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Hi, I usually have a fasting blood sugar level of 6.1. I am keeping my blood sugars under 7.8 at all times and actually manage to have them mainly under 7.1. Thank you all who said to ditch the carbs and not be afraid of fat. It has turned around my life. I eat cream cheese, avocado, nuts...

Enjoy the bike! But don’t forget to pedal! We did 25km on our rental bikes on our holiday. Loved going so far. Husband’s one was nearly flat batter on return as he had not used his legs much. It can still be exercise if you pedal!

Yes agreed. I am 19.2 bmi, having lost some weight eating low carb but not fasting. To my horror I lost some muscle. Not lots but I noticed. I always built muscle by eating carbs beforehand so I can’t imagine fasting would be good for holding on to muscle. Better eat, even if it’s cheese, so I...

But you eat vegetables too with that or not?

I started metformin about 5 weeks ago. I am grateful it fixed my chronic constipation. I switched from a mainly plant based whole food diet ( with some meat etc, I was flexible) to a diet low in carbs . I seem to handle about 15 to 20 max carbs a meal. I’d like to eat more carbohydrates like...

7kg and I am now rather slim. BMI 19.1

I really liked reading what you eat and the numbers. I am only prediabetic nothing else but that seems to be the carb , protein and foods for me. I don’t measure ketones but interesting how your fasting glucose goes down in the way you say as mine is 6.1 mostly and I’d like to lower it. At the...

Great link thank you!

Thank you for validating that high numbers at one hour past the meal should have me concerned enough to do more about it. Mainly I am doing salad and protein and green veg and protein now. Avoiding breads, rice, pasta , potato. Wary of peas, beans. I could walk off a beef and bean chilli tonight...

Doctor says I am not diabetic just pre diabetic so these spikes are normal. I can usually get it down by two hours by a balanced meal and or walks. I am just worried I am burning out my beta cells from that leap. The meal over all will result in 6.6 after two hours if I do 20g carbohydrates but...

You made some nice changes and didn’t get much of a reward. Are you doing any muscle building? Muscles burn sugar and weigh more. Just asking.

So one hour after eating , if my blood sugar is 7.8 I am incredibly fatigued and often it can get to 8.9. (7.8 is like 140) Usually I try to walk after eating but I can’t every time now that I am back at work. So I suffer. I am ‘skinny’ and have good muscle for aged 60 and highcardio fitness on...

This was great to read as I have the same problem. It’s like carbs wipe me out. My hba1c is 6.6 but my post prandial levels and fatigue are horrendous. I shoot up to 9.8 and higher if I am not careful. Try cauliflower rice with Moroccan seasoning and other vegetables to feel full. Go for protein...

Thank you! Yes I was eating low cal low fat…lots of veg but little cheese oil meat , just nuts

I am 60 with lower weight and lower numbers. Metformin is helping. I don’t think you are doing anything wrong but it might be genetic. I am slim and swim etc. My HbA1c is borderline normal. But starving and get post meal highs that I am sure are damaging. Even on Metformin I need to eat low...

This is of no help but I want to say I really feel for you with the hunger bit. I call it psychohunger and my German language brain calls it HEISSHUNGER. For myself it was after food as my blood sugar levels rose and had me going to the doctors ending up on Metformin. I think this state of...

5.9 but I had an extra metformin last night. I felt stressed and stuffed with chicken. I seem to need very little carb to get levels too high so I was sad. I lost weight even though I over ate fat.

I am struggling with the same thing. I doing better if I don’t eat bread, potatoes, rice etc. Try logging your food in my fitness pal. I am horrified to see that I need to keep the carbohydrate very low but can eat meat/fish/chicken/ tofu and salad . I am losing weight even though I am eating a...

Because say I have 1 serve of crackers ( vita wheat multigrain ) with tofu my bgl level 2.5 hours later was 10.4. I can’t just keep moving after every meal, getting tired.