Update from the Fitness Phront

I'm into Week 3 of my workout/diet front, and the payoff is starting to show.

1) Reduced daily Humalog usage
2) Reduced Lantus usage
3) Reduced weight
4) Increased vigor

I was previously taking between 20 and 30 units of Humalog per day to regulate my blood sugar levels; now it's in the 12 to 16 range.

I was taking 20 to 25 units of Lantus (long-lasting, basal) per night, depending on exercise level; I now take 20 max per day. I hear that's not too bad for a guy who has had diabetes for over 20 years and weighs what I do, regardless of body fat.

I'm 3 pounds lighter. (224.8 this a.m.)

I'm doing better on less sleep.

Anecdotally, my love handles are reducing in size (they weren't huge, but for a guy who has been sub 6%, they seemed huge), and all major muscle groups are more toned. And that's just 3 weeks into it.

I also found a place to get diabetes test strips for much cheaper than I was paying for the cheapest at Costco! I can get 50 strips for a meter called the "Clever Check" for $19.00 plus shipping. The meter cost $3 with purchase of 100 strips. That's only $.40 per test--roughly $.15 to $.20 less than what I was spending.

I had to chuckle, though, when that site posted a story that someone (it had to have been someone struggling to think up a master's level project) had proved that low-carb diets can produce lower average blood glucose levels. So let me get this straight--eat less sugar, blood sugar levels are lower. Sure glad they got that straightened out!