Debandez
Well-Known Member
Firstly i would like to start with a massive thank you for all the support given to me by so many, too numerous to mention all but you know who you are, since my diagnosis on 8th December last year. I can never thank you enough for all the help given, the time you give up to help when you have busy and challenging lives, the encouragement, the sympathy, the empathy, the laughs along the way and so much more, I've made some lovely friends, friends for life.
It's almost 1 year on and what a year it's been. I intend doing a full post on my journey around my anniversary. It may help and give encouragenent to someone else, or even better it may help and give encouragement to many. I am currently planning lots of PR on the back of my latest results. And ways to spread the word but more on that in my anniversary post.
Today's post is just to get a little frustration off my chest. I feel very proud of my achievements to date on this epic journey. From a hba1c on diagnosis of 62 to a non diabetic level of 41 within 6 months, last May. So when I got my latest hba1c result today of 39 I felt a little flat. Such a big jump previously but only down by 2 this past 6 months. I feel I have been focused, determined and driven in my goal to control my BS. And mysugr app predicts a hba1c of 34.1. I was very disappointed. Even though it had come down. And was in the 30s and not 40s. I couldn't help feeling a bit gutted.
My a1cnow home test kit threw me in that on 26th Oct it predicted a 33. Then on 16th Nov that had gone to 39 (I actually tested twice and 2nd test was 41!). On 17th Nov that went down to 35. My surgery bloods were taken the same day and the results as I said earlier were 39.
The frustration in me isn't coming from the variance in results but more from trying to maintain my weight. I've lost just short of 4 stone. Gone from 14 stone 7lbs to 10 stone 8lbs. I didn't want to go below 10 stone 12lbs as I felt that suited me. I felt very happy there. But the weight loss continued. The thing i find with the LCHF woe is that you don't or rarely feel hungry. I also have a different relationship with food now. I eat to live. I don't live to eat. Sometimes i have to remind myself to eat.
So to put a few lbs on I have had suppers on days i felt i hadnt eaten enough. I have had lots of peanuts, with cheese, salami and olives etc. But @shelley262 quite rightly pointed out peanuts aren't nuts but pulses! I was reading carb content. Anyway you live and learn. Thank goodness for this forum and all the very helpful members.
But I feel the late eating together with all the nuts have put up my hba1c. I only introduced suppers over the last 3 weeks and before this my home test predicted 33. But I have had wonderful words of encouragement already from forum members @Goonergal @Rachox @shelley262 @DJC3 And I'm already feeling better and much more positive about it all. At the end of the day it's a great result. And i have just reminded myself its a marathon not a race. And I still feel my diagnosis was a blessing.
And now I'm going to have something to eat! Cheese and olives but NO peanuts
It's almost 1 year on and what a year it's been. I intend doing a full post on my journey around my anniversary. It may help and give encouragenent to someone else, or even better it may help and give encouragement to many. I am currently planning lots of PR on the back of my latest results. And ways to spread the word but more on that in my anniversary post.
Today's post is just to get a little frustration off my chest. I feel very proud of my achievements to date on this epic journey. From a hba1c on diagnosis of 62 to a non diabetic level of 41 within 6 months, last May. So when I got my latest hba1c result today of 39 I felt a little flat. Such a big jump previously but only down by 2 this past 6 months. I feel I have been focused, determined and driven in my goal to control my BS. And mysugr app predicts a hba1c of 34.1. I was very disappointed. Even though it had come down. And was in the 30s and not 40s. I couldn't help feeling a bit gutted.
My a1cnow home test kit threw me in that on 26th Oct it predicted a 33. Then on 16th Nov that had gone to 39 (I actually tested twice and 2nd test was 41!). On 17th Nov that went down to 35. My surgery bloods were taken the same day and the results as I said earlier were 39.
The frustration in me isn't coming from the variance in results but more from trying to maintain my weight. I've lost just short of 4 stone. Gone from 14 stone 7lbs to 10 stone 8lbs. I didn't want to go below 10 stone 12lbs as I felt that suited me. I felt very happy there. But the weight loss continued. The thing i find with the LCHF woe is that you don't or rarely feel hungry. I also have a different relationship with food now. I eat to live. I don't live to eat. Sometimes i have to remind myself to eat.
So to put a few lbs on I have had suppers on days i felt i hadnt eaten enough. I have had lots of peanuts, with cheese, salami and olives etc. But @shelley262 quite rightly pointed out peanuts aren't nuts but pulses! I was reading carb content. Anyway you live and learn. Thank goodness for this forum and all the very helpful members.
But I feel the late eating together with all the nuts have put up my hba1c. I only introduced suppers over the last 3 weeks and before this my home test predicted 33. But I have had wonderful words of encouragement already from forum members @Goonergal @Rachox @shelley262 @DJC3 And I'm already feeling better and much more positive about it all. At the end of the day it's a great result. And i have just reminded myself its a marathon not a race. And I still feel my diagnosis was a blessing.
And now I'm going to have something to eat! Cheese and olives but NO peanuts