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The only way to know what YOUR body can tolerate is to get a meter, test pre meal and 2 hrs post meal AND to log what you eat. Everyone's body is different. For example I can eat a small sweet potato with only a small jump in bg but not legumes which cause me over a 40 pt jump. I can tell you...

I just saw a picture from someone who uses it for pizza crust. It looked really good. Someone else wrote they used it as a base for a quiche so it seems very versatile.

So I was diagnosed in Aug. I found this website which helped me to figure out how to adapt to my new situation. Many people suggested the low carb approach and that is working for me. I really want to thank everybody. Not just those that have responded but to everyone who posts. There is so much...

As for why you developed diabetes: There is a very strong genetic component. Does any one else in the family have diabetes? Not just your parents, also look at grandparents, aunts and uncles. For many people its not about lifestyle its about what genes you inherited. If you have the genes for it...

You need to wait a full 2hrs after eating to test. Keeping a food log along with your test numbers will let you know which carbs are ok for you and which make you spike. Its different for everybody. I would suspect its the banana that is keeping your blood glucose high in this case. Imo, its not...

Only you can answer the question really. Each of us has to let experience tell us what OUR body can or cannot process without a large jump in bg. That's why a log is so helpful. Track the exact grams of carbs for a food you'd like to try along with your pre meal and post meal bg. You will find...

Thanks for the input simon and ringi. Just curious what you both consider low carb? I see that some do <30 a day. I'm told by the nutritionist that my 50-75 is considered low carb. I think the farxiga along with a bolus insulin is my first choice of treatment but I'm not sure that's an option...

Thanks for your input! I have considered going back to just diet and exercise but after almost 10 years of doing that something changed and my A1c jumped. It really shook me up! I know I allowed my diet to slip some but had no idea it was as bad as itvwas!

I agree that diet alone would be best. I think I want to take baby steps though at this point. I'm already eating a somewhat low carb diet. My numbers went from 11.9 to 7.3 in 7 weeks doing low carb plus insulin. I still have between 50 to 75 g of carbs a day though. That is mostly from veggies...

I've wondered the same thing. The endo says its the ratio in the insulin combo drug that is wrong for me. Too much long acting which gives me the hypos. I eat a fairly low carb diet of about 20 g per meal and about 8g in a snack. With out the short acting i sulin my 2 hr postprandial goes up to...

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Aug. by my gp. She put me on a 70/30 insulin mix. It isn't working well for me and due to many other oversights about my treatment (she prescribed insulin but forgot to prescribe anything to inject it with for one thing) I made an appt with a diabetes...

Did your dr say to change your insulin if your bg changes? That is one possibility. Increasing the novamix by 1 unit per dose was what my dr suggested until I hit under target. Other approaches could be to reduce your carb intake to bring your numbers down, greatly increasing you water intake...

The best advice I can give is to be careful with what she's eating. Things like rice, bread and potatoes will raise her bg numbers. Have her eat more of the other foods like meat and vegetables. I wish you and her good luck!

Anxiety can raise your bg levels which in turn can increase urine output. Do you know what your levels have been like?

What an inspiration!

You're welcome! Bread, even whole grain stuff, is a trigger for many people. I try to find alternatives. One that sounds kind of strange but is really tasty is cucumber! At lunch I deseed and peel one then stuff the middle with sandwich fillings. Tuna salad works great. I also do cream cheese...

Yes I DO get how hard it is to inject yourself in the stomach! I do it myself now but still have problems when I'm stressed. It can take me 15 minutes to psych myself up to do it when other things in life are difficult. Thankfully my support system recognizes that and does it for me if I'm...

I would suggest looking at what you're eating. Count the carbs for everything and log it along with your resulting numbers and your novomix dose. You will probably find a correlation there. Also it may be the type of carbs you're eating are resulting in high numbers. I've found that removing my...

Like phoenix I'm not part of a death club or faulty organ club either. I've gotten good advice from members of this forum. Way better than my gp. I was like you: diagnosed years ago but controlled with diet exercise and metformin. I didn't crash as hard as you but had an a1c of 11.8. Can't...

For me, nuts are a good option when I need something to hold me over. Usually its almonds or sunflower seeds. I also choose walnuts on occasion.