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<blockquote data-quote="celmacmat" data-source="post: 271002" data-attributes="member: 24457"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I have not posted much so far as I did not have anything to share that I thought would contribute to the forum. Today I however have.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed with Diabetes in 1996 at 26 years old while I lived in France. When I arrived in the UK in 1999, I was automatically classed as a Type 2 (did not mean anything to me at the time). I use to check my blood level in mg/l (so 0.7 to 1.1 was normal) rather than mmol/l so it took me a while to adjust to the UK system.</p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed, my sugar level was 3.6 mg/l (4mg and you go into coma, and your body shut down), and my Hba1C was around 13% at the time so it was kind of dramatic. They put me on a drastic diet and all sorts of medication (I think I was only allowed vegetables, and 100gr of chicken once a day) to bring my sugar level down which mean that I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in three months. Not pretty.</p><p></p><p>When my Dr was happy with the level of blood sugar, I went back to eating normally.</p><p></p><p>Gradually I put some weight back on to a size 10 and stabilized with an Hba1C around 10%.</p><p></p><p>In 2000, when I was back in France for Christmas, my granddad died while with me, and the shock/stress of the situation meant that my blood sugar shot up and I had to be switch form tablets to insulin.</p><p></p><p>With the insulin regime, my Hba1C came down to around 8.5/9% but the weight gradually crept on to the point where I was a size 14/16. Last year for some obscure reason my weight went up a notch and I found myself buying a size 18 more often than a size 16.</p><p></p><p>My Hba1C was 8.4% at my last review. I was taking 32 units of Lantus at night, between 4 and 6 unites of Humalog at breakfast, between 6 and 10 units at lunch and the same at dinner. I did not like much what I saw in the mirror in the morning - it was time to take actions.</p><p></p><p>After Christmas, I bought the book about the Dukan diet. I read it from cover to cover, made notes, did some research and I decided that IN MY OPINION the benefits of the diet were outweighing the fact that everyone was saying it was not a suitable diet for diabetic people.</p><p></p><p>I therefore embarked on the diet on the 5th February with a starting weight of 79kg (I am 5ft 4 so quit on the heavy side), a Hba1C of 8.4%, average reading in the morning of 7, lunch 9 and dinner 12. I was a size 16/18 with a waist of 38 inches.</p><p></p><p>Today I am 70kg (still a bit to go as my target is 62 kg), a size small 14 and my waist is 34 inches. I take only 26 units of Lantus at night, between 0-3 of Humalog at breakfast, between 2-4 at lunch and between 2-4 at dinner. My readings have never been so good with an average of 4/5 in the morning, 6/7 before lunch and 6/7 before dinner. But most importantly, my Hba1C is now 7.5% - The first time EVER I am below 8%.</p><p></p><p>Low Carb is definitely the way to go - whether you chose do reduce them or cut them all together. </p><p></p><p>Since I have started the diet, I am no longer bloated or sluggish after meal. I am not hungry and I am not snacking where as before, I was always hungry and was having a snack mid morning and mid afternoon to keep me going until meal time.</p><p></p><p>I feel more energized, the pain in my joints has nearly disappeared and I feel great.</p><p></p><p>Basically, I am very happy with the way things are going right now and I wanted to share it with you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="celmacmat, post: 271002, member: 24457"] Hi All, I have not posted much so far as I did not have anything to share that I thought would contribute to the forum. Today I however have. I was diagnosed with Diabetes in 1996 at 26 years old while I lived in France. When I arrived in the UK in 1999, I was automatically classed as a Type 2 (did not mean anything to me at the time). I use to check my blood level in mg/l (so 0.7 to 1.1 was normal) rather than mmol/l so it took me a while to adjust to the UK system. When I was diagnosed, my sugar level was 3.6 mg/l (4mg and you go into coma, and your body shut down), and my Hba1C was around 13% at the time so it was kind of dramatic. They put me on a drastic diet and all sorts of medication (I think I was only allowed vegetables, and 100gr of chicken once a day) to bring my sugar level down which mean that I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in three months. Not pretty. When my Dr was happy with the level of blood sugar, I went back to eating normally. Gradually I put some weight back on to a size 10 and stabilized with an Hba1C around 10%. In 2000, when I was back in France for Christmas, my granddad died while with me, and the shock/stress of the situation meant that my blood sugar shot up and I had to be switch form tablets to insulin. With the insulin regime, my Hba1C came down to around 8.5/9% but the weight gradually crept on to the point where I was a size 14/16. Last year for some obscure reason my weight went up a notch and I found myself buying a size 18 more often than a size 16. My Hba1C was 8.4% at my last review. I was taking 32 units of Lantus at night, between 4 and 6 unites of Humalog at breakfast, between 6 and 10 units at lunch and the same at dinner. I did not like much what I saw in the mirror in the morning - it was time to take actions. After Christmas, I bought the book about the Dukan diet. I read it from cover to cover, made notes, did some research and I decided that IN MY OPINION the benefits of the diet were outweighing the fact that everyone was saying it was not a suitable diet for diabetic people. I therefore embarked on the diet on the 5th February with a starting weight of 79kg (I am 5ft 4 so quit on the heavy side), a Hba1C of 8.4%, average reading in the morning of 7, lunch 9 and dinner 12. I was a size 16/18 with a waist of 38 inches. Today I am 70kg (still a bit to go as my target is 62 kg), a size small 14 and my waist is 34 inches. I take only 26 units of Lantus at night, between 0-3 of Humalog at breakfast, between 2-4 at lunch and between 2-4 at dinner. My readings have never been so good with an average of 4/5 in the morning, 6/7 before lunch and 6/7 before dinner. But most importantly, my Hba1C is now 7.5% - The first time EVER I am below 8%. Low Carb is definitely the way to go - whether you chose do reduce them or cut them all together. Since I have started the diet, I am no longer bloated or sluggish after meal. I am not hungry and I am not snacking where as before, I was always hungry and was having a snack mid morning and mid afternoon to keep me going until meal time. I feel more energized, the pain in my joints has nearly disappeared and I feel great. Basically, I am very happy with the way things are going right now and I wanted to share it with you. [/QUOTE]
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