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LCHF has changed me and my family

akindrat18

akindrat18

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Location
Stoke-on-Trent
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
It's been a while since I've checked the forum and wanted to update everyone about what has been happening lately in my life.

Since starting LCHF two weeks ago (1st August), I've been having more and more undisturbed nights of sleep (but I still get up at 6am) and feeling refreshed afterwards. Also I feel like I am high on energy drinks when having no carbs. I have only lost a 3 pounds since the start, but still have high hopes and my family has started to take me seriously as well, with having small portions and buying nuts and crackers instead of sweets and crisps. My blood sugars have been between 3.5 and 6, so I then decided to only take metformin after my doctor in derby said that I do not need the gliclazide and also that he wants me to start on Victoza just to add a further benefit for losing weight.

I also found the LCHF 7 day diet plan to be extremely helpful and I have even now got my parents to start having breakfast, with my dad having granola and my mum having porridge. I have also started a weight loss goal to lose 2 stone by Christmas, which is a lot more achievable than what my parents want me to lose as they want me to get under 20 stone and I'm currently just under 24 stone. I have set myself up with a gym membership near my halls of residence to the use gym facilities and the swimming pool.

I have an appointment next week with my doctor in stoke and I'm going to tell her that LCHF works, show her my blood sugar levels since 1st August, show her the site dietdoctor.com and maybe she will accept that LCHF does work.
 
Well done, keep up the good work, another Yippppeeeee day. be the little engine that can.
 
That's great progress on many fronts, well done!
 
I am off to see my doctor tomorrow and a bit nervous, even though I shouldn't be. On a different topic I have had pain in my right heel since I stood on a dirty nail accidently by falling over and was wondering if I am entitled to see a podiatrist urgently as it was dirty and afraid that I would have a infection in my heel as I have a bad case of hard skin and it doesn't seem to disappear. I also suffer from verucca's and lately have had a pulse in my right foot that doesn't want to stop and now getting anxious about it.
 
Great to hear that you're doing well on the LHCF regime, looking good, best of luck for your docs appt soon, am sure he/she will be impressed!
 
akindrat18 said:
I am off to see my doctor tomorrow and a bit nervous, even though I shouldn't be. On a different topic I have had pain in my right heel since I stood on a dirty nail accidently by falling over and was wondering if I am entitled to see a podiatrist urgently as it was dirty and afraid that I would have a infection in my heel as I have a bad case of hard skin and it doesn't seem to disappear. I also suffer from verucca's and lately have had a pulse in my right foot that doesn't want to stop and now getting anxious about it.
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It depends on how long the nail was.
If it was short, your doctor should sort it out.
If it was long, like the one that went through my foot, and didn't quite come out of the top, you get an ambulance full of laughing paramedics, and a ride to hospital with a piece of wood nailed to your foot.
Then a really big shot of immunoglobulin.
 
akindrat18 said:
It's been a while since I've checked the forum and wanted to update everyone about what has been happening lately in my life.

Since starting LCHF two weeks ago (1st August), I've been having more and more undisturbed nights of sleep (but I still get up at 6am) and feeling refreshed afterwards. Also I feel like I am high on energy drinks when having no carbs. I have only lost a 3 pounds since the start, but still have high hopes and my family has started to take me seriously as well, with having small portions and buying nuts and crackers instead of sweets and crisps. My blood sugars have been between 3.5 and 6, so I then decided to only take metformin after my doctor in derby said that I do not need the gliclazide and also that he wants me to start on Victoza just to add a further benefit for losing weight.

I also found the LCHF 7 day diet plan to be extremely helpful and I have even now got my parents to start having breakfast, with my dad having granola and my mum having porridge. I have also started a weight loss goal to lose 2 stone by Christmas, which is a lot more achievable than what my parents want me to lose as they want me to get under 20 stone and I'm currently just under 24 stone. I have set myself up with a gym membership near my halls of residence to the use gym facilities and the swimming pool.

I have an appointment next week with my doctor in stoke and I'm going to tell her that LCHF works, show her my blood sugar levels since 1st August, show her the site dietdoctor.com and maybe she will accept that LCHF does work.
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Brilliant!
Hold on to what you have already achieved.
Get into a routine and use the gym and pool regularly.. Also, report back to forum. We are interested in you. I had been wondering where you had gone.
Well done.
 
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