tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post8453064341747232641..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: New Poll for people who have mainained a weight loss or blood sugar target for 3+ years using a low carb strategyJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-43024920375038459692012-02-20T12:24:29.647-05:002012-02-20T12:24:29.647-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fir...1. <i>Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal?</i> <br /><br />I made changes before weight loss (weight loss was a consequence of these changes) and blood sugar control goal - I began the changes immediately after I was diagnosed in October 2005. After reading Jenny's blog in 2008, I became more systematic at it. I came down Rad Warrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822478962792020689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-91066380555428001452012-02-16T17:12:35.009-05:002012-02-16T17:12:35.009-05:00I am relatively newly diagnosed so I don't qua...I am relatively newly diagnosed so I don't qualify for the official poll but I hope this comment makes it anyway:<br /><br />In 3 months I have gone from uncontrollable high readings in the mid-300s (which ultimately required hospitilzation from ketoacidosis) to waking readings of @100 (had my first in the 90s this morning!) and always PP readings under 120.<br /><br />The merry-go-round of Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319705660981406120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53430614614565576892012-02-13T08:16:23.825-05:002012-02-13T08:16:23.825-05:001. Ate slightly more
2. Never more than a pound o...1. Ate slightly more<br /><br />2. Never more than a pound or two, so I don't worry about it<br /><br />3. Not<br /><br /> 3. Not cheating, or beating myself up. Checking sugars regularly<br /> <br />4. Approx 80-100g day. No<br /><br /> 5. Don't be silly. My doc still thinks I'm "not diabetic" because my FBS is good<br /><br /> 6.Not very<br /><br /> 7. Test, test, test<brHelen Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32093820698024010152012-02-12T20:53:56.886-05:002012-02-12T20:53:56.886-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br /><br />...No. Still low carb. No meds.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it?<br /><br />...I haven't regained since I've been diabetic. I still need to lose more, but I've been stuck for a couple of years.<br /><br Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570606114545457552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-66146103919761316322012-02-11T16:41:20.449-05:002012-02-11T16:41:20.449-05:00What great posts! Thanks to EVERYONE who contribut...What great posts! Thanks to EVERYONE who contributed. <br /><br />Anyone else?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-21480106333591425062012-02-11T12:57:58.473-05:002012-02-11T12:57:58.473-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fir...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? 2003, low carbed, lost upward forty pounds fat and added about 20 lb muscle. Three years later Retinopathy and BG issues appeared. A1Cs about 5.7 (probably much lower than pre-low carb)<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it? A likely RLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850927095383579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58988707546091382692012-02-10T23:50:23.818-05:002012-02-10T23:50:23.818-05:00I dont quite qualify for the 3 years as its only b...I dont quite qualify for the 3 years as its only been 2.5 yeras since my T2 dx. I dont do a formal LC but I have done moderate carb since dx to getgreat BG control and I use the old eat to my meter & portion control. On the LC thing it is low carb compared to pre dx and its usually in the 100-150g a day range I would sayy. I'm not on any meds for D and my A1C was mid 6's at dx.<br /><Scottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978531173722448728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-78681518804889199322012-02-09T23:23:54.068-05:002012-02-09T23:23:54.068-05:00Ejazz1,
I'm asking about low carb strategies...Ejazz1, <br /><br />I'm asking about low carb strategies because I'm working on a book about the realities of low carb dieting, both positive and negative and wanted to hear from people who had made it work for them. <br /><br />Readers of my diabetes book know that I don't tell anyone what diet to eat, but suggest they use their meters to find out what works for them. Based on my Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20992134725983108762012-02-09T22:27:40.964-05:002012-02-09T22:27:40.964-05:00I'm curious why limit the poll to people only ...I'm curious why limit the poll to people only using a low carb strategy, As a person who is diabetic and has used this forum to educate diabetics and non-diabetics alike, I would think you would want to hear from people who has used any number of healthy strategies in controlling diabetes.ejazz1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16789816947509063644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-38438520408061207332012-02-09T09:06:51.865-05:002012-02-09T09:06:51.865-05:00I don't qualify for the poll because I lost we...I don't qualify for the poll because I lost weight last year and have been stable for 4 months - I'm a total of 14 months since Diagnosis. But I found the post such interesting reading, I figured I'd write - and if it gets thrown out, so be it.<br /><br />Since that point, I've lost 85 pounds, and went from "obese" to "normal" - At 42, the first time in maybe joebeauchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506638779198017692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-86230837882231562022012-02-08T20:59:57.589-05:002012-02-08T20:59:57.589-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal?<br /><br />I allowed myself the rare "off" day but pretty much stayed at less than 30 carbs a day.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it?<br /><br />Cancer/surgery/chemo threw my diet for a loop and I regained about 45 pounds Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189546608970719797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-92071584721109825472012-02-08T08:35:47.552-05:002012-02-08T08:35:47.552-05:001. No I've maintained weight and blood sugar c...1. No I've maintained weight and blood sugar control for over 3 years with a low-carb diet.<br /><br />2. I have lost 45 pounds since diagnosis a little over three years ago. Still losing a pound or so every couple of months. Want to step it up and lose another 25 this year.<br /><br />3. My blood sugar has never gone off course significantly. Occasionally I'll eat something new and not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-54093577080102408822012-02-07T23:16:32.786-05:002012-02-07T23:16:32.786-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fir...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br /><br />No, I made dietary changes before I achieved my weight loss and blood sugar control. They were absolutely critical for me to achieve my goals.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it? <br /><br />I haven't regained more KMJvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242882613075188763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58609133145931281292012-02-07T18:48:46.202-05:002012-02-07T18:48:46.202-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? No, my diet is the same. It is a lifestyle. The 15 lbs I lost when I went low carb have stayed off for 3 years. My first diet change was gluten free in 2003. <br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it? I have not regained since I started Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-23528277006051102002012-02-07T14:28:39.025-05:002012-02-07T14:28:39.025-05:00Sarah submitted the following set of answers via e...Sarah submitted the following set of answers via email. (If you are having problems with blogger not accepting your comments, you can do the same.)<br /><br />1.Instead of "low carb" bread and pasta, I cut out grains altogether.<br /><br />2.Initially I went from 150lb to 120lb (I've been gaining and losing<br />those 30lb since the 4th grade - in 6th grade I lost them with a<br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-17566143948513325612012-02-07T01:21:20.897-05:002012-02-07T01:21:20.897-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal?<br /><br />I can't say that I followed a strictly low carb diet, but compared to what I ate before, it was! I followed a variation of Prevention's Low Carb Diabetes Diet, which allowed for 125 grams/day. I was put on metformin after diet and exercise alone failed to bring my Pubsgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636089392777186992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-50744655780179837772012-02-06T20:26:15.673-05:002012-02-06T20:26:15.673-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br />I've tried to stay about the same. About 30 grams of carbs a day (6-12-12 per Bernstein)except for one day every 7-10 days when I eat what I want. <br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it?<br />My weight has remained low since. Patti Shankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309122579737618248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61244709091667675942012-02-06T19:55:17.210-05:002012-02-06T19:55:17.210-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? No mostly kept on a very low carb life style.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it? None. Started about 16 Lbs above my ideal wt and lost it all. 152 Now.<br /><br />3. How badly has your blood sugar gone off course? It stay very Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994986171971625331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-10337986400373131022012-02-06T19:35:04.301-05:002012-02-06T19:35:04.301-05:00I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004 at age 49 an...I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004 at age 49 and spent a year testing 4-6 times a day to see what I could eat without my blood glucose going too high (by the standards used on this site). I lost weight without trying and became an athelete, doing triathlons (mostly short ones, but my longest was a half ironman).<br /><br />1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your Pemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013673393201944341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52950993605767103432012-02-06T18:31:50.940-05:002012-02-06T18:31:50.940-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br /><br />I pretty reached my goal by sticking to a Bernstein-style diet, although I don't really measure things--I like to refer folks to Dr. Helen Hilts's rule of thumb: "No roots, no fruits, no grains, no milk." Hard to overdo carbs that way. Last December, I had aShottleBophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513615111921645842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-13138287998117452012-02-06T16:35:37.713-05:002012-02-06T16:35:37.713-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br />A couple of weeks after going on an insulin pump, I dropped my carbohydrate intake from 180 a day to 80 a day.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it?<br /><br />About 15 pounds. I maintained the carb limit but made a serious Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17489688837240473690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-40193865067132135212012-02-06T16:28:58.517-05:002012-02-06T16:28:58.517-05:001. If anything, I eat lower carb than I did when f...1. If anything, I eat lower carb than I did when first diagnosed (and when I first got things under control). Controlling blood sugar allowed me to lose 2-3 jeans sizes (16+ down to 10 or 12). I maintained that more or less on autopilot. About 10 years later, I lost another 15 pounds, probably as a result of getting some dental work done that eliminated some residual inflammation. I know average Aliceqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691633378458114369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-22061162431038796912012-02-06T15:53:46.459-05:002012-02-06T15:53:46.459-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? No my changes in diet caused my weight loss and bg control.<br /><br />2. How much weight have you regained at any one time and how did you deal with it? 3-4# back to watching what I was doing and not allowing any leaway<br /> <br />3. How badly has your blood sugar gone off course? It Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274085359249172041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3597602435443170452012-02-06T15:42:37.360-05:002012-02-06T15:42:37.360-05:001) No, lost about 30 pounds after starting a lower...1) No, lost about 30 pounds after starting a lower car4b diet.<br />2) 5 pounds while on a week's vacation. Dropped it without trying after getting home to normal routine.<br />3) I think the highest my blood sugar has gone was probably around 112. I never had blood sugar issues and only test occassionaly.<br />4) My carb level is probably less than 30% of calories. It does fluctuate on a Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493123424195804149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-83673641994533641642012-02-06T15:36:04.208-05:002012-02-06T15:36:04.208-05:001. Did you make changes in your diet after you fi...1. Did you make changes in your diet after you first reached your weight loss or blood sugar control goal? <br /><br />Yes. I ate a strict Bernstein diet from 1998-2001 but burnt out and regained the weight I lost and had bad control for the next year after blowing it off. When I got back on track in late 2002 I became more flexible about eating small portions of off-plan foods now and then. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com