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- Type of diabetes
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Hello again friends old and new. I've been in denial, not caring what I eat, not testing regularly, and very sedentary. I regained most of the weight I lost but I'm still about a stone lighter than my heaviest weight. I've had a recent raise in GGT value due to what my Dr thinks may be fatty liver, but I still need to talk to him following ultrasound tests, phone appointment tomorrow.
I tested a couple of days ago and got a horrible shock - 18.3! I was feeling a bit unwell, so it may be due to an infection but it's enough to get me hightailing back into a more healthy way of eating. I have been bingeing on carbs and sugar, very very badly. The lowest I got over the next two days was 7.4, and I was in the 8-12 range most of the time.
This feels a little like 28 years ago when I smoked over 20 cigarettes a day and had chronic bronchitis. I realised I was going to be very ill for the rest of my life (which would likely be much shorter) unless I stopped. So I stopped, on January 14th 1993 - I thought that would be the hardest thing I'd ever have to do - but sorting out my diet consistently is much, much harder.
Luckily I know what to do, thanks to this forum and its members, and Dr Fung et al. Keeping myself on track is the hard bit, I know I will fall off the wagon again but I need to make sure I don't stay off the wagon for very long again. I also want to get myself off medications, if possible - but I'll sort out the high numbers first. I've stopped thinking I can fix this by dabbling a bit in fasting and low carb when I feel like it, then bingeing on carbs the rest of the time.
Hard to believe that I can talk myself out of health, really, but I can. I can convince myself that I want those chocolates/crisps/sweets/cake more than anything. How stupid that looks when it's written down!
Those who remember me from a year or so ago will know that I understand what to do - I have tried all the tricks and tips, and I've proven to myself that I can get healthy. Staying there... well, that's the next step and I think I'm ready now. So I'm back! I'll catch up bit by bit with you all and will probably post on fasting/low carb threads (though I often feel a fraud on the low carb threads, as I struggle to avoid carbs - even with all the alternatives and the knowledge that staying off them means addiction fades). Here goes, then!
I tested a couple of days ago and got a horrible shock - 18.3! I was feeling a bit unwell, so it may be due to an infection but it's enough to get me hightailing back into a more healthy way of eating. I have been bingeing on carbs and sugar, very very badly. The lowest I got over the next two days was 7.4, and I was in the 8-12 range most of the time.
This feels a little like 28 years ago when I smoked over 20 cigarettes a day and had chronic bronchitis. I realised I was going to be very ill for the rest of my life (which would likely be much shorter) unless I stopped. So I stopped, on January 14th 1993 - I thought that would be the hardest thing I'd ever have to do - but sorting out my diet consistently is much, much harder.
Luckily I know what to do, thanks to this forum and its members, and Dr Fung et al. Keeping myself on track is the hard bit, I know I will fall off the wagon again but I need to make sure I don't stay off the wagon for very long again. I also want to get myself off medications, if possible - but I'll sort out the high numbers first. I've stopped thinking I can fix this by dabbling a bit in fasting and low carb when I feel like it, then bingeing on carbs the rest of the time.
Hard to believe that I can talk myself out of health, really, but I can. I can convince myself that I want those chocolates/crisps/sweets/cake more than anything. How stupid that looks when it's written down!
Those who remember me from a year or so ago will know that I understand what to do - I have tried all the tricks and tips, and I've proven to myself that I can get healthy. Staying there... well, that's the next step and I think I'm ready now. So I'm back! I'll catch up bit by bit with you all and will probably post on fasting/low carb threads (though I often feel a fraud on the low carb threads, as I struggle to avoid carbs - even with all the alternatives and the knowledge that staying off them means addiction fades). Here goes, then!