Recent Content by Trevor vP

Hi, The late creep up sounds like a protein spike. I personally can handle about 30 Grams of protein (110 Gram Steak) more than that I need to start a delay Bolus Route I use a bit of the Warsaw method slightly simplified and modified for MDI. Some good information https://waltzingthedragon.ca/

Thinking about link between Potassium / Glucose / Insulin I pay a lot of attention to Potassium intake with endurance exercise more than sodium. Interesting link https://nursingschoolofsuccess.com/episode86/ Question I ask myself is a high blood potassium level a early sign of LADA /...

A few things might help. A. Adjust your breakfast timing. Say you want 40 Grams of Carbs - Eat 20 grams and then go for a walk and have the other 20 grams while you walk. Exercise makes you more insulin sensitive so you might need less and the spreading of the Carbs will probably stop the spike...

I keep it simple Front Medical alert sign "On Insulin Give Glucose If Unresponsive " reverse side Emergency contact number Not perfect but I travel a lot and the message needs to be simple.

Can you do exercise - Fast walk for example ( 150 Mins per week) If you want to improve Insulin sensitivity exercise does it. The more intense the more sensitive, a good fast 1 hour walk can make you about 15-20% more sensitive. As most type 1 will tell you if we exercise we need to reduce...

A investment that you can make in yourself is the buy a copy of Carbs and Cals book https://www.carbsandcals.com/books/pocket-counter They have a great App but it is now subscription based, so you have monthly costs, The book is easy to use and gives you a quick reference how many carbs are in...

Snacks - nuts (Walnuts) you can roast with salt and pepper / Cheese / Berries / Olives Starters - Meats / Cheese Mains - Keep with the Veg and Meat Some people will go with Butternut in moderation and add Cinnamon for the Christmas taste instead of other Carbs Just some ideas

I travel a lot and I am MDI Bolus/Basal I find this very helpful (Figure 1&2 easy to understand ) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2251-6581-12-59

Walnuts have about the lowest Carbs per 100 grams and probably most extra healthy extras.

It will take some time to learn your actual Carb ratio at different times of day for your Bolus and also get your Basal right. I am different to most I am more insulin's sensitive in the morning and less insulin sensitive at lunch time. Also exercise increase my sensitivity a lot for moderate...

As other have said brown rice, brown bread still have large amount of Carbs. Get yourself a copy of Carbs and Cals it will be best £14 you can invest in yourself. I am a type 1 and we need to be very accurate with ours Carbs and this resource is just amazing They also have a App but now it...

Are you double checking the Carbs as a lot of American packages are "Net Carbs" and also a lot of extra sugar added on things you would not believe should have sugar. I need to be super careful when I visit USA. The exact same dark chocolate I have in UK has twice the carbs in USA. If you do...

I eat circa 150 Gram carb a day some days lower. I try keep each meal at below 45 Grams as I do not like having a lot of fast acting Insulin onboard as I do a lot of endurance training so try protect from Hypos. On weight gain lots of items like Walnuts / Goat Cheese / Omega seeds will help...

Hi, I would suggest download Carbs & Cals app or get hold of a paperback of it about £ 10 new on Amazon. It is the smallest investment you can make in your journey. With it you can start to understand what Carbs is in what in what portion size or weight. I am Type 1 who likes to keep my...

Firstly welcome to the forum , there is a wealth of information and people ready to offer help. The real answer is if you are trying to stop going from pre diabetic to diabetic presume Type 2 and you want to follow a lower Carbohydrate diet to do that then you want to start to understand Carbs...