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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Since diagnosis I went quickly from 55mmol to low 40’s hb1ac. Lost 15+kg (2.5 stone) and stayed there more or less with a little upward movement lately. Morning fasting is stuck in highish 6’s most days. Most pre meals are high 5 to low 6 with an occasional lower reading. Post meals rarely more than 1mmol higher often the same. It’s just not good enough in my mind nearly 2 yrs down the line.
So this says to me I’m eating the right foods according to the meter as the rise is minimal. What I’m not sure of is how much carb cream, or leap, is cancelling out any improvements in insulin resistance. I’m fairly happy with my diet and not sure realistically how much lower I can go and maintain it without being miserable. I think some snacking (picking through boredom not hunger mostly) has crept in too.
So plan of action
1. Test more consistently. The moment I wake as well as 40 mins later after lunchbox routine etc is over. I’m hoping DP is misleading me and it’s better than it looks. Lol
2. Actually log food. This won’t last long as I despise doing it but it’s the only way to check for carb creep and know what I’m doing
Then when I know where I currently am for sure
3. Plan meals to avoid hunger and boredom with the same old stuff. Again I’m rubbish at this
4. Put the snack down. They aren’t high carb things but too many of them too often.
5. If none of this works consider drastic action of more exercise and or metformin neither of which have been on my radar.
Goals
Shift the last 5kg would be nice not essential
Get the hb1ac into the 30’s.
Get the morning fasting to move somewhere downwards
See a few more 4’s and a lot less 6’s on the meter.
Edited by Mod
So this says to me I’m eating the right foods according to the meter as the rise is minimal. What I’m not sure of is how much carb cream, or leap, is cancelling out any improvements in insulin resistance. I’m fairly happy with my diet and not sure realistically how much lower I can go and maintain it without being miserable. I think some snacking (picking through boredom not hunger mostly) has crept in too.
So plan of action
1. Test more consistently. The moment I wake as well as 40 mins later after lunchbox routine etc is over. I’m hoping DP is misleading me and it’s better than it looks. Lol
2. Actually log food. This won’t last long as I despise doing it but it’s the only way to check for carb creep and know what I’m doing
Then when I know where I currently am for sure
3. Plan meals to avoid hunger and boredom with the same old stuff. Again I’m rubbish at this
4. Put the snack down. They aren’t high carb things but too many of them too often.
5. If none of this works consider drastic action of more exercise and or metformin neither of which have been on my radar.
Goals
Shift the last 5kg would be nice not essential
Get the hb1ac into the 30’s.
Get the morning fasting to move somewhere downwards
See a few more 4’s and a lot less 6’s on the meter.
Edited by Mod
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