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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Carbohydrates and lack of testing strips being supplied due to NICE rules.
Thank you so much, you are right @Pinkorchid to go with what works for you and because I don't awake thinking what rules do I have to follow today i.e low or high fat on a low carb regime, my focus is now purely on weight maintenance management which is the easiest bit of the whole programme, I have personally found.Amazing results Robert D so well done you You say you have a low carb low fat diet which I find interesting when the general advice here is low carb higher fat ..LCHF. Most will say if you do low carb then you have to increase the fats to make up for eating les carbs and this is the advice usually given to new T2 diabetics joining this group. When I was diagnosed T2 about 2 years ago...only just over 7 the BG level for diabetes and not overweight....I did lower my starchy carbs but I do not like red meat or full fat dairy I do have olive oil avocados, olives and a few nuts low fat dairy and lots of vegetables so basically eat much the same as I always did much the same as I always did but just with lower carbs but much lower fat than many here do where the trend is mostly to have cream, butter, the fat on meat and fried breakfasts A lot here say doing low fat for years made them ill but I am 78 in good health and apart from the T2 have no other medical problems so do not think it did me any harm
I weigh myself daily. If I put a couple of pounds on that may be simply either water retention or slight regime change or simply skipping a daily walk over the Christmas period say. The main thing is to monitor and adapt quickly to any change to keep things in check and that means I don't lose sight that a small amendment is so much easier than having to rectify a big change in either weight or sugar levels.
If that means I have a low fat regime to achieve that and don't feel weak (and I don't, honest), than so be it. I'll leave others to be judgmental on why one must increase the fats, I haven't and I am where I am.........And finally, well done on your sterling efforts to keep your sugar levels at the best you can, by a healthy fat (Avocados etc) eating regime , so no doubt you will keep the consequences of high blood sugars at bay and will avoid all diabetic complications. I see another 30 years of healthy agile living in store for you..... Congrats!
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