Hi, I have a lot of the symptoms for diabetes, and after a doctors appointment on Monday finally had my blood test on Friday. I am really anxiously waiting the results. In the meantime I bought a home testing blood kit last week. My levels have been 12.8 twice, but 18 and 15 first thing. I am avoiding sweet stuff, but feeling hungry and so tired. Is there anything I could be doing to help myself in the short term whilst waiting for my results? Should probably add I am lactose intolerant and have no kitchen hob at the moment.
Thank you
Hi Rowsie, and welcome,
If you're cutting out the sweet stuff, you're already cutting out a part of carbohydrates (Starches are the other part you'll need to ditch, alas, if diagnosed. Well, you'd get your bloodsugars down faster if you did, but it's up to you of course.)... That's a good thing, but your body is used to getting them, and that's why you're hungry: It's demanding more. So you want to replace those carbs with something else, like protein or even better, fats. Because fats don't impact your blood sugars at all and they fill you up!
https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html this may help a little ith your meal ideas and whatnot. I don't tolerate cow dairy well at all, do okay on goat's though, so I can see where it would put up a few hurdles. But even without dairy in the mix, there's still plenty left to eat that won't adversely affect you. Not having a kitchen hob can be problematic, but a salad with tuna, olives, mayo and capers only requires a can opener. Maybe get a little plug-in egg boiler? Cold cuts are fine, and you could make keto mug bread in a microwave, if you have one available to you. It all requires a work-around, but it should be doable somehow.
Throw questions out there if you have them, and good luck with the test!
Jo
