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RobLL · 01-04-2008, 01:13 AM

My Internist who reluctently supports my goal of near normal blood sugar levels wrote me an Rx for long acting Insulin, Lantus. This means only one injection a day, and it seems to be working. I have been using 20 rather than the 16 units he recommends, and my numbers are moving close to where I want them.

I had an appointment with eye doc today. He doesn't have any doubts that I should be low carbing, and aiming for normal Blood Glucose levels. I have mentioned before that I have had two sessions of retinopathy (that is the cause of blindness amongst diabetics), but this time everything looks good. And he told me to come back in a year. Both great news and a little scary. He also thinks he has found an Endo guy who likes patients to have low, that is normal, BGs.

I also have started using Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat plan, two days a week fasting from after dinner until the next dinner time. I watch my BGs closely, and find it quite easy. I don't get hungry until about 3 or 4 the next afternoon. Allegedly research shows insulin resistence going down from intermittent fasting.

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RobLL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rural, Western Washington Posts: 3,617	Diabetes Update etc My Internist who reluctently supports my goal of near normal blood sugar levels wrote me an Rx for long acting Insulin, Lantus. This means only one injection a day, and it seems to be working. I have been using 20 rather than the 16 units he recommends, and my numbers are moving close to where I want them. I had an appointment with eye doc today. He doesn't have any doubts that I should be low carbing, and aiming for normal Blood Glucose levels. I have mentioned before that I have had two sessions of retinopathy (that is the cause of blindness amongst diabetics), but this time everything looks good. And he told me to come back in a year. Both great news and a little scary. He also thinks he has found an Endo guy who likes patients to have low, that is normal, BGs. I also have started using Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat plan, two days a week fasting from after dinner until the next dinner time. I watch my BGs closely, and find it quite easy. I don't get hungry until about 3 or 4 the next afternoon. Allegedly research shows insulin resistence going down from intermittent fasting.