I am Nigerian and looking to reverse type 2 with low carb diet, I have stopped 3 times daily 10mg metformin due to side effects, can I eat Kamala, beans and bulgur? thanks
Hi
@bimsbims and welcome to the forum
The best way to understand what you ‘can’ eat is to use a blood glucose meter to test your levels immediately before and 2 hours after you’ve eaten. In that way you’ll understand the impact that meal has on your blood sugars. You’re looking for a ride of no more than 2mmols. Any more and there were too many carbs for you to handle and the meal needs adjusting.
I’d suggest you start your own thread with specific questions about eating - this is a thread about dawn phenomenon and may not be read by people interested in commenting on food choices.
In terms of blood glucose meters, there are a few popular ones used by type 2s on here. As we often have to self-fund, the cost of the strips is important as they’ll be what you spend most on.
The Tee2+ from Spirit Healthcare which has cheap strips (not the cheapest strips but very reasonable):
http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-plus-blood-glucose-meter/ with the strips found here:
http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-testing-strips/ I got a free Tee2+ by phoning up to order the meter and 10 boxes of strips and they threw the meter in for free. Phone number
0800 8815423
The meter with the cheapest strips is the SD Codefree. Strips need to be bought in bulk using the codes below and the manufacturer is in the process of switching people over to a new model (see below).
http://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-monitor/ and here for the extra strips
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/sd-codefree-test-strips-to-be-used-only-with-the-sd-monitor/Discount codes for bulk orders:
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833
Also from Spirit Healthcare, with more expensive strips than the Tee2+ is their Caresens Dual. This can be used for testing ketones too (strips for that very expensive).
https://shop.spirit-health.co.uk/collections/caresens-dual
Home Health have recently brought out a new meter, the Navii, which will eventually replace the Codefree.
https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/glucose-navii-blood-glucose-test-strips-50-strip-pack/.
https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/gluconavii-blood-sugar-meter-glucose-monitor-starter-kit/ The latest news from Home Health states:
"We have a special promotion for switching Codefree customers to the GlucoNavii, whereby if you buy a meter with 2 or more packs of strips from the below link and add the discount code "dcuk" at checkout, we will subtract the price of the meter.
https://homehealth-uk.com/all-produ...ose-meter-test-strips-choose-mmol-l-or-mg-dl/
There are also discount codes for when you come to buy more strips - "navii5" and "navii10" will give you 20% off purchases of 5 packs of strips and 25% off 10 packs of strips.
Don’t forget to check the box if you have pre diabetes or diabetes so you can buy VAT free. (for all meters and strips)