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Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby glo » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:46 am

Absolutely amazing! I can hardly believe it. It is working. I am diabetic, Type 2, and I am eating carbs! Beans, rice, potatoes, pancakes, corn, peas, etc. I am not hungry. I am comfortably full. I have not added exercise (yet). I am losing weight. My mind is clear. I am not craving foods.
I did not think this would work for me. It took a little while for my blood sugars to start coming down. But I kept watching Dr. McDougall's videos / webinars etc. And videos by Dr. Barnard.
But it was the McDougall Starch Solution that really impressed me.
When I told my brother-in-law, who is also diabetic, what I am eating. He said, "But those are carbs. You can't eat very many carbs when you're diabetic."
Wow... Thank you Dr. McDougall.
And thank all of you here for your support and encouragement!
I am absolutely amazed! I have not seen a fasting blood sugar of 126 for years! Somebody pinch me! - glo

PS: In less than one month, my fasting blood sugar has dropped from 217 to 126.

11-10-16 fasting. 217
11-12-16 " 193
11-16-16 " 187
11-17-16. " 165
11-18-16. " 171
11-19-16. " 163
11-20-16. " 165
11-21-16. " 174
11-22-16. " 166
11-23-16. " 169
11-24-16. " 179
11-25-16. " 197
11-26-16. " 159
11-27-16. " 166
11-28-16. " 175
11-29-16. " 177
11-30-16. " 174
12-01-16. " 157
12-02-16. " 166
12-04-16. " 148
12-05-16. " 146
12-06-16. " 130
12-07-16. " 126. !!!!!!!
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby Yomom » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:58 am

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing.
As Dr McDougall says, "it's the food"!
I look forward to reading of your continuing success.
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby judynew » Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:13 am

Hi, Glo
Congratulations on your wonderful progress. It is so hard to go against the accepted "wisdom". Good for you for being so strong and sticking with it.
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby glo » Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:02 pm

Thanks yomom and judynew,
I actually have tears in my eyes.i had read about others who had good success with Dr. McDougall's program.. but I just didn't think I could do it. And even if I could eat this way, I never dreamed it would bring my blood sugar down like this. Maybe it doesn't work for everybody, or maybe it does, I don't know. But I am so happy. Also just knowing that I can come here and get support from kind and caring people who are willing to share. Well, that is really special. - glo
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby PeripateticDanielle » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:37 am

Wow, congratulations! That's fantastic.
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby Kaye » Thu Dec 08, 2016 3:01 pm

Well done glo, that is such good news and will be great motivation for other diabetics reading this.
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby Atheria » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:17 am

This is great and I'm showing it to my mother!

It's also a good reminder to people like me (not known for patience) that if your fasting blood sugar doesn't drop to 85 within days, that you should hang in there and give your body some time. Slow and steady wins the race!

Congrats!
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby glo » Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:33 pm

Normally, I am not a patient person either. But Dr. McDougall sounds / sounded so convincing in his webinars. I love watching them. His passion is contagious. And I admire him for being willing to speak the truth. It is truly amazing to me that I am no longer craving junk foods. And I no longer use food to soothe my upset feelings... or to fill a seemingly empty spot inside. I feel full and satisfied. I'm starting to understand it more and more. Thank you so much Dr. McDougall! - glo
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby cindy lou who » Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:21 am

Wow, I love seeing your FBS numbers going down! As a RN I see my patients struggle so much with their blood sugars and it seems that no matter what they do the numbers never get better and their medications just continue to go up in strength. It's because they are all still eating the SAD. Keep preaching it, especially to your physician!
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby glo » Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:33 pm

Thank you, all, for your support. This discussion forum has been so encouraging to me, and it helps me to be accountable. Although my fasting blood sugar still fluctuates somewhat, and I'm trying to pin down which foods are causing it to do that.
However, past week I saw numbers in the 120's several times. So exciting! The most exciting part for me is that both my husband and I are eating such simple, yet nutritious, meals. AND we are enjoying every bite. Even water tastes good now. We ate with his sister and her husband, and they just look at me like I'm a nut when I say "oh, this water is so delicious."
I think we are learning to appreciate our food so much more than when we ate "junk" foods and barely tasted them. But my main goal was to get my blood sugar under control. I'm so thankful that our family doctor wholeheartedly endorses this way of eating! - glo
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby glo » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:14 am

Ever heard the old saying: "Just waiting for the other shoe to drop." Well that's me. I keep wondering when this miracle way of eating will stop working. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, I felt devastated. My younger sister has had very serious diabetes for many years and has had breast cancer, 3 or 4 heart attacks, and many other very serious heath problems. So I pictured myself starting out on a similar path.
My doctor wanted to prescribe Metformin. I asked him to please let me try to do this with diet alone, no drugs. He agreed. But even though I tried the diet approach, I could not keep it up. After a couple of years of this, and my A1c going from 6 to 7 to 8 ... then to 10+, my doctor again told me that it didn't seem that I could manage my diabetes with diet alone. So again, he urged me to take Metformin. He said even if you could bring your blood sugar down with diet, it would be a slow process and would take at least a year.
At that point, I was very discouraged, but decided to get serious and search for a healthy way to eat that would accomplish what seemed impossible, controlling my blood sugar with diet alone.
I am so happy to say that the McDougall Program is the answer for me. Watching youtube videos of Dr. McDougall and those of Chef AJ and others gave me hope and the information I needed to understand that, as Dr. McDougall says: "It's the food!"

Here are examples of my fasting blood sugar readings:

11-10-16 fasting. 217
11-12-16 " 193
11-16-16 " 187
11-17-16. " 165
11-18-16. " 171
11-19-16. " 163
11-20-16. " 165
11-21-16. " 174
11-22-16. " 166
11-23-16. " 169
11-24-16. " 179
11-25-16. " 197
11-26-16. " 159
11-27-16. " 166
11-28-16. " 175
11-29-16. " 177
11-30-16. " 174
12-01-16. " 157
12-02-16. " 166
12-04-16. " 148
12-05-16. " 146
12-06-16. " 130
12-07-16. " 126. !!!!!!!
*** 01-19-17 " 116 AMAZING ***

NOTE: I could not have done this without the help of my wonderful family doctor, who totally supports me and believes in the McDougall program. I feel such a blessing to have a medical doctor who allows me to have a say in the treatment of my health. He has looked me straight in the eye and given me his medical advice, while saying to me: it's your decision. What a gift!
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby OneLeggedPig » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:23 am

Well done! You've armed yourself with the right knowledge, and made yourself very powerful. Great to hear about another person helped by Dr McDougall.
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby petmomful » Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:34 pm

This is very exciting to hear! I am so happy for you! It is great to be able to avoid medication; it is a goal of mine as well. I am not diabetic but I am dealing with other issues. Thanks so much for sharing your story, and congrats. I love reading the testimonials. :-)
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Re: Absolutely Amazed! Did not believe it could happen.

Postby Poison Ivy » Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:54 am

Congrats and ty for sharing. I wonder if you can get it under 100 if you keep going? Are you on any meds or off all meds?
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