Metabolic Health: How Nicole and Christian Reversed Their Diabetes

They had extra pounds and accumulated health problems, requiring regular medication such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol or depression… Like other patients followed by Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy, Nicole and Christian recount the change in diet that lastingly transformed their lives. Selected extracts from their two testimonies.

Nicole: “I no longer take diabetes medication”

Nicole is 67 years old. “I’ve been obese my whole life, she said. I remember a photo of myself at 5 years old, sitting on the steps of one of my aunts’ house, alongside my sisters and cousins. In this photo you could clearly see that I was already obese. At 14 years old, I weighed 95 kg. » At the age of 17, she consulted a dietician who helped her lose weight, stabilizing at 66 kg, a weight she maintained until her marriage at 22 years old. But then her husband moves away for work and she begins to gain weight. At 24 years old, she weighs 100 kg. She has two children, gains 9 kg with each pregnancy and continues to gain weight. His weight yo-yoed for years. She weighed 145 kg at 58 years old, managed to lose weight thanks to a high-protein diet which she eventually abandoned, and finally regained weight.

“Having been obese all my life, I am a rather self-conscious and withdrawn person, explains Nicole. Despite everything, I was very successful in my professional life as an administrative assistant for the director of a large company. I worked hard to be the best so that my coworkers would like me, but I felt inferior to others, even though I knew I was qualified for my job. In my head, because of my weight, I felt that the other administrative assistants were always better than me. »

Nicole accumulates health problems: she has high blood pressure, cholesterol, asthma, sleep apnea and especially type 2 diabetes, treated with four daily insulin injections for more than 30 years.

But his life will change radically. “I started the ketogenic diet on October 27, 2018. I then weighed 113 kg. Since then, my mood has improved a lot. I sent my blood sugars and blood pressure to the nurse every morning and he told me to lower my insulin doses. A week after starting the ketogenic diet, I was no longer taking insulin, only metformin. A month later, I stopped needing my asthma pumps daily. After seven months, I was able to stop taking metformin. »

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Nicole no longer takes medication for diabetes or hypertension, and her blood results have improved, including cholesterol. “In seven months, I lost 40 kgshe said. I now have more confidence in myself. »

Christian: “The ketogenic diet… my fountain of youth! »

The story of Christian’s transformation begins in February 2017 when his doctor retired, after following him for 10 years. “I was then taking many medications for type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, depression, cholesterol and so on, he says. I was very fortunate to come across Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy, who became my new family doctor and who guided me towards low-carb and ketogenic eating as a treatment option. » With it, he discovers a diet that he was totally unaware of. “At that time, I was also being followed by a diabetes specialist, who told me the opposite and asked me to stick to taking the medications prescribed by my previous doctor. »

In a few months, he lost 15 kg, and his blood sugar levels became normal. “After six months, my blood pressure, my cholesterol level and my whole body had recovered. Today, in 2020, my new weight remains stable and all my physical and mental health problems are resolved. » He no longer takes medication and it is also the start of a new professional life for him, since he resumes an artisan activity that he had abandoned due to depression. A trained cook and baker, he embarked on a career as an expert chef in ready-to-go ketogenic dishes.

To find out more about Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy’s protocol and discover other testimonials, read: The Big Book of Metabolic Health