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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 633219" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hey Lucy!</p><p></p><p>I don't really count protein, fat or calories, but I aim for around 50g carb in total and spread that over the three meals. I very rarely snack. I'll explain why later.</p><p></p><p>I tend to have berries and yoghurt for breakfast. Protein and salad for lunch - often a small chicken breast but sometimes ham, a small pork chop or a couple of hard boiled eggs. Tea might be protein (chicken, lamb steak, beef steak or pork) and a large portion of mixed vegetables, a large salad or home made coleslaw; or maybe a small bowl of home made chilli with grated cheese or a home made curry with spiced cauliflower. I follow that with fruit and cream usually - often strawberries; sometimes a peach or large plum depends on how much carb I've already had. Sometimes I'll have home made low-carb ice cream instead. Basically, I have a portion of protein with lunch and tea and spread the carb through all three meals. I could probably cut the protein a bit with my lunch.</p><p></p><p>The reason I rarely snack is that I find I need a small amount of insulin just for eating, regardless of whether I'm eating carb, protein or fat - there are no free foods! I tend to jab based on the size of the meal and the amount of carb. The bolus only lasts two to three hours so anything after that or that spikes later than that needs another Jab.</p><p></p><p>If you look at how Bernstein deals with this, he uses short acting insulin instead of rapid acting - it kicks in later and lasts longer. I would find that really inconvenient and wouldn't really fancy my chances of convincing my consultant of the wisdom anyway!</p><p></p><p>Bernstein's method is a complete package of the right types and quantities of food to match the profiles of specific insulin to match the body's natural mechanism as far as possible. It's far more than a diet.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 633219, member: 29301"] Hey Lucy! I don't really count protein, fat or calories, but I aim for around 50g carb in total and spread that over the three meals. I very rarely snack. I'll explain why later. I tend to have berries and yoghurt for breakfast. Protein and salad for lunch - often a small chicken breast but sometimes ham, a small pork chop or a couple of hard boiled eggs. Tea might be protein (chicken, lamb steak, beef steak or pork) and a large portion of mixed vegetables, a large salad or home made coleslaw; or maybe a small bowl of home made chilli with grated cheese or a home made curry with spiced cauliflower. I follow that with fruit and cream usually - often strawberries; sometimes a peach or large plum depends on how much carb I've already had. Sometimes I'll have home made low-carb ice cream instead. Basically, I have a portion of protein with lunch and tea and spread the carb through all three meals. I could probably cut the protein a bit with my lunch. The reason I rarely snack is that I find I need a small amount of insulin just for eating, regardless of whether I'm eating carb, protein or fat - there are no free foods! I tend to jab based on the size of the meal and the amount of carb. The bolus only lasts two to three hours so anything after that or that spikes later than that needs another Jab. If you look at how Bernstein deals with this, he uses short acting insulin instead of rapid acting - it kicks in later and lasts longer. I would find that really inconvenient and wouldn't really fancy my chances of convincing my consultant of the wisdom anyway! Bernstein's method is a complete package of the right types and quantities of food to match the profiles of specific insulin to match the body's natural mechanism as far as possible. It's far more than a diet. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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