Diabetes Daily recently published and article by a psychologist on how he controlled his type 2 diabetes with low-carb eating and exercise. I’m not at all surprised at the outcome. A snippet:
In January 2010, I found myself urinating frequently, drinking water excessively, experiencing blurred vision, and losing weight for no apparent reason. One evening, I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, and it finally hit me: “I’ve got diabetes!”
The next morning at work, I pricked my finger and saw a blood glucose (BG) of 216 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). With a little denial, I attributed that to the breakfast I had just eaten. The next day, I repeated the test and found a similar result. Finally, I had my A1C measured and discovered it was 10.3 percent, reflecting an average BG of 249 mg/dL.
The time for denial was over, and the time for action was now. I went to my colleague, an endocrinologist, and he wanted me to go on metformin immediately. I pushed back a bit and said, “Let me see what I can do by changing my lifestyle.”
I’m curious to know about any associated weight change, but that’s not in the article. I bet he lost excess body fat.
—–Steve Parker, M.D.
