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Plenty of threads about cholesterol effect on lchf diet.
Search..... lipids. On this forum. Read even old ones, maybe those first as things have been tested more so more data out. Health unlocked website has some good reading.
Plenty of threads about cholesterol effect on lchf diet.I have a doubt,in lchf diet we take plenty of how does it effects lipid profile.
I admire ND successes. I just cannot do that restriction unaided. When I was 14yr old no problem and I lost 7stone. Not diagnosed then but had type2 symptoms. PCOS for sure. WELL DONE. @paulins !
Great story.so pleased for you. Im starting out just need to know what to eat and what not to eat. Maybe give me an example day of food u ate so i can start structuring my plan too. Please?I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three and a half years ago, at the beginning of 2014 at the age of 59 - blood sugar 19 mmol, HbA1c 104 (should be below 50). I also discovered over the next few months that I had damage to both my feet and my eyes – it seems that I must have had diabetes for about 5 years without realising it (no obvious symptoms). My weight was about 11.5 stone (as my avatar pic) – BMI around the 25 mark, so borderline overweight. Always been well-covered, but i'm tall and big-boned – the largest dress size i ever needed was a 16. Have been vegetarian for about 35 years (plus fish the last five years) and have always eaten a good basic diet, wholegrains, fresh fruit and vegetables, etc., etc. - but a fearsome sweet tooth, so a fair amount of chocolate and biscuits as well. I don't smoke and I drink less than once a month. My job is sedentary and I've always hated doing anything like running, but I usually swim at least twice a week, about half an hour doing front crawl, and have done for years. When I was diagnosed, my GP told me that I would need to resign myself to being on medication for the rest of my life, as there was nothing I could change about my lifestyle that would make any significant difference. So I started on Metformin.
I followed the conventional dietary advice given to diabetics in the UK, and my blood sugar levels gradually reduced, until after a year I was able to stop the Metformin; but that didn't last, and in April last year I found my HbA1c was back up, in the 60s. When it went up again, I asked the diabetic nurse if there was anything I could do - she said that there was nothing she could suggest, as I was following all the current advice. So back on the Metformin again.
By great good luck, someone mentioned a nutritionist living locally who specialises in treating diabetes , so I went to see him. He told me to forget the conventional advice, and suggested I cut out dried fruit completely, limit fresh fruit to one or two pieces a day, and include protein in every meal. However, the two biggies were to cut out carbs altogether and to leave at least 5 hours between meals, with no/miminal snacking in between. His reasoning for this was that your body needs time to reset after eating; he also recommended having generous portions of food at mealtimes. He also suggested increasing my exercise, but he was quite particular about what I should do. He said that, while swimming would be good for my general fitness, it was also important to build in exercise that involved less regular movements - so he suggested running on rough ground, using a hula hoop or dancing. He also said that it was important to do at least five minutes of fairly high-energy exercise first thing in the morning, to wake my system up. I decided to dance - I had lots of fun putting together music that I liked, and made myself a playlist from which I play three songs at a time, three times a day. I always dance soon after waking, and then fit in the other two sessions when I can. That gives me about half an hour of exercise daily, and fits into my normal routine very easily - and it's fun, and seldom feels like a chore. I started this regime in April last year (2016), also taking some over-the-counter supplements that he suggested – Glucobalance, cider vinegar and bitter gourd juice. Delighted to discover that coffee can help things along, as it's bitter – I've always loathed bitter food, but I've learned to enjoy black unsweetened coffee.
I also started monitoring my sugar levels (almost daily at first), first thing in the morning, and then again either a couple of hours after a meal or at a random time during the day. My aim was to average below 6 mmol, which I managed to achieve after a couple of months and I came off Metformin again last October. I had a diabetic review in April this year and my HbA1c was 36 - so technically, I no longer have diabetes. I also found I had lost a stone over the year, despite not monitoring my fat intake at all, and regularly eating full-fat diary products, nuts and peanut butter. Cholestrol, blood pressure, kidney function, etc., were all normal.
So I continue to follow this regime, although I do allow myself a little leeway now and then, but am very careful not to overdo it. I monitor my sugar levels every 4-5 days, still aiming to keep them averaging round about 6 mmols. I have the occasional blip when they go up, but not often, and it's not dramatic when they do - the highest reading I've had was 8 mmol after I ate far too much fruit at one sitting, but my post-meal readings are generally well below 7 mmols, and my early morning reading is nearly always somewhere between 4.2 and 5.5 mmol. My eyes and feet haven't got any worse since I was diagnosed, so everything seems stable at the moment - my next review is due in September, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Great story.so pleased for you. Im starting out just need to know what to eat and what not to eat. Maybe give me an example day of food u ate so i can start structuring my plan too. Please?
Awesome reply. Very helpful. Experimenting with snacks and fruit too but love salmon chicked and turkey. Salads and mixed veg stirfry and shrimp. Oats and more oats all week for breakfasthi, sorry about the delay in replying, i've been away so haven't been on the forum. i tend to eat two meals a day, unless i have an early start, then i eat three. but i always make sure i leave at least 5 hours between finishing one meal and starting the next (though my second meal often goes on for quite a while). breakfast is usually half an avocado with a bit of salt, some salad stuff (cucumber, tomato, raw carrots) with some fish (mackerel or salmon) or a couple of boiled eggs, and sometimes a couple of pieces of cheese. about twice a week i have scrambled eggs, cooked either with smoked salmon or with onions, sweet peppers and cheese. occasionally i'll have a lidl high-protein roll with butter and marmite instead of the fish or eggs. i finish off breakfast with a bowl of full-fat yoghurt with some chopped up fruit - apple, pear or berries - and a handful of nuts. you have to experiment to see which fruits push up your sugar levels - i'm fine with apples and pears, but i know not everyone is. it's a really good idea to buy a meter and monitor your levels a couple of hours after eating, as we all seem to react slightly differently to different foods.
i often eat a handful of nuts 5-6 hours after i've finished breakfast, and maybe a piece of cheese with a gherkin or some olives, and then make a meal a bit later. my second meal tends to be lentils or tofu with vegetables, or a kidney bean salad. occasionally i'll just have a tub of hummus and raw carrots and celery, which i find very filling. i usually have more yoghurt, fruit and nuts to finish off.
it's probably pretty obvious that i don't spend much time in the kitchen - so if you need more filling/more interesting meals, if you look in the food section of the forum you should find lots of ideas. or start a thread in the diabetes discussion forum, asking for advice - there are lots of people on this site who will be able to give you some ideas. you may have gathered also that i don't eat meat or poultry, so obviously if you do, then you have a much wider range of options when it comes to adding protein to each meal. hope this has been helpful, good luck with it all.
watch out for the oats, they can really push sugar levels up - although they are classed as relatively low carb, they still contain a substantial amount - so probably a good idea to test and see what they do to your levels if they are a staple for you.Oats and more oats all week for breakfast
Yes they doi really love themand i have no spikeswatch out for the oats, they can really push sugar levels up - although they are classed as relatively low carb, they still contain a substantial amount - so probably a good idea to test and see what they do to your levels if they are a staple for you.
oh life can be unfair!!! i love oats but i can't eat them ....i have no spikes
Lol bless. Ill mine and thinl of u lol. Just trial and error right now for me. I feel blackberries raise mine a littleoh life can be unfair!!! i love oats but i can't eat them ....
yep, we're all different.I feel blackberries raise mine a little
Hi all. I can certainly recommend the LCHF/keto approach. I have been Type 2 Diabetic for over 20 years, and for 12 of those years I have been insulin dependant. 19 weeks ago, my partner proposed that we should adopt a new Lifestyle.................and our journey started. This change was primarily to remove insulin from my life, if possible. Well 19 weeks later, I have lost 44 pounds in weight...........and more importantly my Doctor has removed insulin from my repeat prescriptions totally and reduced my Metformin by 50%. Here are my before and now pictures........................................my journey continues.
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Hi all. I can certainly recommend the LCHF/keto approach. I have been Type 2 Diabetic for over 20 years, and for 12 of those years I have been insulin dependant. 19 weeks ago, my partner proposed that we should adopt a new Lifestyle.................and our journey started. This change was primarily to remove insulin from my life, if possible. Well 19 weeks later, I have lost 44 pounds in weight...........and more importantly my Doctor has removed insulin from my repeat prescriptions totally and reduced my Metformin by 50%. Here are my before and now pictures........................................my journey continues.
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Hi NewTD2. I was on Nova Rapid and Lantus for the whole of the 12 years. The problem was, as time went on, I seemed to need more and more to achieve the correct Blood Sugar readings on a daily basis. This was one of the factors that convinced us that the LCHF/Keto was the correct way to proceed.
Another positive thing for me since my initial post the other day, is that the DVLA has now accepted that I am no longer Insulin Dependant and have consequently taken me off of the need to re-apply for my driving Licence every three years.
Amazingly, this has all happened over the span of just under 20 weeks, I real wish that I knew what I know now 20 years ago.
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