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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Well I have been to the GP today and discussed the ND with him - he didn't seem to know anything about it (the email I sent him last week hadn't been forwarded to him!) He said that they couldn't endorse it but he was happy for me to give it a go and was pleased that I am taking control of my diabetes and the progress I have made so far with weight loss and blood sugars.
He warned me to get in touch if I start to experience diabetic symptoms, to keep monitoring my blood sugars (prescribed me more strips) and to make sure I keep water intake up. He wished me luck! I guess this was the best I could hope for really.
I'm hoping to get started in the next day or so as my husband is going away with work so it will mean not having to be faced with food so much for the first few days.
Anyway, I am trying to work out which meal replacement product to get. I am leaning towards Shake that Weight or Exante because they both deliver to home on next day delivery. This will make life easier for me as it saves me having to get out to the supermarket whilst I'm meant to be working from home or with my 1 year old in tow!
Shake that Weight only has 130 calories per serving whereas Exante is 200 calories per serving x 3. The carbs in Exante are higher than shake that weight, presumably because it is a smaller serving. With 3 x Exante drinks per day, I will be consuming almost 60g carbs which is much more than I can tolerate whilst keeping my blood sugars within normal range. Is this OK? Should I just ignore the carb amounts and my post meal (drink) blood sugar results whilst I am on the ND? Is it best to test blood sugars just first thing in the morning for the duration of the ND? I'm worried that I will get a bit freaked out if I see high readings after consuming the drinks.
Shake that weight has a smaller number of carbs (approx 12 per serving) which may be better for my blood sugar results but 3 of these only equates to 390 calories per day. Is this OK or too low?
I'm a bit confused - any thoughts on my ramblings would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
He warned me to get in touch if I start to experience diabetic symptoms, to keep monitoring my blood sugars (prescribed me more strips) and to make sure I keep water intake up. He wished me luck! I guess this was the best I could hope for really.
I'm hoping to get started in the next day or so as my husband is going away with work so it will mean not having to be faced with food so much for the first few days.
Anyway, I am trying to work out which meal replacement product to get. I am leaning towards Shake that Weight or Exante because they both deliver to home on next day delivery. This will make life easier for me as it saves me having to get out to the supermarket whilst I'm meant to be working from home or with my 1 year old in tow!
Shake that Weight only has 130 calories per serving whereas Exante is 200 calories per serving x 3. The carbs in Exante are higher than shake that weight, presumably because it is a smaller serving. With 3 x Exante drinks per day, I will be consuming almost 60g carbs which is much more than I can tolerate whilst keeping my blood sugars within normal range. Is this OK? Should I just ignore the carb amounts and my post meal (drink) blood sugar results whilst I am on the ND? Is it best to test blood sugars just first thing in the morning for the duration of the ND? I'm worried that I will get a bit freaked out if I see high readings after consuming the drinks.
Shake that weight has a smaller number of carbs (approx 12 per serving) which may be better for my blood sugar results but 3 of these only equates to 390 calories per day. Is this OK or too low?
I'm a bit confused - any thoughts on my ramblings would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance