Comments by "Travis Cutler" (@traviscutler9912) on "Dr. Sten Ekberg" channel.

  1. 6.6 ac1 isn't great but it's not that bad either so long as you stay under 7. Also, unfortunately cottage cheese has more sugar than you would believe. Just read the label. There's certain things you can do like whipping cream As a replacement for coffee cream or in recipes requiring milk. (not the stuff in a spray can but the stuff you pour to make whipping cream without sugar. If you look on the nutrition label you'll see that it actually has no sugars in it. So I've used that now as my replacement for dairy because all dairy has naturally occurring sugar.) If you're doing a lot of physically intense activities. Your body will need some carbs. I find that if I know I'm going to have a heavy afternoon of lifting etc. That a very small amount of black beans (preferably not from a can, soaked if you could do it) carrots, basically anything that is a real vegetable with moderate carbs and a low glycemic load. This will keep your sugars from spiking but also keep your energy up as the fiber is super important. Also, this one is absolutely huge for me and got me from a 15 AC One back down to a 7.1 is walking as often as you can after each meal even if it's just for 10 minutes as it gets your metabolism up while also contributing to an overall lowering of not only your blood sugar but your stress hormones which are a major contributor to your blood sugar going up. Good luck! It's not easy
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  2. I always tell people if you want to know what you're allowed to have, if it makes you happy or is satisfying in any way. It's off the list!
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  3. I've switched out pretty much all dairy except for cheese with heavy cream as it's the only thing without sugar
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  4. ​ @garygogo9048 yeah that's more or less my diet and it works. Also, I try to walk as much as possible. For instance, after breakfast I try to do about a 15min walk after each meal if possible and an hour at night. The walking always brings me down at least a couple of full points.
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  5. Berg is just hawking good$.
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  6. WALKING IS HUGE! I tell people about how important this is in the management of diabetes, but it also has so many other benefits. I've went from 240lbs and a 15.7 ac1 to 160lbs and a 6.9 ac1 (I was able to get it down to a 5.9 but unfortunately I got divorced, Covid made my business lose a quarter million dollars and then my wife left me so the stress was unbearable and my diet suffered as a result but I'm trying again). It's really hard to explain it without sounding like a lunatic LOL! While doing my research it always came up and it seems so obvious but nothing has contributed more to my recovery than this except for not eating sugar. When I did the research it all came back that our bodies are designed to walk to the desert or the Savannah 12 hours a day everyday as our ancestors did. I was fine while I was working a super physical job but I got a desk job and 5 years later I got diabetes after putting on a bunch of weight. Now, try to walk after every single meal even if it's just 5-10 minutes. This gets your metabolism up while also lowering blood sugar overall + I'll do a very long walk at the end of the day which helps me sleep as well as keeps my blood sugar down for the evening so that I don't have as much a spike in the morning. Lastly, This isn't spoken about much for some reason but stress is a major contributor to your blood sugar going up or also remaining high regardless of The food you are eating. Walking is a major way to bring down your stress hormones as it's a gentle form of meditation/exercise, I personally try to either listen to music, podcasts but only for subjects that are positive like history or a comedy podcast, whatever just not anything stressful.  Totally brings me down 30% of what my post meal blood sugar high after every walk of 45min. LASTLY! Berberine (type of vitamin B) before each meal has really been a game changer. Look it up as It's not for everybody, but if it doesn't mess with your other medication then it's super helpful and should be further explored.  Hope that helps as I know what a struggle this is for everyone. Especially when things get hard, because it's one thing to know what you're supposed to eat and quite another to have to eat it every single f**** day, for the rest of your life LOL!!!
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  7. I lost about 30 lb of muscle before I figured out what was going on and I look like a beanpole bag of s**. Really s**** cuz I started skinny and always hated it as a kid worked out, got bigger and then it all went away. Once I got diabetes it was 6'2 and 150 lb. Ugh
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  8. ​ @isabelmelladojensen9043 this is HUGE, I tell people about how important this is in the management of diabetes, but it also has so many other benefits. It's really hard to explain it without sounding like a lunatic LOL! While doing my research it always came up and it seems so obvious but nothing has contributed more to my recovery than this except for not eating sugar. When I did the research it all came back that our bodies are designed to walk to the desert or the Savannah 12 hours a day everyday as our ancestors did. I was fine while I was working a super physical job but I got a desk job and 5 years later I got diabetes after putting on a bunch of weight. Now, try to walk after every single meal even if it's just 5'10 minutes. This gets your metabolism up while also lowering blood sugar overall + I'll do a very long walk at the end of the day which helps me sleep as well as keeps my blood sugar down for the evening so that I don't have a go up as much in the morning. Lastly, This isn't spoken about much for some reason but stress is a major contributor to your blood sugar going up or also remaining high regardless of The food you are eating. Walking is a major way to bring down your stress hormones as it's a gentle form of meditation, I personally try to either listen to music, podcasts but only for subjects that are positive like history or a comedy podcast. Podcast, whatever just not anything stressful. Totally brings me down 30% of what my post meal blood sugar high.
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  9. Same here, I'm 6-3" and 148 lbs down from 239 lbs. Some people don't even recognize me, I look like I'm dying.
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