To begin LCHF is NOT a diet but a life style for me
The text below details my story I do not recommend this to anyone officially as I am not a medical expert so please ask your health experts.
This is just chit chat not advice.
—- here we go —
Was admitted in to hospital in the last week of Feb with Atrial Fib. A senior Dr examined my bloods and told me my HBA1C was at 105. She said “I am in the early stages of Diabates” and recommends my GP to get me started on Diabetes Meds.
No dietary advice except to eat healthy?
After 4 days in hospital my sugars remain high. Maybe it’s because of the white bread baguettes, Cheerios and biscuits we were being fed and laying in bed all day.
On the last day I had Salad + chicken. They said no more food was available and that this all that was left. I had this, and sneaked off the ward for a walk. The hospital I was in is massive and we all know it, it serves our war veterans. I came back after a 40 min walk. Nobody realises I had went! Nurse comes round gives me my medication and does my BG. Guess what? It’s at 5.4?!?!?!?
She was impressed but confused and asked if I had eaten. I was full! Goes and gets me some biscuits and tea. I have the tea and one biscuit just to be polite. Rest stay on the table, and are taken away by the staff in the morning...
My morning glucose is at 6.5, instead of 10.
All the other days my BG before bed has been 11mmol - 15mmol!
Nobody visited me in hospital. And I think the nurse showed a lot of compassion and care to me for this reason. Everyone else on the ward had visitors daily. Fresh juices, fruit, chocolate and biscuits, flowers you name it.
All I had was a box of hospital tissues, plastic water jug, plastic glass, my inhaler, hospital wipes and a chicken white bread sandwich.
For four days I didn’t have a shower just a face wash and hair wash and no change of clothes. I was in my jeans and polo shirt for what I was wearing that evening.
I informed my family that I was in hospital and not to visit as I needed time to myself. I know, it’s selfish but it’s how I am. It helps me understand and learn myself.
After discharge I go home and turn my phone off. I start researching diabetes and the problems I have been having. I come across the new castle diet and start it that evening. I did it for 4 days then gave up and had a Tunnocks caramel wafer chocolate. I felt tired and exhausted and couldn’t do any work. But it was time for me to rest. I did it again the next week but the third week of Newcastle I stopped. Hunger went, cravings went, and my blood sugars fell to 6.7 max after meals, fasting was still 6.5.
After the 3rd week I realise this isn’t plausible. I come across diet doctor, Virta Health, the diabetes cook book, watch a tonne of videos, Michael Moseley and his diet book. I accept that low carb is what I need to do, but maybe not high fat?
I felt guilt deeply eating butter... I used to be scared and worried. But my BG showed otherwise and I’d feel fuller and more energetic. My skin is glowing, my hair is a lot better. I’ve even had some attention from the opposite gender which never has happened since school!
In the last week of March I start weight training and walking. I hope to join the Police.
I’m doing really when on LCHF. Losing weight, but not on scales as I’m exercising but my body and face looks massively different. I have more strength I feel happy. But my redundancy makes me depressed in the evenings because I miss the days of a hard day of work coming home and relaxing. Now I’m just relaxing all the time. The day is ok until 6pm I’m really happy when I wake up but end of day makes me sad. This is in addition to my ex cheating on me. She didn’t know any of this, didn’t even come and see me in hospital, was busy with another fella...
My glucose now since the last two weeks of March 2019;
Fasting no more than 5mmol. Always between 4.4 -4.8mmol.
More 4.4mmol depending on when I start my fast.
My glucose after 2 hours eating is 4.6.-4.8. 3 hours it is dead on 4.6. Then drops to 4.4 and stops there.
I haven’t seen my glucose go over 6.5mmol. But I only test 2 and 3 hours after meal and fasting ones. And haven’t seen my Fasting BG go over 4.8mmol.
I plan to get an A1C test in the start of June as I’ll be doing a months fast from Start May to end May with a Muslim friend to see how it is.
On Sunday I had a carby breaded chicken meal. I was forced to at a friends new place. I didn’t want to but accepted it as a test too. My BG before meal was 4.4mmol. After 2 hours of eating it was at 6.0mmol, 45 mins later 5.0mmol and 3.5 hours later 4.6mmol.
The next morning after 9 hours fast, my fasting glucose was 4.8mmol...
I have cut all chocolates where I used to eat 4 bars a day, then biscuits bread, ice cream and rice or pasta.
I don’t even have breakfast. If I do it’s a few nuts, and up of tea with cream.
More chicken fish meats in my diet made with Ghee, a lot more greeery. Can’t have eggs due to a suspected allergy. But I do sometimes, gotta live?
If I have a 0 carb meal or very low carb meal on a day I’ll have one Tesco Viennese then after finding my meal, just for carbs.
My chocolate addiction is hard... but I haven’t had anything but dark chocolate 90% Lindt or that Viennese thin since start of March 2019.
No chips (if eating with family I have about 4 fries lol)
No potato
No bread (I had a quarter bread on a 0 carb meal last week)
No sugar drinks. Only diet and 7up free
About 3.5 litres of water
I go gym 3 times a week for about 1 hour doing weights training.
Any advice would be welcomed thank you and I’ll answer any questions.
The text below details my story I do not recommend this to anyone officially as I am not a medical expert so please ask your health experts.
This is just chit chat not advice.
—- here we go —
Was admitted in to hospital in the last week of Feb with Atrial Fib. A senior Dr examined my bloods and told me my HBA1C was at 105. She said “I am in the early stages of Diabates” and recommends my GP to get me started on Diabetes Meds.
No dietary advice except to eat healthy?
After 4 days in hospital my sugars remain high. Maybe it’s because of the white bread baguettes, Cheerios and biscuits we were being fed and laying in bed all day.
On the last day I had Salad + chicken. They said no more food was available and that this all that was left. I had this, and sneaked off the ward for a walk. The hospital I was in is massive and we all know it, it serves our war veterans. I came back after a 40 min walk. Nobody realises I had went! Nurse comes round gives me my medication and does my BG. Guess what? It’s at 5.4?!?!?!?
She was impressed but confused and asked if I had eaten. I was full! Goes and gets me some biscuits and tea. I have the tea and one biscuit just to be polite. Rest stay on the table, and are taken away by the staff in the morning...
My morning glucose is at 6.5, instead of 10.
All the other days my BG before bed has been 11mmol - 15mmol!
Nobody visited me in hospital. And I think the nurse showed a lot of compassion and care to me for this reason. Everyone else on the ward had visitors daily. Fresh juices, fruit, chocolate and biscuits, flowers you name it.
All I had was a box of hospital tissues, plastic water jug, plastic glass, my inhaler, hospital wipes and a chicken white bread sandwich.
For four days I didn’t have a shower just a face wash and hair wash and no change of clothes. I was in my jeans and polo shirt for what I was wearing that evening.
I informed my family that I was in hospital and not to visit as I needed time to myself. I know, it’s selfish but it’s how I am. It helps me understand and learn myself.
After discharge I go home and turn my phone off. I start researching diabetes and the problems I have been having. I come across the new castle diet and start it that evening. I did it for 4 days then gave up and had a Tunnocks caramel wafer chocolate. I felt tired and exhausted and couldn’t do any work. But it was time for me to rest. I did it again the next week but the third week of Newcastle I stopped. Hunger went, cravings went, and my blood sugars fell to 6.7 max after meals, fasting was still 6.5.
After the 3rd week I realise this isn’t plausible. I come across diet doctor, Virta Health, the diabetes cook book, watch a tonne of videos, Michael Moseley and his diet book. I accept that low carb is what I need to do, but maybe not high fat?
I felt guilt deeply eating butter... I used to be scared and worried. But my BG showed otherwise and I’d feel fuller and more energetic. My skin is glowing, my hair is a lot better. I’ve even had some attention from the opposite gender which never has happened since school!
In the last week of March I start weight training and walking. I hope to join the Police.
I’m doing really when on LCHF. Losing weight, but not on scales as I’m exercising but my body and face looks massively different. I have more strength I feel happy. But my redundancy makes me depressed in the evenings because I miss the days of a hard day of work coming home and relaxing. Now I’m just relaxing all the time. The day is ok until 6pm I’m really happy when I wake up but end of day makes me sad. This is in addition to my ex cheating on me. She didn’t know any of this, didn’t even come and see me in hospital, was busy with another fella...
My glucose now since the last two weeks of March 2019;
Fasting no more than 5mmol. Always between 4.4 -4.8mmol.
More 4.4mmol depending on when I start my fast.
My glucose after 2 hours eating is 4.6.-4.8. 3 hours it is dead on 4.6. Then drops to 4.4 and stops there.
I haven’t seen my glucose go over 6.5mmol. But I only test 2 and 3 hours after meal and fasting ones. And haven’t seen my Fasting BG go over 4.8mmol.
I plan to get an A1C test in the start of June as I’ll be doing a months fast from Start May to end May with a Muslim friend to see how it is.
On Sunday I had a carby breaded chicken meal. I was forced to at a friends new place. I didn’t want to but accepted it as a test too. My BG before meal was 4.4mmol. After 2 hours of eating it was at 6.0mmol, 45 mins later 5.0mmol and 3.5 hours later 4.6mmol.
The next morning after 9 hours fast, my fasting glucose was 4.8mmol...
I have cut all chocolates where I used to eat 4 bars a day, then biscuits bread, ice cream and rice or pasta.
I don’t even have breakfast. If I do it’s a few nuts, and up of tea with cream.
More chicken fish meats in my diet made with Ghee, a lot more greeery. Can’t have eggs due to a suspected allergy. But I do sometimes, gotta live?
If I have a 0 carb meal or very low carb meal on a day I’ll have one Tesco Viennese then after finding my meal, just for carbs.
My chocolate addiction is hard... but I haven’t had anything but dark chocolate 90% Lindt or that Viennese thin since start of March 2019.
No chips (if eating with family I have about 4 fries lol)
No potato
No bread (I had a quarter bread on a 0 carb meal last week)
No sugar drinks. Only diet and 7up free
About 3.5 litres of water
I go gym 3 times a week for about 1 hour doing weights training.
Any advice would be welcomed thank you and I’ll answer any questions.
