VICTOR'S STORY

   I was put on 500 metformin once a day.  My numbers were still running in the 180’s so prior to the follow up with my primary I upped myself to 500 twice a day.  When I saw my doctor a week later I was still running in the 150’s so  they upped me to 1,000 twice a day. I made an appointment to see the endo.  I saw the endo on 12/27 he had me see the dietician in his office which I did on 12/30.  They put me on something called the Protein sparing modified fasting diet .  I will spare the details but basically it’s the two week induction to Atkins but low fat proteins and you do it for longer then two weeks.  You do it under the doctors care with lots of blood test and regular visits because it is not a balanced diet and comes with risk.  

          I took the next week and ate like crap then started june 8^th. I saw results by day two with my sugars fasting being 80.  I called and asked to be removed off metformin because I was having horrible side effects still.   He agreed.  Well on February I was in the ER with impacted bowels from not having a bowel movement for 6 days.  I called endo and dietician and said I am coming off this diet and doing this the right way.   I had lost about 30 pounds at this point but I  DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS DIET FOR ANYONE.  It is so radical and un healthy.   I started counting carbs and keeping them to 30 or under per meal.   Many meals just being a protein and steamed veggie that was not starchy like a broccoli or green beans.  On 2/28/13 I had my second A1C and it was 5.5.    

          I saw endo again in May and he likes my numbers. I am up five pounds though and he does not like that.  Today I am still trying to loose weight my sugars are pretty stable with my highest readings being like 140 and that is rarely.  My fasting are 90-120.  I wish they would stay in the 90 range but I think for no meds I am doing ok.   I will have my next A1C in July and we will see if I get to keep it below 7. I test 3-4 sometimes 5 times a day especially when I eat something new to see how it effects me.

Victor is a member of the type 2 diabetes support group