Just had a proper session of coke zero and gin. It was a spontaneous decision 'for old times sake'. Going to bed now and blood sugar is 6.1mmol. This is my first proper drink since new years day.
Thanks so much for this invaluable advise. I have printed off a copy and will use it when I get to the gym later on today. It's given me a starting point.
I will also try to stick to a dessert spoon of peanut butter at a time. Obviously with the diagnosis most things are off the menu and...
Thanks for the responses and suggestions. Will now start calorie counting. Will also head to the gym for Hiit. What kind of equipment would be easy to use for weights as this is a new terrain.
Will follow suggestion for Hiit now that gyms are open.
Will start counting calories, had wrongly assumed that low carb diet gave me the carte blache over carbs.
The hardest part will be giving up on the peanut butter.
Thanks for the responses. Will certainly incorporate some of the suggestions mentioned in your replies and see how it turns out.
It can be frustrating when progress appears slow. I also acknowledge that undoing damage that has occurred over many years will require more than a few weeks to undo...
Thanks for the response. I will start measuring my waist. Been reliant too much on the scales which are not always accurate. Sometimes I step on the scales within a minute of another weigh in and get a different reading. Very frustrating and confusing.
This is positive news. Well done.
Would you be willing to share what you ate on your low carb on a typical day? How low low carb did you go?
Once again well done.
Hi everyone, I am type 2 diabetic. Diagnosis since February 2021 with Hba1c of 50 and 118kg. Since then I have lost 4kg in March.
I have been on a low carb diet since start of March 2021. Initially my glucose levels were relatively stable apart from the higher morning readings (which I...