Started on the BSD 9 days ago still believing this was about losing weight and hopefully getting to a weight that would result in my BGLs decreasing. Feeling pretty worried as drugs were being put forward rather forcefully by my doctor as my BGLs had gone feral. I started looking at bariatric surgery and somehow discovered this eating plan (not a diet). 1 and a 1/2 days in, my BGLs returned to normal. Unbelievable! I have lost 3.7 Kgs and need to lose another 17kgs to get to a 25 BMI. I am no longer counting carbs for now as the calorie limits mean I’m not getting high readings or even good readings for a diabetic. I now realise the weight loss is secondary to the BGLs on BSD.

I am on cloud 9 – technically I am no longer diabetic ( I know that this is not the end of it). Been a diagnosed diabetic for 9 years.

Congratulations on the quick BG response!

I’m glad you added the parenthetical about not being the end of it, though! You’ve got control over your BG – which is no trivial thing! But at 1.5 days (or even 9 days) it’s just control – and (as you noted) it’s not the end of it.

I got to 6 weeks before I had to stop, on doctors’ order, to attend to cancer. At that time, I did an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. According to the test, I had moved from diabetic to pre-diabetic. That matched the reality of my BG readings on a maintenance level of calories (still low carb) for the past 3-4 months. My fasting BG was in the range of 5.3 – 5.6 during this period.

I’ve now started back up on the BSD for at least 4 weeks – hoping to move from pre-diabetes to non-diabetic. Again, my fasting BG immediately dropped into the 3.9 – 4.3 range – I’m hoping 4 -5 weeks will get me to the end of it, and I can return to a more “normal” mix of macros..