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<blockquote data-quote="worrywart" data-source="post: 882506" data-attributes="member: 45687"><p>UPDATE</p><p></p><p>So thursday, friday saturday i struggled to keep my numbers in range despite starting on saturday my 7 day experiment consuming only phase 1 green smoothies. Saturday afternoon i drank a pathetic cabbage & onion smoothie, my peak after 1 hour was 9.0 and 8.3 2 hours after eating. My ketones went through the roof to around ~80mg/dl (ketoacidosis) so i decided to go to A&E. At this point i had resigned myself to thinking i was going on insulin and despite all my raw vegan efforts, it hadnt worked. After a few hours at A&E they rechecked my blood sugars which had now dropped to 6.2 mmol 3 hours after the pathetic smoothie and they deemed me too low to take action. They did all sorts of blood tests and said they were all coming back fine. Also they "looked" at my high ketones and made the assumption they were only because of my restricted diet (total BS) and discharged me about 7pm. I didnt eat that night due to fear and went 18hours fasting until sunday morning.</p><p></p><p>Now this is were it gets weird....</p><p></p><p>Sunday morning fasting was 3.8mmol, 2 hours after 2 phase 1 smoothies (double the amount that yesterday blew my head off) i was 5.7mmol. Throughout the day my numbers got better and better and Ketones started to lower. Today (monday) is the similar - 3.5 mmol fasting and good numbers in the 4.X-5.4 range 2 hours after eating. I went to see my GP this morning and told him the whole thing, he explained i might have had a virus/infection (unlikely) or that it was my anxiety that caused the raised BS and all the upset. I know anxiety does cause elevated BS bu the fact of the matter was last thursday i was not anxious and got a 9.0 3 hours after eating a basic salad. Like all good GP's he only told me to come back when i was over 7 mmol fasting and 14 two hours after eating. As if im going to wait until it gets that bad to do something....</p><p></p><p>Im open to the possibility i might have/had a virus but i think more than likely my pancreas was struggling and possibly on its last breath. All i can say is that im glad my little smoothie experiment appears to be working (touching wood here) and i will continue this for the next 4 days before going back to stage 1 for 1-3 months depending on how i feel / how my numbers hold up. </p><p></p><p>FYI i also added some new supplements to my standard intake which may have helped. These are:</p><p>Shilajit extract</p><p>Gymnema sylvestre</p><p>Chromium</p><p>Bean pod tea before each meal</p><p></p><p>If i maintain good BS levels and eventually go back to "normal" i will never doubt the raw vegan diet again</p><p></p><p>Fingers crossed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worrywart, post: 882506, member: 45687"] UPDATE So thursday, friday saturday i struggled to keep my numbers in range despite starting on saturday my 7 day experiment consuming only phase 1 green smoothies. Saturday afternoon i drank a pathetic cabbage & onion smoothie, my peak after 1 hour was 9.0 and 8.3 2 hours after eating. My ketones went through the roof to around ~80mg/dl (ketoacidosis) so i decided to go to A&E. At this point i had resigned myself to thinking i was going on insulin and despite all my raw vegan efforts, it hadnt worked. After a few hours at A&E they rechecked my blood sugars which had now dropped to 6.2 mmol 3 hours after the pathetic smoothie and they deemed me too low to take action. They did all sorts of blood tests and said they were all coming back fine. Also they "looked" at my high ketones and made the assumption they were only because of my restricted diet (total BS) and discharged me about 7pm. I didnt eat that night due to fear and went 18hours fasting until sunday morning. Now this is were it gets weird.... Sunday morning fasting was 3.8mmol, 2 hours after 2 phase 1 smoothies (double the amount that yesterday blew my head off) i was 5.7mmol. Throughout the day my numbers got better and better and Ketones started to lower. Today (monday) is the similar - 3.5 mmol fasting and good numbers in the 4.X-5.4 range 2 hours after eating. I went to see my GP this morning and told him the whole thing, he explained i might have had a virus/infection (unlikely) or that it was my anxiety that caused the raised BS and all the upset. I know anxiety does cause elevated BS bu the fact of the matter was last thursday i was not anxious and got a 9.0 3 hours after eating a basic salad. Like all good GP's he only told me to come back when i was over 7 mmol fasting and 14 two hours after eating. As if im going to wait until it gets that bad to do something.... Im open to the possibility i might have/had a virus but i think more than likely my pancreas was struggling and possibly on its last breath. All i can say is that im glad my little smoothie experiment appears to be working (touching wood here) and i will continue this for the next 4 days before going back to stage 1 for 1-3 months depending on how i feel / how my numbers hold up. FYI i also added some new supplements to my standard intake which may have helped. These are: Shilajit extract Gymnema sylvestre Chromium Bean pod tea before each meal If i maintain good BS levels and eventually go back to "normal" i will never doubt the raw vegan diet again Fingers crossed [/QUOTE]
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