A1C dropped to 6.1 from 7.9!

Wow, Subzeromambo! That's so great for you! And for your health, too! I'm really happy for you! If only doctors would realize many diabetics could benefit from a low-carb eating plan, the patients could control their health better to avoid complications down the road.

Congratulations! So glad you posted!

I cut out potatoes, rice, corn and food made with flour and sugar about 17 years ago. I'm still on metformin but have not been walking everyday as I was back then because of several things: recurring hip bursitis, sciatic nerve problems, weather... And excuses, lol, I guess. I still do exercises with resistant bands, hand weights, and various prescribed stretches from some PTs that I saw about the bursitis, frozen shoulder and sciatic I had. All in all, though, all my lab work has been really good so I'm thankful for that.

I'm so glad you've found an eating plan that's helping the diabetes!

I have no idea 'why' this sciatic problem cropped up. I've had bursitis in the left hip flare up at least four times and it's a routine now with a cortisone shot and then PT. Then the stupid sciatic nerve problem also down the left side. For this, though, I can really take care of it better with maneuvers. I have followed the two PTs, Bob and Brad's You Tube series and some of their suggestions have really helped. For the sciatic problem, there are several things to do but what I found that helped me is draping myself over my large inflatable exercise ball. I lay across it on my stomach, holding onto some furniture so I'm stable. This opens up the spine. If there's any pinching going on, then it stops it. The other thing is suspending your weight as if hanging from monkey bar because this also opens up the spine. At home, I do it by holding myself up with my arms straight on a credenza. Any stable piece of furniture works. Or monkey bars at a playground. And there are other stretches that can help get rid of it. Yes, it's been a pain...

In the meantime, I've spend a lot of time getting stronger with weights and resistant bands.

Astroman, Congrats on starting Keto! The second week can be tough. I had quite a time working my way through the Keto flu as my body adjusted to the drastic drop in the amount of carbs in my diet.

The first month is the hardest and then it gets much easier. My son started seeing good results by the third week. He lost ten pounds in the first month. I lose between a half pound and two pounds a week. I suspect age has a lot to do with our results.

I check my glucose four times a day. When I wake up and before each meal. Before keto, my numbers were only in a healthy range 80% of the time. After two weeks, my numbers were in range 90% of the time. After a month, my numbers were in a healthy range 100% of the time.
I started having to cut my insulin about a month ago, after reaching a 20% weight loss goal. It took me five months to achieve that.

Post Edited (Subzeromambo) : 7/22/2023 5:35:04 PM (GMT-8)

OK , so it sounds like it’s a more rather gradual glucose change on the keto diet than I originally thought.

I am one of those odd balls who is physically fit, my whole life, and even now in my 50s, with not much weight to lose …and still a pre-diabetic.

That said, even I still lost 4 pounds on this first week of eating only keto.

Astro man,
Sorry for the delay in replying. My brother is also extremely fit, trains constantly for quarterly bicycle marathons. He had no idea he was diabetic until his blood sugar went extremely low. He fell, became unconscious and was in a coma for a week. Diabetes 2 can definitely have a genetic factor. Both our parents have Diabetes 2. I hope you are doing well!