DavidGrahamJones
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I hope some of this is of use to you David.
It's very interesting and my only point was that I didn't fit into his explanation of where the problem started. Processed food hasn't been part of my diet since 1989 and I know that date because it's when my wife and I brought a home together and she said that I wasn't going to eat the bachelor **** I was used to. We were both working long hours so our evening meal was frequently a Weight Watchers meal plus some additional veg. I gained three stones in three months. As you can imagine I was not happy and sought "expert" help, hospital dietician said it was the salt in frozen meals that caused the weight gain. So I know that in 1989 we started eating foods that were not processed, except tinned tomatoes and beans. Wholemeal bread, I almost forgot.
The low carb diet worked for 3 years, I was only eating vegetables (grown above ground) and maybe some chicken, lamb, pork or beef. Also some eggs and cheese and yoghurt sometimes. Then my body started getting it's glucose from protein. I've been using a FreeStyle Libre for several months and it's been invaluable. I did try Januvia (Sitagliptin) for a while but my BG just went bonkers, no use at all. So I'm currently just eating vegetables because I'm trying to imitate the Newcastle Diet and after 4 weeks the initial results look good because with no protein or carb my BG is steady between 5.5 and 7. I have tried some chicken and some lamb, just to see what happens and pleased to say "nothing" but it's just been a couple of time because to be honest, I'm not a saint.
Once you have found what works for you
Still work in progress, I'm trying things from all sources so your link was useful. I'll keep the Newcastle thing going for another 4 - 8 weeks and then see where I am. Losing weight has become as important as keeping BG on the straight and narrow.
no going back to the old ways of eating sodas, biscuits, white bread, etc.
I haven't had any of that for so long, I've forgotten.
One other thing, he mentions eating 700 gms of carbohydrate per day, that's about 2,800 calories. I definitely would never be able to manage that. I don't know enough about type 1, but it must be murder counting carbs to calculate insulin dose, he must have his own calculation.
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