Some blood sugar issues tend to run in my family (not full diabetes, mostly just some wild blood sugar swings) and mine was tested probably 5-7 years ago and while within "normal" parameters, it spiked and crashed pretty solidly and was borderline. I got on the keto diet a couple weeks ago (to lose 2-3 pounds but mostly to support my wife, who is going keto to lose about 20) and I've felt really great, eating more vegetables than I usually do, zero bloating, just overall really happy with it, except for it being a bit less convenient. In the past few months I've noticed some blurred vision a handful of times, but never really thought about it. Since going keto I haven't had an issue with it. This morning I grabbed a sandwich for brunch because I'm broke and it was on sale. 66g of carbs later, my eyesight is definitely blurry, and I've read that diabetics often have issues with blurred vision and even losing some eyesight, due to capillaries in the eyes expanding. I won't have health insurance until november so going to the doctor isn't really an option, but I'm thinking I'm showing some strong warning signs here. Sudden blurry vision can be pretty scary, especially when I've always been very healthy in my life. I don't want to damage my vision and I definitely don't want to end up on insulin, so I guess sticking more strictly to less carbs each day is going to be my prescription, possibly for the rest of my life. I know a couple other people with borderline diabetes and insulin resistance that control it through eating very low carbohydrate diets. Sorry I guess this isn't much of a discussion, it just kinda freaked me out a bit, the blurred vision and me realizing that my elevated blood sugar is causing it. The thought of losing some vision terrifies me.
don't forget 'keto crotch.' 
Hope everything is ok.
I planted my low car diet in my family a few years ago, given my family history is Type II diabetes. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work- and I'm like my mom, aunt, uncle, and grandfather. If it works, I don't get Type II diabetes. Thankfully, after over 15 years being low carb, my blood sugar is really low and controlled- and that's the most important thing to me. I wish I could lose more weight, but that's secondary to the diabetes, to me.
Do you have a way to test your blood sugar without going to the doctor? Try to monitor it periodically for the next couple months then you have more info to give the doctor when you finally do go.
I've done Keto in the past, I just get burned out on it. I'm not much a veggie guy but I love pasta and rice. My dad(diabetic) has been doing a low carb diet(not full keto) for the last couple months and has lowered is blood sugar significantly. If he keeps going he will likely reverse his diabeties or at least be off insulin.
nutherjrfan said:
don't forget 'keto crotch.'
Had to google that and I had a good laugh. My wife is definitely fine there. That's probably one of those things that four people have had and people blow up about it.
alfadriver said:
Hope everything is ok.
I planted my low car diet in my family a few years ago, given my family history is Type II diabetes. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work- and I'm like my mom, aunt, uncle, and grandfather. If it works, I don't get Type II diabetes. Thankfully, after over 15 years being low carb, my blood sugar is really low and controlled- and that's the most important thing to me. I wish I could lose more weight, but that's secondary to the diabetes, to me.
That's similar to where I'm at. I'm still young, only 37, and in good shape but I'm getting to that age where the junk food and awful army food of the past years is starting to show some side effects. In general I really enjoy eating low carb so I'll probably just stay that way. As long as my blood sugar stays calm, I'll be happy. I think I'm also going to bring a 25lb dumbbell to work, so if I run into a situation where I have to eat carbs again, I can at least lift that for a while and go for a walk around the block and help regulate my blood sugar.
Patientzero said:
Do you have a way to test your blood sugar without going to the doctor? Try to monitor it periodically for the next couple months then you have more info to give the doctor when you finally do go.
I've done Keto in the past, I just get burned out on it. I'm not much a veggie guy but I love pasta and rice. My dad(diabetic) has been doing a low carb diet(not full keto) for the last couple months and has lowered is blood sugar significantly. If he keeps going he will likely reverse his diabeties or at least be off insulin.
I like some veggies when they're sitting in butter and garlic and bacon, which is perfect for low carb. Going keto can definitely be tiring at times, as it's not very convenient. Fortunately I don't like potatoes, I only like a couple rice dishes (joloff rice and risotto) but I did eat a good amount of pasta. What can I say, it's cheap. I'm glad to hear about your dad's success with low carbs! I'm hoping it'll keep me stable for many years to come.
As for the testing, I guess I could get some kind of blood sugar reader similar to what many diabetics use. That might be something to invest in.
alfadriver said:
Hope everything is ok.
I planted my low car diet in my family a few years ago, given my family history is Type II diabetes. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work- and I'm like my mom, aunt, uncle, and grandfather. If it works, I don't get Type II diabetes. Thankfully, after over 15 years being low carb, my blood sugar is really low and controlled- and that's the most important thing to me. I wish I could lose more weight, but that's secondary to the diabetes, to me.
"low car diet?"
And you're on GRM. hmmmm
Going from a keto diet to 66 carbs in a meal is a hell of a shock load to you pancreas. If you keep seeing issues like that or see any of the other common symptoms of high blood sugar I would go get checked out.
- Increased thirst
- Frequent urination
- Fatigue
- Nausea and vomiting
- Shortness of breath
- Stomach pain
- Fruity breath odor
- A very dry mouth
- A rapid heartbeat
Disclaimer: not a doctor or trying to scare you. My fiance and her father are both Type 1 Diabetics, it's a really nasty disease that I wouldn't wish on anyone.
pheller
UltimaDork
8/14/19 12:55 p.m.
The trouble with the keto diet, for me at least, is that I also like to limit my red meat intake. My week ends up becoming 3/4lbs of chicken every day, or fish which is pricey.
I'm trying to find more keto vegetarian dishes.
Robbie said:
pheller said:
The trouble with the keto diet, for me at least, is that I also like to limit my red meat intake. My week ends up becoming 3/4lbs of chicken every day, or fish which is pricey.
I'm trying to find more keto vegetarian dishes.
EGGS!!!
And cheese/cream sauces. Dessert options called "fat bombs" since the whole point is to get most of your calories from fat........not lean protein like chicken.
I'm not big on eating a lot of red meat either. Keto or no keto. I bet on average I only have red meat 1-2 times per week.
I have a great recipe for chocolate macadamia coconut fat bombs. Mix some coconut oil with salted crushed macadamia nuts, sweetener of choice, and unsweetened cocoa powder. Pour into little muffin papers and pop it in the freezer. Super easy, super good, about the size of a reese's peanut butter cup and almost solid fat. Next time I'm going to pour a thin layer, pour a little bit of natural peanut butter, and then top it with more chocolate and it'll be like a reese's PBC. Tasty stuff, no sugar.
I don't eat a ton of red meat, mostly because I don't like ground beef a ton. I like steaks but they're expensive and a good fatty one is like 1200 calories, which is bad for my wife being on a diet. So it's a lot of chicken and pork, sometimes fish or shrimp or maybe some brats if I'm feeling lazy. Eggs are always a solid answer but I get tired of them after two bites.
Recently I've started doing Chipotle-style burrito bowls for lunch. Grilled meat of some kind chopped up, salsa, bit of cheese, sour cream, guacamole, a little lettuce. Tasty stuff. Sometimes I put it over a bit of riced cauliflower, which is also good stuff.
Two co-workers stayed on keto for about a year each but after that decided time was up. Neither had diabetes or major health issues before starting it, so maybe if they did that would have kept them on it? They each did really lean out while on it.
Processed foods be damned.
