Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn
jamby41 said:
I'm doing really well, I never eat in the day so decided on going on sllmfast and one low carb meal. My blood glucose levels have been great and I'm looking weight. The down side is bad breath yuk.
I've tested before and after for s full week and my levels are between 4.3 & 6.4
I asked my nurse about slimfast and she told me no as she thought it would make my blood glucose levels go hay wire. It's working for me.
Slimfast shouldn't be a problem. I tried it as a variation on the Newcastle Diet - 2 shakes a day plus a vegetables-only meal at night. I made the shakes with water instead of milk to keep the carbs right down. One warning though - the ND is meant to be an extremely low calorie diet, less than 800 cals a day, and shouldn't be done for more than 8 weeks, or you'll start to starve :shock: ! (that's a semi-joking serious statement
). A restricted calorie diet burns off the internal fat around your organs first; apparently this fat interferes with pancreatic function.
Sadly I didn't manage much more than a week on Slimfast - I was craving solids!
Regarding your nurse's opinion - I have a private theory that many medical professionals get the idea that all diabetics need to eat a good amount of carbs regularly, to keep blood glucose levels stable and "up". As far as I can tell this used to be standard advice for Type 1s. "They" don't seem to understand that there is a difference between diabetes because of failing/no pancreatic function, and diabetes because of insulin resistance.
My pancreas seems to work okay, and can manage a low amount of carbs without any problem - I can now eat up to about 70g a day without upsetting my blood glucose levels, though I put weight on if I go that high :roll: . My BG levels are very stable, and I don't go too low because of the fact that I don't eat much carbohydrate - about 20% of the protein I eat turns slowly into glucose, so I have enough to "run" on.
If you have a meter, do a tight range of testing - just before and 2 hours after eating - to check you BG levels. Then wave the results at your nurse! If you don't have a meter, do look into getting one - I rely on mine a lot.
Viv 8)