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<blockquote data-quote="AllieRainbow" data-source="post: 1822410" data-attributes="member: 473025"><p><strong>Results for Week 3 of the fasting Experiment to lower BG</strong></p><p></p><p>Average FBG Wk 1: <strong>6.2</strong></p><p>Average FBG Wk 2: <strong>5.4</strong></p><p>Average FBG Wk 3: <strong>6.0</strong></p><p></p><p>Longest time fasted: <strong>25 hours ? mins</strong></p><p>Shortest time fasted: <strong>11 hours 6 mins</strong></p><p>Average length of time fasted: <strong>18 hours 47 mins</strong></p><p>Number of meals over 7 days: <strong>7</strong></p><p></p><p>HbA1c (lab) 39 days before start of experiment: <strong>82.0 </strong>(9.7%/12.8 mmol/L)</p><p>Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 1: <strong>41.9 </strong>(6.0%/7.0 mmol/L)</p><p>Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 8: <strong>39.9 </strong>(5.8%/6.7 mmol/L)</p><p>Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 15: <strong>38.8 </strong>(5.7%/6.5 mmol/L)</p><p>Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 22: <strong>38.7</strong> (5.7%/6.5 mmol/L)</p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 1 minus 52 days: <strong>129.7 kilos</strong> (285.8lb/20st 5.8lb)/<strong>42.2</strong></p><p><em>Previously unmonitored eating, high carb.</em></p><p><em>Removed processed carbs while waiting for diagnosis.</em></p><p><em>Switched to MCMF diet, carbs < 250g.</em></p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 1 minus 39 days: <strong>124.6 kilos</strong> (274.6lb/19st 8.6lb)/<strong>40.6</strong></p><p><em>Switched to LCHF diet after diagnosis. Carbs < 100g.</em></p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 1: <strong>118.5 kilos </strong>(261.2lb/18st 9.2lb)<strong>/38.6</strong></p><p><em>Switched to experiment protocol of fasting till BG dropped into target range.</em></p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 8: <strong>115.7 kilos</strong> (255lbs/18st 3lb)<strong>/37.7</strong></p><p><em>LCHF diet, carbs < 20g.</em></p><p><em>Eating to target range on BG meter.</em></p><p><em>Target range < 6.0 mmol/L, then < 5.2 mmol/L from Day 5.</em></p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 15: <strong>113.4 kilos</strong> (250lbs/17st 12lb)<strong>/36.9</strong></p><p><em>LCHF diet, carbs < 20g.</em></p><p><em>Eating to target range/then OMAD from Day 11 due to a cold raising BG.</em></p><p><em>Target range from Day 8 < 5.0 mmol/L.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Weight/BMI Day 22: <strong>114.4 kilos</strong> (252.2lbs/18st 0.2lb)<strong>/37.2</strong></p><p><em>LCHF diet, carbs < 20g- < 50g.</em></p><p><em>Eating OMAD to keep mealtime late morning to early afternoon.</em></p><p></p><p>Weight/BMI Lost Wk 1: <strong>2.8 kilos</strong> (6.2lbs)<strong>/0.9</strong></p><p>Weight/BMI Lost Wk 2: <strong>2.3 kilos</strong> (5.0lbs)<strong>/0.8</strong></p><p>Weight/BMI Gained Wk 3: <strong>1.0 kilos</strong> (2.2lbs)<strong>/0.3</strong></p><p>Weight/ BMI Total Lost: <strong>4.1 kilos </strong>(9.0lb)<strong>/1.4</strong></p><p></p><p>Waist to Height Ratio Day 1: <strong>71%</strong></p><p>Waist to Height Ratio Day 8: <strong>67%</strong></p><p>Waist to Height Ratio Day 15: <strong>66%</strong></p><p>Waist to Height Ratio Day 22: <strong>65%</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Body Fat:</strong></p><p>Day 15: <strong>48.4%</strong></p><p>Day 22:<strong> 49.1%</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Visceral Fat:</strong></p><p>Day 15: <strong>18</strong></p><p>Day 22: <strong>18</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Muscle Mass:</strong></p><p>Day 15: <strong>121.2 lb</strong></p><p>Day 22: <strong>121.2 lb</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Metabolic Age </strong>(I am 51)<strong>:</strong></p><p>Day 15:<strong> 58</strong></p><p>Day 15:<strong> 58</strong></p><p></p><p>The last week has been characterised by feeling progressively more tired, until around Thursday when I realised that it was more than ordinary fatigue. I had been on the BP medication Ramipril for 2 weeks, and although it has brought down my BP to normal levels, it has also made me so exhausted I was no longer able to do any exercise, and found day to day tasks almost impossible. I was seeing the same levels of fatigue I had earlier this year with very high blood sugar just before diagnosis and also the same as when I was treated for TB in my early thirties, when I could barely move for exhaustion. i took a decision to stop taking the tablets and home monitor BP and talk to the doctor about either no medication, or a different medication if necessary. I suspect the small rise in weight this week is to do with lack of exercise, and less attention to fluid intake, or just a natural fluctuation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllieRainbow, post: 1822410, member: 473025"] [B]Results for Week 3 of the fasting Experiment to lower BG[/B] Average FBG Wk 1: [B]6.2[/B] Average FBG Wk 2: [B]5.4[/B] Average FBG Wk 3: [B]6.0[/B] Longest time fasted: [B]25 hours ? mins[/B] Shortest time fasted: [B]11 hours 6 mins[/B] Average length of time fasted: [B]18 hours 47 mins[/B] Number of meals over 7 days: [B]7[/B] HbA1c (lab) 39 days before start of experiment: [B]82.0 [/B](9.7%/12.8 mmol/L) Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 1: [B]41.9 [/B](6.0%/7.0 mmol/L) Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 8: [B]39.9 [/B](5.8%/6.7 mmol/L) Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 15: [B]38.8 [/B](5.7%/6.5 mmol/L) Est HbA1c (mySugr) Day 22: [B]38.7[/B] (5.7%/6.5 mmol/L) Weight/BMI Day 1 minus 52 days: [B]129.7 kilos[/B] (285.8lb/20st 5.8lb)/[B]42.2[/B] [I]Previously unmonitored eating, high carb. Removed processed carbs while waiting for diagnosis. Switched to MCMF diet, carbs < 250g.[/I] Weight/BMI Day 1 minus 39 days: [B]124.6 kilos[/B] (274.6lb/19st 8.6lb)/[B]40.6[/B] [I]Switched to LCHF diet after diagnosis. Carbs < 100g.[/I] Weight/BMI Day 1: [B]118.5 kilos [/B](261.2lb/18st 9.2lb)[B]/38.6[/B] [I]Switched to experiment protocol of fasting till BG dropped into target range.[/I] Weight/BMI Day 8: [B]115.7 kilos[/B] (255lbs/18st 3lb)[B]/37.7[/B] [I]LCHF diet, carbs < 20g. Eating to target range on BG meter. Target range < 6.0 mmol/L, then < 5.2 mmol/L from Day 5.[/I] Weight/BMI Day 15: [B]113.4 kilos[/B] (250lbs/17st 12lb)[B]/36.9[/B] [I]LCHF diet, carbs < 20g. Eating to target range/then OMAD from Day 11 due to a cold raising BG. Target range from Day 8 < 5.0 mmol/L. [/I] Weight/BMI Day 22: [B]114.4 kilos[/B] (252.2lbs/18st 0.2lb)[B]/37.2[/B] [I]LCHF diet, carbs < 20g- < 50g. Eating OMAD to keep mealtime late morning to early afternoon.[/I] Weight/BMI Lost Wk 1: [B]2.8 kilos[/B] (6.2lbs)[B]/0.9[/B] Weight/BMI Lost Wk 2: [B]2.3 kilos[/B] (5.0lbs)[B]/0.8[/B] Weight/BMI Gained Wk 3: [B]1.0 kilos[/B] (2.2lbs)[B]/0.3[/B] Weight/ BMI Total Lost: [B]4.1 kilos [/B](9.0lb)[B]/1.4[/B] Waist to Height Ratio Day 1: [B]71%[/B] Waist to Height Ratio Day 8: [B]67%[/B] Waist to Height Ratio Day 15: [B]66%[/B] Waist to Height Ratio Day 22: [B]65% Body Fat:[/B] Day 15: [B]48.4%[/B] Day 22:[B] 49.1% Visceral Fat:[/B] Day 15: [B]18[/B] Day 22: [B]18 Muscle Mass:[/B] Day 15: [B]121.2 lb[/B] Day 22: [B]121.2 lb Metabolic Age [/B](I am 51)[B]:[/B] Day 15:[B] 58[/B] Day 15:[B] 58[/B] The last week has been characterised by feeling progressively more tired, until around Thursday when I realised that it was more than ordinary fatigue. I had been on the BP medication Ramipril for 2 weeks, and although it has brought down my BP to normal levels, it has also made me so exhausted I was no longer able to do any exercise, and found day to day tasks almost impossible. I was seeing the same levels of fatigue I had earlier this year with very high blood sugar just before diagnosis and also the same as when I was treated for TB in my early thirties, when I could barely move for exhaustion. i took a decision to stop taking the tablets and home monitor BP and talk to the doctor about either no medication, or a different medication if necessary. I suspect the small rise in weight this week is to do with lack of exercise, and less attention to fluid intake, or just a natural fluctuation. [/QUOTE]
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