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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1655612" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>Hello and welcome to the forum. I have just one more snippet of advice for you, if you choose to lower your carb intake then do it gradually. I had a humongous A1c on diagnosis that scared the bejesus out of me and I lowered my carbs so quickly that I got what is known as 'Carb Flu' (or sometimes as 'Keto Flu'). If feels like the early symptoms of flu with the resulting misery that flu entails and almost led me to abandoning the whole notion of lowered carb intake. So, go steadily and you will avoid this and give yourself time to practice taking bg readings and get used to reading labels. Best of luck.</p><p></p><p>N.B</p><p>Carb Flu is the result of the shock to the body of a sudden change to diet, nothing to do with infection. The body is saying 'Hey! This is not what I'm used to so stop it!' For me, it lasted about ten days until my body said 'Ah, I see what you are doing, carry on because now I like it!'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1655612, member: 408573"] Hello and welcome to the forum. I have just one more snippet of advice for you, if you choose to lower your carb intake then do it gradually. I had a humongous A1c on diagnosis that scared the bejesus out of me and I lowered my carbs so quickly that I got what is known as 'Carb Flu' (or sometimes as 'Keto Flu'). If feels like the early symptoms of flu with the resulting misery that flu entails and almost led me to abandoning the whole notion of lowered carb intake. So, go steadily and you will avoid this and give yourself time to practice taking bg readings and get used to reading labels. Best of luck. N.B Carb Flu is the result of the shock to the body of a sudden change to diet, nothing to do with infection. The body is saying 'Hey! This is not what I'm used to so stop it!' For me, it lasted about ten days until my body said 'Ah, I see what you are doing, carry on because now I like it!'. [/QUOTE]
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