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Diagnosed 3 weeks ago

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DavidC76

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I was officially diagnosed 3 weeks ago, they are not 100% sure what type but are treating me for type 2. I go to see an endocrinologist later this week. My initial at home blood glucose test was 523mg/dl or 29.1 mmol/l, which prompted the doctor visit. Doctor said my a1c was 11. My fasting glucose after that first at home test was in the 320's mg/dl, after a lot of walking that got it down to 270's. The doctor put me on metformin, bp and cholesterol meds, plus soliqua, which is a long acting insulin with a glp1 med. My glucose numbers bounced around quite a lot but steadily came down. I was having a lot of side effects that prevented me from working, so I stopped taking all the pills. I started a low carb diet which helped get my glucose down to normal numbers. Came across the newcastle diet and am on day 3 of that. This morning my fasting glucose was 82 mg/dl, no meds at all. I am using the Libre 3 CGM. I am feeling pretty good right now. My initial weight was 155 pounds (70kg) and now down to 147 (67kg). My glucose response seems to be normalizing, but not sure so I will have to check with my doctor. Anyway, looking forward to the results of this journey and seeing other peoples experience. I am located in the United States by the way.
Thanks for reading this.
 
DavidC76 said:
I was officially diagnosed 3 weeks ago, they are not 100% sure what type but are treating me for type 2. I go to see an endocrinologist later this week. My initial at home blood glucose test was 523mg/dl or 29.1 mmol/l, which prompted the doctor visit. Doctor said my a1c was 11. My fasting glucose after that first at home test was in the 320's mg/dl, after a lot of walking that got it down to 270's. The doctor put me on metformin, bp and cholesterol meds, plus soliqua, which is a long acting insulin with a glp1 med. My glucose numbers bounced around quite a lot but steadily came down. I was having a lot of side effects that prevented me from working, so I stopped taking all the pills. I started a low carb diet which helped get my glucose down to normal numbers. Came across the newcastle diet and am on day 3 of that. This morning my fasting glucose was 82 mg/dl, no meds at all. I am using the Libre 3 CGM. I am feeling pretty good right now. My initial weight was 155 pounds (70kg) and now down to 147 (67kg). My glucose response seems to be normalizing, but not sure so I will have to check with my doctor. Anyway, looking forward to the results of this journey and seeing other peoples experience. I am located in the United States by the way.
Thanks for reading this.
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Hi @DavidC76 ,

You say you stopped all pills, but are you still on the insulin? Because combining that with the Newcastle diet might make you go hypo, so do be careful and listen to your Libre. (And double check lows with a meter and finger prick). You're doing an amazing job, but do try and stay safe as well, eh.

Rock on!
Jo
 
So last night, my fasting glucose was around 100mg/dl, it had slowly risen while I slept. It had been staying in the lower 80s/upper 70s while I slept, so it a bit of an unusual turn for me. What I did was started adding a bit more protein (no carbs or fat) to my shakes because I want to make sure not to lose muscle mass. Today, my glucose spikes from the shakes took much longer to come down than it did the first three days. I am wondering if the increased protein could be causing this. I was up to about 70g of protein for the day, but I guess I will drop the extra protein. My energy levels today were excellent and I still feel really good. I guess I have more questions to ask the doctor on friday.
 
DavidC76 said:
So last night, my fasting glucose was around 100mg/dl, it had slowly risen while I slept. It had been staying in the lower 80s/upper 70s while I slept, so it a bit of an unusual turn for me. What I did was started adding a bit more protein (no carbs or fat) to my shakes because I want to make sure not to lose muscle mass. Today, my glucose spikes from the shakes took much longer to come down than it did the first three days. I am wondering if the increased protein could be causing this. I was up to about 70g of protein for the day, but I guess I will drop the extra protein. My energy levels today were excellent and I still feel really good. I guess I have more questions to ask the doctor on friday.
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Your liver can convert protein into glucose. You need to be careful to have protein or your body will take it from the muscles. You have done very well.

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