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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I was diagnosed with T2 in late April with a HbA1c of 74 mmol/mol.
Today I had the results of my first 6-month review and it was 30 mmol/mol!
Also, my cholesterol is down - despite high fat eating (or because of it?)
Serum cholesterol was 9.9, now 6.9 mmol/L
Serum triglycerides were 8.5, now 2 mmol/L
Serum HDL was 1.4. now 1.5
Non-HDL cholesterol was 8.5, now 5.4
HDL ratio was 7.1, now 4.6
Serum LDL was "unable to calculate LDL-cholesterol as triglycerides >4.5 mmol/L" and is now 4.5.
I can't say I know what all that means exactly but it certainly aint bad news!!!!
For anyone interested here's my story:
The main thing that motivated me to change my life style was the fear of losing my sight. Before diagnosis, I'd had months of blurred vision; my eyesight prescription seemed to jump around on a daily basis - I hated that soooo bad! The good news is that after getting my blood glucose down, my eyesight cleared up and there is no sign of any permanent damage.
Immediately after diagnosis, I went onto an ultra-low calorie, low carb, high fat food plan (ULCLCHF????!!) loosely based on the book by Dr. Michael Mosley, what I extracted from the Newcastle research and subsequently modified based oncomments/experiences of people on this forum.
I followed the diet till my blood sugars came down into normal ranges - the last thing to stabilize was the fasting BG. I then did some experimenting to see what happened when I drank and ate carbs (even the really, really bad ones!!) and everything was normal.
I then lost a bit more weight and after this kept my weight stable over the summer by watching calories. Occasional binges of eating and drinking didn't affect my BGs (i.e. didn't take them outside of the "normal" ranges).
I've tried going Keto several times now but after the first week get to the point where I'm unable to speak coherently, am unsafe to drive and generally unable to think. This is probably a severe exacerbation of an existing mild dementia-like condition that I've had for years since having M.E./CFS so is not a criticism of Keto in any way. Doctors are sending me to (fobbing me off on?) a neurologist but there's not a great belief that they'll find a diagnosis or treatment.
I fast for at least 12 hours a day and try not to snack after tea (yeah right!!!)
I've also been able to get fit and am building muscle which had wasted away in the last 2 years to an alarming extent.
That's me, just one last thing to do and that is to thank everyone on the forum, I've read so much and while I might not always agree with everything the links, the experiences and the advice have all allowed me to become a bit of an expert and to plot my course so far.
I would like to extend a special "thank-you" to the regular contributors and the forums volunteers and to say that your support and commitment to this forum is amazing and greatly appreciated (but seriously: get a life!!!).
Diolch a phob lwc i chi i gyd.
Today I had the results of my first 6-month review and it was 30 mmol/mol!
Also, my cholesterol is down - despite high fat eating (or because of it?)
Serum cholesterol was 9.9, now 6.9 mmol/L
Serum triglycerides were 8.5, now 2 mmol/L
Serum HDL was 1.4. now 1.5
Non-HDL cholesterol was 8.5, now 5.4
HDL ratio was 7.1, now 4.6
Serum LDL was "unable to calculate LDL-cholesterol as triglycerides >4.5 mmol/L" and is now 4.5.
I can't say I know what all that means exactly but it certainly aint bad news!!!!
For anyone interested here's my story:
The main thing that motivated me to change my life style was the fear of losing my sight. Before diagnosis, I'd had months of blurred vision; my eyesight prescription seemed to jump around on a daily basis - I hated that soooo bad! The good news is that after getting my blood glucose down, my eyesight cleared up and there is no sign of any permanent damage.
Immediately after diagnosis, I went onto an ultra-low calorie, low carb, high fat food plan (ULCLCHF????!!) loosely based on the book by Dr. Michael Mosley, what I extracted from the Newcastle research and subsequently modified based oncomments/experiences of people on this forum.
I followed the diet till my blood sugars came down into normal ranges - the last thing to stabilize was the fasting BG. I then did some experimenting to see what happened when I drank and ate carbs (even the really, really bad ones!!) and everything was normal.
I then lost a bit more weight and after this kept my weight stable over the summer by watching calories. Occasional binges of eating and drinking didn't affect my BGs (i.e. didn't take them outside of the "normal" ranges).
I've tried going Keto several times now but after the first week get to the point where I'm unable to speak coherently, am unsafe to drive and generally unable to think. This is probably a severe exacerbation of an existing mild dementia-like condition that I've had for years since having M.E./CFS so is not a criticism of Keto in any way. Doctors are sending me to (fobbing me off on?) a neurologist but there's not a great belief that they'll find a diagnosis or treatment.
I fast for at least 12 hours a day and try not to snack after tea (yeah right!!!)
I've also been able to get fit and am building muscle which had wasted away in the last 2 years to an alarming extent.
That's me, just one last thing to do and that is to thank everyone on the forum, I've read so much and while I might not always agree with everything the links, the experiences and the advice have all allowed me to become a bit of an expert and to plot my course so far.
I would like to extend a special "thank-you" to the regular contributors and the forums volunteers and to say that your support and commitment to this forum is amazing and greatly appreciated (but seriously: get a life!!!).
Diolch a phob lwc i chi i gyd.
