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Hello Everyone:
I am new to this site but I am quite old to diabetes. I am type 2 and trying to control my diabetes through diet and exercise. My A1C varies between 5.5 to 6.5. I was not happy with my last reading of 6.5 so I am venturing into raw diet. I have been a lacto-ovo-vegetarian throughout my life and I am still not ready to be a vegan but my glucometer has convinced me that raw food is much less glycemic than the cooked food. I saw the difference when eating cooked onions as compared to raw. I am 59 years old and last three months have not been bad for me. My sugars have come down to SOME EXTENT after I went to about 70% of my calories coming from Raw. I have lost about 12 pounds in 12 weeks and also have lost some of my very dangerous belly fat. I some times think that may be there is some other reason of my weight loss because loosing weight had always been so hard for me throught my life.
At this time, the only cooked food I eat is tea with little milk ( 2-3 times a day with no sugar) , bread (5 slices a day toasted and some time with extra virgin olive oil), and one serving of cooked vegetables during dinner. During day, I eat many fruits, and raw vegetables. I stay away from Juices. The only processor I have is a knife. I routinely take nuts ( almonds or cashews or walnuts). In my 1800 calries diet, about 450 calries are coming from the nuts.
After about 2 and half months of diet change, I feel better although, I am worried whether it will stay like this or not. My next A1c is due at the end of January 2008 when I will know how this diet has affected my diabetes. But my home testing has shown some improvements but not lot. My weight is down and blood pressure is lower; hovering at 105/65.
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