I had a Dr’s appointment on Monday to get some requisitions to get my bloodwork done. She also wanted to get another ultrasound done to see what my liver looked like (had an ultrasound, then CT, then MRI done back in August when I was my heaviest - 321lbs).
Luckily there was a cancellation at the lab, so I got my ultrasound the next day. Got my bloodwork done on Monday, though she flagged it as random, rather than fasting as I was chewing gum (had no idea that could affect it).
Even though I had been diagnosed with fatty liver last year, I was still drinking a lot last year - kicked that just before new years. Had a couple glasses of red wine since, but nothing since going Keto at the start of March.
I’m sure the efforts I’ve been making pre-keto (no bread, avoiding sugar, minimizing carbs) helped, but how much I’ve noticed the inflammation and swelling go down on my liver has been phenomenal since going keto (can actually feel it many days on my right side).
The “proof is in the pudding” so to say. The ultrasound showed that I’ve made “massive” reductions in the fatty incursions in my liver. She said I should be able to completely reverse my livers woes with what I’m doing.
Regarding my pre-diabetic concerns (as I have skin discolouration that looks like Acanthosis Nigricans), the discolouration has actually faded considerably since I first noticed it in February. When I got the bloodwork done my HbA1C was 5.1, glucose was 3.9. Cholesterol numbers were also much improved over the bloodwork I had back in the fall (don’t have those prior numbers, so I’ll have to take my Dr’s word for it).
Hugely relieved that I’m improving my heath so much!!!