Sorry for the wall of text.
The short version: I’m a very happy chap
Hi everybody. I’m new here and this is my first post. I’m 69 and I’m lucky enough to live in a village in the Italian Alps. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Initially I was injecting insulin every day and taking Metformin after each meal. After 1 year, or so, my doctor changed my prescription and at the moment I inject “long lasting” insulin once a week and take 1 tablet of “long lasting” Metformin each evening after dinner. The earlier dosage of Metformin was causing intermittent bouts of terrible diarrhoea.
Before I started the diet, my glucose meter reading ranged between 120 mg/dl and 130 before breakfast and 140 and higher 2 hours after meals.
Three days ago my fasting reading was 94, followed by 93 and 108 after meals. This morning my before breakfast reading was 84.
When I started my treatment I weighed 105 Kg. A month ago I realised I was 114.5 Kg and decided it was time to get my **** in gear and try to do something about it. I came across Rod Taylor’s book and on the 19th of July I started the “Newcastle Diet” which seemed very straightforward.
I use the Italian diet powder called “Peso Forma” which comes in three flavours: Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry and Banana. I never dreamt in a million years that I would get fed up with drinking chocolate smoothies! I soon began to supplement these with vegetable puree soup, homemade tomato soup, curried vegetable puree, along with tuna, prawn and smoked salmon salads. I always make sure I stick to the 200 calories per meal limit. I “cheat” once a week and go out for a pizza with my partner (I compensate by eating a bit less on that day, but it is so worth it!). The only problem I have had so far is constipation but I resolved that by taking a herbal laxative.
I’ve only just discovered something called Konjac Rice. It’s only 10 calories for 100g. I tried some with a spicy tomato “arrabbiata” sauce and it was great. I’ve ordered more from Amazon and to be honest my mouth is watering at the thought of all sorts of different risottos, rice salads etc. Unfortunately it is very expensive when compared to ordinary rice.
Today I weighed in at 106.9 Kg so I’ve lost 7.6 Kg (1.1 stones) in just under a month. I realise I need to get down to at least 85 Kg to perhaps undo my diabetes so there is still a very long way to go. So far I’m very pleased with my progress and hope it continues. I can’t thank Rod Taylor and his team enough.
The short version: I’m a very happy chap
Hi everybody. I’m new here and this is my first post. I’m 69 and I’m lucky enough to live in a village in the Italian Alps. About 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Initially I was injecting insulin every day and taking Metformin after each meal. After 1 year, or so, my doctor changed my prescription and at the moment I inject “long lasting” insulin once a week and take 1 tablet of “long lasting” Metformin each evening after dinner. The earlier dosage of Metformin was causing intermittent bouts of terrible diarrhoea.
Before I started the diet, my glucose meter reading ranged between 120 mg/dl and 130 before breakfast and 140 and higher 2 hours after meals.
Three days ago my fasting reading was 94, followed by 93 and 108 after meals. This morning my before breakfast reading was 84.
When I started my treatment I weighed 105 Kg. A month ago I realised I was 114.5 Kg and decided it was time to get my **** in gear and try to do something about it. I came across Rod Taylor’s book and on the 19th of July I started the “Newcastle Diet” which seemed very straightforward.
I use the Italian diet powder called “Peso Forma” which comes in three flavours: Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry and Banana. I never dreamt in a million years that I would get fed up with drinking chocolate smoothies! I soon began to supplement these with vegetable puree soup, homemade tomato soup, curried vegetable puree, along with tuna, prawn and smoked salmon salads. I always make sure I stick to the 200 calories per meal limit. I “cheat” once a week and go out for a pizza with my partner (I compensate by eating a bit less on that day, but it is so worth it!). The only problem I have had so far is constipation but I resolved that by taking a herbal laxative.
I’ve only just discovered something called Konjac Rice. It’s only 10 calories for 100g. I tried some with a spicy tomato “arrabbiata” sauce and it was great. I’ve ordered more from Amazon and to be honest my mouth is watering at the thought of all sorts of different risottos, rice salads etc. Unfortunately it is very expensive when compared to ordinary rice.
Today I weighed in at 106.9 Kg so I’ve lost 7.6 Kg (1.1 stones) in just under a month. I realise I need to get down to at least 85 Kg to perhaps undo my diabetes so there is still a very long way to go. So far I’m very pleased with my progress and hope it continues. I can’t thank Rod Taylor and his team enough.