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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- People. Noise. Swearing. Many foods.
Two years ago my HbA1c was 78. I was supposed to have an operation at that stage but it was considered unsafe and so I went on a strict LCHF diet and my next reading was 57...yay!
My weight dropped from 15' 9 to 13 post operation and I was quite ill. My diet went to pot and every carb or sweet thing you could imagine, I ate.
Balanced against that was exercise- long walks (I have fibromyalgia so pushed myself), occasional short runs, going up and down stairs, some light weight training - but even so I anticipated a poor HbA1c at my next test.
It was 41.
Then I did another 41. My diet was okay but my weight was climbing again so I strived to exercise.
Fast forward to today. Weight is a stable 14' 2.
Lockdown gave me a mental breakdown and my diet went out of the window. Carbs, more carbs, basically what I could get to eat interspersed with days where I did my very best to go LCHF.
Had my HbA1c last week. In my minds I could see nothing other than a mid 70s at best because of everything that's hit me these last few months. In fact I warned my doctor to expect a very high score and the self-condemnation that followed.
Its 44!. 44!
I know my diets been bad (its improving again slowly) but I have exercised religiously as much as my body and mind allow me to and I am 100% convinced that keeping myself moving has had a fantastic effect on my sugars. I'm not proud of my diet but the fact that I am a 44 can only be proof that, in my case, exercise is totally beneficial.
Not for everyone I know but hey, some days the picture is a little brighter.
My weight dropped from 15' 9 to 13 post operation and I was quite ill. My diet went to pot and every carb or sweet thing you could imagine, I ate.
Balanced against that was exercise- long walks (I have fibromyalgia so pushed myself), occasional short runs, going up and down stairs, some light weight training - but even so I anticipated a poor HbA1c at my next test.
It was 41.
Then I did another 41. My diet was okay but my weight was climbing again so I strived to exercise.
Fast forward to today. Weight is a stable 14' 2.
Lockdown gave me a mental breakdown and my diet went out of the window. Carbs, more carbs, basically what I could get to eat interspersed with days where I did my very best to go LCHF.
Had my HbA1c last week. In my minds I could see nothing other than a mid 70s at best because of everything that's hit me these last few months. In fact I warned my doctor to expect a very high score and the self-condemnation that followed.
Its 44!. 44!
I know my diets been bad (its improving again slowly) but I have exercised religiously as much as my body and mind allow me to and I am 100% convinced that keeping myself moving has had a fantastic effect on my sugars. I'm not proud of my diet but the fact that I am a 44 can only be proof that, in my case, exercise is totally beneficial.
Not for everyone I know but hey, some days the picture is a little brighter.