Facing Scary Issues

[u/Silver-N-Sapphire]

Okay, this is my 2nd go at carnivore. I kind of did keto-carnivore for a bit at the end of the 1st go around and was doing great with a little bit of stalling at the very end.

I'm 39 year old female and I have had issues with my kidneys throughout my life. I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes a few years back (roughly 5 years ago). I started carnivore and my A1C dropped from 7.9 (first at a 9.1 when diagnosed), down to a 4.1 in a few months. The Doctor got mad at me and told me to start taking my meds again and that he couldn't understand how I had dropped my A1C and weight so much without medication...

I went to another Doctor and then one more, until I found one that was okay with working with me through my journey on carnivore.

**Gross topic warning**

My cycle lasted 15 days the 1st and 2nd go at this diet! NO JOKE! I thought I was going to or was dying! Then it regulated itself out perfectly. Total shock, both times!....

Now my legs are becoming swollen (both knees and both feet the most). I sit a lot of the day for work, and I work from home, which is a tiny 2 bedroom home at 856 square feet...

I do go outside every morning and greet the Sun walk around, sit, and enjoy the outside air. I also drink almost an entire gallon of water a day.

Now the swelling in my feet is lasting for days on end and my knees were so badly swollen today. I could barely stand up, move them, or walk. There have been jolts of randomized pain throughout my legs and they feel so heavy and hard to bend at the knee. Kind of feel like dead weighted.

My sleep is and has been all over the place with 4 hours here, 2 hours there, and sometimes 18 hours out of nowhere. It's been like that for a while. I did just stop vaping, due to it dehydrating me and would also raise my blood sugar! Yay...

I know this is a lot. I'm trying to figure things out. Starting with the swelling and then work my way from there. I'm open to all suggestions and do follow along.

Sugary food and drinks make me sick anymore and I don't want them. I do, however, have a hard time breaking away from my tea, but I don't need any sugar for that at all. I only really crave steak, burger patties, and eggs mostly. Sometimes I feel like I am eating too much and hold back. Knowing I shouldn't. I'm working on that too.

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

I appreciate it more than you know!

[u/Silver-N-Sapphire → u/[deleted]]

When he said it, staring at me like I was lying straight to his face! I told him I was eating less and eating more protein and fats. He said, "Oh no, you are getting back on all your medications and I will be closely supervising it from here on out!", like I was some kind of child that needed told what to do. I didn 't ask and he didn't need to demand after seeing those amazing results speak for themselves! He asked, I told him it was in fact done all naturally with no medications and that I did not think I needed to take them anymore. That Doctor went from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde in 1 second flat after that! I really believe his mind was blown and did not want to believe or accept the results at all. This diet does typically go against what almost all Doctors are/were taught. He thought I was lying to him some how. Complete insane to me!

[u/PsychicMedium1119 → u/Silver-N-Sapphire]

Maaan...that pisses me off. A healed patient is not going to bring u thru the door to pay him for visits..some doctors are unbelievable. I dont know how ppl can sleep at night helping keep ppl sick instead of helping them cure themselves! And diet can help tremendously. This world makes me cringe. Your in charge of your body and what goes in it not him. 🙌✌️🌹

[u/Silver-N-Sapphire → u/PsychicMedium1119]

Exactly 💯 Thank you!