MauricienneScot
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hi,
My questions is: As someone who already lives an active lifestyle, follows a LCHF diet and is thin (BMI 22), is my diabetes likely to get worse to the point I will need medication to manage it?
Background: Just been diagnosed this year in Jan, although have had symptoms of high blood sugar for at least the past 10 years. I am 24, and have followed LCHF for the last three years anyway since I was feeling absolutely awful when I was frequently eating carby foods (and they made me pile on weight). I am fairly active- run 3.5miles home from work every day, run marathons etc, lift weights. I am not overweight- 63kg at 5’6, but I do carry weight badly as it’s all muffin top, nowhere else (cry).
I do think this may be largely genetic, as I am half Mauritian and this year the prime minister there said in a speech that 50% of Mauritians are either diabetic or prediabetic.
Fasting BS is around 6-7.5. After exercise it is around 8. PP is normally around 6.5-7.5. Eat between 20g carbs, 50/60g on a bad day. Wholegrain carbs put my BS up to 11 so I don’t eat these.
I’d ideally like to remain medication free, but I don’t really feel there is much scope for me to make drastic lifestyle changes to make myself healthier because I feel I am kind of already there. I’d love to hear other people’s experiences of this/or get some suggestions where I can make further changes. Like should I try and get my weight down further? Thank you!!
My questions is: As someone who already lives an active lifestyle, follows a LCHF diet and is thin (BMI 22), is my diabetes likely to get worse to the point I will need medication to manage it?
Background: Just been diagnosed this year in Jan, although have had symptoms of high blood sugar for at least the past 10 years. I am 24, and have followed LCHF for the last three years anyway since I was feeling absolutely awful when I was frequently eating carby foods (and they made me pile on weight). I am fairly active- run 3.5miles home from work every day, run marathons etc, lift weights. I am not overweight- 63kg at 5’6, but I do carry weight badly as it’s all muffin top, nowhere else (cry).
I do think this may be largely genetic, as I am half Mauritian and this year the prime minister there said in a speech that 50% of Mauritians are either diabetic or prediabetic.
Fasting BS is around 6-7.5. After exercise it is around 8. PP is normally around 6.5-7.5. Eat between 20g carbs, 50/60g on a bad day. Wholegrain carbs put my BS up to 11 so I don’t eat these.
I’d ideally like to remain medication free, but I don’t really feel there is much scope for me to make drastic lifestyle changes to make myself healthier because I feel I am kind of already there. I’d love to hear other people’s experiences of this/or get some suggestions where I can make further changes. Like should I try and get my weight down further? Thank you!!