Looks like I kicked type 2 diabetes in the balls

[karlac]

I went from this guy: View attachment 212244 to this guy; View attachment 212246 in a little over a year. No Carbs, sugar, or fried foods and a metric fuckton of exercise. Moving does do a lot. Diet is huge, but so is exercise.
Exercise has the added benefit of keeping your mind off food and kicking up an endorphin storm

Very impressive!
**** a bunch "keto" ... I call it eating only what nature intended, low carb/no sugar and grains, and nothing else.

3 years from 80 years old, and down 83 lbs since 11/6/2018 ... 272 to 189, which is what I weighed in the service.

Wanna race up the big hill by the lake house?
<have to be at a walk though>

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Ain't figured out this selfie nonsense ...

 

[Hoji]

Very impressive!
**** a bunch "keto" ... I call it eating only what nature intended, low carb/no sugar and grains, and nothing else.

3 years from 80 years old, and down 83 lbs since 11/6/2018 ... 272 to 189, which is what I weighed in the service.

Wanna race up the big hill by the lake house?
<have to be at a walk though>

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Ain't figured out this selfie nonsense ...

Well done!

 

[Texas42]

If your doctor tells you to move more, fire him. If he tells you he wants to put you on a statin, fire him. If he recommends Metformin for your diabetes and tells you to eat normally, fire him. No sugars, no grains, no seed oils.

So exercise is something that you shouldn’t do?

The stuff people say here is the best comedy.

I guess you are bringing back the old treatment for type 1 diabetes, which was to starve patients . . . You know before we had cool things like insulin.

 

[candcallen]

Very impressive!
**** a bunch "keto" ... I call it eating only what nature intended, low carb/no sugar and grains, and nothing else.

3 years from 80 years old, and down 83 lbs since 11/6/2018 ... 272 to 189, which is what I weighed in the service.

Wanna race up the big hill by the lake house?
<have to be at a walk though>

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View attachment 212286 View attachment 212287

Ain't figured out this selfie nonsense ...

Holding a tiny dog in a pic talking about how good of shape you're in doesn't quite work.

Just saying.

Photo shop in a couple rotties or Belgian Malinois.

 

[Hoji]

Holding a tiny dog in a pic talking about how good of shape you're in doesn't quite work.

Just saying.

Photo shop in a couple rotties or Belgian Malinois.

This is an entirely incorrect statement.
Pequeños lobos are very fierce. Just ask them. I have seen far more “big dog “ packs being run by lap dogs than the reverse.

 

[candcallen]

This is an entirely incorrect statement.
Pequeños lobos are very fierce. Just ask them. I have seen far more “big dog “ packs being run by lap dogs than the reverse.

Lol

They're doing it wrong then.

 

[Hoji]

Lol

They're doing it wrong then.

I have even witnessed it in feral dog packs

 

[candcallen]

I have even witnessed it in feral dog packs

Have lil yippers do ya?

 

[Hoji]

Have lil yippers do ya?

Nope. Smallest dog is 30lbs. Will be looking at possibly getting a Boerboel if I find myself traveling like I did last year for work.

 

[karlac]

Holding a tiny dog in a pic talking about how good of shape you're in doesn't quite work.
Just saying.
Photo shop in a couple rotties or Belgian Malinois.

LOL

Hey, just helping a friend out ... she lost 2 lbs out of 13, earned her right to a selfie, and her thumbs don't work that well ...

Besides, she'd have you scrambling to get out of her way ... has the respect of the stray pit's up here in meth head country.

 

[karlac]

.... You know before we had cool things like insulin.

You'd have go back to before Adam and Eve ...

 

[Texas42]

You'd have go back to before Adam and Eve ...

Tell that to a person with DM1.

 

[karlac]

Tell that to a person with DM1.

Tell that to most vertebrates ...

 

[BillFairbanks]

I had my 3 month checkup today. After 3 months of a low carb diet, daily exercise with a kettlebell, and 50 lbs lost, my A1C, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure and Liver Enzymes are all normal.

 

[soupgun]

Ya I know its not cured but its laying on the ground writhing in pain.

So after several years as a type2 going and seeing the doc every 3-4 months having my meds upped each time I stumbled into a web page talking about Keto and it helping out with blood sugar levels and a1c.

I hate dr and hate meds so i jumped on the Keto plan full force. After the first month and a DR visit all of my numbers had plummeted. A1c was from 8.4 to 7.6 blood sugars were under 100 and the Dr lowered my meds removed me from Lisinopril as several nights my BS dropped to under 60 and I woke with cold sweats shaking and had to pop sugar pills.

next check BS were still good A1c dropped to 6.1 she cut my metformin in 1/2 again.

Next check she removed me from all meds a1c was 5.8

Now not 1 time was I told that a drastic change in diet could result in lower meds or removal from meds. Granted it was a general practitioner and i HIGHLY recommend going to a diabetic specialist now that I know you don't have to stay on the wheel of more and more Dr visits and higher and higher doses or stronger meds. And make sure that specialist is aware of alternative methods over just text book prescribe more take them and call me in the morning.

Is keto a cure all save the world thing with no issues I have no clue would I recommend it as something to try Hell yes if you are over weight or type 2 diabetic.

I also lost 40ish lbs without starving or adding in more exercise but I do physical labor 40-50 hours a week and walk my dog 2-3 miles a day work days and 4+ on my days off once in the am and then late afternoon.

I have not been losing anymore weight and I could lose 20lbs easy and still be considered overweight lol. but if I decided to by trimming some of the cheese and other
stuff I enjoy it would come off.

I started with the goal of getting type2 under control and it has done that. Weight loss was a bonus it has not driven any other parameters out of kelter but none were bad when I started.

I will say I have been strict with 0 cheats and no days off.
I never got Keto Flu

I did have very loose stool the first week or so

I have had a few boughts of constipation something I never had before but nothing that took me to the hospital .

Like it or hate it Keto worked for me and the cost of no real pasta or breads is well worth the price of admission to me and I LOVE pasta and bread.

If you choose to try it I recommend letting your Dr know. and do continue to see them.

My best friend went from 350lbs to 275lbs. He's about 6' 4" tall, type 2 his whole life, then got on a huge workout kick. Now he runs triathlons, bikes nearly every day, and has drastically reduced his need for insulin. He's been a huge inspiration.

 

[leVieux]

I had my 3 month checkup today. After 3 months of a low carb diet, daily exercise with a kettlebell, and 50 lbs lost, my A1C, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure and Liver Enzymes are all normal.

Good for you !

Perhaps you should not think in terms of "winning", as with a war.

Many Physicians who manage chronic illnesses prefer to tell those in their care something like this: "You are now in a lifelong series of battles for your own health. We are eventually going to lose this war; we cannot win. Our goals are to win whichever battles or skirmishes we can, and to lose the war as slowly as possible."

As we age, things generally worsen, and our general health and capabilities decrease as part of Life.

If you catch yourself trying to "outsmart" your own Doctor, it may be time to find another Doctor. The relationship is sorta like a marriage in which both parties must try to accommodate one-other over time, as things change. You deserve a good "fit".

Good Luck,
leVieux

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

leVieux,

Have you read "The Lost Art of Dying" (or Ars Moriende if you will) by L.S. Dugdale M.D.?

It's a relatively short read (by my standards) and addresses some the health war issues you observe.

It's a fun read...perhaps not for the squeamish, but it confirms what I've thought for decades - no medicalized death for me.

 

[leVieux]

leVieux,

Have you read "The Lost Art of Dying" (or Ars Moriende if you will) by L.S. Dugdale M.D.?

It's a relatively short read (by my standards) and addresses some the health war issues you observe.

It's a fun read...perhaps not for the squeamish, but it confirms what I've thought for decades - no medicalized death for me.

No, but I have read others on same general topic.

I was a Family Doc & Emergency Physician before I was a Med School Prof teaching Brain & Spine diagnosis @ UTMB, UT HSC H - TMC, & LSU Med N O.

I have volunteered for Hospice Physician duty now that I am retired.

leVieux

 

[Axxe55]

In the end, it's all in God's hands whether a person lives or dies, not a doctor. Over the years, I handed the reigns over to God, and put my faith in him to take the lead.

A friend of mine told me something funny some years ago. Know the difference between God and a doctor? Doctors like to pretend they are God, but God never tries to pretend he's a doctor!

 

[Greywarrant]

We did keto and lost weight also. Got boring, but found cookbooks and websites to help.