Feeling unsure and confused today and this genuinely, honestly made my eyes fill with grateful tears. THANK YOU
Stick with it, Margaret! You're doing really well.
I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago, started low carb not long after. Also started walking daily for at least 30 mins. I'm not on meds.
When I was diagnosed, my BG was in the 15 range for fasting and before a meal, 17.4 after a meal. Within 1 week of low carb that reduced to 10s and 9s across the board. By the end of week 2, it was 9s and 8s. Now, at the end of week 4, I'm in the 6 or 7 range for fasting, then 5s or 6s for before and after meals. I've lost 1st 9lb (10kg) since diagnosis.
It's easy to get carried away with all the hype out there about low carb/keto diets. I've had to force my brain to not see each day as a competition with the last, instead having faith that while numbers may go up or down from day to day, it's weeks, months and years that matter when it comes to trending, and low carb combined with exercise is delivering improving trends for me over those time periods. One "bad" reading doesn't matter. A week's worth might, a month's worth will, and a year or mores worth is probably what unknowingly landed most of us in diabetes territory.
Keep at it, you're doing amazing and you'll get where you want/need to be in time.