cyclist
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
You may also need to keep an eye on protein levels as well. I think recommended carbs for a ketogenic diet is well under 50g per day and more like 30. Protein I think is under 100g, but you should check. Sadly just getting a healthy bmi may only be half the job too. I'm 23 point something but still no breakthrough with BG levels.
Jim, you are my weight loss hero! Congratulations on getting your BG back to normal too and off meds and insulin! Amazing achievement. Well done.Thanks @vit90 - BG numbers are great - constantly 4's and 5's - no longer on meds and thankfully off insulin. HbA1c six months ago was 5.7 and just now in March 5.4.
I'll be brutally honest - I could do with losing a couple more kilos but starting to get a bit of saggy skin. BMI of 26.2 isn't so bad so happy to maintain my weight as it is. Been low carbing for nearly four months now and weight has stayed the same.
Cheers
Jim
Thanks @Ellie-70Jim, you are my weight loss hero! Congratulations on getting your BG back to normal too and off meds and insulin! Amazing achievement. Well done.
Thanks @vit90 - BG numbers are great - constantly 4's and 5's - no longer on meds and thankfully off insulin. HbA1c six months ago was 5.7 and just now in March 5.4.
I'll be brutally honest - I could do with losing a couple more kilos but starting to get a bit of saggy skin. BMI of 26.2 isn't so bad so happy to maintain my weight as it is. Been low carbing for nearly four months now and weight has stayed the same.
Cheers
Jim
Lucky you with the no sagging. I was pretty big at just under 18 stone.I'm fortunate in a sense in that despite losing 21-22kg since my heaviest I have no saggy issues. But although my BMI is 23.7 currently I'm not yet seeing any breakthrough in BGs (getting consistently into the 4s), which have actually increased a bit in recent weeks, basically since halting the diet because of travels. Now aiming to get my BMI close to 22 or even lower if necessary after I get back from another trip next week. Could be another 4-6 weeks on 800 calories a day...
Lucky you with the no sagging. I was pretty big at just under 18 stone.
A BMI of 23.7 is pretty good and if your BG's are in the 4's then all is well.
You don't want to go too low.
I'd be more than happy with your figures.
about a year and a half now ive gone from 16.10 to 12.0 St and i still seem to be loosing weight now im not entirely sure how to stop it. or when it might balance out this was mostly done via low carbing but im less strict than i was now and am still dropping weight
Im a T 1 BMI is now sitting around 23, i had exilent control till about 6 months ago and have been having issues ever since, though it never spikes long enough to cause DKA or any of those symptomsHow are your BG levels and what's your BMI? I was almost 16 stone in 2006, then dropped to 13 1/2 stone over a period of about three years and stayed there until last summer and was diagnosed officially in November, by which time I had already sensed what was happening and started to lose more weight. I have now lost a stone and a half (now at 12 stone) since the summer but looks like I could have to lose another stone.
Im a T 1 BMI is now sitting around 23, i had exilent control till about 6 months ago and have been having issues ever since, though it never spikes long enough to cause DKA or any of those symptoms
With the Weight Loss my Insulin Resistance has significantly decressed and continues to do so,im finding less and less insulin is required for the same carbs, issue being its a moving target.
Vit - as I understand it, BMI recommendations differ across groups of the population, with Healthy BMI for those of "Asian" heritage having an upper ceiling of 23, so your genetics may mean you require a bit more trimming.I'm fortunate in a sense in that despite losing 21-22kg since my heaviest I have no saggy issues. But although my BMI is 23.7 currently I'm not yet seeing any breakthrough in BGs (getting consistently into the 4s), which have actually increased a bit in recent weeks, basically since halting the diet because of travels. Now aiming to get my BMI close to 22 or even lower if necessary after I get back from another trip next week. Could be another 4-6 weeks on 800 calories a day...
Vit - as I understand it, BMI recommendations differ across groups of the population, with Healthy BMI for those of "Asian" heritage having an upper ceiling of 23, so your genetics may mean you require a bit more trimming.
Haha No, my Pancreas has had it in entirety, ive been T1 since i was 12, my background insulin has increased recently as wellCould you be an extreme T2 instead of T1 now you have lost weight?
small milestone for me today. 5 stone loss over 8 and a half months.
halfway to my goal. hopefully, will eventually get there within the next 12 months..
cheers Vit!!Fantastic - well done. A rather big milestone if you ask me