Evaluation weeks 11 & 12

Hi

Apologies for not updating last week. I was feeling tired and had a lot of other stuff to do.

Well, I have now completed 3 months of the trial and very much back on track after my little fling on holiday 2 weeks ago. I managed to get back into my regular diet very easily but keeping up with the exercise has been a lot harder. I sometimes think my full time job (which often spills over into my own time) is too much for me at times, I also have a home to run and a family to look after (excuses , excuses I know). On the positive side I have walked the dog every day and done about 15 minutes of yoga most days but it's not really as much as I'd like.

The diet is going extremely well at the moment - I know pretty much exactly what I can and can't eat to avoid the trans fats. I stopped the flax oil a few weeks ago but I take hemp, fish and evening primrose oil every day without fail. I have also returned to my favoured vegetarian lifestyle. Although the rest of my family are not vegetarian they often eat vegetarian meals with me which I hope has health benefits for them too.

I have actually been doing something of a detox the last three days . For my detox I have been drinking warm water with lemon juice until lunchtime then having my ususal breakfast of organic muesli with shelled hemp seeds and light soya milk. For snacks I have been eating fresh fruit, oatcakes or organic crisp breads with cheese, fruit spread or organic nut butter and for tea I have had a large salad with lots of different vegetables, herbs and sprouted seeds with a hemp oil dressing. I haven't felt hungry at all and I have not needed to take any insulin to control my blood sugar, although I have continued to take 4 x 500mg Glucophage SR. I will be back in work tomorrow so will return to my usual routine which is pretty much the same as the detox except I eat 3 meals a day, the evening meal usually being a cooked vegetarian dish.

I have to say I can really see the difference this mini detox has made in the mirror this morning - I look super healthy. Most noticeably my eyes - they look super clear and shiny. My clothes also feel a lot looser - It's definitley been worth the effort.

This last week I have also been testing my blood sugar more frequently. I am particularly interested in my fasting blood sugar as this is the one I can't get under control. I have noticed that my pre bed time reading seems to have no impact on the next mornings readings at all. For example one evening I tested at 4.1 before bed - the next morning BG was 10.1. On another day I tested 9.3 before bed (had a late snack) - BG was 9.1 the next morning. What's that all about then?

My crude understanding of diabetes tell me that this "dawn phenomenon" is down to the liver either pumping out glucose or eliminating insulin from the blood stream in the early hours of the morning. To be honest I think this is where the cis oils "cure" falls down because the symptoms of type 2 diabetes are not just the result of insulin resistance (which the cis oils aim to cure). I think Diabetes is incredibly more complicated than this, involving the function of the whole digestive system but particularly the liver and the pancreas.

Whilst I don't have the faintest idea what is happening in my body I am 100% confident that it has been caused by eating a typical wetern diet of highly processed, refined foods (including hydrogenated oils) and taking too little exercise. I also beleive that I was predisposed as my mother was also diabetic. In my bid to cure myself of this condition I am therefore going further than just eliminating hydrogenated oils, I am working towards a diet consisting of purely whole, unprocessed and unrefined foods and comepletely free of additives and caffeine (as far as that is possible in todays world).

I beleive I am getting the results to support my theory and I am also looking and feeling pretty damn fine ;-)

Any comments welcome. Thanks to Bob for the last comment - hope the weather is good for you in Cornwall.

Carol

PS if you are following "the cure" please don't be put off by what I have said, I am positive it is of great benefit. It's overall effectiveness in overcoming diabetes will, I think, vary between individuals.