June 13, 2009 Low-Carb Menu

10:00AM
12-ounce glass of raw milk

12:30PM
2 half-pound grass-fed beef hamburger patties with Colby Jack and cheddar cheese, bacon, and mayo
Coke Zero

8:45PM
3 half-pound hamburger patties with American cheese, bacon, and 1 tablespoon BBQ sauce
Broccoli with butter
Diet Coke with lime

NOTE: I played around with my blood sugar again today just out of curiosity after those interesting results I had last night and my fasting blood glucose at 9:00AM today was 98. It looks like the "Dawn Phenomenon" may be in full force with me although I am not diabetic, but it could be the "Somogyi Effect" instead. I may have to try that 2:00AM wake-up call to test my blood sugar overnight to see sometime.

At 5:15PM today, my blood sugar reading after a few hours of fasting following my lunch meal was at 81--EXTREMELY GOOD! Other than my morning anomalies in my blood sugar readings, I'm encouraged by what I see happening with my blood glucose management right now. My friend J.P. asked what I attribute these outstanding results to and I have to give kudos to my continued excellent low-carb lifestyle and the positive impact that Metformin played. Keeping carbs in check is essential for preventing any blood sugar disorder, but some people need a little help that a drug like this can offer even in a short amount of time.

After 10 weeks of taking this in late 2008/early 2009, I came off of it and have seen my hypoglycemia go completely away. When I interviewed the great Dr. Richard Bernstein recently, he said Metformin is the one drug he HIGHLY recommends for anyone dealing with hypoglycemia and/or pre-diabetes. Consider it as an option in your blood sugar control plan.

A funny story happened today when I went to the farmer's market to get some more fresh grass-fed beef from a local provider. I was getting six pounds of the ground beef and paying for it when a woman and her husband walked up asking about the meats. She first started asking about the chicken products they offer and she looked them over for a few minutes.

Then she asked the following question: "Is your ground beef lean?" My ears kinda perked up because I knew from experience eating this stuff for the past few weeks that is is ANYTHING but low in fat. The young kid who was helping her said, "Ask this guy (pointing to me) because he buys it every week!" I'm sure he didn't want me to answer this way, but my response was, "No ma'am, this ground beef isn't lean. It's VERY fatty and that's just the way I like it!"

Now, I didn't mean for that to come out the way it did, but I can only imagine what this woman was thinking inside of her head after I said it--"Man, all that fat he's eating is gonna clog his arteries and give him a heart attack while making him obese." I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to say something to her about low-fat diets, but I bit my tongue because the farmer's market was neither the time nor place to have such a conversation. And her husband looked none too pleased about my comment either. LOL! Oh well, I couldn't resist telling the TRUTH.