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Just had my second annual review after initial diagnosis and managed 6.3% without medication which I'm delighted with. All achieved with high fat/low carb dietary regime and no exercise as I also have severe COPD. And despite all the harbingers of doom warning about cholesterol risk, my cholesterol is actually lower than 2 years ago.
Some years its great & then BANG ! You get put off track, I love the summer when you can get out & walk or cycle. Keep moving !
Walking is always a great thing to do to help with the A1c.
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Would you please tell me what diet you are taking.
It is the diet known as the Paleo or caveman diet, and involves a leap of faith from conventional thinking. I had tried all types of diet with minimal success and it is the only diet that works for me. I started to question why the diet recommended by NICE and Diabetes dietitians has not changed for decades despite the disease raging out of control. I read extensively and started to question the role of Big Pharma in promoting low fat products on the back of the introduction of cholesterol reducing but debilitating statins, which treat the symptoms but don't cure the problems. I read how products labelled "low fat" are often high in sugar, as the latter is added by food manufacturers to replace the taste which is removed by taking away the fat. Enery obtained from fats is much longer lasting and more filling than short burst sugar rushes offered by empty carbs, which mean I am less inclined to snack between meals. In short unprocessed organic food is better for you than processed food and by cutting carbs I have been able to maintain a steady Hb1ac around the 6.0 - 6.5 range which is borderline diabetic but not life threatening.
The foods I eat are fish, meat, chicken, eggs, cheese, butter and dairy products (not low fat), nuts, seeds, berries, fruit and lots of green non root vegetables. I avoid pasta, rice, potatoes, wheat and cereal products, bread and cakes, biscuits and any other sugar laden carbs with minimal nutritional value.
It is important to understand that I did this after a lot of reading research and continue to monitor my diabetic indicators and choesterol markers in conjunction with a health professional. It is also important to have an exercise regime if possible, but for me that is impossible as I am exercise intolerant due to severe COPD.
I can recommend the following books to start you off:-
The Great Cholesterol con by Malcolm Kendrick
Pure, White and Deadly by John Yudkin, and
The Calorie Myth by Jonathan Bailor.
Keeping moving is good for the whole body, circulation etc. An old fella said he makes his heart rate go up once a day without fail. I want to be an old fella one day. When I was young I always raced my Mother up the stairs in my Grandma flats. !3 floor, She went in the lift.
I find that physical activity makes a big differance and I have been spending too much time sitting...I need to change this,I find that it is as easy as walking for 15min.after meals but I have become lazy and my readings show the result.
Where do you go walking for the 15-30 minutes, rebenton ? I usually walk around at my job for most of the 5 hours I'm working and then come home and do more around the house.
