quite chuffed with this result, however the DN wanted to put me on meds for Cholesterol which I refused as I think this will keep going down in line with everything else.
I'm now eating between 20-40 grams of carbs a day. I have eggs & bacon every morning, fried in lard! My BS are usually around 4 - 4.5 for the day maybe rising to 5.5 after dinner for a while. I haven't eaten any bread, pasta, rice, cakes, KFC (sob sob) or biscuits & I feel great. I'm never hungry in between meals & if I do get peckish then baby bell is my snack of choice. I now weigh 13.13 stone.
I definitely couldn't have done this without a monitoring kit & the inspiration I found on here to give it a try, so a big old thank you to you all... :)
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Great news Suzy, if you take a look at my signature it records the changes in composition of cholesterol from starting figure of 5.5 down to 3.9 few months later . It would be interesting to do a comparison of the componenet parts - I agree with you that the cholesterol is likely to carry on getting better .
 
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Wow that's amazing xxx
 
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Is anyone on here T1 & following this diet? I've been T1 for 26 years and would like to try this but don't even know where to begin....
 
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CherryAA said:
Great news Suzy, if you take a look at my signature it records the changes in composition of cholesterol from starting figure of 5.5 down to 3.9 few months later . It would be interesting to do a comparison of the componenet parts - I agree with you that the cholesterol is likely to carry on getting better .
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Thank you CherryAA :) WOW!! you have done really well, thanks for sharing all the info x
 
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iklpixi said:
Is anyone on here T1 & following this diet? I've been T1 for 26 years and would like to try this but don't even know where to begin....
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Hi, I started with looking at the info on www.ruled.me There is a ketogenic food list on there, a great place to start. There is also a forum on here with lots of useful info :)
 
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iklpixi said:
Is anyone on here T1 & following this diet? I've been T1 for 26 years and would like to try this but don't even know where to begin....
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There is a section for Type 1's and keto on the ketogenic forum
https://www.ketogenicforums.com
You have to join as it is in a restricted health area so not available for all and sundry to view. But the people there are very helpful and knowledgeable.
 
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We call bacon and eggs for breakfast 'Dr Atkins revenge' - and I was thinking of having a tee shirt printed with my HDL/LDL ratio and the 'ideal' comment it got when I checked it.
 
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