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Ive been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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Yeah not great but certainly better than what OP was eating before. Sugar addiction is hard to give up
Awesome work Joe, keep it up we know you can beat this
I'm sorry to hear that man. I have a lot of fam who have diabetes. A lot of them however refused longterm meds and chose to fix their diet. Soon after teaching themselves they no longer needed any kind of special treatment. It's very tough though tho to get that initial push, but soon after it gets easier. I wish you luck dude.
BackLogJoe
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The initial visit was because I wanted to get my allergy prescription renewed. I hadn't seen her in awhile so I had to go in to get it. She saw me and was like, you look a little rough. I told her I was tired a lot because of work and she wasn't buying it. In my defense I thought it was because of work and it being summer. So she made me go get a bunch of tests on my day off and that's when I found out I had some really bad results.
She was right, too! I'm not tired after work now. My last two days off I didn't spend sleeping. I went to the Y and actually got some stuff around the house done.
Someone asked why bananas. It's one of the only fruits I like. Another thing I cut it was Gatorade at work. I'd drink like two bottles of the stuff. It's full of potassium, sodium and calories and I was worried with drastically changing my diet, I would lack potassium.
Keyser Soze
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If you are doing Keto they should be avoided, but for someone looking to cut carbs from 300g+ a day it seems fine once they know their body can deal with it.
I would regularly get blood tests if I changed my diet drastically to see how my bloods are effected.
PuppetSlave
Member
Great work OP. Two weeks and you seem have turned things around quite a lot already. Keep up the good work!
I am glad to hear there is progress. I definitely have gained weight the pat couple of years and desperately want to avoid diabetes as well.
I have started on the ketogenic diet. The first week is hard. But since you cut so much sugar out of your diet and got over the hardest cravings (first week or two) it might be something to look into.
The only problem is there is no room for error. Knocking your body in and out of ketosis when you first start is easy to do. But there is so much fatty foods you can eat that it is easy to avoid your regular cravings.
I got a Ketogenic Cookboom at Costco for $20 and have been following it closely
I have started on the ketogenic diet. The first week is hard. But since you cut so much sugar out of your diet and got over the hardest cravings (first week or two) it might be something to look into.
The only problem is there is no room for error. Knocking your body in and out of ketosis when you first start is easy to do. But there is so much fatty foods you can eat that it is easy to avoid your regular cravings.
I got a Ketogenic Cookboom at Costco for $20 and have been following it closely
Both my parents have it now and they still enjoy eating most things as long as they control the portions. You're not completely screwed.
What an awful post.
What an awful post.
Greedings
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BackLogJoe
Member
My mail route is a tad over 11 miles. I do overtime on an almost daily basis as well. I ate poorly.
Good on you, Joe! Let me offer up some encouragement in the form of a success story, too:
I was diagnosed with type 2 as well about 5 months ago. My A1C was 8.5. I immediately got put on metformin and began changing my diet around and exercising more. I was 260 lbs when I started all this work.
In July, I got my 3-month checkup, and I was 200 lbs, my A1C was 6.1, and I was exercising daily, feeling better than ever. I no longer need the metformin to control my blood sugar, just diet was enough. My doctor was amazed. I was no longer diabetic, but am now just hyperglycemic.
Now I'm working hard to lose a bit more (my goal is 160, and I'm at 185 right now). With any luck I can push everything into remission.
Work hard, and it's totally possible! You seem to be putting the effort in and doing good work! Keep it up and you have my best wishes!
I was diagnosed with type 2 as well about 5 months ago. My A1C was 8.5. I immediately got put on metformin and began changing my diet around and exercising more. I was 260 lbs when I started all this work.
In July, I got my 3-month checkup, and I was 200 lbs, my A1C was 6.1, and I was exercising daily, feeling better than ever. I no longer need the metformin to control my blood sugar, just diet was enough. My doctor was amazed. I was no longer diabetic, but am now just hyperglycemic.
Now I'm working hard to lose a bit more (my goal is 160, and I'm at 185 right now). With any luck I can push everything into remission.
Work hard, and it's totally possible! You seem to be putting the effort in and doing good work! Keep it up and you have my best wishes!
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
My mother fasted her type 2 diabetes away. It's completely gone now.
aparisi2274
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I have Type 2 Diabetes, and when I was diagnosed with it my A1C was like 7.2, and then after changing my diet (I was/am still overweight) and exercising more and taking the Metformin my A1C dropped down to 6.0... since then it has gone up a bit, but if you can change your diet and keep it under control and limit your sugar intake to like one item a day, or if you have the willpower to do it, cut out all sugars, you should see your numbers drop considerably, but you just have to remember that you need to make a complete lifestyle change... If you can do that, you'll be golden.
Good luck
BackLogJoe
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This is my route I do 5 days a week.
Joe it is absolutely awesome that you changed your diet to whole foods. I in no way want to diminish your accomplishment.
Please seek out advice other than a standard dietitian. I worry that the menu you posted earlier contains a lot of carbohydrates [that metabolize into sugar], and there is a lot of sugar in the fruits [esp. dried fruit].
As mentioned earlier 2 keto dudes is a great starting point as well as looking into diets that focus on using whole natural foods.
This comes from a place of love. I want anyone who can to get this under control.
EXPotemkin
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I love that so many here are advocating for keto. I started keto about a year and a half ago and have gone from 350 lbs. down to 197 as of this morning. It definitely works. I also would recommend KetoTalk as a good podcast to listen to.
Better, but you still have a lot of carbs in there.
Literally the only thing you need to avoid are carbs. Oatmeal, fruit, rice all have carbs. Fruit are actually terrible for you.
Also you don't need a doctor or dietician to tell you what to eat. Just eat not carbs. A lot of doctors/dieticians are still ignorant about low-carb diets.
Try eggs/bacon for breakfast. And yea, all burgers lettuce wrapped from now on. Everywhere does it.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Try to take in less than 150 grams of carbs per day. Ignore calorie counting, it's pretty useless.
Literally, cutting your carbs will make the biggest impact.
Eat good fats and protein, carbs are fine if they are quality and keep them managed.
Literally, cutting your carbs will make the biggest impact.
Eat good fats and protein, carbs are fine if they are quality and keep them managed.