Originally Posted by
MumblesBadly
I just ran across a vid about sugar that briefly explains why Type 2 diabetes is exasperated by obesity. I found it quite easy to follow while being quite informative.
Why so interested? I was diagnosed with diabetes last January and was started on Metformin then to control it. But I didnt lose any weight over the past year, as I got complacent when taking 1000mg of it worked to control my blood sugar... Well, only for about 8 months or so. Then I was back to needing to pee every 3 hours. And had nerve pain in my toes/feet. Not good.
How much so? Well, last year when I first got diagnosed, my BS was hovering at about 150-160 in the morning. Not too bad, but should be lower. The Dr started me on 500mg Metformin for a week, then upped it to 1000mg. Earlier this month, when my BS was hovering near 200 even on the 1000mg of Metformin, the Dr upped the Metformin to 2000mg/day and added 5mg of glycoZIDE (?). And I've sustantialled changed two one aspects of my diet: (1) Avoiding obvious carbs, liks bread, rice, potatoes, sugary items, and (2) overall reducing my calory intake to about 2000/day. I'm guessing that I was easily downing about 3000-3500 calories/day before based on my eating habits. And possibly more. Hence no weight loss from last year from the roughly 300lbs then.
The new result? Since I started this routine about two weeks ago, my BS is now consistently around 100 +/- 20. And I've added the practice of taking my BS just before I plan to eat during the day. And each time since then, it's been good.
As for my diet, I'm not killing myself to drastically lose weight fast, as I want this to be a lifestyle change and not a self-punishing sprint that I can't sustain. I'll weigh myself once a month to see where I'm at. And add exercise to my routine.
Now for the video...