artemis
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(Still not calling it "diabetes"!)
Just wanted to give a little update to you fine folk, cause I said I would. Six weeks ago I signed up for a six-week program with a naturopathic doctor (who follows Peat), to address my sudden high blood glucose issues. We have been focusing mainly on getting my ratios in the range she recommends (50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fat), along with a regular eating schedule, drinking a steeped cinnamon and baking soda water 20 minutes before each meal, having a teaspoon of honey with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon with each meal, strict avoidance of any processed foods (nothing out of a package), and a few other specific things, but those are the main ones. Oh, and, as I said in my other thread, she had me stop all supplements.
I wanted so much for it to work, and to be able to report good news, but alas, that is not the case. It has not been working. My blood sugar has been going steadily up. The first few weeks it was in the 200's, 260's, now this last week it has been around 330. To say I'm frustrated would be a huge understatement. I have been working really hard at all this, and feel like I'm getting nowhere. Now, she never told me I'd be "cured" in 6 weeks. When I asked her at the beginning how long it usually takes, she said that everyone is different but that I could probably expect to start feeling a little better after about 3 months, better still after about 6 months, and so on. And that there would be fluctuations during that time. Actually there hasn't been any fluctuation, just escalation! I do still believe her approach is the right one, and that forcing the numbers down by cutting all carbs, as I was doing before, is not the answer long-term. I am still going to consult with her, just on a less structured basis. She wants me to do a 40% to 45% carbs ratio now, up the protein a little, and she recommended that I start taking 2 supplements, which I have ordered. She said they "WILL" bring my blood sugar down. I am to discontinue the cinnamon water and the honey/cinnamon paste when I start these 2 supplements.
I'm not sure how she would feel about me divulging all this on here. I asked her if she reads the forum and she said no. My whole reason for telling you all about my troubles is to maybe keep someone from having to go through what I have been through. If I had it to do over I would introduce fruit, fruit juice, sugar, cokes, red bulls, and even milk much much slower than I did. Would probably leave out the cokes and red bulls altogether. Maybe this diet works great for most 25 year old males, but maybe a 52 year old female who has been sugar-phobic, milk-phobic, and fruit-phobic all her life should take it very slowly? Of course, I'm guessing that this is what triggered my blood sugar problems -- it's possible that it was something else altogether, and that my diet had nothing to do with it. I will never know for sure.
So I trudge on. Someone will probably be curious which supplements the naturopath recommended. I guess it's OK to put such info out here? Mods can do their thing if not. Both are found through a site called "Poliquin Group" -- one is "Gluco-Reg," the other is "Carnitine Synergy 2.0." I hope they arrive soon, and I hope they work.
Just wanted to give a little update to you fine folk, cause I said I would. Six weeks ago I signed up for a six-week program with a naturopathic doctor (who follows Peat), to address my sudden high blood glucose issues. We have been focusing mainly on getting my ratios in the range she recommends (50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fat), along with a regular eating schedule, drinking a steeped cinnamon and baking soda water 20 minutes before each meal, having a teaspoon of honey with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon with each meal, strict avoidance of any processed foods (nothing out of a package), and a few other specific things, but those are the main ones. Oh, and, as I said in my other thread, she had me stop all supplements.
I wanted so much for it to work, and to be able to report good news, but alas, that is not the case. It has not been working. My blood sugar has been going steadily up. The first few weeks it was in the 200's, 260's, now this last week it has been around 330. To say I'm frustrated would be a huge understatement. I have been working really hard at all this, and feel like I'm getting nowhere. Now, she never told me I'd be "cured" in 6 weeks. When I asked her at the beginning how long it usually takes, she said that everyone is different but that I could probably expect to start feeling a little better after about 3 months, better still after about 6 months, and so on. And that there would be fluctuations during that time. Actually there hasn't been any fluctuation, just escalation! I do still believe her approach is the right one, and that forcing the numbers down by cutting all carbs, as I was doing before, is not the answer long-term. I am still going to consult with her, just on a less structured basis. She wants me to do a 40% to 45% carbs ratio now, up the protein a little, and she recommended that I start taking 2 supplements, which I have ordered. She said they "WILL" bring my blood sugar down. I am to discontinue the cinnamon water and the honey/cinnamon paste when I start these 2 supplements.
I'm not sure how she would feel about me divulging all this on here. I asked her if she reads the forum and she said no. My whole reason for telling you all about my troubles is to maybe keep someone from having to go through what I have been through. If I had it to do over I would introduce fruit, fruit juice, sugar, cokes, red bulls, and even milk much much slower than I did. Would probably leave out the cokes and red bulls altogether. Maybe this diet works great for most 25 year old males, but maybe a 52 year old female who has been sugar-phobic, milk-phobic, and fruit-phobic all her life should take it very slowly? Of course, I'm guessing that this is what triggered my blood sugar problems -- it's possible that it was something else altogether, and that my diet had nothing to do with it. I will never know for sure.
So I trudge on. Someone will probably be curious which supplements the naturopath recommended. I guess it's OK to put such info out here? Mods can do their thing if not. Both are found through a site called "Poliquin Group" -- one is "Gluco-Reg," the other is "Carnitine Synergy 2.0." I hope they arrive soon, and I hope they work.
for your ongoing detailed story. Hoping it will turn out for the better.
