Well after the shock of being diagnosed diabetic about 6 weeks ago my diet has changed 100%, I’ve got my head around it now and from having sugar/glucose levels at 79 I’ve now dropped them to 62 in 6 weeks due to a really healthy diet with massive support from a dietician and my wife . My target is to get this into remission by Christmas .
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Given hba1c represents your bg over the last 3 months, a test after 6 weeks will include a significant portion of "results" from before you made the change. This makes your improvement even more impressive.
A word of caution, don't try to lower things too fast as this can lead to complications. A target of Christmas to gradually lower your hba1c is a great target.
A word of caution, don't try to lower things too fast as this can lead to complications. A target of Christmas to gradually lower your hba1c is a great target.
Well done on reducing from 79 to 62 in 6 weeks. In six weeks I reduced mine from 82 to 68. I think you could be in remission earlier than Christmas, why do you think XMAS?
Also "don't try to lower things too fast as this can lead to complications. A target of Christmas to gradually lower your hba1c is a great target"
Is that really the case? I am at it full steam is that the wrong approach?
Also "don't try to lower things too fast as this can lead to complications. A target of Christmas to gradually lower your hba1c is a great target"
Is that really the case? I am at it full steam is that the wrong approach?
Right for some, not for others. A lot depends on previous diet before diagnosis as well as the amount to reduce (weight and BG).
I went at it like a bull at a gate - that's my personality - and knocked levels right back in a short time. But I am also a nutrition geek, so I didn't have huge dietary changes to make apart from giving up fruit, a few root vegetables (never ate many) and a small amount of the "healthy" carbs that we discover are not as healthy for T2s as we are assured they are. So for me, the changes weren't as dramatic as they are for some others. Also, I didn't set any goals - some people feel supported by goals and others find them adding too much pressure. So IMO it's really about knowing your own personality and if you do set goals, keeping them gentle if that suits better. Many roads to the same destination.
^^^This. I reduced my numbers too fast and now I’m suffering from Treatment Induced Neuropathy for the past 6 months. A1c from 12.5 to 8.1 in 6-7 weeks.
Yes, look up Insulin Neuritis aka Treatment Induced Neuropathy. A lot of folks have gone through that here but it is reversible. Takes time. 6-18 months usually and 24 months potentially.
If you aren't used to eating low carb at all, and have been running on carbs for decades yes there is a bit of a transition period where you can feel really rough if you jump straight into very low carb.
It takes a little while for the metabolism and your digestion to adapt. Not long, a couple of months is plenty.
It is not that going very low carb immediately will do any harm it is more that it would be discouraging if the sudden change makes you feel dreadful for a while.
Barba_Rossa
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I’m pretty sure I’ve fallen into that trap. Went for it full speed and had sugars down from 15/16 range to the 5/6/7 range in 10 days or so. My nervous system is now super sensitised - tingling in my feet where there was none before, some random pain in the arms and a costochondritis flare up that seems an odd coincidence.
Hoping it stays at the level it is now and doesn’t progress further. Pleased to read your comment about it normally resolving in time!
Same as me mate sugars down from 11 to 12 range to 5 to 7 in 6 in 7 weeks. Random tingling and flare ups why does this happen I've not read up on it yet.
I wish my Dr’s told me BEFORE I lowered my A1c. After I reported overnight onset of burning pain in soles of feet, my neurologist looked at numbers and said this is why.
It should pass. If you search these forums, plenty of folks have gone through it.
Did it get better? Or did u need treatment
Other than drugs, and I mean drugs for like mental health, not Advil etc…,there really isn’t much you can do other than wait it out. There are some weak studies that state to maybe bring A1c back up again to lessen pain but I’m not doing that.
All the reports I’ve read state TIND is refractory, meaning not aided by meds and is more painful than typical diabetic neuropathy. But it also goes away over time. I was prescribed Gabapentin but I did not take. I would search google and these forums and you’ll see that people got better. Our body doesn’t like the rapid change.
Mine is not at a stage where I need relief it's OK very managable
I thought were doing the right thing bringing our numbers down by a drastic positive change in life style
My nerves twitch and move every now and then why is that?
I thought were doing the right thing bringing our numbers down by a drastic positive change in life style
My nerves twitch and move every now and then why is that?
From my research, the nerves are either healing and/or going through an adjustment of not having all that glucose or both. Nerves are the longest thing in the body to heal. I’ve read 1mm per day with normalized BG. My toes are what’s bothering me. 2-3 toes on each foot. You can try taking R-ALA and Benfotiamine but results may vary. I also don’t believe the science behind TIND is the same as Diabetic Neuropathy as the two have different causes. DN is insidious and is a slower process than the acute onset of TIND.
However, I do believe nerves do cause pain when healing too. The key is getting and keeping BG as normal as possible.
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Hope u get better mate
Crazy how glucose reduction can do this I pray we we get out this healthier and fitter
U reduced your AC1 for me it's been around 6 weeks since diagnoses
It’s a process and learning experience. I’ve had no bread, pasta, beer, cookies, cake, pie, cereal, rice, mashed potatoes or fried food since August.
All I eat is keto oatmeal, salad, steak, bacon, eggs, fish and chicken.
Keto oatmeal sounds like an oxymoron to me.
Pure Traditions Keto Oatmeal. 2 net carbs and doesn’t raise my BG after testing. I put in 1 Stevia and 8-10 Blueberries. Love it.
I’ve tried other oatmeal and my BG doesn’t like them.
