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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
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- I don't suffer fools gladly. I cant stand people who constantly go on about their illness or problems. Hey You're ill or have a problem. GET ON WITH IT. Don't bother me.
Hello @Richard0804 Coconut flour should be in your supermarket and it sucks up water like you would not believe so it ends up a big volume, Almond meal /flour should be in your supermarket too. So I try to use those two because they are easy to buy. There is a wholesaler to the catering industry here near us in Brisbane and they sell minimum 3KG Almond meal and min 11.3KG coconut flour,Are the different flours readily available?? Where can I purchase them?? I've never heard of 'coconut flour'.
Hello @Richard0804 Coconut flour should be in your supermarket and it sucks up water like you would not believe so it ends up a big volume, Almond meal /flour should be in your supermarket too. So I try to use those two because they are easy to buy. There is a wholesaler to the catering industry here near us in Brisbane and they sell minimum 3KG Almond meal and min 11.3KG coconut flour,
The almond meal is a good price compared to the supermarket 450gm packs but the coconut flour is less than 1/3 of the retail price.
I use 1/3 of each flour for cakes (wheat flour,coconut flour, almond meal.)
If I want a more nutty flavor I use the almond meal, and if I want to "bulk" it up a bit I add crushed peanuts If you want more coconut flavour I can bulk it out with desiccated coconut,
If you can find a wholesaler or someone who buys from one ???
We bought 3kg cashews raw kernels 3kg crushed peanuts 3 kg almond meal 11.3 kg coconut flour,which added up to over $200 Australia and it is a substantial order but should last 6 months or more with 3 of us eating lo carb.
Two of us just ate some fish cakes made from one tiny tin of salmon, 1 egg, onion and 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut flour it was good but a little dry I cooked it in the flat sandwich toaster with spray oil to stop it sticking Next time I will put some olive oil in it, It went down well with a dash of chilli sauce.
You won't be the first to get back on meds with LC and if you don't it will make insulin easier with more stable BG
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
What insulin dose and type do you have?
The first thing is to get your bedtime and before breakfast BG readings right, is your nurse good at helping you with the dose?
It's heading the right way, but I'm not comfortable saying anything about insulin, that may point you down the wrong path.
I might be wrong but It sounds like you could be taking one injection a day of Insuman basal
To get people who know about insulin, I would put up an 'insulin help' post in the T2 with insulin page
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/type-2-with-insulin.57/
This site helped me with testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
To get good data to give the nurse
For a few days it might be worth doing a full testing schedule, before breakfast lunch and dinner...and 2 hrs after each meal and before bed
Along with what times you take your Insuman basal.
If you have a diary already, you could put up a couple of days results for the clever guys