Results from day 1

Mrs Vimes wrote:Can I show off please- just got my HbA1c, type 1 on low carb 38!!! In old money 5.6%.
I cut out dairy and my cholesterol has also dropped to 6.8. Because my hdl is so high 2.6, no mention of Statins! My risk of heart attack/stroke is 4.6% so no need for treatment. Did have to keep explaining what low carb meant and yes Dr veg does contain carbs! And you eat chicken for breakfast? Yes sometimes fish too! (Even that I find difficult sometimes).
And exercise lowers your sugars? Actually Dr, it depends on the type of exercise as weights will increase blood sugars!
How many hypos have you had the past week? Well you just saw the CGM reading how many did you see? I didn't. Well there you are. Yes but how many hypos have you had in the past week? What do you define as a hypo? Anything below 3. So how many did you see on the cgm? Not many. And so it went.......
Why low carb? Why not? Peace of mind for the first times in 23 years, no bread, pasta doughnut or ice cream comes anywhere near peace of mind that comes with a very small variation of blood sugars. Knowing that I will wake up in the morning. (Cousin died of dead in bed hypo when he was 22).
Love this way of life!

Woooohoooooo!