well it hasn't got worse so that's one positive.
I get lost with your story are you still taking meds?
so you've reduced meds, eaten a not especially low carb diet and not got worse.. sounds like a positive result to me?Yes but 5mg not 10.
so you've reduced meds, eaten a not especially low carb diet and not got worse.. sounds like a positive result to me?
I was aiming for non diabetic.
Cut out carbs, stop eating buns and chips.. just have burgers.
Learn to read the labels on the back of food packaging and avoid stuff that's more than 5 g of carbs per 100g.
Follow that for 6 months and then see what happens?
Not getting worse is a good thing.The majority of the time I am. It’s when I’m
Put that it’s trickier. I do read labels and go fir under 5g.
Just need to learn the going out.
If you had stopped eating the the high carb treats etc. you could have got the hba1c result down into the high 30 mmol/mol region.
Not always, I'm keto with now less than 15g carbs a day no more than 7g a meal no snacks and I'm still at 44, not everyone is lucky enough to get numbers in the 30s no matter how hard we work for it.If you had stopped eating the the high carb treats etc. you could have got the hba1c result down into the high 30 mmol/mol region.
Any fasting?Not always, I'm keto with now less than 15g carbs a day no more than 7g a meal no snacks and I'm still at 44, not everyone is lucky enough to get numbers in the 30s no matter how hard we work for it.
I’m doing my best even if that isn’t as good as it should be.
The one thing I really don’t need is judgements.
I’m clearly a bad diabetic and won’t ever be as perfect as some in here!
Hi @Cana you’re not a bad diabetic at all. You have managed to maintain your hba1c so you are doing something right. It is difficult juggling work etc particularly when, like you, a lot of your working day is spent on the road. I’m wondering if it’s worth ‘tweaking’ what you eat and reduce the carbs a little more. I too enjoy my snacks and tend to have nuts and low carb bars - Aldi do a nice gluten free one in their ‘specially selected’ range which is dark chocolate, nut and sea salt and is 5.9g per bar. I know that some people will class this as high carb but I’ve tested them on a couple of occasions and my bs is fine afterwards. However you may be one of the people for whom low carb doesn’t work on its own and you may need medication to compliment it. You’ll get there in the end it’s just finding out what works for you.I’m doing my best even if that isn’t as good as it should be.
The one thing I really don’t need is judgements.
I’m clearly a bad diabetic and won’t ever be as perfect as some in here!
I’m clearly a bad diabetic and won’t ever be as perfect as some in here!
I’m doing my best even if that isn’t as good as it should be.
The one thing I really don’t need is judgements.
I’m clearly a bad diabetic and won’t ever be as perfect as some in here!
Hi @bulkbiker - no I don't fast, I had food disorders when I was younger and when I tried fasting it was triggering my disorder and bringing back the feelings I used to have years ago so I decided not to do fasting mental health wise.Any fasting?
@lovinglife hugs for your caring. As a carer myself I know how much stress can put up your bgs even when no food involved at all. Sounds like you have continual levels of some stress. For you you are clearly doing great on the way of eating and looking after yourself is the most important thing de stressing in whatever way you can - take care of you caring really is not easy and def not good for our physical and mental health.Hi @bulkbiker - no I don't fast, I had food disorders when I was younger and when I tried fasting it was triggering my disorder and bringing back the feelings I used to have years ago so I decided not to do fasting mental health wise.
I eat at 5 am - a couple of eggs or bacon, 12pm leftovers from day before tea, 5pm meal from keto recipes on DD. Then nothing until next morning - I only get 4 -5 hrs sleep each night because of caring for my son with ASD. Sometimes no sleep at all if he's that way out and I do think that this has probably a lot to do with it, I know sleep is important for insulin resistance but it's a luxury I just don't have