{"id":8923,"date":"2010-07-11T08:20:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8923"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T20:42:00","slug":"on-the-caveman-diet-almost-insulin-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=8923","title":{"rendered":"On the Caveman Diet \u2013 (Almost) Insulin Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday: \u00a0I woke up with BS of 79 \u2013 a diabetic\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n

I got the results back from the blood tests I did on Monday and I am proud to announce my A1c is down to 6.3<\/strong>!(my last results were 6.8), and everything else is good too.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m starting to get used to drinking my coffee without milk.\u00a0 But I still miss cappuccinos.<\/p>\n

What I ate:<\/p>\n

Breakfast: a small pear<\/p>\n

Lunch: a can of tuna with olive oil and lime – -didn\u2019t have time to make a salad.<\/p>\n

Snacks \u2013 apricot, a couple prickly pears.<\/p>\n

I was starving by the time I got to diner (and my blood sugar was 71).<\/p>\n

Dinner: I ate more than a pound of kebab (ground beef), salad and grilled veggies.<\/p>\n

I was tired all day and felt low on energy.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to know if it\u2019s the caveman diet, the lack of food in general (since I ate very little today), or the lack of sleep that made me feel this way.<\/p>\n

Day 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday:<\/p>\n

I woke up early to go running.\u00a0 My blood sugar was surprisingly high \u2013 140. I ran 5.5 miles and checked my BS after 2.5 miles.\u00a0 It was 116. It was hot and humid and I did not have much energy.<\/p>\n

I am starting to reach the conclusion that I will have to bend the rules of the Paleo diet if I want to do any real distance running.<\/p>\n

After running I grabbed an apple and took Tom, my son, to his summer camp and continued to the gym for some weight training. I\u2019m very bad about going to the gym. I know I should go at least three times a week but I never get there more than twice and sometimes not at all.<\/p>\n

What I ate:<\/p>\n

After the gym I ate a 4 egg omelet with a lot of chopped spinach and parsley.<\/p>\n

I snacked on some fruit throughout the day (not very much).<\/p>\n

Dinner: a half pound burger, salad, steamed veggies and a glass of wine.<\/p>\n

Before going to sleep I ate a peach.<\/p>\n

Day 6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday. Woke up with BS of 66. I couldn\u2019t believe it. I went to sleep thinking my BS would be high when I woke up because of the peach. \u00a0Until now, a peach is something I could have only if my BS was low. I\u2019m amazed.<\/p>\n

I ate only two meals – a late breakfast\u00a0 (brunch) and an early diner.<\/p>\n

What I ate:<\/p>\n

Breakfast was a large omelet with spinach and parsley (I ate between 3-4 eggs).<\/p>\n

Dinner:\u00a0 We had friends over for a BBQ. I made burgers, kebabs, chicken breasts and grilled veggies. I ate a lot of meat and veggies. For dessert I ate some fruit.<\/p>\n

Throughout the day my BS was good, even after eating some watermelon. One hour after diner my BS was 133\u2014not bad. \u00a0\u00a0In fact, incredible.<\/p>\n

Day 7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday. Woke up feeling low, checked my BS and it was 49. <\/strong>That is definitely too low.<\/p>\n

I guess I need to either make sure to eat some fruit before I go to bed or lower my nighttime dose of Lantus. It took me a long time to reach the dose of 20 units that I\u2019ve been taking for the last year. For a long time I couldn\u2019t get it right. I started at 12 units went up and down until I found that with 20 units of Lantus I woke up between 90-130 without going low at night and without needing to eat continuously during the day to avoids lows.<\/p>\n

Now it seems that with the low carb diet, 20 units is too much. I\u2019ve woken up twice this week with BS which was too low and I have found myself going into the 60\u2019s during the day (I was 67 before dinner tonight) if I don\u2019t snack. No doubt, eating carbs affects blood glucose levels for more than just the 2-3 hours after you eat them.<\/p>\n

The Paleo diet appears to be an amazing method for blood sugar control. \u00a0I haven\u2019t taken any short acting insulin (Apidra) for days. I haven\u2019t had any big highs or any terrible lows. If I don\u2019t eat for a while or walk around a lot my BS drops to the 70\u2019s and I need to eat, indicating I may need to lower my Lantus dose.<\/p>\n

There are two problems with the diet. The first, which may just need some getting used to, is the constant need to plan and think about gathering and hunting for food. The lack of dairy and carb make it much harder to just grab something to eat.<\/p>\n

The second problem is the low energy levels I felt while running. Over the past week I ran three relatively short runs and although my pace was good, I didn\u2019t have that feeling I get when running that I could go on forever. I actually questioned my ability to go on for another mile. I think I may need to introduce a grain into my diet. I will most probably add quinoa, since this ancient carb is very slow and usually does not require much insulin. \u00a0I will probably also go back to eating halva snacks (with sugar) during runs.<\/p>\n

I hope these changes will solve the energy problem without ruining the positive effects of the diet.<\/p>\n

I have completed a full week On the Caveman Diet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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