I was diagnosed with A1C of 7.3 in September. Down to 6.3 in January and 6.1 2 weeks ago. Lost 20 pounds watching sweets & some exercise. Other than that I’m totally confused by what I’m supposed to do, not do, carbs, sugars, etc. TOTALLY confused! AGH!!
Did I mention I’m now starving all the time? Lots of fun for sure,....
I turned it around ten years ago with 6 months of holding my carb intake below 30.
I then gradually went back to the Standard America Diet (SAD) and gradually my symptoms came back. PCOS, a gradually elevating A1C, weight gain on a low-calorie diet.
This time my challenges are greater as I now also have hypothyroidism. A person with hypothyroidism cannot take their carbs to less than 40 or they will begin to create reverse T3 instead of T3.
I’m one month in, holding steady between 40-50g of carbs. I’ll get my physical in three months.
So far the biggest difference is that I feel better than I have in *years*! I’ve lost 15 pounds and I’m averaging a little more than a pound a week now that the initial water weight loss has stopped.
It’s been a gradual process adjusting to my new diet and I’m learning more about my body every day.