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Heart Attack

shelts

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I have been doing well a LCHF diet, and have had some great bloods, low HBA1C and very good low levels of cholesterol. I have dropped almost 5 stone in weight and have been feeling really good...

until I had a massive heart attack 10 days ago

I have been assured by the cardiologist fella that did my surgery etc that these changes, ie higher fat ( and it is only slightly higher) better diet, and type 2 diabetes had no bearing on my heart attack. He has put it down squarely to stress and a minor weakness at a junction of artery which collapsed.

My questions are these; what issues can the two, T2 and heart attack, have on any future changes? Is LCHF conducive to maintaining a healthy heart? I will be asking the physiologists when I attend Cardiac Rehab, but I am concerned about the possibility of the standard NHS reply about diet etc.

I obviously don't want to put the weight back on, and am really quite happy with my diet, but can I be T2 and take medications for heart issues as well as maintaining a low BG regime?

Than you
 
Oh dear. Hope you can get better soon. Someone will be along with some advice, I feel sure
 
@shelts
Hi, the answer to all you questions is yes keep up the LCHF diet, and I agree you don't want to be putting the weight back on.
The problem you had with the collapsed artery was not caused by your diet and you can rest assured the Cardio man is right, your actually doing the best thing for your heart, so keep up the good work, take the rehab gently and don't be tempted to overdo it just because your feeling better, sometimes being a tortoise is good. Good luck........
 
I've had 2 heart a thanks. I am now low carbing.

I actually saw a new diabetes specialist today why asked me about my medications, why wasnt I on a blood pressure med or a statin etc? I explained that I had done lots of research on all the medications I had been prescribed in hospital and most had even nastier side effect and were in reading my BS readings. I do take an Aspirin at night. He actually aged with me. Chalk one up to my new best friend! LOL!! He also whole heartedly agreed with me low carbing! Shocked was an understatement!
Do lots of research on any meds they tell you to take is my best addictive. Make your own decisions based on know leave. Remember that only you are the one that can self manage your diabetes and your health.
 
What a shock Shelts. I hope you're feeling better soon. Try to be a patient, patient. Of course, that's case of do as I say, not as I do!
 

I think you need to speak to the NHS about your diet, without prejudging them. I have a friend in the UK who had a heart attack a couple of years ago, it's interesting what he has been told to eat, and more interesting on what he has been told to leave out.
 
Sorry to hear about your heart attack, the heart foundation is slowly changing its diet advice, that is more in line with low carbing .. I followed the old advice of low/no fat and high carbs for many years after my heart op. Sadly it caused my health to slowly decline, since LCHF eating I have my life back ... It's up to you what advice to follow ..
 
Sorry to hear this @shelts

Hope you have a good, rapid recovery. I am at a fairly high risk of heart issues in the future (PCOS and T2, and obese) but I intend to continue with LCHF in an effort to protect myself from those risks.

Get well soon!
 

Whereabouts on it's website is that advice, seems to still only be the standard advice on it's website that I can find. Do you have the link for the op?

These were the only ones I could find

https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/publications/healthy-eating-and-drinking/g186_eating_well.pdf
https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/file...g923_time_to_eat_well_01_14_booklet_chart.pdf
 
Hello shelts, So sorry to hear about your heart attack. I hope you will be feeling better soon lots of hugs from us all.
 
I had a couple of angioplasties (not diabetes-related) and got some very contrasting dietary advice even within the same hospital (Papworth) - though the most clued-up dietician was insistent that they now no longer stressed low fat and encouraged me to have butter with everything. I find the only thing that everyone agrees on is that the Mediterranean diet is optimal. The best advice I received was from the cardio surgeon who said the most important single thing for a healthy heart for diabetics -- above all other considerations -- was low BGs and good control, and I would have thought that that means moderate to low carbs, whatever the rest of your diet. Good luck and stay calm!
 
Hi,
Your cardiac nurse will help you with further advice. I fully recommend the rehabilitation problem & remember NO HEAVY LIFTING ! Good luck !
 
Hi @shelts
I'm so glad you got thru OK. I hope your recovery goes well and it seems you have already had some good advice from some that have experience with their own heart problems. Best wishes
 
I am a fellow sufferer, having had 2 strokes and a cardiac event to add to my medical notes.If you look up the recent meta studies on low carb and saturated fat diets, these show that LC diets with moderate to high natural fats actually reduce the risk of having CVE's. There is also a similar study that shows that low fat diets actually increase the morbidity risk from cve, and another study that shows that having high cholesterol readings in old age improves our chances too. So there have been major changes recently that support LCHF diet.

But as you have seen, the Health Profession is still playing catchup, and we get conflicting advice. As you have already decided, reducing weight, and bgl levels are the two main targets you need to aim at, and LCHF will definitely help with that. As regards heart medications, I did not have any operations, so am on a blood thinner only. It makes taking fingerpricks easier. I did have laser surgery on my eyes folllowing my strokes due to new capilliary growth to compensate for losing half my brain, but that is not due to heart attack. I did not get any diet advice following my heart attack, so not sure what the Cardio would say, but my GP is aware of me doing LCHF, and has supported me in this. My DCN also supports LCHF. and the dietician i saw was sitting on the fence and preferred a medium carb approach (100 g per day !)
 
Hi Shelts,

Hope you are feeling better.

I went into hospital 30 months ago after a heart attack (angioplasty – 3 stents) and while there I was diagnosed

type 2 with an HBA1c of 88 (10.2%).

Since then I have taken heart meds (aspirin, ramipril, bisoprolol, ticagrelor) metformin and a statin continuously.

My HBA1c tests over that period have been 88, 63, 45, 45, 38. (10.2%, 7.9%, 6.3%, 6.3%, 5.6%).

So in my experience you can still control your BG while taking those meds.

It sounds like your cardiologist is happy for you to carry on doing what you are doing so go for it!

Best wishes

Pete
 
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