The Diabetes Experiment

“Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”

-Voltaire

Today I am re-taking up the Primal Challenge. While I am on the challenge (which I suspect will be indefinitely) I will still be tracking my weight and measurements at the bottom of the f@ camp page, but I will also be tracking how my blood sugar reacts.

During this time I will be eating nothing that contains added sugar or is made with flour and limiting my consumption of rice and legumes to no more than one or two servings a week.

I will also be exercising. Five days a week I will be walking 30-60 minutes. One day a week I will engage in 10 minutes of sprints. And two days a week (with at least 3 days in between) I will be doing a 20 minute whole body workout that focuses on intensity and full body movement over slow isolation exercises.

The framework for my experiment is set up for the first 2 weeks of the Challenge where I will be updating my fasting blood sugar, my food journal, and exercise journal daily.

From there I will probably update on a weekly basis. During the experiment this post will remain at the top of the main page of my blog. After that I’ll un-sticky it and post a link at the bottom of my Author page and the f@ camp page.

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Day 1

Fasting blood sugar

• 264

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 10:30 am – 5 eggs; 2 sausage links; 1/2 a banana
• 4:30 pm – 3 mild Italian sausage links, 1/4 cup cashews

• Beverages – Unsweetened iced tea throughout the day

Daily Exercise

• Today was an exceptionally long work day for me, so I neither walked nor worked out.

Day 2

Fasting blood sugar

• 209
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 11:30 am – 5 eggs; 1 Italian sausage link with sauteed onions and peppers; 1/4 cup marinara; sprinkle of mozzarella
• 6:00 pm – 2 cups white chili with chicken; 1/4 cup shredded cheddar

• Beverages – Unsweetened iced tea and water

Daily Exercise

• 20 minutes full body weight training
  

Day 3

Fasting blood sugar

• 224
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 10:30 am – 6 oz chicken
  
• 2: 30 pm – 5 eggs; 4 oz diced chicken; 12 pistachios
  
• 5:30 pm – 1/2 lb snow crab meat
• 8:30 pm – 24 cashews
  

• Beverages – Unsweetened iced tea and water

Daily Exercise

• Walked 35 minutes
  

Day 4

Fasting blood sugar

• 185
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 7:30 am – 1/4 cup cashews
• 11:30 am – 1/4 cup cashews (it’s been a weird morning)
• 12:30 pm – 4 oz steak
• 6:30 pm – more cashews (okay, it’s been a weird day)
  

• Beverages – 1 diet ginger ale; water

Daily Exercise

• Walked 45 minutes
  

Day 5

Fasting blood sugar

• 157
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 6:00 am – 3 eggs; 4oz chicken; 2 oz cheese
• 4:00 pm – pistachios
• 6:30 pm – Taco Salad (Consisting of seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheddar on a plain ceramic plate – no freaky giant Mexican corn bowl).
  

• Beverages – Diet Ginger Ale; water

Daily Exercise

• Due to inclement weather I’m doing a light kettlebell routine instead of walking. Heavy weight training tomorrow.
  

Day 6

Fasting blood sugar

• 174
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 12:00 pm – 4 oz steak, 4 eggs, hash browns
• 8:15 pm – Almonds
• 9:00 pm – seasoned ground beef with marinara and mozzarella

• Beverages – Diet Root Beer & water

Daily Exercise

• No exercise today
• – pssst! Just call it a rest day. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
  

Day 7

Fasting blood sugar

• 187
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 8:30 am – cashews
• 1:30 pm – pork stir fry
• 6:00 pm – almonds

• Beverages – Diet soda; water

Daily Exercise

• Missed again
  

Day 8

Fasting blood sugar

• 156
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• Noon pm – Almonds & Macadamias
• 5:30 pm – Chicken
• 7:00 pm – Hamburger patty; provolone
  

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea; water

Daily Exercise

• Walked 30 minutes
• 20 minutes bodyweight exercises with kettlebell warm up
  

Day 9

Fasting blood sugar

• 182
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 11:30 am – Steak, eggs, & hash browns
• 5:00 pm – macadamia nuts

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea; water

Daily Exercise

• none
  

Day 10

Fasting blood sugar

• 166
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 11:00 am – Almonds
• 6:30 pm – Shredded lettuce with seasoned pork, chicken cheddar cheese, and homemade salsa.

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea & water

Daily Exercise

• None
  

Day 11

Fasting blood sugar

• 133
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 8:30 am – Macadamia nuts
• 12:30 pm – Eggs, bacon, & sausage
• 6:30 pm – Macadamia nuts
• 8:30 pm – Crustless quiche (shrimp, bacon, onion, and zucchini filling)

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea & water

Daily Exercise

• Bodyweight/Kettlebell routine
  

Day 12

Fasting blood sugar

• 135
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 9:00 am – Macadamia nuts
• 3:00 pm – Chicken/Pork BBQ (NC style – seasoned with vinegar and red pepper flakes) with cheese
• 8:30 pm – Sausage & eggs

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea & water

Daily Exercise

• None
  

Day 13

Fasting blood sugar

• 126
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 6:30 am – Macadamia nuts & sausage patties
• 5:00 pm – 1/4 lb hamburger patty with ketchup
• 6:30 pm – flank steak with sauteed mushrooms, peppers, onions, and zucchini
• 9:30 pm – cashews

• Beverages – Unsweetened tea & water.

Daily Exercise

• None
  

Day 14

Fasting blood sugar

• 133
  

Foods eaten throughout the day

• 2:00 pm Macadamia nuts
• 4:00 pm Flank steak and cheddar cheese
• 7:00 pm Meatballs with sauteed vegetables and marinara

• Beverages – unsweetened tea and water

Daily Exercise

• None
  

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