Here we are again!

All winter long I slaved on a diet meant to fix my metabolism and decrease my glucose levels. The first step was fairly low carb and by that I mean that it was nowhere near as low as a diet like The Atkins Diet. Most food groups were included in the first step (8 weeks) but not fruit or beans (kidney bean type) or regular bread, milk, etc. You could have low carb versions of bread and milk. I was disappointed because in that time I lost 5 lbs. My glucose levels did decrease but not to where they were last summer. Heck, I still am not down to where I was when I started this quest over a year ago!

Two weeks ago I started on the Step 2 portion of the diet where you add in from 33 - 60 more grams of carbohydrates from fairly low impact foods. Within 3 days my glucose levels shot up an average of 30 points and have not come down. Obviously I am very carb sensitive - I've known that ever since I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I DO NOT want to have to take drugs for this condition again. I did that prior to a huge weight loss and I don't like the side effects. I don't like the inevitable results of high glucose levels on the body either!

Last week I visited my doctor. He's pleased with the 5 lb. weight loss. I do not yet have the results of my A1C test so I don't know how much I have improved. With the diet I followed all winter I had to have lowered it - quite a bit I would think. I explained what I was doing and he made a surprising comment. He actually suggested I might want to buy the newest Atkins diet book and follow it! I've known for quite some time that he believed lowering carb levels was good for Type 2 Diabetics but going to this extreme was a surprise. He said he thought it was a healthy diet, especially for someone like me.

So I have the book now and I've been reading and planning a lot for the last few days. I plan to start this on Monday. I am already ahead of the game since the diet I have been following did away with any food cravings for carby foods. This should be interesting. Stay tuned!