Sedj on Nostr: Today my 17yo stepson was put on Ozempic and metformin. This is after he failed to ...
Today my 17yo stepson was put on Ozempic and metformin. This is after he failed to lose weight (I think he's roughly 300lbs, about 5'9', has been obese his whole life). His A1C was 5.8, so not horrible, but on the cutoff for T2D. He spent much of the last few months eating rice and chicken breasts, but also plenty of McDonalds. His mom (my wife) is trusting the dr's diet advice (lots of vegetables, limit red meat in favor of lean meats, low fat and fake sugar options), basically LFHC. There's glimmers of hope, they did cut back a little on UHP foods, but there's still a ton of crap (I won't call it food) in the house, and my wife won't give up pasta.
He's in for a tough road. None of what they are trying will fix him, and they won't listen to me (basic response is, well, he's not you). They still trust the dr and the drugs will get them somewhere. I've told him (out of earshot of my wife) that when everyrhin you are trying fails, there is still hope, and I will be there to talk him through anything he wants to do about his diet. I've also asked him to at least watch some youtube on carnivore and keto, just to start his own research.
He ends up using doordash at least several days of the week, because my wife, although a decent cook, is only up to cooking a dinner a few nights a week. Nobody wants my steaks, so my services are not requested. Apparently chewing meat hurts his teeth (which are in pretty poor shape, granted).
All this is hard to watch, probably my deepest struggle with respect to diet. They may eventually come around to proper diet, but I'm thinking that may be years of struggle in the future, if ever.
I'm working a lot more directly with my biological son, but can only do so much as I share custody with my ex.
The best I can do is the best I can do to be an example. Results over time won't lie.
In other news, getting close to being able to schedule my CAC score CT. I want to do that test at least three times, with at least a year between each test. I'm prepared for a bad first result, because that will be my starting point. As long as I stay the same or improve on future tests, I'll be validated.
60 more pounds to go (before I retest my lipid particle count and phenotype). Excited to start putting some muscle back on, though. I've resisted so far, as I want my focus elsewhere first. The cholesterol pattern B issue is more important than strong looking legs.
GN.
#carnivore #diet
PS - started my bupropion protocol today to get back off the ciggies.
He's in for a tough road. None of what they are trying will fix him, and they won't listen to me (basic response is, well, he's not you). They still trust the dr and the drugs will get them somewhere. I've told him (out of earshot of my wife) that when everyrhin you are trying fails, there is still hope, and I will be there to talk him through anything he wants to do about his diet. I've also asked him to at least watch some youtube on carnivore and keto, just to start his own research.
He ends up using doordash at least several days of the week, because my wife, although a decent cook, is only up to cooking a dinner a few nights a week. Nobody wants my steaks, so my services are not requested. Apparently chewing meat hurts his teeth (which are in pretty poor shape, granted).
All this is hard to watch, probably my deepest struggle with respect to diet. They may eventually come around to proper diet, but I'm thinking that may be years of struggle in the future, if ever.
I'm working a lot more directly with my biological son, but can only do so much as I share custody with my ex.
The best I can do is the best I can do to be an example. Results over time won't lie.
In other news, getting close to being able to schedule my CAC score CT. I want to do that test at least three times, with at least a year between each test. I'm prepared for a bad first result, because that will be my starting point. As long as I stay the same or improve on future tests, I'll be validated.
60 more pounds to go (before I retest my lipid particle count and phenotype). Excited to start putting some muscle back on, though. I've resisted so far, as I want my focus elsewhere first. The cholesterol pattern B issue is more important than strong looking legs.
GN.
#carnivore #diet
PS - started my bupropion protocol today to get back off the ciggies.