the Boissetarian
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Hi everyone - has anyone come across this diet? and has anyone tried it? If so I would be interested to hear how you got on.
I am 71 and was diagnosed Type 2 in 2009. I take oral medication - metformin twice & glicalzide three times a day - but blood sugar levels seem to have generally increased over the last year as has weight gain
I started this diet on 12 June and have been keeping a daily diary of what I eat and take blood sugar reading before each meal. I started at around 95kg with an average sugar reading of 8.7 to 9.2. Now the maximum reading I had was 8.7 - but that was last night after a big meal of carbs & sugars with a group of friends, plus wine. This a.m the reading was down to 7, and have been achieving low levels of 5.2, 6.3 etc. I weighed myself this morning and I was a hefty 94.7kg but I had been 93kg the day before - again the price of having a hi carb & sugar meal.
On the whole I am happy with the effects of this diet,
which is really not a "diet" but a healthier way of eating. I have given myself a month on this regim to assess the overall effects.
Should perhaps mention my HbA1c has averaged around 7.2% over the last 3yrs, but last blood test - 27-03-13 - it was back up to 8.2% where it started in 2011.
I am 71 and was diagnosed Type 2 in 2009. I take oral medication - metformin twice & glicalzide three times a day - but blood sugar levels seem to have generally increased over the last year as has weight gain
I started this diet on 12 June and have been keeping a daily diary of what I eat and take blood sugar reading before each meal. I started at around 95kg with an average sugar reading of 8.7 to 9.2. Now the maximum reading I had was 8.7 - but that was last night after a big meal of carbs & sugars with a group of friends, plus wine. This a.m the reading was down to 7, and have been achieving low levels of 5.2, 6.3 etc. I weighed myself this morning and I was a hefty 94.7kg but I had been 93kg the day before - again the price of having a hi carb & sugar meal.
On the whole I am happy with the effects of this diet,
which is really not a "diet" but a healthier way of eating. I have given myself a month on this regim to assess the overall effects.Should perhaps mention my HbA1c has averaged around 7.2% over the last 3yrs, but last blood test - 27-03-13 - it was back up to 8.2% where it started in 2011.
