re: Anyone here have Type II Diabetes?

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Dr. Jason Fung

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I am and Keto is where it’s at. I am about to come off my meds.

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Concur on keto. Hubby has it and the only time his numbers are decent is when I've forced him back onto keto.

Meat and all the bacon and butter you want. There's more allowed, but that's the selling point. Pork rinds to satisfy the need to crunch and snack. Health food store on Florida has a brand of fake pasta and rice that don't taste as rubbery as the other fake pastas out there. Fake sugar and cream cheese creates a LOT of dessert options.

Bread is the hardest to keto-replicate, but you can get some egg based "tortillas" from the grocery to keep Taco Tuesday alive.

Too much meat hasn't been an issue. I read that somewhere too, but I think it only is an issue once you don't have enough fat to live off of. By that time, you'd have reintroduced some carbs anyway.

I had it

Thankfully I've been off metformin for a little over two months and I am thrilled and I don't intend to ever go back on it.

A little over two months ago I was having some issues with bruising on my legs and I had a virtual doctor's appointment to get checked out. They told me to come in that day and get some bloodwork done and a few days later they call and tell me to stop taking HCTZ and Metformin immediately because I had damage to my kidneys and had lost about 1/3 of my kidney functions. A few days later I go back to the doctor and they tell me that if I can keep my A1C down they won't want me to go back on metformin. Since that day I've gone keto/no carbs or whatever name you want to call it and lost a about ~30 lbs.

That is the motivation it took me to wake up to get off that shite and as long as I can I'll never go back on it.

In Dec I was 279 and right now I'm at about 235. I don't weigh all the time because I'm not obsessed with that aspect of it I just want to be healthy and not have to go back to living off those pills.

Best of luck to you OP.

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Damn son, my goal has always been non-diabetic A1c, but 4.7% is impressive.

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4.2% at my last checkup.

Diagnosed back in 2012 was as 9.8%.

I was about 15-20 pounds overweight, worked out... just bad genetics combined with a fondness for oreos, m&ms and my wife's chocolate cake with this crunchy chocolate icing. And sweet tea. And pasta. Anyways, you get the idea.

Cut ALL that out... lost about 20 pounds and haven't looked back.

Milo's zero calorie sweet tea and bryer's carb friendly ice cream are my friends. As are Steak, Asparagus, Steel cut oatmeal and however my wife makes mashed potatoes out of cauliflower.

Oh yeah... was taking glipizide, Farxiga and Jardiance, now nothing.

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I love to eat (main reason I got it in the first place) and I’ve struggled to change my eating habits

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Quit eating so much.

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4.2% at my last checkup.

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Wow, I'm not sure about Type 2, but I'm pretty sure 4.2% would be considered way too low for a Type 1 diabetic.

Diagnosed a little over a year ago, quickly lost 35 lbs., was taking Metformin twice a day, cut back to once a day due to diarrhea issues. I cut out carbs and sugar, and walked. Since quarantine I’ve regained 3 lbs and am struggling with will power. I find that I do better when I maintain a food consumption log along with morning and night glucose readings. Helps reinforce good eating habits. Get some exercise, burn those calories. You can reward yourself occasionally but should be rare. Once you break the carb addiction it gets easier. Good luck.

ETA: if you need help with diet, your Doc can refer you to a dietitian.

Whole wheat bread, eat breakfast, no sugary drinks, plenty of water.

Goli gummies have lowered my sugar on average 7-12 daily test.

Do whatever you can now to avoid kidney failure and dialysis.

Good luck