Progress Update #1
Progress Update #1 My first normal looking overnight glucose level
I'm starting a regular update series to review what works and what doesn't work. It will also motivate me to aim for positive updates rather than negative ones on the journey to type 2 diabetes remission.
This morning I was very pleased to see the above glucose monitor image with a steady glucose level of around 5 mmol/L. That's within normal, non-diabetic range and I've never seen an overnight graph line look so straight before.
What changed to cause this?
I've started walking a lot more recently. I usually get 15-20 minute walks in both morning and late afternoon and I've been doing that for a few years. Recently, though I've just felt like walking more so have been doing a few 50 minute walks in the last few days.
Last night I had a Sunday roast at 6.15pm. Usually dinner ends up being after 7pm as it just takes a long time to prepare food after getting home from work and having a long commute. I'd like to say going to bed early helped too but I didn't go to bed until 10.20pm which is about 90 minutes later than I would normally. I did sleep well though.
Yesterday's evening meal played a big part. High protein, roast chicken and with moderate carbs (about 3 baby potatoes). Also had some green beans as a side. Lunch was also high protein, (leftover) roast beef salad which is little more fat and protein than I'd normally have for lunch.
I've been making small adjustments to my diet which was already fairly low carb. A few more eggs and meat for breakfast and less yoghurt with nuts and berries.
This is not a recommendation by any means... Last night I had a lot to drink. Red wine followed by a whisky and soda. These are low carb drinks as far as acohol is concerned so the immediate affect is a drop in blood glucose. So I'm adding this to be open, as it's possible I've just kind of 'cheated'. The problem with alcohol is that it is metabolised into fat by the liver and when there's increased fat in the liver it is not able to perform its normal metabolic functions. So medium to long term this will elevate average blood glucose levels due to increased insulin resistance. The same happens with fructose so both are not good for blood glucose control.
