So here's my problem right now: I'm having trouble getting enough calories each day and my sugars are crazy low all the time.
I haven't stepped on a scale but I can tell by the way I look and how my clothes fit that I have lost some weight. I haven't changed much besides my diet (like Mitch). You have to eat so much REAL (Paleo) food to get the same amount of calories that you get from things like rice and bread, which are missing from my diet now!
I also hardly take any insulin before meals and dropped my evening basal rate last night because I couldn't get my blood sugar to go above 60 (even after eating 35 carbs! "eat 20 carbs and retest after 20 minutes" is standard for getting your blood sugar back to normal range...). Kelli kept me company on the kitchen floor at 11pm as I ate some honey and drank some juice. She's been super helpful lately whenever my sugar gets low.
I think the rest of my basal rates need some readjusting as well. I'm told that needing less insulin is a good thing, so hopefully these symptoms are indicators of progress!
My next endocrinology appointment is on Monday (4/12) so I am anxious to see what my doc thinks about all of this and if he can help.
I started "Diabetes Solution" by Bernstein a couple nights ago and am going to compare his solution to the Paleo Diet. I might need to find some middle ground between the two.
"Two cavities" was the verdict I received at the dentist yesterday. :( I am looking forward to seeing if this is my same verdict at my next visit when I have been on this diet for a while!
-Andi
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