{"id":8824,"date":"2010-07-07T09:46:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T13:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:42:00","slug":"on-the-caveman-diet-drastic-reduction-in-insulin-requirment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8824","title":{"rendered":"On the Caveman Diet \u2013 Drastic Reduction in Insulin Requirment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My first day on the Paleo diet started like every other day – with a cup of coffee. For the past 15 years my mornings have started with a cappuccino that I make myself, but today I left out the milk and replaced it with hot water (known internationally as Cafe Americano).<\/p>\n

I ran 6.5 miles and came home to eat breakfast \u2013 a lettuce and cucumber salad topped with a can of tuna (I had lemon and olive oil on top \u2013 no salt). Not my usual breakfast, but good. I didn\u2019t really eat lunch (just an apple and a couple pieces of watermelon with 2 units of insulin).\u00a0 For diner I had a few small burgers (half a pound of meat) some grilled chicken breast and a pile of grilled veggies. I also had a couple glasses of red wine.<\/p>\n

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I took only 5 units of insulin during the day (that\u2019s at least 13 less than usual \u2013 not including my 20 units of night time Lantus) and my BS was perfectly controlled.<\/p>\n

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Day 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday morning.\u00a0 Not fun. I had to go do the usual diabetes blood tests and therefore was fasting.\u00a0 (I\u00a0 check HbA1c, cholesterol, etc, every three months.)\u00a0 Before I could go to the lab I had to take the kids to their different summer activities before going to the lab so I didn\u2019t drink my morning coffee until around 10 am.\u00a0 Serious caffeine withdrawal headache.<\/p>\n

Once I had my caffeine, the rest of the day was great.\u00a0 My BS and was 100-125 all day long without any rapid insulin.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I ate:<\/p>\n

A large omelet with a salad for breakfast<\/p>\n

A salad with leftover grilled chicken for lunch<\/p>\n

I snacked on fruit (apple, a few cherries, apricot, watermelon and a couple prickly pears) .<\/p>\n

Diner was another grilled meal – a pile of grilled veggies and root vegetables and a couple burgers and grilled chicken breasts. \u00a0It\u2019s a shame cavemen didn\u2019t have gas Weber grills.<\/p>\n

I took zero units of my rapid insulin (Apidra) the whole day (I did take my Lantus at night, though \u2013 20 units).<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday.\u00a0 The morning did not go as I had planned. I woke up late and missed my window of opportunity to go running.\u00a0 That didn\u2019t get me down since my waking BS was an incredible 81<\/strong>. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What I ate:<\/p>\n

I ate an apple for breakfast (not the best but as I said my morning did not go as planned).<\/p>\n

Lunch was a can of tuna with olive oil and lemon (did cavemen have canned tuna?) and a large green salad.<\/p>\n

[I went running later in the day. I felt less energetic than usual \u2013 although lighter- and I actually ran 5 miles at a good pace. It was a very hot so I don\u2019t really know if my lack of energy and feeling like I was about to vomit were connected to the diet or the heat.]\n

Diner was another grilling festival of chicken, burgers and a lot of grilled veggies \u2013 zucchini, red peppers, carrots, kohlrabi, squash\u2026<\/p>\n

Again, a day without rapid insulin.\u00a0 I did find my BS was slightly high (160-170 after dinner, but it came down quickly, probably, thanks to my Lantus).<\/p>\n

So after 3 days on the diet I can say that I seem to be losing weight and my BS is under better control than ever \u2013 no lows and no real highs.\u00a0 To be honest, I am shocked.\u00a0 It\u2019s true that the diet is very difficult.\u00a0 And in some ways I feel deprived and a bit hungry, too. \u00a0I enjoy eating fruit, which I don\u2019t normally do, but I really miss eating cheese, yogurt and bread.<\/p>\n

I do feel as if my energy level is a little lower than usual but that may be a result of not sleeping more than of eating less and not snacking. I also feel as if I will need to add some grain to my diet if I make this a way of life.\u00a0 Another problem is that the diet requires planning ahead.\u00a0 You really need to have the right food in the house and the time to prepare it.\u00a0 And finally, watching the World Cup games without beer \u2013 that just plain old sucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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