HI thanks @Indy51I asked to have the tests done because my DE was wondering why I'm so hyper responsive to carbs.. I thought perhaps my insulin levels were very low, which they're not, so that's a huge relief. I've actually never had any trouble getting tests done that I want done, and I've spent years advocating for other people with HCPs while working in disability, mental health and later in palliative care. I'm really getting a hard time about my cholesterol levels, and I have to admit, it's got me a bit nervous. I was told to go home and familiarise myself with the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke on the heart and stroke foundation's websites. My grandma had her first heart attack in her late 40s, then eventually a couple of very debilitating strokes and further heart attacks. She spent the last 20 years of her life a very sick woman. Her daughter, my mum, died suddenly at 43. The heart issues are all through both sides of the family, so I am really trying to make sense of what I've been reading and watching on the youtubes compared to the advice I've been getting from my HCPs - totally contradictory. Anyway, the c-peptide thing being quite high - I was hoping perhaps it would be a clue about what might be going on with me. I have really good BCGs now, but that's because I'm eating one meal a day which is well less than 20 g of carb. Even so, this last week or so, the 2 hours post prandial is creeping up into the 6s. Prior to this, it has stayed well under 6. Now I know the numbers are fine, and I'm a newbie, but I would not expect to see much movement at all from green veg, meat and olive oil. A sliver of cake (less than 20 g just to taste a new recipe I made for Mum to make sure I wasn't poisoning her) and I got a 2 hr pp of 14ish. I'm being very strict overall, but I guess I don't know enough still to know whether this is just normal four months on. I think my next move is to get a CAC score and then decide what else I can do to improve things further. It all feels rather miserable, to be really honest. My last A1C was 5.2% which is a big improvement on 8.9%.
Thanks Indy - yes I have thought about reaching out to Dr Fettke.. just have to summon up the courage to make contact. I follow them around the internet traps! I have been doing LCHF for 12 weeks now, and for the last 3+ weeks, after a 3 day water fast, I have dropped down to 1 LCHF meal a day - green veg, fat and meat. I felt very poorly on day 3 of the water fast, with diarrhea and just incredibly tired, so I stopped it then. I have been super strict with myself with the exception of a very small sample of date and nut loaf I made for Mum because the dates were a bit old and I wasn't sure how it would go. Every time I've had even a small amount of carb, my BG goes up a LOT. I'm on 1000mg of metformin twice a day. It has no ill effects on me except for a slightly gurgly tummy from time to time.. high motility apparently. I supplement with a multivitamin, magnesium, vit D and fish oil every day. My blood ketones are consistently 1.6.Have you thought of reaching out to Dr Gary Fettke or his wife Belinda since you're in Tassie too? I think they have/had a lifestyle clinic that helps with diet etc. and both know a lot about Type 2 and LCHF. Might be worth considering. If you're on Facebook, you could probably post on the NoFructose group.
I see by your profile that you're taking metformin, but what dose are you on? Can you also remind me about whether you've started fasting yet? I'm surprised that your insulin is still so high after 4 months of low carbing, but like I said, I'm no expert.
Tagging @bulkbiker as he's had insulin tested and may have more info than I know about it.
I think it takes a while to come to terms with a change in lifestyle being exactly that, for "life". So there's really no timetableFasting BG this morning was 5.9. A bit higher than usual mid 5s. It has come down since I started OMAD. It was in the 6s on LCHF most mornings. I'm guessing I need to hurry up and wait!
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