I've been LCHF since last Novermber 2014 when I attended a Low Carb Down Under seminar in Brisbane. Prior to starting my weight was around 84kg, height 5'7" which made me around 14kg overweight. I'm 82, diagnosed with T2 5 years ago. Been to the govt sponsored healthy eating programms with approved diabetic instructors. However, they all keep pushing carb snacks in between meals to stabilise the BGL. None of that made sense until I attended the LCDU seminar. Prior to then my BGL was around 8.2, HDL was 5.6 and BP around 150/80. Now the BP generally is around 125/60 to 145/65 depending on the time of day. BGL pre breakfast is usually 6.2.
Three months back the doctors during a CT scan for possible stomach ulcer found my liver was covered with tumours. Too old for a transplant, too many to do a resection so it has been 12 weeks of chemo with the last starting this week. I am hoping the CT scan on Wednesday shows a marked decline in size of the tumours.
I take 1000mg of metformin once a day while in hospital to reduce the affects of the drugs ending in 'one' like Endone and others. No BP meds at all. But while in hospital it is a continuous fight to get a carb free brekkie but the dietician has agreed to egg, bacon, greens and baked beans or steak and eggs.
Question now is will a LCHF diet help in treating the cancers which are all secondaries. The primary is undiscovered. I read where cancers feed off Glucose and starving them of glucose will starve the cancer cells leading to reduction in size and number. Also been listening to William Li on TED regarding the reduction of number and size of cancer blood vessels with resveratrol.
Thanks
Nev in Qld
Three months back the doctors during a CT scan for possible stomach ulcer found my liver was covered with tumours. Too old for a transplant, too many to do a resection so it has been 12 weeks of chemo with the last starting this week. I am hoping the CT scan on Wednesday shows a marked decline in size of the tumours.
I take 1000mg of metformin once a day while in hospital to reduce the affects of the drugs ending in 'one' like Endone and others. No BP meds at all. But while in hospital it is a continuous fight to get a carb free brekkie but the dietician has agreed to egg, bacon, greens and baked beans or steak and eggs.
Question now is will a LCHF diet help in treating the cancers which are all secondaries. The primary is undiscovered. I read where cancers feed off Glucose and starving them of glucose will starve the cancer cells leading to reduction in size and number. Also been listening to William Li on TED regarding the reduction of number and size of cancer blood vessels with resveratrol.
Thanks
Nev in Qld
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