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11 months ago yesterday I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes - today I hit my weight goal.
On October 2, I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes and Hashimoto's hypothyroiditis. I immediately switched to a low carb moderate protein diet, and was able to manage my blood glucose levels within 3 days (I didn't test before then). I decided that as long as I had to be attentive to what I was eating, I might as well lose the…
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Big time NSV
I've been mostly absent since May-ish. Some of you have seen bits and pieces of this story. On the way to vanquishing diabetes (my October surprise) via a low carb diet I was diagnosed with breast cancer (65 lbs of the way to my 67 lb goal, and 6 weeks into an 8 week very low calorie diet designed to put diabetes into…
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As of this morning, no longer overweight!
The BMI indices happen to fit for me - so I use them. They don't for everyone, so I would never presume to judge for anyone other than myself. As of this morning, my BMI is 24.9, formally in the "normal" weight range - 58.7 lbs lighter than I was on October 2. Perfect timing, since I've been told I need to stop eating at a…
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Happy dance time!
I was diagnosed with diabetes, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and a vitamin D deficiency on October 2: A1c 7.2 Weight 197.3 lbs cholesterol 231 (High) HDL 46 (Normal) LDL 151 (High) Trig 171 (High) VLDL 34 (Normal) 158 days later: A1c 5.7 (normal) Weight 154.4 - 24.4 lbs to go to my goal Cholesterol 173 (normal) HDL 55 (normal)…
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Diabetes & Low Carb - a new study confirming what many of us already know
But 'ppears to be groundbreaking in some circles :) http://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2016/Improved-diabetes-control-with-new-diet (emphasis mine) - ya think?
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Sweet wine - unexpected BG result - thoughts?
I've been controlling my blood glucose levels since diagnosis in early October by diet. I eat fewer than 20 net carbs in a 3 hour period/50 in a day. (97% of my readings have been in the non-diabetic normal range) I've had 4 glasses of wine since my diabetes diagnosis in October - 2 of them on one day. All were on the…
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FYI - Thai currys are generally pretty low carb. Who knew?
Well, I guess technically my daughter did - at least she knew the ingredients, but hadn't put the implications. We went out to celebrate New Year's Eve at a Thai restaurant. I asked about thickening for the curry sauce, and was assured it was coconut milk and cream. No thickener. I wasn't really convinced (especially since…
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Wow - never realized how sensitive I am to moderately high blood sugar (NSV, sort of)
Someone called to my attention the other day a sudden change in affect that I hadn't noticed. Having it called to my attention made me realize how suddenly exhausted I was. I tested my blood glucose - it was 2 hours after a new meal I was testing - and it was mid 130s. I realized today (after I thought I was out of the…
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Back one day & I already got the system's naughty girl message.
By way of introduction to this group, I was on the site a few years ago using it for a different non-traditional reason. I was experiencing vertigo, and I needed to track salt consumption to rule out Meniere's disease. Turned out to be a combination of high frequency hearing loss, age, and muscle damage that physical…
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Here to track sodium intake as a diagnostic tool
I've had hearing loss and tinnitus in on ear for years. My ENT doc mostly ruled out a tumor as the cause and was just calling it atypical (since it is one ear only) hearing loss. But I recently I've added vertigo. I have an appointment with the ENT doc at the end of October. In the mean time, I've been ordered to keep my…
