I started vegan diet 6 months ago (with Metformin max dose), glucose was OK ~7.5 AiC 6.7
Now my glucose is going up, I reduced my carb to ~100gr/day, but glucose still going up.
I would like to avoid going back to insulin.
What Can I do?
I started vegan diet 6 months ago (with Metformin max dose), glucose was OK ~7.5 AiC 6.7
Now my glucose is going up, I reduced my carb to ~100gr/day, but glucose still going up.
I would like to avoid going back to insulin.
What Can I do?
A year ago I switch to keto ,meat dairy eggs 35gr carb per day.
A1C went down to 6.1%, I got off insulin completely.
The first 4 months it was effective, A1c 6.7%
6 months ago I got concerned of so much animal fat and protein,
If I were you I'd try going back to keto since it seemed to be working.I am 15 years type 2 on 150 units of insulin per day A1C of 6.9%.
90 kg 61 y.o. no other relevant heath issues.
A year ago I switch to keto ,meat dairy eggs 35gr carb per day.
A1C went down to 6.1%, I got off insulin completely.
6 months ago I got concerned of so much animal fat and protein, switch to vegan.
Low fat high carb, moderate Protein, 2gr metformin.
The first 4 months it was effective, A1c 6.7%, last 2 months glucose started to creep up, to 8- 9.
I reduced carb to 100gr eating low carb veg tofu and avocado
last 2 months glucose continue to creep up, to 9-10.
I am 15 years type 2 on 150 units of insulin per day A1C of 6.9%.
90 kg 61 y.o. no other relevant heath issues.
A year ago I switch to keto ,meat dairy eggs 35gr carb per day.
A1C went down to 6.1%, I got off insulin completely.
6 months ago I got concerned of so much animal fat and protein, switch to vegan.
Low fat high carb, moderate Protein, 2gr metformin.
The first 4 months it was effective, A1c 6.7%, last 2 months glucose started to creep up, to 8- 9.
I reduced carb to 100gr eating low carb veg tofu and avocado
last 2 months glucose continue to creep up, to 9-10.
If you didn't switch to a vegan diet for ethical reasons of some sort, I wonder if it's worth you sticking with it?
I could no more eat a piece of meat, fish or dairy produce than fly, but I have my own reasons and because of that it's worth me sticking to a vegan whole-food lifestyle. If you're eating vegan junk food (and there's a frightening amount available) and do want to stick with the lifestyle, then it might be worth your switching to a more whole food based diet? Junk food of any type is scarily high carb. It is certainly possible to get good glucose control with a vegan diet but you do have to work at it.
I eat masses of vegetables and salad, just a little fruit, and a goodly amount of tofu flavoured in various ways. Lots of other stuff too, but I don't eat much of the high carb foodstuffs.
I started vegan diet 6 months ago (with Metformin max dose), glucose was OK ~7.5 AiC 6.7
Now my glucose is going up, I reduced my carb to ~100gr/day, but glucose still going up.
I would like to avoid going back to insulin.
What Can I do?
I see no slagging off or negativity of the choice to be vegan, I see supportive comment on the way a vegan lifestyle can affect type 2 diabetics, and suggestions.I've never bothered posting in this veggie/vegan forum before simply because of the comments slagging of my life choices. I probably won't bother again either. I thought this particular forum would be a safe haven but I see I am wrong.
I agree. Some amount of dietary fat intake is essential to be alive. We humans cannot function with no fat in our diet.Everything I have read so far about being vegetarian / vegan and diets to reduce insulin resistance etc, also requires a complete removal of fat from the diet as well - and I mean almost down to 0.
There are numerous sites, articles and social media content out there on the subject, but it seems hard to fathom.
Everything I have read so far about being vegetarian / vegan and diets to reduce insulin resistance etc, also requires a complete removal of fat from the diet as well - and I mean almost down to 0.
There are numerous sites, articles and social media content out there on the subject, but it seems hard to fathom.