david1968
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Sounds like you're heading in the right direction - keep up the good work!
How do you manage counting all them carbs I do not think i could manage that regime but seems like a good way to lower BG L
I got my HbA1c result back today - after 4 months of LCHF since diagnosis, I have gone from 82 to 42!
Today I had my first reading in the 4s since the summer, and only my 5th reading in that range since I began testing.
I am currently eating one meal a day plus a snack of nuts, cheese and olives if necessary, and have increased my exercise over the last week.
I am eating under 5 a day for veggies and mainly raw vegetables rather than cooked, as they seem better for the blood sugar for me. Plenty of fats and moderate protein, and lots of water.
After a very unproductive summer due to fatigue caused by blood pressure medication making exercise difficult and energy levels low, I feel like I am turning a corner. I have dropped around 10 pounds in weight over the last few weeks, and feel a lot better all round, with much better energy levels at the moment.
My doctor said that he would like to see if my lifestyle changes can continue to bring the blood pressure down without medication as it had big side effects for me, and I will be doing another HbA1c test in February, and a review of the blood pressure situation, with self monitoring of BP in the mean-time.
He was extremely pleased with my progress from a HbA1c of 82 on diagnosis in April this year, to 42 on re-testing in August.
My challenge for myself now is to continue to lose weight, exercise and lower the BG and BP with my lifestyle changes.
Congratulations. It’s inspiring to read.
Can you speak to side effects on BP meds?
the side effects were extreme exhaustion, to the point where I was asleep most of the time and had no energy to do anything. The second lot of medication had this effect after the first tablet, while the first lot took a few days to get to this point.Congratulations. It’s inspiring to read.
Can you speak to side effects on BP meds?
Welcome back to the fold and you are doing great...I am at the end of week 2 for my 2019 attempt to get the weight off. I decided that a combination of very low carb and calorie restriction would be the best bet to shift some weight quickly, in a version of the Newcastle Diet with real food.
The protocol is between 800-1200 calories per day, eating when I am hungry, with around 200 calories in above ground vegetables.
Otherwise very low carb, and plenty of water. Cream or butter in coffee. To avoid things chugging along too much the same, I have also planned in a "feast day" once a week, where calories will be around 1200-1800, but still very low carb.
I am still testing various foods to see what reactions I am getting, as I hadn't tested properly for weeks and things got away from me a little over the winter.
I have had a series of colds from well before Christmas that are still ongoing, and realised eventually that my carbs were high enough to have a negative effect on my immune system. At the beginning of last week I took the carbs lower, and concentrated on water, rest, and a multi vitamin to boost the immune system, and stopped doing things that seemed to interfere with optimal immune function. The result last week was a steady worsening of symptoms, which I took as a positive sign that my immune system was more able to fight back, and then a couple of days of feeling truly dreadful with lots of immune symptoms - runny nose, sneezing etc. Today I woke up feeling much better with the cough on its way out.
I introduced some gentle exercise yesterday to help my recovery and work on improving insulin resistance.
Here are the results so far:
Baseline at start of Real Food Newcastle Diet (7th January 2019):
Weight: 119.8 kilos (264.2lb/18st 12.2lb) - BMI: 39.0 - Waist:Height Ratio: 68%
FBG: 8.4 mmol/l
Week 1 (14th January 2019):
Weight: 118.2 kilos (260.8lb/18st 8.8lb) - BMI: 38.5 - Waist:Height Ratio: 67%
FBG: 7.1 mmol/l
Week 2 (21st January 2019):
Weight: 116.1 kilos (256.0lb/18st 4.0lb) - BMI: 37.8 - Waist:Height Ratio: 65%
FBG: 7.6 mmol/l
So far I have lost 8.2lb and around 4cm from my waist, with no significant changes elsewhere, so it looks like I am losing abdominal fat first as should be expected.
I will keep going and see what the results are over the next 6 weeks, and then make a decision on whether to carry on or change the protocol.
Mood-wise I am feeling very unstressed compared to normal, and a lot calmer in general.