youngmanfrank
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Re: A Geordie trying the Newcastle Diet
Nice results,shows what determination can do.I can't find the reference but I did read somewhere that post diet the Newcastle volunteers put on an average of 3 kilos and that you can expect blood sugar levels to drift upwards again,so please do not get disheartened if your figures do change once you are back on a normal diet.
In my case I have avoided the weight increase.While on the diet my fasting bloods were in a tight 4.7-4.9 range,however post diet I have tested twice,each time averaging over a two week period.I tested as I came up to four months post diet,and again as I approached six months.In each case I averaged 5.2,however on normal food the range has varied from 4.7-5.7,still within the normal levels for non-diabetics.I think this reflects the nature of your last meal,what was in it,how many calories and the time you ate it.With increased glucose levels the liver is also able to liver dump as you wake up and I have several times recorded higher blood levels in the morning compared with bedtime levels.
In many ways the better test of your diabetic status post diet is probably to measure pre-meal,+1hr and +2hr,as this will show you whether you are controlling the initial spike in blood glucose and how quickly the levels come down.This is a measure of your insulin sensitivity.
Good luck
Nice results,shows what determination can do.I can't find the reference but I did read somewhere that post diet the Newcastle volunteers put on an average of 3 kilos and that you can expect blood sugar levels to drift upwards again,so please do not get disheartened if your figures do change once you are back on a normal diet.
In my case I have avoided the weight increase.While on the diet my fasting bloods were in a tight 4.7-4.9 range,however post diet I have tested twice,each time averaging over a two week period.I tested as I came up to four months post diet,and again as I approached six months.In each case I averaged 5.2,however on normal food the range has varied from 4.7-5.7,still within the normal levels for non-diabetics.I think this reflects the nature of your last meal,what was in it,how many calories and the time you ate it.With increased glucose levels the liver is also able to liver dump as you wake up and I have several times recorded higher blood levels in the morning compared with bedtime levels.
In many ways the better test of your diabetic status post diet is probably to measure pre-meal,+1hr and +2hr,as this will show you whether you are controlling the initial spike in blood glucose and how quickly the levels come down.This is a measure of your insulin sensitivity.
Good luck