Diabetes

[scootr]

I lost 25 pounds on the Keto type diet in 2.5 months while dropping my a1c.

 

[NorTracNY]

hope you are feeling better
sometimes it takes a while to try new things and post back

my primary doc scolded me yesterday for being 30 pounds overweight
you are your own worst enemy

I guess I am

I researched Ozempic/Wegovy; it really does work. But I don't qualify so it's 985 bucks for four weekly shots and you never get off it
can't afford that

Changing your diet is A LOT cheaper. Keto is a proven solution to reverse T2 diabetes. If you need help, there are a lot of resources. I am on one of the programs and it's amazing the results. Just understand that the longer you've been damaging your body, the longer it will take to heal. The healing also seems to work in stages. Weight, BG, A1C, cholesterol, inches all come at different times. Some people on the program I'm doing will have their weight loss stall, but during that time, inches come off.

 

[NorTracNY]

I lost 25 pounds on the Keto type diet in 2.5 months while dropping my a1c.

I had very similar. I think your goal of just 6 for A1C is too pessimistic. Stay with the changes and I'm sure you'll be low 5s. Just give it time and learn to recognize your changes to your diet should be permanent.

 

[scootr]

I had very similar. I think your goal of just 6 for A1C is too pessimistic. Stay with the changes and I'm sure you'll be low 5s. Just give it time and learn to recognize your changes to your diet should be permanent.

I hope you are right - I'll let you know.
My friend is on the keto diet longer than me and went from 11 to 5.9 this year.
It's an amazing change.

 

[Alan W.]

My A1C was always good until a year and a half ago when mine went to a 6. I get a checkup about every 4-6 months due to other issues.
My vitamin d level was about 25% of what it should be at the same time.
Dr said the usual lay off the goodies and starches plus take a d supplement.
Started taking a multi vitamin with 125% of the d needed. Plus watched what I ate religiously. Next checkup my A1C was 5.9 and my d was at 30% of what I should have.
Now I take the multi vitamin plus two d supplements thats 500% vitamin d altogether and my A1C has dropped to 5.7 and Im eating what I want.
For some reason there is a correlation between my vitamin d levels and my A1C.

 

[scootr]

correlation between my vitamin d levels and my A1C

Google says >

What is the relationship between vitamin D and HbA1C?


Lower Vit D levels are associated with poor glycemic control. That means Low vit D high HbA1C. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Diabetes mellitus type 2 so by supplementation of vitamin D we can improve glycemic controls in patients of Diabetes mellitus type 2.

 

[daugen]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/health/red-meat-type-2-diabetes-risk-study-wellness

I really do like my cheeseburgers cooked at home
but now I've learned to have different burgers
so I alternate between beef, chicken, turkey, salmon and black bean veggie burgers.
If I kind of burn the latter, not bad...
salmon is my least favorite since it comes out dry; maybe I should wrap them in foil first. ?
they aren't very thick.
turkey burgers always get larger when cooked vs most that get smaller

I think anything leaner than 85 doesn't make a good burger, and would rather have 80 percent of
better quality beef if I'm not going to eat it often.
free range, grass fed, admit I don't pay much attention to that. Maybe I should.

I've been taking Vitamin D supplements for years. Good thing I guess.

 

[scootr]

I get LOTS of sunshine 340 days a yr. My vitamin D should be okay but it hasn't been checked. For me it's homemade burgers without the bun when I grill them.
Breakfast is eggs and meat, Lunch is a super salad preferably with meat, and dinner is meat and veggies.

 

[NorTracNY]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/health/red-meat-type-2-diabetes-risk-study-wellness

I really do like my cheeseburgers cooked at home
but now I've learned to have different burgers
so I alternate between beef, chicken, turkey, salmon and black bean veggie burgers.
If I kind of burn the latter, not bad...
salmon is my least favorite since it comes out dry; maybe I should wrap them in foil first. ?
they aren't very thick.
turkey burgers always get larger when cooked vs most that get smaller

I think anything leaner than 85 doesn't make a good burger, and would rather have 80 percent of
better quality beef if I'm not going to eat it often.
free range, grass fed, admit I don't pay much attention to that. Maybe I should.

I've been taking Vitamin D supplements for years. Good thing I guess.

I always like to look at the studies whenever possible. I know that there is a VERY large group of activist attempting to demonize anything related to eating meat. Even TED was afraid to publish a talk from a woman that had autoimmune issues disappear when she switch to a carnivore diet. She was only asking for research to be done in the talk. She wasn't even advocating people do it.

From the study... "In both females and males, those with higher total red meat intake had higher BMI and total energy intake, were less physically active, were more likely to be current smokers, and were less likely to use multivitamins" Certainly all these things would be clear causes for correlation. If they tracked the number of carbs, that the individuals consumed, they'd also find a correlation to T2D.

 

[txdon]

Study Confirms Link Between Red Meat and Diabetes Risk

The findings support the current dietary recommendations of limiting consumption of red meat and highlight the importance of alternative sources of protein, according to the researchers.

www.medscape.com

Medscape, November 21, 2023

Study Confirms Link Between Red Meat and Diabetes Risk​

The actual Study:
"Over 5,483,981 person-years of follow-up, we documented 22,761 T2D cases. Intakes of total, processed, and unprocessed red meat were positively and approximately linearly associated with higher risks of T2D."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916523661192