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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So I have read a lot of threads about fast mimicking diets. I did some research and found also that there is some anecdotal evidence that by getting your BG really low and being in Ketosis you start to regenerate beta cells. Now I have no idea how many of those I have left but again, conventional wisdom seems to suggest that by time you are diagnosed T2 then you would of lost UP TO 80%. of them.
So I decided to do 1 week, 5 day VL calorie (600 a day) to try and see what would happen. So far I am quite surprised with the results. I use a Libre, and a Libre for finger prick testing so I have been benchmarking the two to ensure my results are not skewed by sensor.
I had a good weekend, normal low carb stuff. Going in to Monday my BG was around 5-6.5 most of the time. I have never seen a 4 in a finger prick test.
Monday first day of 600 calorie and good results, nice smooth BG all day but even though my evening meal was very low carb and a very small portion I still peeked about 6.2 two hours after dinner (1mmol rise).
I did not feel hungry and tend not to weight myself to honest - felt a lot slimmer though
Tuesday was a different story. I woke to a very low BG reading and for the first time I didn't see a big spike when I got up nor when I had my benacol first thing in the morning. In fact by midday seeing readings all day below 5.5 even after my almond lunch I thought the sensor was off. By time I got home at 6 my BG was 4.7 confirmed with a finger prick test - at 4.7. Never seen that before. In the evening after a very low post peek dinner reading of 6 I jumped on the cross trainer and to be honest trained hard whilst watching GOT. BG did go up to about 6.5 for about an hour after that which included a hot shower.
I did feel very hungry all day today - until my evening meal which satisfied me.
Wednesday was even better - my BG was mid 4 all day. I did feel hungry though not as bad as Tuesday and it didn't blip after my almond lunch. By time I got home possibly a little later say 630 my BG was 4.2 from a finger prick test and again - bang on with Libre sensor.
I weighed myself last night with my clothes on - where typically I weigh in first thing Saturday morning and I still had lost 4lb so far this week. Though I have to stress I am not trying to lose weight specifically more trying to drain the liver and regenerate Beta cells.
Today I have been mainly in the upper 3's. However I did get a peek to 4.4 after my almonds but it went down pretty quickly and by time I got home I was 3.9. I did feel really hungry today - scoffed my almonds down in one go and longed for dinner. I also drunk about 8pints of water. My post dinner 1 hour peek is about .4mmol and I do not expect it to go either up nor down much as the evening wears on. I have found after dinner until I go to bead it now likes to hover around 4.6.
I will post an update tomorrow then over the weekend to see if it has changed at all my typical readings which after 12 weeks I know quite well.
So I decided to do 1 week, 5 day VL calorie (600 a day) to try and see what would happen. So far I am quite surprised with the results. I use a Libre, and a Libre for finger prick testing so I have been benchmarking the two to ensure my results are not skewed by sensor.
I had a good weekend, normal low carb stuff. Going in to Monday my BG was around 5-6.5 most of the time. I have never seen a 4 in a finger prick test.
Monday first day of 600 calorie and good results, nice smooth BG all day but even though my evening meal was very low carb and a very small portion I still peeked about 6.2 two hours after dinner (1mmol rise).
I did not feel hungry and tend not to weight myself to honest - felt a lot slimmer though
Tuesday was a different story. I woke to a very low BG reading and for the first time I didn't see a big spike when I got up nor when I had my benacol first thing in the morning. In fact by midday seeing readings all day below 5.5 even after my almond lunch I thought the sensor was off. By time I got home at 6 my BG was 4.7 confirmed with a finger prick test - at 4.7. Never seen that before. In the evening after a very low post peek dinner reading of 6 I jumped on the cross trainer and to be honest trained hard whilst watching GOT. BG did go up to about 6.5 for about an hour after that which included a hot shower.
I did feel very hungry all day today - until my evening meal which satisfied me.
Wednesday was even better - my BG was mid 4 all day. I did feel hungry though not as bad as Tuesday and it didn't blip after my almond lunch. By time I got home possibly a little later say 630 my BG was 4.2 from a finger prick test and again - bang on with Libre sensor.
I weighed myself last night with my clothes on - where typically I weigh in first thing Saturday morning and I still had lost 4lb so far this week. Though I have to stress I am not trying to lose weight specifically more trying to drain the liver and regenerate Beta cells.
Today I have been mainly in the upper 3's. However I did get a peek to 4.4 after my almonds but it went down pretty quickly and by time I got home I was 3.9. I did feel really hungry today - scoffed my almonds down in one go and longed for dinner. I also drunk about 8pints of water. My post dinner 1 hour peek is about .4mmol and I do not expect it to go either up nor down much as the evening wears on. I have found after dinner until I go to bead it now likes to hover around 4.6.
I will post an update tomorrow then over the weekend to see if it has changed at all my typical readings which after 12 weeks I know quite well.