A big F*ck off NSV (long with fruity language)


(Lee Jones) #1

My name is Lee and exactly 324 days ago, completely run down, fatigued and weighing in at a ‘too embarrassed to get on the scales but had to be pushing close to 23 stone’ I was diagnosed with T2 Diabetes.

I was devastated at first as my GP painted me a picture of a long and slow death sentence for which there was no cure and the best I could hope for was to manage the condition in such a way as to stave off the inevitable end of life complications for a few years.

So off I trotted, miserably, and with the stock advice to eat plenty of low GI starchy carbohydrates with at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day and of how it was imperative that I drastically cut down on my fat intake, especially the evil saturated fat that had dumped me unceremoniously on my fat ass at this juncture.

So homeward bound and on the verge of tears I trudged, the Doctors words ringing in my ears as my young children greeted me excitedly at the door and reminded me exactly why all thoughts of a progressive but ultimately early demise had turned my world upside down in an instant.

That night in bed as I tossed and turned as best as a morbidly obese man can with newly acquired severe obstructive sleep apnoea and his mind running amok I made one of the most important decisions of my life. I hauled myself out of bed with a determination to get on the internet and see if there was a cure for this ticking time bomb diagnosis I’d be handed earlier that day.

A few cups of tea and several slices of toast later…well I did need lots of carbs didn’t I…I stumbled across the Diabetes.co.uk website where squirreled away in the forum section on Food and Nutrition I found an abundance of advice contrary to that which I’d been given earlier in the day.

I read for hours. Wow I’d really hit upon something game changing here. Maybe eating low carb could really slow down the progression of this…

BOOM!

What? How? Really?

No way. There was a guy on there singing the praises of a thing called the ketogenic diet. It was like a low carb diet on steroids. He reckoned this diet could even reverse Type 2 diabetes. It really could, it did…and if you wanted more information (or didn’t believe him) there were these 2 guys, 2ketodudes they called themselves, they had a podcast, you should check them out.

Well I did check them out. Lots.

I listened to back to back podcasts and joined their Facebook page. I found others like me. Thousands just like me who had also been lied to for countless years having been force bad dietary advice that had fucked up their bodies too.

Whoa I like this, I really like this, I think this Keto way of eating is for me and they were right:

“Eating fat does not make you fat, high insulin levels make you fat!”

Fast forward a little over 6 months later and today I received the news that just 324 days ago my Doctor had told me was impossible; the results of my latest blood test were showing that my HbA1C of 41 was entirely within normal limits. I’d only gone and bloody reversed my diabetes hadn’t I!

Now of course I’m well aware that I can’t just revert back to my old carb-centric ways (not that I’d want to now I’m free of their grip!) and expect to stay T2D free but what I can assure you all of is that this Ketogenic way of eating really does work and that there is every chance that you too, if you are pre-Diabetic or have T2 Diabetes, can also turn your diagnosis around.

Keep on keeping strong, keep on ketoing on!

Ps
@richard @Carl_Franklin (and the rest of my family on here)

My wife, along with my children and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the time and effort you put into facilitating this fantastic community of ours and also for the great advice you have given, and continue to give.

It may sound a tad over dramatic guys but you really were the catalyst that drove me take control of hopefully extending my time here on earth as a husband, father…and fellow Keto evangelist.

This is for you:

Choose Type 2 Diabetes.
Choose neuropathy.
Choose nephropathy.
Choose retinopathy,

Choose poor blood sugar control
Choose having toes amputated,
Nasty fungal infections, and cardiovascular disease.
Choose hearing impairment, Alzheimer’s disease

…and getting sicker.
Choose skin-pricking blood tests.
Choose a glucose meter.
Choose low GI

Choose starchy foods and plentiful fruit.
Choose a lie down again cos you’re tired
Like you are every fucking day.
Choose Ilness and wondering who you

Are on a Sunday morning.
Choose sitting on that couch eating insulin-raising
Fat-Free, junk food.
Stuffing fucking excess carbs into your mouth.

Choose rotting away at the end of it all,
Pishing you last in a hospital bed
Nothing more than an testament to the horrid,

Fucked-up diet
You have eaten to kill yourself.
Choose your future. Choose Keto.

I chose 2Ketodudes and a Ketogenic way of eating and today I Lee Jones have the HbA1C of a normal healthy person.


#2

Glad I chose what you chose…a better life. :blush:


(Roxanne) #3

Congratulations! I’m curious how your doctor has reacted?


(Jennifer) #4

Just awesome - great story!!


(G. Andrew Duthie) #5

Outstanding!!!

:grin: :+1: :meat_on_bone: :poultry_leg: :bacon:


(Keto in Katy) #6

F*ck YES! Happy for you!

Me too.


(No I'm not mad - that's just my face) #7

Oh, I love this!!! :metal:


(bulkbiker) #8

Brilliant mate very well done indeed… sounds very similar to my story…


(Omar Newsome) #9

Amazing story, thank you for sharing!! I’m very happy for you and your family! BTW, this was not long enough! I could have read this for hours!


(Michelle) #10

BRAVO :clap: Chose life. Love your post.


(Lee Jones) #11

Thanks for all the likes and positive support guys it’s very much appreciated and really reinforces that ‘Keto Fam’ feeling I sense we all feel as part of such a wonderful online community.

Re the Doctors response; It was the Diabetic nurse that gave me my results and she’d said my name had cropped up in their daily pre-work meeting.

She said my Doc did look a a little sheepish but I’m not surprised at this as he’d previously told me he thought my “Ketogenic eating fad” wasn’t a good idea as it flew in the face of the nutritional advice trained healthcare professionals give whic is based on years and years of research :joy:

However a couple of the other GP’s were absolutely delighted that one of their practice patients had turned their HbA1C around and asked for further information and updates.

Im quite looking forward to my next doctors appointment now tbh although I’m just gonna play it real cool and remain as humble as possible because if my turnaround can help shift his mindset just a little then he in turn may well begin to question the current guidelines and his own beliefs on nutrition,and who knows, one day he may start advocating the Keto approach to other T2 patients.


(Jaidann) #12

WOW - I am totally clueless at what to say. I am so happy for you! Welcome!!


#13

I love your attitude and approach.


(Lee Jones) #14

Thank you Fiorella that’s really kind of you to say so and I’m honoured that you see such a positive trait in me.


(Beth) #15

This was a GREAT post! Love to read about amazing people owning it and showing that yes, you can reverse illness with this lifestyle.


#16

Nothing short of amazing, no matter how many times I read testamonials like this, they are all so motivating and proof positive that massive change is possible!! Well done!


(Ruth Poutanen) #17

Love it! Slowly, but surely, the word will spread that T2D IS a curable disease!


(Becky) #18

Whoo hoo! Congratulations! Well said! I am in tears as your words remind me of where I was 7 months ago.

I needed this reminder, as I am in a two month stall and though I don’t have physical cravings, my carb addict brain is whispering sinister things to me. If I never lose another pound, my blood sugar, blood pressure and all of my other numbers are in the normal range.

I am so grateful to Keto and this community! To Richard and Carl, thank you! I am reading this post because of the reminder we haven’t seen you in a while email!


#19

Well fucking done,mate!


(Robert) #20

Very impressed and happy for you. Awesome post even though I am a little late to the party. Been a T2D since 98. Mine is not weight related and have been insulin dependent for 18 years. Just started this keto lifestyle this month. I hope some day soon I can write a success story like yours on these pages.