I've been backsliding on food/exercise since October.

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9. Actually, I just started Keto (rather than just low carb) 10 days ago!

I’m down 3 lbs. With my BP meds (Lisinopril and Amlodipine) my numbers were barely 130/82, sometimes a little lower. I went to my doc last week and it was 110/77. For my diabetes, I’m just on Metformin now. Januvia made me swell up. But despite being on steroids, my glucose has been around 130s-160s this week. Before laying off carbs, my numbers with steroids were 100 pts more.

I do have to go in for cancer surgery on Sept 9th (endometrial recurrence). I’ve been doing chemo for the past 12 weeks, and tolerating it pretty well. Pre-op instructions were way different than I’ve seen before. They want me on a high protein diet, including 3 protein shakes a day, from now until the day before surgery. The day before and of, no solid food, but I need to drink 3 complex carbohydrate drinks. Not sure if I’ll be able to continue keto for awhile after I get out of the hospital though. I could possibly come out with a temporary colostomy and urostomy depending on how close they have to cut. I hope to continue it. I would love to lose another 60 lbs on top of the 45 I’ve already lost doing intermittent low carb over the last 4 yrs.

It’s the LDL and Triglycerides I’m most worried about with keto though. The dr wants me on statins because “diabetic protocol is for your cholesterol to be 70 or less.” I’d rather stay away from them if I could.