Hi
@Kellrob ,
The HbA1c and Cholesterol, you are allowed to ask and get printouts of those tests including liver & Kidney function tests. Ask at your doctors they are important. Your cholesterol looks ok to me but you need the prints outs for your HDL & LDL & Trigs, these are the good & bad bits
I am pleased you have read the reversing diabetes by Dr David Cavan so have I.
It is now that when you start low carbing and in particular below
50 carbs per day you move into Ketosis, which is normal. This is the body changing from using Carbohydrates converted to glucose for energy to using Ketones to convert your fat to energy instead, this is a perfectly normal process. But when you body makes that change, sometimes there is weakness a feeling of lightheaded-ness and this can be up-to to 6 weeks from the start to the low carbing.
Now a contradiction, you can have lower carbs without going that low, anything under ( I think) 125 Carbs maybe 135, is low carbing. I think I'm about 60 to 70 carbs per day.
You have got to stop panicking, this is a slow process, but to '
speed up' this slow process you
need consistency repeat consistency.
That is if you want to see some
results sooner then be consistent with what you are eating. This is the real Tortoise & Hare, stick at it slowly but surely, you will get there, panicking is not helping your HbA1c, you have seen you can have low numbers, numbers that people on here would be envious of.
' branflakes and banana for breakfast' I personally would not be eating Banana and nor would a lot on here, not sure about the bran flakes but I presume your having milk that's not usually not vey good either, I would imagine that is a NO NO as well. Take a blood test before eating breakfast, eat these foods, then 1hr check if you have moved more than 2 mmol/L upwards then you need to be looking at that food, take another test at 2hrs, you should be coming down.
'jacket potato with baked beans' You need to test these, I can only manage 1/2 a Jacket I cannot manage beans.
'chopped up fruit' you need to test this also I only manage 1/2 an apple and the
'yoghurt' needs to be Full Fat.
'Ryvitas' are 6 carbs each I only have 2 for lunch. With full fat Philadelphia and Mackerel.
'potatos, pasta or rice', are really all out or in very small portions,
'ice cream' I am told is a real NO NO.
'Throughout the day drinking orange juice to keep my sugars up', the Orange will be really spiking you, fresh orange juice, a glass is equal to at least 3 oranges. Test it you will see.
Now if you want to do this properly reduce the carbs slowly, but you have to be testing. That's testing your fasting as that will give a measure on how you are progressing although it's usually the last number to drop it's a very good indicator on how you are doing.
The fasting can be combined with your first bite of breakfast then test 1 hr and then 2 hr if you have more than a 2mmol/L move or it is really high then you will have to remove the offending carbs. I don't test breakfast or lunch now as I know that it will not affect me.
Do the testing for every meal. When you see the numbers, what-ever they are don't panic, adjust you Carbs for the next meal. You need to get the HbA1c down to the low 40's or even 30's. Remember stress also will increase your Glucose levels.
A good book to get is Carbs & Calls it's just pictures of foods but it's a great quick reference guide to Carbohydrates & Calories.
Remember when you are low carbing you need to have the fat, like butter, cheese, cream, eggs, Bacon, protein like chicken with the skin, beef pork
Avocado is a great source of fat. Fish, Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel, Trout, .Sardines
Once you have got into this habit and adjusted your diet, not worrying about the lows, and you start to lose weight your blood pressure will usually drop, your blood glucose levels should start to drop.
Neil
