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My reply here is a general reply, not to this thread.When I saw this topic, I was so excited. I thought maybe someone here will be able to explain why I haven't been able to get my glucose levels down into the normal range after following the LCHF diet for a little more than 3 weeks. And now, I'm crying...
My first glucose reading was 282 mm/dL (15.7 mmol/l). It took me two days to get Bernstein's book, a meter, and the right foods to start the diet.
On day 1 my fasting glucose was 254 mm/dL (14.1 mmol/l), weight was 157 pounds (71 kilograms ). Today is day 27. Fasting glucose was 146 mm/dL (8.1 mmol/l); 2 hours post breakfast 137 mm/dL (7.6 mmol/l); 2 hours post lunch 144 mm/dL (8 mmol/l); weight 152 pounds (67 kilograms).
I'm in ketosis. I've lost 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms), I am making all my food from scratch, weighing it, and figuring out the carbs, fats, and protein and am staying under 40 grams of carbs. I'm drinking water. And I'm now adding sodium. I space meals 4 hours apart, and I have a snack before bed. I'm testing myself 7 times a day. I'm walking 1 - 2 miles a day, or every other day.
My lowest reading to date is 123 mg/dL (6.8 mmol/l). Goal is 83 mg/dL (4.6 mmol/l)
I don't know why it's taking so long. I've been diabetic/prediabetic for at least 10 years, untreated. It began with being hypoglycemic 35 years ago. 3 or 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with gluten sensitivity which eliminated some grains from my diet. I've never taken a diabetes medication, nor am I now. I'm assuming that I'm more insulin resistant now.
I think you all are nice, well meaning people, but I have to say many of these posts have no place on a support forum. We all are unique individuals who respond differently to diet. I'm doing a lot of reading right now, and I'm listening to lectures as I come across them. I will figure this out, and when I do, I'll let you all know.
Going to make dinner now.
Winnie, well done on bringing your numbers down. If you have been running undiagnosed for years, your body is likely to hang onto the higher numbers for dear life, and that could be impacting on the rate you decrease.
However, to my main point. On forums like this, I think it's important to ask the difficult, sometimes uncomfortable questions, as they spark debate and passion, and really bring out some wonderful information. If we all sit around being nice to each other all day, we descend into a sea of blandness and apathy. Challenge is what brings progress, in everything. Sometimes the most difficult questions and challenges bring about the most profound results.
Of course there are times when topics can be a bit too "left field" or deliberately hurtful or provocative, but they are usually dealt with by Admin (as well as some that are just getting going, in my view, but that's a whole different story). This place has given me a huge amount of support over the time I have been diagnosed, and I have learned as much here as I have anywhere else; from people who know what it is to live with this confounded condition.
Of course, I appreciate people are often feeling vulnerable and perhaps very sensitive at their point of diagnosis, but in a forum with many, many members, not every thread or post will sit comfortably with all members. That situation in itself would be extremely unhealthy, in my view.
Keep up your good work.