Hi, I was hoping that I could get some tips on where to start with low carbing? I would say I'm moderate carb at the minute, up to 120g a day. I did try low carb before but found it quite difficult as it seemed that gluconeogenesis was pretty instant for me and then spiked me again hours later as expected. My a1c is 5.5% at the minute but I'm aiming for 5% through low carb. I've found recipes for low carb and get the general idea that Dr.B recommends but I'm just a bit lost where to start so if anyone had any tips I'd appreciate it
I am vlc (20 per day) and I too gluconeogenisis like a rockstar. I found that timing my bolus 20 min before I eat would catch the spike.
With low carb you will have to be very careful with your insulin doses as they will most likely decrease a great deal.
My meals look pretty much the same everyday so I found my doses for every meal. I eat small meals ( due to nasty digestion) so I eat a small snack sized meal every 2.5-3 hours. I often wonder if that’s when my insulin runs out or the tail end of protein. But I don’t eat big meals and take very small doses 1/2-1) units when I eat. I’m pretty sure it’s insulin running out as I only take 2 units lantus. So I use humalog to get me through the day
By the end of the day I eat about 5-6 oz animal/ Fish protein, an entire avocado, the bigger the better, a salad, 4-5 spears asparagus, 1/2 soft boiled egg ( split with hubby) with bacon, green onion and butter, some chopped celery and radish. And an ounce of Mac/pecans.
All this divided through the day. 75-80% fat. Avocado, nuts, mayo, olive oil.
This keeps me very steady all day. A1C 5.1 everytime for 3 years. I do find that odd though.
I LOVE Bernsteins Laws Of Small Numbers. When I ate carbs I was all over the place. Lc allows me to take small insulin doses and I rarely hypo and when I do it’s not serious.
