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- Type of diabetes
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The aftermath of the OGTT (or the carbs ahead of that) has been interesting.
I do at least have an answer about whether it is weight loss (as theorized by Dr. Taylor - unsupported by his data) or the diet. After 6 weeks of fasting BG in the below 5.0 range, it has been hovering right about 5.6 since the OGTT (with the rest of the day higher as well). My weight has not changed, so it is not a weight-related change for the past 6 weeks.
I haven't sorted out 16:8 fasting v. higher calories (Aside from the 3 days immediately after ending the 6-week blood sugar diet experiment) I'm eating about the same quantity of carbs - but about 400 more calories, primarily from fat.) If I have surgery on Tuesday, as planned, I won't have time to sort it out before then. If surgery is delayed until a week from Tuesday, I may return to the 16:8 fasting to give my liver a chance to clear out the glycogen stores.
As to that pesky little cancer thing -
I have now had two additional biopsies. One negative. As to the second one, the doctors know the results - but I don't yet because of limited access to phones on Friday. I should know first thing tomorrow.
The options are:
No new cancer - lumpectomy Tuesday followed by radiation.
New cancer -
I do at least have an answer about whether it is weight loss (as theorized by Dr. Taylor - unsupported by his data) or the diet. After 6 weeks of fasting BG in the below 5.0 range, it has been hovering right about 5.6 since the OGTT (with the rest of the day higher as well). My weight has not changed, so it is not a weight-related change for the past 6 weeks.
I haven't sorted out 16:8 fasting v. higher calories (Aside from the 3 days immediately after ending the 6-week blood sugar diet experiment) I'm eating about the same quantity of carbs - but about 400 more calories, primarily from fat.) If I have surgery on Tuesday, as planned, I won't have time to sort it out before then. If surgery is delayed until a week from Tuesday, I may return to the 16:8 fasting to give my liver a chance to clear out the glycogen stores.
As to that pesky little cancer thing -
I have now had two additional biopsies. One negative. As to the second one, the doctors know the results - but I don't yet because of limited access to phones on Friday. I should know first thing tomorrow.
The options are:
No new cancer - lumpectomy Tuesday followed by radiation.
New cancer -
- Staining back by Tuesday & the same kind of cancer - mastectomy (and no radiation).
- Staining back by Tuesday & a different (less well-behaved) cancer - chemo first, then surgery (type unspecified, but likely a mastectomy).
- Staining not back by Tuesday - surgery delayed a week & then one of the above options.