Oh – and deprogram yourself from having this thought – much less saying it!
Your body is yours and it comes with its own unique bio-map. You can’t control that part, but you can control it’s inputs and have an excellent relationship with it. When you do this, it makes it easier for you to push back on social pressures that are less respectful of your diet as well. (“No, I’m going to care more about my health now to eat that… thanks anyway.”)
I think that will be a bigger challenge than changing my diet! haha. I have so many health issues, and I’m still pretty young. I often am envious of people who are “bio-mapped” differently. They can be heavier, or thinner and not be affected by carbs, like I am, nor will they have the ailments that I do. Not so much that I’m having a pity party, but man… sometimes it feels like I’m trying to improve my body, but getting nowhere.
Good advice, though. My mind is a place that I often have the biggest struggle. I have mental illness, as well, and it’s very difficult to keep a happy medium between physical and mental health.
I could’ve written this statement a few years ago and still have tendencies to think that way, but I’ve resolved to deal with things as I have the knowledge and understanding to try new strategies. I’ve even learned to consider “failures” as learning experiences - paraphrasing Thomas Edison, “I learned 999 different ways how not to make a light bulb and 1 to make it work”.
Love yourself for who you are, no matter what issues you have, and KCKO!
You can do this!
Trust me, the two are very intimately linked. Take this as a wake up call to do what you need to and you’ll find so many more benefits on the other side. It starts with becoming resolved to make it happen.
Agreed. My cyclical depression literally disappeared when I started the ketogenic diet three years ago and has not returned.
Brenda! 
So, I know you were on diabetic meds when you started Keto. Did you have to stay on your meds for awhile in the beginning?
I quit them all out of protest
-all at once-
I was on the maximum dose glucophage four times a day (Metformin), blood pressure meds (Lisinopril), and 2 statins to lower my triglycerides which were 1200. When the doc tried to prescribe an injectable I bailed. Stopped going to 3 month check ups too. Decided to figure it all out my damn self and I did.
I don’t recommend people do what I did. Stop meds cold turkey. Certain people may have a dangerous BP, sky high blood glucose etc.
I lucked out.
I fucking HATE meds and even avoid pain killers etc.
Plus, now I don’t trust prescription meds after gaining over 100 pounds on them and getting sicker.
But I was eating the ADA’s prescribed diet at the time. The food ultimately messed me up.
And the statins probably damaged me. Pisses me off the whole bullshit statins thing.
/rant
I stopped my statins when I started Keto and doing research on how ineffective they were, especially for women. I just know the endo is going to prescribe them, again.
I don’t think I’m going to do well w/o the meds. The labs above are after a three months on keto, basically not meds. It’s a bit defeating. But, I think I’m going to try to avoid the fast acting insulin. On Keto, w/ that insulin, it was seriously a roller coaster on my blood sugar bottom outs.I’m sitting here wondering, why am I doing Keto if my blood sugar isn’t going to regulate out. Not ready to quit yet, though. I had tremendous success the first time I was on Keto. Trying to take it like a dr once told me, (I’m awful w/ taking meds like I should), that when we do this on and off again cycle, it’s harder each time we go back on. I have to beat diabetes, or it will honestly beat me. 37 years old and I already have signs of kidney damage, damage to my eyes, neuropathy in my legs/feet, and my hands and feet do this weird “molting” thing. lol
Which meds? You won’t die if you stop taking statins. AND it is normal for lipids to be wonky for at least 6 months after you start the ketogenic diet.
If you’re already on insulin you need a doc to help you reduce safely and get off it.
If you’re not, strict keto will keep you off it. IDK your history, but @Kassie was on insulin and has reversed T2DM without it.
@richard has a good argument on continuing Metformin to keep BG down.
How often do you test your BG? Are you being compliant with keto?
You need a doc who will support you with this. I have yet to meet someone with T2DM who the ketogenic diet did not work for. Have you listened to the podcasts?
In particular, it seems I need some diabetic meds. I’m SUPPOSED to be on metformin, insulin and trulicity. I stopped all of them awhile back, on my own accord. I’ve been pretty strict keto… I did have a lapse a week ago due to a death in the family. I do struggle with emotional eating… Trying to eat the pain away. Yes, I do know, logically it doesn’t work and only amplifies my negative feelings. But, I’ve brushed that off and back at keto. I was strict keto for 3 months, and just had blood work yesterday. That’s what the original post was about. In 3 months on keto (and I did track for over a month… I kept carbs low, but tracking makes me food obsessive and I eat more calories), even putting my food in myfitnesspal over the last couple days shows my carbs are good. Anyway, 3 months on keto and my a1c is over 11. I didn’t expect perfection, but hoped at least for single digits.So… I’m assuming that maybe I need the meds while my body acclimates and then maybe reduce them back out… Ugh, I don’t know… but 11 a1c is ugly.
Yes. Mine was 12. Now it’s 5.5, but it took SEVERAL months.
YOU CAN DO THIS
Consider therapy for support if you can, I’ve seen counselors at more than one point in my life to help me cope.
Please also get your doc to help you manage the drugs that affect your blood glucose. If your blood glucose is dropping too low, meds need to be adjusted, and often.
Lol, I used you as an example to my husband, today! He said, honey, our bodies are just getting older and they’re not able to bounce back as well.He was like, you may always need to be on meds. I said, Brenda REVERSED hers, and she’s older than I am. I don’t think age has anything to do with it!
I am quite conflicted… and honestly, therapy wouldn’t be an awful idea, but dr’s make me nervous with their script-writing agenda.
They can write the script, doesn’t mean you have to fill it.
If your doc won’t help you taper off the drugs that affect your blood glucose, find one who will.
True dat. 
Unfortunately, I actually did have one threaten to put me in state care ( I was struggling w/ suicidal issues) if I didn’t show compliance w/ meds (psych). They were over medicating me. They had me on an injection and I was required to come in every three weeks. I just stopped going in for treatment and then moved. lol I don’t have the best relationship w/ drs… but I think it’s particularly bad in the area that I live in. We have had many doctors who have lost their license and been prosecuted for dealing in unethical drug practices.
Cold turkey on bp meds? I wish I could do that but I can’t. I cut them in half and tried to do just that for three days but my blood pressure was really high so that’s not an option for me. However I’m taking two BP medications that are of course beta blockers and I am on one antidepressant called lamotrigine a day and I cannot lose weight even on a keto diet. I am very strict with keeping the carbs at 20 grams or below a day plus I count the calories and all the macros so I know I’m doing it right and in fact I have gained 4 pounds in the last month. So frustrating! Wondering if I’m gaining weight due to meds and whether or not to keep pursuing a keto lifestyle at all? Is it worth it?
I was on 3 meds for BP. An Ace Inhibitor, a Calcium Channel Blocker and a Diuretic.
3 days into Keto I was able to drop the diuretic (obviously because Keto makes you dump a lot of water along with that sugar)
I quickly hit a plateau on weight loss, but fasting (or just time) helped my BP get lower and lower until I had to drop the CCB.
I’ve heard (from Dr. Nally on the Jimmy and the Doc poscast) that CCB and Beta Blocker classes of BP meds inhibit your ability to loose weight.
Since dropping the CCB 2 months ago, I shed about 15 lbs. The Ace Inhibitor seems to interfere less (or not at all) with the weight loss processes.
Maybe you can talk to your Doctor about switching from Beta Blocker to Ace Inhibitor.
This is an old thread but I just saw it. Two things that I’ve noticed for me: if I eat too much protein it raises my glucose, even if my carbs are super low. For me, I have found 15 gms/meal, 45/day is about right.
Second, metformin threw me into depression! The doctor said that is not a side effect, but apparently for at least a few people it is. I went on met, got depressed. Went off a month later, depression stopped. Just something to evaluate for yourself.