Type 2 for 10 years and now onto insulin help

[Alfas2]

been controlled on diet and tablets for 10 years but even looking after what I eat my blood sugar levels are up first thing in the morning to 8.4 before tablets. Now been told I need to start on insulin. Always at the gym and fit and healthy. Weight 74 kg at 5.11 height. Any advise

 

[jack412]

ask your Dr. you may fine better control with a LCHF diet, but you may still need insulin, but perhaps not as much. It will help even out the spikes and may give your best outcome

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

dietician lc plan
http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management


blood testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm

food counting
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/


American diabetic association ( http://www.professional.diabetes.org/)
http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf

Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of total fat intake for people with diabetes;
therefore, goals should be individualized; fat quality appears to be far more important than quantity.
In people with type 2 diabetes, a Mediterranean-style, MUFA-rich eating pattern may benefit
glycemic control and CVD risk factors and can therefore be recommended as an effective alternative to a lower-fat, higher-carbohydrate eating pattern.

 

[Daibell]

Hi. If you have been having a low-carb diet and are not overweight, you may well be another Late onset T1 like many of us. The only solution is insulin which is not a big problem. Do ask to go on the Basal/Bolus regime (two insulins) rather than mixed if you can and don't mind a few more injections as it gives total control