Today is the first day of January and is also the first day of World Carnivore Month. To that end, let's challenge ourselves to eat a carnivore diet for the entire month of January. The type of carnivore diet and the level of strictness you choose to do is entirely up to you. Examples of carnivore diets include the following...
1) The Lion Diet. A person eating the Lion Diet only consumes the flesh of ruminant animals, water, and salt.
2) The BBBE Diet. BBBE is an acronym for Beef, Butter, Bacon, and Eggs.
3) The Carnivore Diet. This allows for the consumption of any and all animals and animal by-products, including dairy.
In any of the above examples, the object of course is to not consume any plants as part of your diet. Of course, we're not going to micromanage hoe you prepare your food, so your use of seasonings is entirely your own personal choice.
IF your circumstances don't allow you to go full on carnivore in January, then you can participate in this topic by challenge yourself to do better, above and beyond what you have been doing. For example, if you have still been eating grains, seed oils, refined sugar, or drinking alcohol, challenge yourself to avoid these items and just eat a clean, single ingredient whole foods diet such as clean keto, ketovore, or animal based.
We encourage you to check in daily, and share what you have eaten, perhaps a weigh-in if you're willing, and enjoy in some small talk. Participants in this topic will be entered into a drawing for a prize at the end of the month.
Looking for explanations and non-drug options. My recent lab showed 8.3 for A1c w/200 blood sugar. (usually a1c is 5.2). Dr gave me two choices; lifestyle changes (to Keto) or diabetic drugs. I've been keto/carnivore for years especially the last 5 yrs. I average 25 g of carbs a day, often 0g, and usually do OMD. My body is fat adapted. The numbers suggest that my liver is making too much glucose and not using it leaving it in the blood. Glucose sparing I'm thinking. Also; a few studies indicate that blood cells live longer on carnivore/keto diet thus holding on to more glucose raising a1c. But 3 points higher is a lot and studies are few on this topic. My last thought is something from a tic bite like Bartonella infection as we get many in our woods and usually after a tic bite I get cravings for carbs. Some reports say bacteria from tic bites can cause insulin resistance. These three explanations my doctor knows nothing about as well as anything carnivore/keto. I am interested in possible explanations and options to lower the a1c. Thanks