- Messages
- 18
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Most Veg
So first of all Hello i'm Mo, male 38 years old and diag type 2 later end of 2016, 2,000mg metformin a day and now starting to take it seriously.
probably like to many people when I was first told I didnt care enough or pay attention and just lived like i did pre diag. now I have had time, its sunk in and im trying hard to be better. I dont have excuses to justify the foods and snacks I should not eat so I dont eat them. but its hard, i know you all know this feeling, especialy since im trying,,really trying to live the LCHF style.
I miss my carbs, never thought a food group could be hard not to eat. I dont think its the carbs but the fact that I like most have been raised to have so much carbs on the plate, in the menu and in daily life its when you look at what you cant have you notice some to a lot were fav foods and snacks. but I think with the double whammy of sugar and carbs is making it harder and depressing.
so thats a bit about me and my mind set atm. I will just keep at it.
Now for some not so bad news.
before paying attention to my BG levels when I did test they were mainly in the 10 - 14 with spikes at 15 -18 range highest I had was 21 but and its a BIG BUT. I now have (for a week) a much better balance between my food and BG level and have had mainly between 6 - 8 range with the odd spike to 9.6 processed spicey saucage, didn't know it had sugar to reduce chillie power.
so yeh that a big possitive for me.
now the questions you know you love them.
How do I find out how much carbs is low enough for me. 0 is not an answer.
low enough to keep things good but high enough so i can enjoy foods. (not rice pasta etc etc) but foods.
(38yrs, not to active, 14st, 5ft 6)
I would like pizza but base is no go so what can I do, dont want bread sub like coliflour or other veg I dont like many veges, but is there a alternitive. if not then theres not.
Also I would like to make some snack bars like flapjack, trackers or nutragrain but without all the stuff I cant have like carbs & Sugar, I have an idea but what can I use as a binding agent. also if you have any recipes please share.
thank you for taking the time to read and sorry it was so long.
probably like to many people when I was first told I didnt care enough or pay attention and just lived like i did pre diag. now I have had time, its sunk in and im trying hard to be better. I dont have excuses to justify the foods and snacks I should not eat so I dont eat them. but its hard, i know you all know this feeling, especialy since im trying,,really trying to live the LCHF style.
I miss my carbs, never thought a food group could be hard not to eat. I dont think its the carbs but the fact that I like most have been raised to have so much carbs on the plate, in the menu and in daily life its when you look at what you cant have you notice some to a lot were fav foods and snacks. but I think with the double whammy of sugar and carbs is making it harder and depressing.
so thats a bit about me and my mind set atm. I will just keep at it.
Now for some not so bad news.
before paying attention to my BG levels when I did test they were mainly in the 10 - 14 with spikes at 15 -18 range highest I had was 21 but and its a BIG BUT. I now have (for a week) a much better balance between my food and BG level and have had mainly between 6 - 8 range with the odd spike to 9.6 processed spicey saucage, didn't know it had sugar to reduce chillie power.
so yeh that a big possitive for me.
now the questions you know you love them.
How do I find out how much carbs is low enough for me. 0 is not an answer.
low enough to keep things good but high enough so i can enjoy foods. (not rice pasta etc etc) but foods.
(38yrs, not to active, 14st, 5ft 6)
I would like pizza but base is no go so what can I do, dont want bread sub like coliflour or other veg I dont like many veges, but is there a alternitive. if not then theres not.
Also I would like to make some snack bars like flapjack, trackers or nutragrain but without all the stuff I cant have like carbs & Sugar, I have an idea but what can I use as a binding agent. also if you have any recipes please share.
thank you for taking the time to read and sorry it was so long.