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- Type of diabetes
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Hi folks,
Long story short, when I was diagnosed with PD (IFG) almost 2 yrs ago I immediately went very low carb and this helped a lot at first, then numbers crept up more, crossing into diabetic levels and I got metformin, which helped again. (It's likely that I am very early stage LADA, but they don't do the GAD test where I live in Canada, so for the time being it's PD as long as I can keep my #s low enough on offical tests.)
Last fall I was really feeling hungry all the time and also having a hard time with fatigue when I really wanted to exercise a lot, so I decided to raise my carb intake a bit-- like from 20-30 net g/day to more like 100, while still avoiding the things like grains and potatoes that really send me high. It's been lovely eating a wider range (Apples! I love the occasional apple now! No longer worrying about "too much" broccoli or whether I can use onions in supper!) and I haven't gained weight or anything, but I'm trying to figure out the effect on my blood sugars.
It seems that with this higher level of lowish carb eating my average BG (according to HbA1c) got a bit better, but my stability of BG (by home testing and symptoms) got a bit worse. Fasting hasn't really changed; still prediabetic. I'm not sure which is more important, stability or average. I feel better in terms of symptoms when it's more stable, but I can exercise more with these additional carbs. Anyone else familiar with this, or have information or opinions? Thanks!
Long story short, when I was diagnosed with PD (IFG) almost 2 yrs ago I immediately went very low carb and this helped a lot at first, then numbers crept up more, crossing into diabetic levels and I got metformin, which helped again. (It's likely that I am very early stage LADA, but they don't do the GAD test where I live in Canada, so for the time being it's PD as long as I can keep my #s low enough on offical tests.)
Last fall I was really feeling hungry all the time and also having a hard time with fatigue when I really wanted to exercise a lot, so I decided to raise my carb intake a bit-- like from 20-30 net g/day to more like 100, while still avoiding the things like grains and potatoes that really send me high. It's been lovely eating a wider range (Apples! I love the occasional apple now! No longer worrying about "too much" broccoli or whether I can use onions in supper!) and I haven't gained weight or anything, but I'm trying to figure out the effect on my blood sugars.
It seems that with this higher level of lowish carb eating my average BG (according to HbA1c) got a bit better, but my stability of BG (by home testing and symptoms) got a bit worse. Fasting hasn't really changed; still prediabetic. I'm not sure which is more important, stability or average. I feel better in terms of symptoms when it's more stable, but I can exercise more with these additional carbs. Anyone else familiar with this, or have information or opinions? Thanks!