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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 246805" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>Excellent advice borofergie.</p><p></p><p>All I would add is to try and cut your carbohydrate down as low as possible to start with. It seems a bit extreme but it will get you blood sugar levels down as quickly as possible. Think of this as a detox period if that helps. Once you have good control you can gradually try out new foods to see what works for you. </p><p></p><p>It is important to keep you sugar levels below 7.8 after two hours. 7.8 is the value that most research says that diabetic complications can begin from. Some of us aim for even lower than that so that we try and keep in the range of a non diabetic person at all times.</p><p></p><p>It's the starchy carbohydrates that do the damage regardless of what any NHS nurse or dietitian tells you. The starchy carbohydrates advice was invented in the 1980's and hasn't been updated in this country since. In more advanced countries such as Sweden you would be recommended to change your diet to exactly how borofergie is suggesting and the NHS starchy diet is positively discouraged.</p><p></p><p>When you work out how much carbohydrate a food has you will find the value on the side of the packet in very small writing. Include the total count and not the just the "from sugars" count.</p><p></p><p>For fresh foods that don't have labels you can use web sites like these to get a carbohydrate count</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/advsearch.php" target="_blank">http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/advsearch.php</a></p><p></p><p>or</p><p></p><p><a href="http://fatsecret.com/" target="_blank">http://fatsecret.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Using borofergie's (and others) method and the testing regime he outlined I have reduced my BS levels to between 4.5 and 6.5 for 99% of all readings. I eat around 75g of carbs / day having gradually increased from around 40g / day from the start. I started 8 weeks ago with sugar levels in the 20's. I now feel far better and importantly back in control of my life.</p><p></p><p>You will undoubtedly find that the amount of carbohydrate you can eat will be different to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 246805, member: 40343"] Excellent advice borofergie. All I would add is to try and cut your carbohydrate down as low as possible to start with. It seems a bit extreme but it will get you blood sugar levels down as quickly as possible. Think of this as a detox period if that helps. Once you have good control you can gradually try out new foods to see what works for you. It is important to keep you sugar levels below 7.8 after two hours. 7.8 is the value that most research says that diabetic complications can begin from. Some of us aim for even lower than that so that we try and keep in the range of a non diabetic person at all times. It's the starchy carbohydrates that do the damage regardless of what any NHS nurse or dietitian tells you. The starchy carbohydrates advice was invented in the 1980's and hasn't been updated in this country since. In more advanced countries such as Sweden you would be recommended to change your diet to exactly how borofergie is suggesting and the NHS starchy diet is positively discouraged. When you work out how much carbohydrate a food has you will find the value on the side of the packet in very small writing. Include the total count and not the just the "from sugars" count. For fresh foods that don't have labels you can use web sites like these to get a carbohydrate count [url]http://www.carbohydrate-counter.org/advsearch.php[/url] or [url]http://fatsecret.com/[/url] Using borofergie's (and others) method and the testing regime he outlined I have reduced my BS levels to between 4.5 and 6.5 for 99% of all readings. I eat around 75g of carbs / day having gradually increased from around 40g / day from the start. I started 8 weeks ago with sugar levels in the 20's. I now feel far better and importantly back in control of my life. You will undoubtedly find that the amount of carbohydrate you can eat will be different to me. [/QUOTE]
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