Hi all,
I was warned a long time ago that I was pre-diabetic and panicked and voiced my thoughts and concerns on this brilliant site and was (and still am) very grateful for all the advice that came my way but, I buried my head firmly in the sand and did nothing and I’m ashamed to admit that it’s taken me forever to (sort of) come to terms with my situation.
At the beginning of the year I started noticing some really unpleasant symptoms, my poor body finally having had enough. Went to the hospital mid way through the year for something entirely unrelated and had a urine test where they found protein in my urine and told me to go and see my doctor. I didn’t (because I am an idiot and afraid).
Symptoms kept coming and finally something clicked when I realised my sight was being affected.
It’s taken me long enough but I’m beyond thankful for the sudden and much needed spurt of willpower.
So, for the last 5 weeks I have been testing regularly, keeping an eye on my calorie intake, lchf, no processed sugar of any kind, no rice, pasta, bread, biscuits, sweets, higher carb fruit, I’ve been keeping my net carbs under 100g but actually much more regularly under 50g per day.
But, I’m not losing weight (or inches) and there is plenty to lose. My glucose levels are never lower than 7mmol and more regularly between 8 and 12. I’m not on any medication with the exception of Valsartan for high blood pressure which I’m currently in the process of reducing from 80mg to 40mg (happy days).
I have noticed that my eyesight has improved greatly and my joints hurt less but when will the BG levels start to show improvement and surely the weight should be falling off me. I intermittent fast (16:8 - not eating until after 1pm works best for me) and the only fruit I eat are berries which don’t seem to cause any spikes. My occasional treat is a Coke Zero or a piece of 85% dark chocolate and pretty much everything I eat is unprocessed and nutritionally dense/healthy/clean. The carbs I do eat come from veggies (non starchy), berries and a daily slice of low carb high protein pro fusion bread (again, no spikes).
I’m at a loss at what else to do. I wasn’t expecting massive immediate results but after a little over a month, shouldn’t something noticeable be happening?
Apologies for the looong post and thanks in advance for your thoughts and advice.
Cindy
I was warned a long time ago that I was pre-diabetic and panicked and voiced my thoughts and concerns on this brilliant site and was (and still am) very grateful for all the advice that came my way but, I buried my head firmly in the sand and did nothing and I’m ashamed to admit that it’s taken me forever to (sort of) come to terms with my situation.
At the beginning of the year I started noticing some really unpleasant symptoms, my poor body finally having had enough. Went to the hospital mid way through the year for something entirely unrelated and had a urine test where they found protein in my urine and told me to go and see my doctor. I didn’t (because I am an idiot and afraid).
Symptoms kept coming and finally something clicked when I realised my sight was being affected.
It’s taken me long enough but I’m beyond thankful for the sudden and much needed spurt of willpower.
So, for the last 5 weeks I have been testing regularly, keeping an eye on my calorie intake, lchf, no processed sugar of any kind, no rice, pasta, bread, biscuits, sweets, higher carb fruit, I’ve been keeping my net carbs under 100g but actually much more regularly under 50g per day.
But, I’m not losing weight (or inches) and there is plenty to lose. My glucose levels are never lower than 7mmol and more regularly between 8 and 12. I’m not on any medication with the exception of Valsartan for high blood pressure which I’m currently in the process of reducing from 80mg to 40mg (happy days).
I have noticed that my eyesight has improved greatly and my joints hurt less but when will the BG levels start to show improvement and surely the weight should be falling off me. I intermittent fast (16:8 - not eating until after 1pm works best for me) and the only fruit I eat are berries which don’t seem to cause any spikes. My occasional treat is a Coke Zero or a piece of 85% dark chocolate and pretty much everything I eat is unprocessed and nutritionally dense/healthy/clean. The carbs I do eat come from veggies (non starchy), berries and a daily slice of low carb high protein pro fusion bread (again, no spikes).
I’m at a loss at what else to do. I wasn’t expecting massive immediate results but after a little over a month, shouldn’t something noticeable be happening?
Apologies for the looong post and thanks in advance for your thoughts and advice.
Cindy