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So I thought I would break out from the introductions forum and start this thread, mainly as a log of my attempt to deal with my newly diagnosed diabetes through lifestyle changes, hopefully! The newcastle diet will serve as a kick start to this.
I was diagnosed on Tuesday after I received a meter I had ordered owing to a few clues that were nagging on my mind that something wasn't quite right. The first result was 24.8 and after advice from this forum contacted my doctor who basically told me over the phone I was diabetic. Wednesday and Thursday I switched to water, salads and vegetable soups. Today I started on the newcastle diet. My readings have been between 16 and 13.5 since Wednesday morning.
I am familiar with very similiar diets (hospital administered lipotrim) and have come across high protein diets before and have been an advocate for them previously when i have been successful with weight loss. However, I never stuck to them and regrettably, I ended up here (no offence lol)
So, today I started by gathering together my remaining slimmm shakes from previous efforts and getting organised. I had a "the biggest loser" bar at 201 calories and comparable carb and protein content to the shakes, then a shake and have just eaten my evening meal of 3 sticks of celery and 3 heads of broccoli (kitchen scales have ran out of battery power so this is a guesstimate as to the quantity required)
As the calories vary between 200 and circa 220 dependant upon the flavour I will have two shakes per day and make up the calories via vegetables in my evening meal. Some days i may have three shakes and no vegetables, just mix it up a bit to try and get through such an extreme diet.
I will include the nutritional info for the summer berries flavour and choc mint flavour so you are able to compare and contrast with the other shakes available (and suggest any better ones if you can?)
Summer Berries Slimmm shake:
55g serving pack
211 kcals
20g protein
2.1g fat (1.0g saturates)
26.8g carbs (22.9g sugars)
Choc Mint Slimmm shake:
55g serving pack
20 9kcals
20.3 protein
2.2g fat (1.1g saturates)
25.4g carbs (23.1g sugars)
I am not really liking the level of carbs contained therein but they do seem to be a much of a muchness between these, slim fast, asda's own brand shakes etc so I don't think such a drastic diet overall, will be hampered to any great extent by whichever meal replacement shake we choose... but if I am wrong, I would like to hear it please.
Exercise has been a big issue for me since I have not left the house in circa 16 months, again though, with my desire pre diagnosis to lose weight i acquired a rowing machine. I have yet to use it, but it will become the central plank of my exercise regime over the coming weeks and months.
So I think that is about it, I will take a reading and post it up as a baseline with which to compare future progress against.
Ok, it is reading as 13.4mmol which also happens to be my lowest reading yet yay.
*edit* I have just taken a bedtime test (even though i will be up for another two hours perhaps yet) and the reading is 10.9, another new record lol
I was diagnosed on Tuesday after I received a meter I had ordered owing to a few clues that were nagging on my mind that something wasn't quite right. The first result was 24.8 and after advice from this forum contacted my doctor who basically told me over the phone I was diabetic. Wednesday and Thursday I switched to water, salads and vegetable soups. Today I started on the newcastle diet. My readings have been between 16 and 13.5 since Wednesday morning.
I am familiar with very similiar diets (hospital administered lipotrim) and have come across high protein diets before and have been an advocate for them previously when i have been successful with weight loss. However, I never stuck to them and regrettably, I ended up here (no offence lol)
So, today I started by gathering together my remaining slimmm shakes from previous efforts and getting organised. I had a "the biggest loser" bar at 201 calories and comparable carb and protein content to the shakes, then a shake and have just eaten my evening meal of 3 sticks of celery and 3 heads of broccoli (kitchen scales have ran out of battery power so this is a guesstimate as to the quantity required)
As the calories vary between 200 and circa 220 dependant upon the flavour I will have two shakes per day and make up the calories via vegetables in my evening meal. Some days i may have three shakes and no vegetables, just mix it up a bit to try and get through such an extreme diet.
I will include the nutritional info for the summer berries flavour and choc mint flavour so you are able to compare and contrast with the other shakes available (and suggest any better ones if you can?)
Summer Berries Slimmm shake:
55g serving pack
211 kcals
20g protein
2.1g fat (1.0g saturates)
26.8g carbs (22.9g sugars)
Choc Mint Slimmm shake:
55g serving pack
20 9kcals
20.3 protein
2.2g fat (1.1g saturates)
25.4g carbs (23.1g sugars)
I am not really liking the level of carbs contained therein but they do seem to be a much of a muchness between these, slim fast, asda's own brand shakes etc so I don't think such a drastic diet overall, will be hampered to any great extent by whichever meal replacement shake we choose... but if I am wrong, I would like to hear it please.
Exercise has been a big issue for me since I have not left the house in circa 16 months, again though, with my desire pre diagnosis to lose weight i acquired a rowing machine. I have yet to use it, but it will become the central plank of my exercise regime over the coming weeks and months.
So I think that is about it, I will take a reading and post it up as a baseline with which to compare future progress against.
Ok, it is reading as 13.4mmol which also happens to be my lowest reading yet yay.
*edit* I have just taken a bedtime test (even though i will be up for another two hours perhaps yet) and the reading is 10.9, another new record lol