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<blockquote data-quote="IBEX82" data-source="post: 2123081" data-attributes="member: 510042"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>Just thought I’d check in. Still going without any meds for diabetes and finding I’m not having to check my sugars so frequently now. I tend to stick to the same foods that I’ve tested with multiple times as I know they work for me and I keep within around 40g carbs per day.</p><p></p><p>Over the last two weeks my highest blood glucose has been 6.2 with an average of 4.8 according to my app. It would seem I’m managing okay. Only disappointment has been weight loss and my DN has been supportive (finally) but she has said that I need to concentrate on BG being good and not throw in the towel as weight loss is not occurring.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if the lack of weight loss is steroid related or perhaps I’m eating too much fat - although I know it’s LCHF but I wonder how much is too much?</p><p></p><p>I haven’t gained any weight though so I guess that’s something and I have had a couple of ‘blips’ where I’ve gone over my self imposed carb limit. It’s not easy but it’s working.</p><p></p><p>No plans to retest my HbA1c yet - they’re waiting until my steroids are at the lowest dose as this can impact the result apparently. Originally it was 55, though pre steroids it was 36. My specialist remains confident this is steroid induced diabetes, my GP thinks it’s type 2 - who knows? </p><p></p><p>My specialist has said that they want to start immunosuppressives long term and I’ll come off the steroids completely, she feels once we make that transition a simple fasting glucose blood test will identify whether I am genuinely diabetic and a follow up HbA1c three months later will confirm it.</p><p></p><p>I guess if it is steroid induced then I must be predisposed to type 2 diabetes and I carry on with my LCHF lifestyle to prevent any further complications down the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IBEX82, post: 2123081, member: 510042"] Hi all, Just thought I’d check in. Still going without any meds for diabetes and finding I’m not having to check my sugars so frequently now. I tend to stick to the same foods that I’ve tested with multiple times as I know they work for me and I keep within around 40g carbs per day. Over the last two weeks my highest blood glucose has been 6.2 with an average of 4.8 according to my app. It would seem I’m managing okay. Only disappointment has been weight loss and my DN has been supportive (finally) but she has said that I need to concentrate on BG being good and not throw in the towel as weight loss is not occurring. I wonder if the lack of weight loss is steroid related or perhaps I’m eating too much fat - although I know it’s LCHF but I wonder how much is too much? I haven’t gained any weight though so I guess that’s something and I have had a couple of ‘blips’ where I’ve gone over my self imposed carb limit. It’s not easy but it’s working. No plans to retest my HbA1c yet - they’re waiting until my steroids are at the lowest dose as this can impact the result apparently. Originally it was 55, though pre steroids it was 36. My specialist remains confident this is steroid induced diabetes, my GP thinks it’s type 2 - who knows? My specialist has said that they want to start immunosuppressives long term and I’ll come off the steroids completely, she feels once we make that transition a simple fasting glucose blood test will identify whether I am genuinely diabetic and a follow up HbA1c three months later will confirm it. I guess if it is steroid induced then I must be predisposed to type 2 diabetes and I carry on with my LCHF lifestyle to prevent any further complications down the line. [/QUOTE]
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