Follow me on my personal journey to healthy and normal blood sugar levels. My name is Charlie and I am a type 1 diabetic, I control my diabetes with an insulin pump and a Libre. I was given the usual dietary advice upon diagnosis, which included alot of carbs and I don't need to say, my blood sugars spiked like crazy. That is when I found DR Bernstein and read his book, it made much more sense than the advice I had been given. I now follow the good Doctors advice to control my sugar levels. I then came across a Facebook group called Typeonegrit, where I also learnt the best way to control diabetes was through a LCHF diet, it was this group of people that really helped me on my way to normal levels, they gave me the advice and inspiration that I needed and they keep me working hard day in and day out.

Monday, 2 March 2015

Energy!

I woke up today with a blood sugar of 3.2, I felt fine though and a few strawberries for breakfast fixed that. Though my blood sugar has been higher than i'd like and it seems no amount of insulin would bring it down, all day - well up until now. I hope i'm not getting ill.

On the other hand i've felt brilliant all day - I think my body is finally adapted to nutritional ketosis. I sleep like a baby and I wake up fully energised and actually feel recharged! I haven't felt like that in a long time. My old self would wake up several times during the night, and feel really bad during the day - a tiredness and lethargy that I cannot even put in to words. This is the best thing about following a LCHF lifestyle. I feel happy again.

My weight has always been a big factor in my life, being overweight as a child and all through my teenage years, I lost a large amount of weight doing low carb some years back - but then I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and my nurse drummed it into me that I had to start eating 'normally' again. I put on a few stone with that advice and my blood sugars were crazy - but I thought that was what I would have to put up with and what being diabetic was all about. I ordered a book from Amazon called Diabetes solution and gradually started following Dr bernsteins advice (the author) who promoted low carb and healthy blood sugars in diabetics. I didn't follow it to the letter though and so my blood sugars still swung wildly and britally, so I gave up. I began eating breads, pastas, potatoes, cakes and chocolate and my weight went up and I became really miserable. Then I found a facebook group called TYPEONEGRIT and they all inspired me and advised me on how to go about it - I saw proof that this way of life worked and there are a load of grits out there whom it is working well for and whom have very normal blood sugars. Well I am pleased to say I have lost 4 or 5 pounds this week following LCHF and my blood sugars have been a hell of a lot better. I need to play around with my basals now to iron out my rises and falls.

I was also advised to read the book 'The Big Fat Suprise' which I have just ordered and can't wait to get stuck into. I feel like ranting and raving about this change of lifestyle to all my friends and family - i've now got my mum on board and she is doing really well.

If you get nothing else from my blog, I urge you to go and read Dr Bernsteins Diabetes Solution. It is a remarkable book.

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