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I buy large bags of whole almonds when on sale and grind it myself in a food processor. Works fine.

I use an erythritol/stevia blend as it cuts out aftertaste from both. It does not seem to affect my BS at all. I will not bring xylitol in the house as I have a dog.

I think as long as there is a mindset that you can go on a weight loss diet, lose the weight, then go back to regular eating then gaining the weight back is a given. We all accumulated the weight with "regular eating" in the first place. I do believe that only a permanent livable lifestyle...

My body, my health, my choice. Period. I also had my son and daughter in law living with me with three kids. We shared the cooking as well. I continued to eat very low carb but never expected anyone else to eat my way. They made sure when cooking that there was something I could eat or made...

Bean sprouts are very low carb. I use them instead of noodles in stir fry.

Hi there, I am from the west coast of Canada as well. It certainly has been hot but thank goodness the smoke has cleared out. The heat has been affecting my blood sugar levels as well and I think this is a common thing with a lot of people. I managed to get my A1c from 10.5 down to 5.5 but it...

Hi there. I am sorry you are having such a rough time. Some people get over the side effects of metformin and some never do. Some never get side effects at all. You can ask to try the extended release version which made a huge difference for me. In the end, metformin will not do a lot to control...

Hi there, I take this medication along with metformin. I have been taking it for almost 2 years with no issues. Not one UTI or bout of thrush. BUT !! I also eat a very low carb diet. This medication flushes some excess sugar out through the kidneys, but only some. If you are eating a lot of...

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I will tag @daisy1 for some welcome info that you really should read. It will give you the basics on testing and what the numbers mean as well as diet and other useful information.

I just did straight night shifts. My sleeping pattern was stable and other people are happier to do the days.

Stress such as having a hypo can cause your blood pressure to rise. You might want to discuss your diet and medication dosages with your doc and also test your blood pressure when you are cruising at 5 or so and feeling fine.

Polyols, maltitol in specific, have a definite impact not only on my blood sugar but on my digestive system. Erythritol does not. I think each individual needs to test to find out the effect on them personally.

I eat less than 20 and often less than 10 grams of carb per day all in veg and have for years. I am well aware of what I can eat and am also dealing with coeliac on top of the diabetes. I have had diabetes and multiple autoimmune issues for many years. Not everyone can manage without drugs no...

I take forxiga and have taken it for almost 2 years now. Because it flushes excess sugar out through the kidneys one of the side effects is UTI's and thrush. I have found that a lower carb diet helps prevent these side effects and also with less sugar to get rid of there is less frequent...

Hi and welcome from the west coast of Canada. I will tag @daisy1 to send you some great info. You have found a fantastic place to be.

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I am in ketosis all the time and I have never eaten half a jar of mayo with a tiny piece of meat or anything remotely like that. Dietary ketosis starts at .5 measured with a blood ketone stick. A porkchop or chicken breast with steamed veggies tossed in melted butter and dill would be an example...

I have no idea how big these are but that seems a bit high to me for a sausage but not crazy high. It really depends on how many carbs per day you want to eat and what your system can handle. I have not had any trouble finding 0 carb sausages but I am in Canada.

Remove the starch such as bread or potato and replace with more veg and fat. This could be in the form of butter or cream on the veg or melted cheese. When you add the fat you find that you don't need nearly as much volume. There are lots of nutritional calculators on the web or you can buy a...