Ronancastled
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Diagnosed Oct 2019 with Hba1c 52 (6.9%) FBG 7.5
Starting weight was 19st 6.5lbs BMI 41.4
Given a chance to alter with diet/exercise before Metformin
Follow up bloods 13 days later were Hba1c 48 (6.5%) FBG 5.1
Purchased SD Codefree in Nov, started using one month after diagnosis.
Weight now 18st 6 lbs BMI 39.1
All 2 hour postprandials were in normal range, sub 140 (7.8)
Typically they were 120 - 110
Eating lowish carb 40-60g
Kept up diet & exercise then started experimenting with carbs.
Tried a 110g carb homemade dinner, 140 at 1 hour, 140 at 2 hour, 115 at 2.5 hour
Not too bad but I rekon I'd found my limit
Reverted to 40-60 carbs per meal from then on
Weight continued to tumble off due to portion control & excercise.
This week was 15st 8.5 lbs (3st 12lb loss) BMI 33.1 Still obese but getting there
Bloods taken Tuesday, got results today Hba1c 34 FBG 5.1, extremely happy
Now if I subscribe to the Roy Taylor personal fat threshold I can see that it was my initial small weight loss that cleared my visceral fat.
I now know that if I ever become sedentary again & return to 18.5st + it will come back.
Conversely if I can get back to a healthy BMI I should improve my insulin resistance that bit further.
Lastly, I believe none of this progress would have even been attempted without this forum, you have my eternal gratitude.
Starting weight was 19st 6.5lbs BMI 41.4
Given a chance to alter with diet/exercise before Metformin
Follow up bloods 13 days later were Hba1c 48 (6.5%) FBG 5.1
Purchased SD Codefree in Nov, started using one month after diagnosis.
Weight now 18st 6 lbs BMI 39.1
All 2 hour postprandials were in normal range, sub 140 (7.8)
Typically they were 120 - 110
Eating lowish carb 40-60g
Kept up diet & exercise then started experimenting with carbs.
Tried a 110g carb homemade dinner, 140 at 1 hour, 140 at 2 hour, 115 at 2.5 hour
Not too bad but I rekon I'd found my limit
Reverted to 40-60 carbs per meal from then on
Weight continued to tumble off due to portion control & excercise.
This week was 15st 8.5 lbs (3st 12lb loss) BMI 33.1 Still obese but getting there
Bloods taken Tuesday, got results today Hba1c 34 FBG 5.1, extremely happy
Now if I subscribe to the Roy Taylor personal fat threshold I can see that it was my initial small weight loss that cleared my visceral fat.
I now know that if I ever become sedentary again & return to 18.5st + it will come back.
Conversely if I can get back to a healthy BMI I should improve my insulin resistance that bit further.
Lastly, I believe none of this progress would have even been attempted without this forum, you have my eternal gratitude.