Best thing I have ever done...no.more fatigue...no.more blurred vision....no.more. mood swings...steady..blood readings....one wee tiny injection in my thigh after tea.....brilliant
I agree. I have been on insulin now for just over a month, still taking my tablets too. My practice is not that brill and the diabetic nurse is not that informed, so when I ask or try to discuss stuff she listens but doesn't really know how to advice, so says talk to the GP, but he is limited in his knowledge. Having a buddy would be so helpful on so many levels!!
I take 68 u Lantus at night, approx 24 units NovRapid before each meal or snack. A1C 6.1. I eat what I like including donuts deserts. Eating is one of the great joys of life.
I think you are doing the right thing by supporting your partner in LC HF eating. The problem with insulin for type 2 diabetics is it makes our insulin resistance WORSE, so even when your blood sugars come down, the disease is still progressing. Have you read or viewed Dr. Jason Fung? He is my hero : ) I started with a fasting blood sugar of 268 (about 14.9). Within 36 to 48 hours of very low carb, high fat eating my fasting blood sugar had dropped into the 160's (9.0) range. It's taken another 12 weeks or so, but my fasting blood sugar is now under 125 (6.9).... and going lower. All without medication. Also, my depression has significantly decreased, and the neuropathy in my legs is about 80 percent gone, something I was told by the endocrinologist could not be reversed, no matter what I ate or how much I exercised, the best I could hope for was slowing the progression. Yeah, right. This is why I would not trust a doctor's advice on this issue.
Thanks for your reply. You have reassured me that I am going the right way. I have seen videos by Dr Tony, but haven't watched any yet. I've seen a lot by Dr Eric Berg and he's good too. He explains things very clearly, I have learned a lot. Thank goodness for the internet eh! If we were left with UST the advice we get from hospitals and GPs we'd be floundering around I the dark. You have done really well with your weight and blood results. We see the specialist at the hospital in a few weeks time so it will be handy to be able to quote other people who have improved their results. He said to me last time "Well, whatever you're doing, keep doing it." Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
Magisham, today, for the first time, my morning fasting blood sugar was under 100 (98 on my meter, about, about 5.4 on yours.) This was so encouraging to me. I had gotten down to about 120 - 125 (6.7 to 7.1) but then it bounced up again to around 7.5 to 8.0 -- discouraging, as I was eating the same. I did make one change, I stopped drinking coffee (with cream) all day long, limiting myself to when I wake up and when I eat in the early evening. Even though heavy cream has very few carbohydrates, I think nursing on carbs all day, even in this small amount, was stalling me. Maybe it was just that my body adjusted, like a tipping point.... or maybe both. It was hard to give up all day coffee, as that has been my habit since my late teens, that's 40 years ago! But I couldn't think of anything else that was causing it.
Thanks once again. Interesting that Dr Fung is a nephrologist (from the Greek, nephro, meaning kidney, as my partner would say! He is Cypriot, but exactly like the old dad in the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding") because my partner had a new kidney 2 years ago, which is partly why I am so keen to get the diabetes under control. It came on after the operation and they said it is partly to do with the anti-rejection drugs. Unfortunately, the meds he's on also give him an appetite, so we have a few extra hurdles. However, we are not doing too bad at the moment. I will watch the Dr Fung lectures as soon as I can. Off to my mum's for a few days and no internet there. Will watch them as soon as I get back. Thanks again for your support.
Hi Magisham. After I posted I remembered Dr Fung writing, somewhere in all those blog posts, that the only time we need to be concerned/ extra cautious with high protein intake is when we have severe kidney disease. LC HF is still fine, but the amount of protein has to be considered.... I wish I could be more help on the details. Like so much else in life, since it didn't affect me directly I just noted it without paying all that much attention to the details.... sometimes I think that's why we have this trouble or that in our lives, so we can understand others better! I hope you have a great visit with your mum <3
Hi. Back from my visit. Had a very nice time and managed to see quite a few of my family and friends too. Have watched 3 of Dr Fung's videos already. Can't wait to see the rest of them now any have sent the link to a couple of friends too. Try to keep the protein not too high in each meal e.g. moderate size piece of meat, etc. Never know whether I am doing good or bad. So difficult to focus on heart, kidney and diabetes at the same time. Seeing diabetic specialist next week so will see what he has to say. He knows about the other issues. Thanks for your interest.
