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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Up early again this morning, feeling good, and surprisingly not hungry at all. I hope to be eating this morning once the BG is in the right zone of under 5.0, and will be breaking my fast with either some salmon and raw veg, with some soft cheese and nuts, or eggs and bacon with mushrooms and kale or spinach. I will decide what to eat once I get there.
On an interesting side note, I noticed yesterday that my typing speed has increased a lot, especially when writing the first draft of anything, and I am making less typos when writing. My thoughts seems to be clearer and more organised and the speed of thinking I used to have when I was younger and fitter has come back. At the height of my symptoms when the diabetes was uncontrolled and as yet undiagnosed, I felt very fuzzy and struggled to think clearly. I think the fuzzy-headedness is a major reason why I had those symptoms for a while without connecting the dots and realising that I wasn't just a bit tired, but that there was something wrong with me. I struggled with writing last year, so I am very optimistic that I will be able to move things forward this year with my writing schedule.
I have a busy day ahead, so I am taking some time on waking to relax and rehydrate with a couple of glasses of water. I will be doing a reflexology session later today, and a meditation class tomorrow evening, so this is my part of the week for being mindful and calm. I am working on extending that period to the whole week, but it is early days yet. I have dealt with a lot of stress throughout my life, and I suspect that the stress and ensuing cortisol has played a major part in my developing diabetes.
I believe that dealing with the way I handle stress is a key part of the puzzle of how to control my condition and put it into remission, alongside diet and lifestyle changes.
I have just got back from my slightly stressful day. I am now on 5.6 matching the lowest I have been since just after 7am this morning. I am feeling good, but need a couple of glasses of water to rehydrate as I have been in the car a while. I thought the BG would come down way before now, but it looks like this fast may extend into tomorrow. I am fine with that, and still feeling good. If I start to feel unwell I will break the fast but so far it has been fairly easy. I have had a couple of coffees with a small amount of coconut cream in so far today.
According to The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung, the second day is the hardest. I have experienced any significant feelings of hunger, just a feeling of being a little peckish around 6.30pm, which disappeared quickly. I am at almost 50 hours fasting now and feel great. I will check my BG later before bed but it doesn't look like it is going to come down before tomorrow, so I may be breaking my fast with breakfast.
Day 10 - Weight: 114.5 kilos / BMI 37.3 / Waist to Height Ratio: 67%
6.08am - FBG: 5.2
7.08am - DP: 5.6
? - Under 5.0: Not happening tonight, but not hungry so OK
? - Pre-meal: ?
? - Post-meal (2hrs): ?
? - Post-meal (3 hrs): ?
10.58pm - Bedtime: 5.5
Meal: A couple of cups of coffee with a little coconut cream, all other fluids water.
Carbs: 6.6g
Protein: 3.2g
Fat: 26.2g
Cals: 275
Length of Fast: Still continuing from Monday night - now over 50 hours
Average BG Before Fast: 7.0
Today's Average BG Reading: 5.8
Breathalyser reading: 0.023% BAC
Interestingly the estimated HbA1c on the mySugr app has come down by around 0.2 - 0.4 points every day so far:
41.9 - Day 1 (baseline)
41.7 - Day 2
41.5 - Day 3
41.2 - Day 4
40.9 - Day 5
40.5 - Day 6
40.2 - Day 7
39.9 - Day 8
39.6 - Day 9
39.4 - Day 10
I suspect that doing more readings whilst intermittently fasting has probably skewed this a little downwards.
On an interesting side note, I noticed yesterday that my typing speed has increased a lot, especially when writing the first draft of anything, and I am making less typos when writing. My thoughts seems to be clearer and more organised and the speed of thinking I used to have when I was younger and fitter has come back. At the height of my symptoms when the diabetes was uncontrolled and as yet undiagnosed, I felt very fuzzy and struggled to think clearly. I think the fuzzy-headedness is a major reason why I had those symptoms for a while without connecting the dots and realising that I wasn't just a bit tired, but that there was something wrong with me. I struggled with writing last year, so I am very optimistic that I will be able to move things forward this year with my writing schedule.
I have a busy day ahead, so I am taking some time on waking to relax and rehydrate with a couple of glasses of water. I will be doing a reflexology session later today, and a meditation class tomorrow evening, so this is my part of the week for being mindful and calm. I am working on extending that period to the whole week, but it is early days yet. I have dealt with a lot of stress throughout my life, and I suspect that the stress and ensuing cortisol has played a major part in my developing diabetes.
I believe that dealing with the way I handle stress is a key part of the puzzle of how to control my condition and put it into remission, alongside diet and lifestyle changes.
I have just got back from my slightly stressful day. I am now on 5.6 matching the lowest I have been since just after 7am this morning. I am feeling good, but need a couple of glasses of water to rehydrate as I have been in the car a while. I thought the BG would come down way before now, but it looks like this fast may extend into tomorrow. I am fine with that, and still feeling good. If I start to feel unwell I will break the fast but so far it has been fairly easy. I have had a couple of coffees with a small amount of coconut cream in so far today.
According to The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung, the second day is the hardest. I have experienced any significant feelings of hunger, just a feeling of being a little peckish around 6.30pm, which disappeared quickly. I am at almost 50 hours fasting now and feel great. I will check my BG later before bed but it doesn't look like it is going to come down before tomorrow, so I may be breaking my fast with breakfast.
Day 10 - Weight: 114.5 kilos / BMI 37.3 / Waist to Height Ratio: 67%
6.08am - FBG: 5.2
7.08am - DP: 5.6
? - Under 5.0: Not happening tonight, but not hungry so OK
? - Pre-meal: ?
? - Post-meal (2hrs): ?
? - Post-meal (3 hrs): ?
10.58pm - Bedtime: 5.5
Meal: A couple of cups of coffee with a little coconut cream, all other fluids water.
Carbs: 6.6g
Protein: 3.2g
Fat: 26.2g
Cals: 275
Length of Fast: Still continuing from Monday night - now over 50 hours
Average BG Before Fast: 7.0
Today's Average BG Reading: 5.8
Breathalyser reading: 0.023% BAC
Interestingly the estimated HbA1c on the mySugr app has come down by around 0.2 - 0.4 points every day so far:
41.9 - Day 1 (baseline)
41.7 - Day 2
41.5 - Day 3
41.2 - Day 4
40.9 - Day 5
40.5 - Day 6
40.2 - Day 7
39.9 - Day 8
39.6 - Day 9
39.4 - Day 10
I suspect that doing more readings whilst intermittently fasting has probably skewed this a little downwards.
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