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I’d like to share this with you my friend
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#overview
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#overview
Thank you for this info, I appreciate it.
Does roast crispy pork increase your cholesterol levels and high in calories?
I'm not going to offer medical advice, just what I did. Sometimes I get a bit shaky when my levels get into the mid 4s. When they get into the mid 4s I usually drop my insulin dose by one unit. I didn't check with my doctor first, but my prescription said to adjust the dose as needed, and my sister (who's a T1) said that's what she would do. I asked my pharmacist and specialist (the next time I saw her), and they both told me that was the way to do it. If you want to make sure, maybe your doctor can confirm over the phone?
I don't think mid 4s are technically considered hypos, but some people (myself included) do get a bit shaky at that point, especially if they aren't used to being that low. The reason I reduce my dose at that point is because I don't want my levels getting lower than that during the following night. It just doesn't seem right, imo, to increase carb intake to suit the insulin dose. To me, it should be other way around. Unless of course you're treating a hypo. But yes, if you want to make sure, then call.Yes, I agree - but just to be safe I think it best to get medical advice on the hypo symptoms in the mid 4s. The only time I ever got that was when I went straight on to a zero carb diet from having my BGs up in the high teens. Not something I would recommend to anyone as (I know now) it was a very stupid and dangerous thing to do.
Any reason for a near hypo on insulin warrants self observation and action to prevent a hypo. ......then take action to prevent them long term. Whether type1 or 2. Type1s mainly manage their diabetes with insulin variants. Type2s with diet variants.I don't think mid 4s are technically considered hypos, but some people (myself included) do get a bit shaky at that point, especially if they aren't used to being that low. The reason I reduce my dose at that point is because I don't want my levels getting lower than that during the following night. It just doesn't seem right, imo, to increase carb intake to suit the insulin dose. To me, it should be other way around. Unless of course you're treating a hypo. But yes, if you want to make sure, then call.
Your meals sounds delicious...thank you!
Im going to try eating more spinach too.
Tested my blood sugar this morning before waking up and it read 4.9 but I am still on 14 units of Insulin Glargine. My DN said they will slowly add Metformin 500mg before breakfast and dinner and at the same time wean down Insulin from this week.
After 5-6 weeks of starvation, I started to eat from last week -
For breakfast I have raspberries/blueberries or strawberries (because they grow abundantly here in England) with plain soya yogurt, stevia (sweetener) and a few walnuts with a dash of cinnamon. Sometimes I have poached eggs with Keto bread. My mother makes her own low-carb bread made with low-carb almond flour. Recipes are on YouTube. Or sometimes I just have a pear.
For lunch, I have meat (chicken, fish or beef), mixed vegetables, steamed or stir fried with very little oil (usually pressed cold rapeseed oil or avocado oil). Mixed salad and tuna/salmon. Sometimes just vegetables soup.
Dinner: Similar to lunch
Snacks before going to bed: A slice of Keto bread, a small piece of smoked salmon (very cheap in England) or pomegranate seeds and walnuts, almonds, pecan nuts.
Question for you - isn't that we shouldn't be eating cheese and creams because they have casein and that turns into sugar and raises BG ?
My dear friend,
Just received a call from my Diabetic Nurse to tell me that I'm going to be weaned down from 14 units of Insulin Glargine to 6 units from this evening.
And from tomorrow will be completely off Insulin and will be transferred to Metformin 500 mg.
This is my 7th week from nearly dying with severe Ketoacidosis at the hospital. After my traumatic ordeal at the Accident & Emergency, I was so scared of eating and decided to go for "starvation diet" of 400-500 calories or less per day for 5-6 weeks, and lost over a stone (6 kilos) in the process and nearly died 2-3x.
I have now resumed eating normally but low-carb.
My current blood glucose readings are as follows:
Before breakfast: between 4.7 - 5.9
Before Dinner: between 6.4 - 7.2
Thank you so much for your advice. I couldn't have done it without your help and support.
Andrew