So 4 days in and I have a few questions if that's ok?
Is it ok to do a bg test before eating if I've had a cup of tea or coffee ten mins before or will it affect results?
Should I be having full fat milk as at the moment I have semi skimmed or skimmed.
I'm trying to keep to a low carb diet but what levels should I be looking at as a total in a day? I mean as in terms of how many grams of carbs.
Thanks guys
Tea with skimmed milk will raise your levels slightly and may well influence your before meal level. Full fat milk is better, but to be honest, the amount we put in our tea is so small I can't see what difference it makes.
What levels? That is for you to decide. Some people start by going very low indeed then as things improve they add some carbs back. Others (me included) cut down gradually. I started at 120g and eventually, after cutting bit by bit, I arrived at 30g. You decide what you want to do, but do keep a food diary including portion sizes, test before and after, record your levels next to your food, and watch for patterns to emerge.
Thanks guys, ok so today I've had a soft boiled egg for breakfast, half a protein roll from Lidl as recommended on this site with tuna and cucumber, and am shortly going to be having some roast lamb with butternut squash (roasted) with some salad. I'm feeling quite shaky at the moment and starting worry. Not sure what's going on inside at the mo!
That is an excellent start and good choices. If you ever start to feel shaky - test! Lower than 4 and you can take action. More than that is probably quite normal and you were suffering from a false hypo. (body not yet adjusted to your low carb routine). If you are on Gliclazide or insulin, it may be different. Gliclazide forces the pancreas to produce more insulin so there is a danger of going too low if you also eat very few carbs.
Thank you so much, feeling slightly better after eating but my eyes are very tired after a day working in front of the pc, I'm getting blurry vision which I know is a symptom and I'm booked in for further eye tests ( I wear glasses) so I'm hoping this is something that will improve too. Really appreciate all your advice. I'm really trying with the low carb high fat but can I ask are you supposed to keep to small portion sizes of meat, veg etc on this LCHF diet or is a standard sized meal ok?
I eat exactly the same protein foods as I did before diagnosis. We need protein to repair our cells. You can eat as much low carb veg as you like.