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Day 8 - Preparing for a plateau
No weight loss from yesterday - 260 lbs.
After losing lotâs of weight during the first week while fasting, I expect this upcoming week to slow down. Iâll continue to weigh myself daily and try not be discouraged. Itâs just the way things go...
Resolve says, "I will." The man says, "I will climb this mountain. They told me it is too high, too far, too steep, too rocky and too difficult. But it's my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying."" -- Jim Rohn
Day 7 - No Insulin
Blood sugar was 139. Decent, but Iâd like it closer to 100. Less than 1 month ago it was over 300 and at times over 400. The prescribed insulin was bringing it down to around 200 to 250 with 45 iuâs. Thatâs when I realized this wasn't what I wanted to do and preferred to jump off that rollercoaster! Iâm pretty much on a self-experimental, no-calorie liquid diet. Probably, not ideal, but itâs working for me for now!
260 lbs
-15.5 lbs
What causes weight gain?
"obesity is really a hormone dysregulation of the fat". dr jason fung.
I bet nearly all type 1 diabetic know this and most type 2 don't, or are confused by this.
Bodyfat is controlled by hormonal reaction.
Great infofilm to help understand Type 2 Diabetes.
Day 6 - Experiment
It's now time to bio-hack!
"While type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that shuts down your body's insulin production, type 2 diabetes is directly caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. Type 1 diabetics do need to inject insulin several times a day to stay alive, but type 2 diabetics do NOT need drugs. In fact, taking insulin if you're a type 2 diabetic is one of the WORST things you can do. Any physician recommending insulin regularly for type 2 diabetes suffers from profound ignorance of insulin physiology." ~Dr Joseph M. Mercola
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/03/media-finally-states-reversing-diabetes-is-possible.aspx
Since my eye surgery is complete, blood sugar has stabilized and I am not eating anything I have decided to quit taking my insulin (Nevemir) medication. Of course, I will closely monitor by testing my blood sugar many times throughout the day. If I get 2 consecutive readings above 200 mg/dL I will resume with my medication but I'm confident this will not happen.
Weight - 263.4
Weight lost - 12.1 lbs
Before 1921, the treatment of choice for type 2 diabetes was starvation or semi-starvation.
http://diabetes.about.com/od/whatisdiabetes/a/20-Interesting-Facts-About-Diabetes.htm
I see - day 5
"I see,â said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and SAW."
My eye surgery went well! Iâm so, thankful. Never will I allow diabetes to stand in my way againâŚNEVER!
I donât believe in a cure.
(via mydiabetessecret)
defeatist? I believe!!!
Liquid Diet - Day 4
I looked up my ideal weight and came up with 160 with a max of 173. That seems pretty low. I do expect to lose 40 lbs in 40 days. That would put me at 215. Hmmm?That would take much longer than 40 days! Maybe 60 days would be better so I'd be under 200 lbs. it's something to think about. My original plan was to do a water fast but I just felt that 40 days would be too long for that. As of today I have only drank diet soda, Crystal Light ice tea, coffee w/ Splenda & Coffeemate and water. I'm pretty hungry today, but I am completely prepared mentally. I got this! Surgery tomorrow, I can't wait to see again! 263.4 that's 12.1 lbs in 3 days.
Sugar substitute
I'm drinking lot's of Splenda sweetened coffee, diet soda and Crystal Light Tea and wonder which sweetener is the lesser of two evil's for a diabetic? Sucralose or aspartame?
Day 3 - My eye's; my motivation to beat diabetes.
Exactly 10 lbs lost, now 265.5.
 The invincible me woke up a couple of months ago and couldn't see from my left eye. I went to my eye doctor and after checking me out he said that I had a serious problem and needed to see a retina specialist. I went straight there. After several tests the doctor said to me that I had a couple of problems. The first was a bad cataract (possibly overnight?) and second was a vessel in my eye popped and filled the back of my eye with blood - diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetic retinopathy is the result of damage to the tiny blood vessels that nourish the retina. They leak blood and other fluids that cause swelling of retinal tissue and clouding of vision. The condition usually affects both eyes. The longer a person has diabetes, the more likely they will develop diabetic retinopathy. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can cause blindness. (http://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/diabetic-retinopathy?sso=y)
I went the past 2-3 months not being able to see from the left eye. Scary! I'm having surgery in 2 days to remove the cataract. Hopefully things go well! I promise if they do I will do everything in my power to never allow diabetes to fuck with me again!!!
Diabetes is reversible and curable.
Day 2 of 40 I always heard diabetes wasn't curable, but I obviously had been listening to idiots! Weight lost today 4 lbs. total 8.1 in 2 days. That's a lots of sugar. I was a walking time bomb! I got this. 267.4
Mercola says type 2 diabetes is:
Top 10 Guidelines for Preventing and Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
Following these simple guidelines can help you do at least three things that are essential for successfully treating diabetes: recover your insulin/leptin sensitivity; help normalize your weight; and naturally normalize your blood pressure:
Severely limit or eliminate grains and sugar from your diet, especially fructose which is far more detrimental than any other type of sugar. This is extremely important! Drinking just one sweetened drink a day can raise your diabetes risk by 25 percent compared to drinking one sugary drink per month, so you really need to evaluate your diet and look for hidden sources of sugar.
This also means avoiding most processed foods of all kinds as they are loaded with fructose. You may even need to avoid fruits until your blood sugar is under control.
Following my nutritional type diet will help you do this without much fuss. I now offer the entire online nutritional typing test for free, which makes it even easier. Itâs important to realize that while nearly all type 2 diabetics need to swap out their grains for other foods, some will benefit from using protein for the substitution, while others will benefit from using more vegetable-only carbohydrates. Therefore, along with reducing grains and sugars, determining your nutritional type will give you some insight into what foods you should use to replace them.
Exercise is an absolutely essential factor, without which you're highly unlikely to get this devastating disease under control. It is clearly one of the most potent ways to lower your insulin and leptin resistance. Make sure to incorporate high-intensity sprint-type exercises. These types of exercises boost fat loss, promote muscle building, and make your body produce human growth hormone (HGH) naturally. Typically, you'll need large amounts of exercise until you get your blood sugar levels under control. You may need up to an hour or two a day. Naturally, you'll want to gradually work your way up to that amount, based on your current level of fitness.
Avoid trans fats as they will actually worsen insulin resistance.
Consume saturated fats, such as grass-fed organic meat, raw dairy products, avocados, and coconut oil. These saturated fats provide a concentrated source of energy along with the building blocks for cell membranes and a variety of hormones and hormone-like substances. When you eat healthy fats as part of your meal, they slow down absorption so that you can go longer without feeling hungry. In addition, they act as carriers for important fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.
There are more than a dozen different types of saturated fat, but you predominantly consume only three: stearic acid, palmitic acid and lauric acid. Itâs already been well established that stearic acid (found in cocoa and animal fat) has no effect on your cholesterol levels at all, and actually gets converted in your liver into the monounsaturated fat called oleic acid.
The other two, palmitic and lauric acid, do raise total cholesterol. However, since they raise âgoodâ cholesterol as much or more than âbadâ cholesterol, youâre still actually lowering your risk of heart disease.
Get plenty of omega-3 fats from a high quality, animal-based source
Monitor your fasting insulin level. This is every bit as important as your fasting blood sugar. You'll want your fasting insulin level to be between 2 to 4. The higher your level, the worse your insulin receptor sensitivity is. The recommendations mentioned above are the key steps you need to achieve this reduction.
Get enough high-quality sleep every night.
Optimize your vitamin D levels. Maintaining your vitamin D levels around 60-80 ng/ml can significantly help control your blood sugar.
In addition, recent studies have revealed that getting enough vitamin D can also have a powerful effect on normalizing your blood pressure, and reduces your risk of heart disease.
Having optimal vitamin D levels can also prevent type 1 diabetes in your children if you are pregnant. It's also vital for infants to receive the appropriate amounts of vitamin D in their early years for the same reasons. Ideally, you'll want to do this by exposing a large amount of your skin to appropriate amounts of sunshine (or a safe tanning bed) on a regular basis, year-round. Your body can safely create up to 20,000 units of vitamin D a day this way. If neither of these options are available, you can use an oral vitamin D3 supplement. Just remember to get your levels tested regularly by a proficient lab to make sure you're staying within the therapeutic range.
Address any underlying emotional issues and/or stress. Non-invasive tools like the Emotional Freedom Technique/Meridian Tapping Technique can be extremely helpful and effective.
Rest assured that nearly 100 percent of type 2 diabetics can be successfully treatedâeliminating the symptoms of diabetes, or the high risk of developing health complications--if you are willing to implement the lifestyle changes discussed above. And if you want to avoid becoming another statistic, these same steps will help you to stay healthy and diabetes-free.
Start fast
Day 1 of 40. Another reason I'm fasting for 40 day's is because I want to lose 40 pounds. I weighed in at 271.4 so I'm down 4.1 lbs At this pace I will lose 164 pounds fasting in 40 days.
Predetermined
I'm fasting for forty days. Why? One reason is that I think maybe I can cure my diabetes. Let's see.
I weighed myself today - 275.5 lbs.
Blood sugar 215