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<blockquote data-quote="gauravkgoyal" data-source="post: 1619130" data-attributes="member: 431237"><p>Hi Red_river_,</p><p>I have been diagnosed with T2D in Jun-2017 with HbA1C as 6.9 with high cholestrol levels. I want to share my personal experience here if it is helpful for you. I apologize in advance that many people on this forum may not agree with me but here I am sharing only my personal experience here with no offence to anyone.</p><p></p><p>After getting to know about LCHF diet, I was fully convinced that only way to lower BG levels is reducing carbs. Being an Indian and Vegetarian, it is nearly impossible for me to live without carbs, so I decided to reduce carbs to my tolerance level. So I followed the flexible diet which was based on LCHF. My diet consists of:</p><p>Drinking 2-glasses of water after waking up.</p><p>Empty stomach: home made juice of 1 small bitter guard with half tomato sprinkled with cinnamon powder. Not eating anything for next 30 minutes.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast: one portion of Papaya or 1 cup full fat yogurt with few berries and a pinch of salt or 30-40 grams of Muesli (Oats) with full fat milk</p><p>+</p><p>5 almonds, 2-3 walnuts soaked overnight in water</p><p></p><p>Morning snack: 1 Green tea (if required)</p><p></p><p>Lunch: one big bowl of salad (consisting of Lettuce, Cucumber, Kale, capsicum for crunch, tomatoes) with topping of either guacamole or 1 tsp cheese spread or 1/2 cup boiled kidney beans/black beans sprinkled with salt and Lemon.</p><p>and</p><p>200 ml of full fat buttermilk sprinkled with roasted cumin seeds and salt.</p><p></p><p>Evening snacks: handful roasted/ salted peanuts (if hungry)</p><p></p><p>Dinner: Stir fried vegetables (any except Potatoes) or legumes or kidney bean curry or chickpea curry with 1 or 2 Indian chapati (Tortilla) made from mix flour of whole wheat, oats and barley.</p><p></p><p>Before sleeping: 1 glass full fat milk if hungry without sugar.</p><p></p><p>With this diet. I have been able to recover my HbA1c levels from 6.9 to 6.1 in 4 months and lost weight of around 10 Lbs. My fasting blood sugar improved from a level of 8.6 to 5.9. My cholestrol levels have also improved than earlier.</p><p></p><p>I have not been much disciplined to check my sugar levels every now and then because I was sure that cutting on unhealthy food will surely make a positive difference in my Blood Sugar levels however it may take more time to achieve the desired HbA1c level or reverse my diabetes completely.</p><p></p><p>In terms of exercise: I have only walked on average 6k-8k steps per day for last 4 months with no Gym.</p><p></p><p>My personal recommendation to you would be: Do not starve much, opt for natural and healthy food. try to reduce carbs to a level you believe you can tolerate.</p><p></p><p>Apologies if my response confuses you more.</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer: Not taking any medicines for Diabetes or Cholestrol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gauravkgoyal, post: 1619130, member: 431237"] Hi Red_river_, I have been diagnosed with T2D in Jun-2017 with HbA1C as 6.9 with high cholestrol levels. I want to share my personal experience here if it is helpful for you. I apologize in advance that many people on this forum may not agree with me but here I am sharing only my personal experience here with no offence to anyone. After getting to know about LCHF diet, I was fully convinced that only way to lower BG levels is reducing carbs. Being an Indian and Vegetarian, it is nearly impossible for me to live without carbs, so I decided to reduce carbs to my tolerance level. So I followed the flexible diet which was based on LCHF. My diet consists of: Drinking 2-glasses of water after waking up. Empty stomach: home made juice of 1 small bitter guard with half tomato sprinkled with cinnamon powder. Not eating anything for next 30 minutes. Breakfast: one portion of Papaya or 1 cup full fat yogurt with few berries and a pinch of salt or 30-40 grams of Muesli (Oats) with full fat milk + 5 almonds, 2-3 walnuts soaked overnight in water Morning snack: 1 Green tea (if required) Lunch: one big bowl of salad (consisting of Lettuce, Cucumber, Kale, capsicum for crunch, tomatoes) with topping of either guacamole or 1 tsp cheese spread or 1/2 cup boiled kidney beans/black beans sprinkled with salt and Lemon. and 200 ml of full fat buttermilk sprinkled with roasted cumin seeds and salt. Evening snacks: handful roasted/ salted peanuts (if hungry) Dinner: Stir fried vegetables (any except Potatoes) or legumes or kidney bean curry or chickpea curry with 1 or 2 Indian chapati (Tortilla) made from mix flour of whole wheat, oats and barley. Before sleeping: 1 glass full fat milk if hungry without sugar. With this diet. I have been able to recover my HbA1c levels from 6.9 to 6.1 in 4 months and lost weight of around 10 Lbs. My fasting blood sugar improved from a level of 8.6 to 5.9. My cholestrol levels have also improved than earlier. I have not been much disciplined to check my sugar levels every now and then because I was sure that cutting on unhealthy food will surely make a positive difference in my Blood Sugar levels however it may take more time to achieve the desired HbA1c level or reverse my diabetes completely. In terms of exercise: I have only walked on average 6k-8k steps per day for last 4 months with no Gym. My personal recommendation to you would be: Do not starve much, opt for natural and healthy food. try to reduce carbs to a level you believe you can tolerate. Apologies if my response confuses you more. Disclaimer: Not taking any medicines for Diabetes or Cholestrol [/QUOTE]
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