I've done an extensive search throughout the Peat Forum and could not find if anyone practicing the Peat way that are Type 2 diabetics.
If there are, would you please come forward?
I would like to know:
What you are eating?
How often you are eating?
Supplements you take?
Do you also have Hypothyroidism?
Adrenal Fatigue or other adrenal issues?
I was diagnoses in 2001 as being pre-diabetic. At that time I was overweight so I went low carb. Yeah, I lost weight (70lbs over 2 years), got my A1C in the 5.1 range BUT my hypothyroid symptoms became worse. All Thyroid tests were always normal (yeah right - dumb tests - I knew differently).
Over the next few years energy getting lower (still low carbing) and body temp getting colder (very intolerant of cold).
Got sick and tired and searched for help. Online I found an old codger MD that said I needed to supplement with Vit C, Vit D and Magnesium and iodine & L-Tyrosine & B6 (these last 3 are taken on empty stomach first thing in AM so as to not compete with other protein sources). Do Earthing. Avoid PUFA's and eat coconut oil and butter (Had been doing that for quite a few years since being diagnosed pre-diabetic.)
Well, low and behold those started to help warm me up. Went from the high 96's to low 97's in about 1 1/2 years. Problem was - still not warm, no warm feet or warm hands. And gaining weight even though cutting back on carbs further and eating every 4 hours to help reduce BG levels. Finally found articles about adrenal fatigue. More reading, tons of reading over the past 5 years.
Found Matt Stone - increased salt, reduced water, and eating more carbs - finally getting warm. It's been a year now and I'm warm! :) Temps continue to be in the 98.0 range in AM and warmer after I eat. In fact most days I'm 98.6 to 99.3 - unless I don't eat enough sugar and salt - then it goes down. Oh and my Hair is all coming back. My head, my brows and my arms (yep they were hairless -just my arms).
Problem - my morning BG . When I started increasing the carbs I noticed my morning BG started to increase. And of course continued to gain weight. During the day my BG has not been below 100 but usually within 3 hours of eating is down to 110-115.
I'm slowly weaning into the Peat eating. After not drinking milk nor orange juice in years didn't want to shock the system.
I need to supplement with Thiamin - was using benfentomine but see that is not suggested here on this forum. And I haven't seen much results with that form of thiamin so will try the hydrochloride form.
Any suggestions folks? You all have been Peating for a while. I feel I have my Thyroid and Adrenal problems are well on the road to healing. But I know I still have a ways to go.
Let me know if you have more questions.
~Penny
If there are, would you please come forward?
I would like to know:
What you are eating?
How often you are eating?
Supplements you take?
Do you also have Hypothyroidism?
Adrenal Fatigue or other adrenal issues?
I was diagnoses in 2001 as being pre-diabetic. At that time I was overweight so I went low carb. Yeah, I lost weight (70lbs over 2 years), got my A1C in the 5.1 range BUT my hypothyroid symptoms became worse. All Thyroid tests were always normal (yeah right - dumb tests - I knew differently).
Over the next few years energy getting lower (still low carbing) and body temp getting colder (very intolerant of cold).
Got sick and tired and searched for help. Online I found an old codger MD that said I needed to supplement with Vit C, Vit D and Magnesium and iodine & L-Tyrosine & B6 (these last 3 are taken on empty stomach first thing in AM so as to not compete with other protein sources). Do Earthing. Avoid PUFA's and eat coconut oil and butter (Had been doing that for quite a few years since being diagnosed pre-diabetic.)
Well, low and behold those started to help warm me up. Went from the high 96's to low 97's in about 1 1/2 years. Problem was - still not warm, no warm feet or warm hands. And gaining weight even though cutting back on carbs further and eating every 4 hours to help reduce BG levels. Finally found articles about adrenal fatigue. More reading, tons of reading over the past 5 years.
Found Matt Stone - increased salt, reduced water, and eating more carbs - finally getting warm. It's been a year now and I'm warm! :) Temps continue to be in the 98.0 range in AM and warmer after I eat. In fact most days I'm 98.6 to 99.3 - unless I don't eat enough sugar and salt - then it goes down. Oh and my Hair is all coming back. My head, my brows and my arms (yep they were hairless -just my arms).
Problem - my morning BG . When I started increasing the carbs I noticed my morning BG started to increase. And of course continued to gain weight. During the day my BG has not been below 100 but usually within 3 hours of eating is down to 110-115.
I'm slowly weaning into the Peat eating. After not drinking milk nor orange juice in years didn't want to shock the system.
I need to supplement with Thiamin - was using benfentomine but see that is not suggested here on this forum. And I haven't seen much results with that form of thiamin so will try the hydrochloride form.
Any suggestions folks? You all have been Peating for a while. I feel I have my Thyroid and Adrenal problems are well on the road to healing. But I know I still have a ways to go.
Let me know if you have more questions.
~Penny