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il would like to understand what my blood sugar results actually mean - is it usual to have a low reading after my evening meal - in fact the lowest of the day in the 4's - my readings today were 5.3 on waking, 5.7 after a protein snack at 5pm and 4.5 four hours after dinner of steak, a few chips done in the airfryer, broccoli, coleslaw then a yoghurt. Does the 4.5 indicate that insulin has been correctly dispensed to deal with the blood sugar - surely it would be expected that eating the carbs would generally show a higher reading?

Usually, testing is done at two hours after starting to eat a meal as that seems to give the best indication of how the food affected you and how things are changing.
I tweaked my menus until I was seeing under 8 mmol/l at the two hour point, then continued to eat in the same way and my numbers continued to go down as my metabolism, presumably, sorted itself out.
I was pushed to eat low fat, high carb, and restrict calories to lower weight, to the point that I would go deathly pale and weak as my metabolism shut down in protest.
I am pretty sure that there are many thousands of people who saw it was far easier to put on weight, far harder to maintain exercise and activity after every round of low calorie, because the body protects itself from starvation. Tests done on contestants on that Americal weight loss show did seem to back up the concept as at follow up investigations there was measurable reduction in normal metabolic rate which did not increase once a more normal diet was restored.

 

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Usually, testing is done at two hours after starting to eat a meal as that seems to give the best indication of how the food affected you and how things are changing.
I tweaked my menus until I was seeing under 8 mmol/l at the two hour point, then continued to eat in the same way and my numbers continued to go down as my metabolism, presumably, sorted itself out.
I was pushed to eat low fat, high carb, and restrict calories to lower weight, to the point that I would go deathly pale and weak as my metabolism shut down in protest.
I am pretty sure that there are many thousands of people who saw it was far easier to put on weight, far harder to maintain exercise and activity after every round of low calorie, because the body protects itself from starvation. Tests done on contestants on that Americal weight loss show did seem to back up the concept as at follow up investigations there was measurable reduction in normal metabolic rate which did not increase once a more normal diet was restored.

I believe that was thoroughly refuted on the last thread you posted that in?
As was "starvation" mode
The body does change, less weight means less maintenance calories are required overall anyway, and exercise is even more beneficial at maintenance.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

il would like to understand what my blood sugar results actually mean - is it usual to have a low reading after my evening meal - in fact the lowest of the day in the 4's - my readings today were 5.3 on waking, 5.7 after a protein snack at 5pm and 4.5 four hours after dinner of steak, a few chips done in the airfryer, broccoli, coleslaw then a yoghurt. Does the 4.5 indicate that insulin has been correctly dispensed to deal with the blood sugar - surely it would be expected that eating the carbs would generally show a higher reading?

They are completely non diabetic numbers to be honest.
How was the Hba1c found?
Was it a routine blood test, or were there other symptoms?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

il would like to understand what my blood sugar results actually mean - is it usual to have a low reading after my evening meal - in fact the lowest of the day in the 4's - my readings today were 5.3 on waking, 5.7 after a protein snack at 5pm and 4.5 four hours after dinner of steak, a few chips done in the airfryer, broccoli, coleslaw then a yoghurt. Does the 4.5 indicate that insulin has been correctly dispensed to deal with the blood sugar - surely it would be expected that eating the carbs would generally show a higher reading?

Those results look great @hazey59

Your initial HbA1c of 50 seems to suggest that your body was just beginning to struggle a little. It looks like the changes you have made to your menu have made it possible for your metabolism to cope much better with the food you are eating.

I suspect your next HbA1c will have reduced, and you’ll be getting a gold star and a pat on the back from your nurse.

It isn’t uncommon to see higher reading around breakfast time - there can be a degree of insulin resistance in the mornings, and the liver can release stored glucose at or before breakfast time to ‘fire up the burners’ for the day.

Be aware of the limitations of home monitors too - results within a few decimal points of each other can easily overlap if the same blood droplet was checked with 2 different strips at the same time.

Well done on your progress so far!

 

[hazey59]

It looks like a brilliant result after a relatively short time. With those readings I would expect you should see a really good result in your HbA1C which you should ask for3 months after the first one.
The thing now is to make it your new normal.

@Leadinglights, thank you, yesterday i got my first three monthly blood check since the diagnosis in July and it had gone down from 50mmol/m to 40mmol/m which i was very pleased about, and now have a weight loss of 33 lbs. As you said it has to become my new normal

 

[Leadinglights]

@Leadinglights, thank you, yesterday i got my first three monthly blood check since the diagnosis in July and it had gone down from 50mmol/m to 40mmol/m which i was very pleased about, and now have a weight loss of 33 lbs. As you said it has to become my new normal

Absolutely brilliant. well done. In the normal zone.

 

[rebrascora]

@Leadinglights, thank you, yesterday i got my first three monthly blood check since the diagnosis in July and it had gone down from 50mmol/m to 40mmol/m which i was very pleased about, and now have a weight loss of 33 lbs. As you said it has to become my new normal

Wow! What absolutely fantastic results. Both the HbA1c reduction and amazing weight loss.... Well done!

 

[hazey59]

Absolutely brilliant. well done. In the normal zone.

Thank you. I am still having abnormal results from fatty liver tests but not sure how long you have to work at it before you get improvement with the liver. The fasting and weight loss is an attempt to burn off visceral fat around the organs and to get the liver to convert stored glycogen to glucose for the cells to burn off.

 

[hazey59]

Hi not quite sure which thread i should posr this in but I am writing to say that exactly a year ago i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and i wish to offer encouragement to anybody like me who wants to get diabetes under control and avoid medication. I got my annual review last week and was delighted to find that all 8 blood tests were in the normal range including my liver. The nurse told me my ALTs had decreased from 100 down to 28 and as dealing with a fatty liver was one of my main goals that was really good news. My HbA1C was 39 and weight loss 42 pounds.
I attribute this to advice from this forum such as hearing about Roy Taylor's work ( i read his book and also Michael Moseleys book on the Fast800) and meal suggestions from other members. It takes a while to mentally prepare yourself to change your whole way of eating but its easy to stick to when you see it works, when you still allow yourself treats, when you eat with a friend who is also going low carb, and you find you don't have cravings for carbs if you fill up on proteins and vegetables - even tossed in butter if you want. I have berries with cream or creme fraishe as a dessert but without the lashings of sugar my old sweet tooth would have desired. I am now classed as in remission but i know that this state can easily be reversed if i go back to my old eating habits. I think for me the benefits are worth sticking to in eating a sensible diet low carb diet but with occasional treats.