So I’ve been diabetic for 15 years and suffered as the disease progressed (three cardiac stents among other things). But there is a glimmer of light! Dr. Roy Taylor in the UK has “devised a brilliant three-stage process which has been proven, in hundreds of cases, to put type 2 diabetes into remission, getting you off the drugs, free from side-effects and the life-limiting consequences of the disease.” His book Life Without Diabetes has got me started, I hope, on the road to better health.
I began the 800 calorie a day diet four weeks ago and have lost ten pounds, down from 190, and my blood sugar readings have declined 40%. Instead of early morning fasting readings of around 210 mg/dL, they are now around 150 mg/dL. By late afternoon I’m getting numbers around 110 instead of 150. I’m drinking Atkins protein drinks (140 to 160 cal) through the day, with some Kroger Carbmaster joghurts (70 cal), plus non-starchy fresh veg and Wasa crispbread (25 to 35 cal). I’ve started writing down every calorie to keep track and be accountable. Treats include Lily’s dark chocolate and sugar-free puddings.
Dr. Taylor’s program is supposed to last two months, but I can tell it’s likely to take me longer.
Dinners include LOTS of stir-fry veg, very limited meat, and shirataki noodles (10 to 20 cal). Walden Farms salad dressings (0 cal!) provide flavor. No alcohol is allowed; the good doctor terms it liquid fat. I must admit I bought some beer today to cope with the hot weather; Bud Select 55 is… 55 calories. This will be in the treat category.
I found that my sleep gets progressively worse at 800 calories, so after a few days on the wagon, I eat a few more hundred calories in the evening to get better rest.
My goal is to reach my high school weight of 160. I’m 180 lbs now (I’m a 5’ 9” male), down from a peak weight of 218 in 2009. Back then my pants were size 38. These days I’m looking at size 32s.
I’ve been athletic most of my life, started cycling again in 2004, still doing it at age 67 (35 miles last Monday). I go backpacking a couple of times most years, climb steep mountains (Mt Baldy by LA last year — just over 10,000 feet). But physical activity barely budges my high blood sugars; diet is the key!
