Keto is Not Working for Me

It kinda feels like this was an instantaneous decision. It was pretty quick but it took a few days. Here is how it went:

I guess I need to start with why I was doing keto in case you don't know. In January 2017 I was hospitalized for Lactic Acidosis from taking Metformin. For a few months I tried various Diabetes medications that I had bad reactions to. I ended up on insulin. My A1C went up to 9.1. I was seriously concerned for my life. So, in April 2017 I started Keto. It was great. My blood sugar dropped. My A1C dropped. I was happy and telling everyone everywhere to start Keto.

February 2018 was my best endocrinology appointment. My doc said that all of my numbers were good. He was happy, I was happy. He talked to me about how to adjust my insulin and that he wanted me to take Red Rice Yeast because I don't tolerate cholesterol medication. If you had asked me about Keto after that appointment I would have said, "Heck Yeah! Do Keto! It's awesome!"

I have been doing a lot of spiritual work. A side effect of that is attracting things that I need from unexpected sources. It is kinda cool. I also have to learn to be open minded to receive these things. I have an amazing friend in Sweden.

She saw a post I made a few days ago lamenting that I would not be a Granny fitness model. She contacted me and suggested I look in to the Medical Medium and a couple guys who created Mastering Diabetes. I really wasn't interested but I really like this friend so I checked it out. I told her I wasn't interested. I explained how bad my Diabetes was. She said she had a friend who has Diabetes and this has helped her a lot and asked if she could send me some articles. I said ok. They were actually YouTube videos. These are the links for the videos: https://youtu.be/thY5Ge5Cggo https://youtu.be/5KWAgKR9JBE I watched all 2 hours. The stuff made sense. They talked about the Keto diet and what is good about it. Then they explained that it works great in the short term but eventually it increases insulin resistance and causes malabsorbtion of nutrients. That made me think. I told my friend that I need to think about it and that I will let her know what I decide. I told her that it would be a polar shift from what I am doing now and that would be really hard.

The Medical Medium guy suggested drinking celery juice and someone recommended lemon water. I thought I could add those things. The Mastering Diabetes guy suggested starting with breakfast. He said to eat 4 fruits for breakfast every day. I REALLY miss fruit. So. I decided to make those 3 changes and think about the rest.

That was yesterday. (Sunday, June 10, 2018)

Today (Monday, June 11, 2018) I had an appointment with my endocrinologist.

 

I had been wearing a continuous glucose monitor for 11 days. I had labs drawn the same day it was put on. Today I got my results. My A1C had jumped almost a whole percentage point in 4 months! I went from 7.6 to 8.5. Just so you know the goal is to be under 6. He asked if I had been adjusting my Tresiba(long acting insulin). I told him I forgot I could do that. He asked if I had been adjusting my Novolog(short acting insulin). I told him I had. He asked if I was taking Red Rice Yeast for my cholesterol. I told him I forgot about that. He told me he was putting non compliant on my chart. Ouch! He told me he was doubling my high blood pressure medication and that my vitamin D was low enough that he wants me to start a prescription strength supplement. I was discouraged. I had just spent 18 days in Arizona and Florida! The valley of the sun and the sunshine state! I have to say though that his social skills have improved a LOT in the past year. He delivered all of this information in a kind manner. I noticed on my blood test that my protein is also low. Isn't that weird. I eat so much protein and my protein is low.

So, that confirmed for me that Keto is not working for me. That is frustrating because I have spent the past year learning how to cook and eat Keto. I am not going to change everything overnight. I will start with breakfast and then change lunch and then dinner. I will give myself at least a month to transition. I want to heal myself. I believe that there is some way to do this with food. I believe that my body wants to heal itself and that I need to give it the tools to do that. The tricky part is finding the right tools.

I bought the Red Rice Yeast and while I was at the Good Earth I met a lady that taught me all about CBD. I bought some of that too. I am open to new ideas. Wish me Health and Luck and Light on my journey.