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Seeing the numbers reduce was the problem! I want them to remain stable. Not jump and fall. After all, if I'm not in ketosis, and I don't know if I will be, i'm still going to be riding the insulin train.

I am, and i feel better. I hope i can be objective about that. I've been using the myfitness app, but finding precise measurements for the exact item isn't always easy. What's a slice of ham worth (the packet has no info)? Or the butter i used to cook with today (about 40g worth! my GP would...

I'm starting to worry (because of course) that my portion sizes might not be enough, so before proceeding further I need to make sure I'm getting enough. So breakfast will include (veg) 1oz of Kale and half a hass avocado (they are just under 100g whole). Lunch will include some lettuce (i...

Had the same breakfast as earlier. I think i felt tense (as you might) during the counselling session and came out thinking I was hungry, but it passed. Checked my BS and it was 5.6, got some intermittent hunger pangs before checking an hour later. It wsa the same. Just had lunch and (re)cooked...

I've had anxiety for a while, believe me I'm aware of it :D Normal levels of carbs, according to conventional science, seem to be really really high - 200g-250g! Even eating ryvitas and wholeweat bread, that's a lot! I'd like to continue as I am, tbh. Other than the anomalous hyper reaction...

I've never knowingly had a hyper result before. The highest result i've recorded so far is 10, possibly one 11, but even that is within the acceptable range. Perhaps it's because i've drastically changed my diet over the last two days. Perhaps im unwittingly putting myself into ketosis. I...

But I didn't get the hypo. Just the hyper. I've just checked it again and it's 9.9. It was 6.6 when i last checked, after it all calmed down. That was about an hour/hour and half ago.

I don't know, I didn't think to ask. I can only assume they tested all they thought needed testing when i gave them my blood.

What type of low carb are you pursuing?

I'm trying to use taht, but for things like a slice of ham or a leaf of lettuce it struggles.

Right, but its only been today and yesterday that i've stopped eating carbs, and even then not that much to be in ketosis. I nibbled on a sandwich and a sausage roll for one thing (i was in town and brought something just in case, and because it was lunch time)

I thought so, but when i had something to eat for lunch my blood sugar seemed to go crazy. TBH i've been feeling tired and sweaty and I don't know whether that's a lack of carbs, lack of sleep or general stress. I hope i'm doing the right thing with this, but I don't know. For all I know I could...

I washed my hands before i tested, and I only did so because i started to feel very hot and sweaty. I felt quite full after eating, just beforehand. Unfortuantely the only carbs I have in the house is ryvita/crispbread.

Ok this is really weird. I just measured my bs before eating - 6.2 while i'm cooking oopsie bread, and i eat two pieces of cheese wrapped in some ham and lettuce. I started to feel very sweaty and re checked and got 14! That's in the hyper/diabetic spectrum! I measured twice again shortly after...

how low is low carb for you?

I don't really have a number. I'm just experimenting with cutting bread/wheat out, which means as its my main source of carbs. I'm not talking about ketosis specifically.

How do i make sure i get enough energy on a reduced carb/no bread (main source of carbs for me) diet? I had 2 slices bacon, 2 sausages, half an avocado, some spinach/lettuce and a little bit of plain full fat live yoghurt to fill up for breakfast. I don't feel hungry, which is a plus, but...

Just had a breakfast of 2 sausages (forgetting they contain a smallamount of wheat, oh well), 2 slices of bacon, half an avocado, a portion (i've no idea how much a portion is) of spinach and a few leaves of lettuce, and a couple of scoops of greek fat live yoghurt and half a glass of soy milk...

What diet changes could i safely try in the meantime. It's going to be a long wait for an appointment.

I don't know what to say, i have to assume the glucose test they did was chosen deliberately and analysed appropriately. If it wasn't, i don't know what to say. I mentioned today that perhaps the test should be longer, as some people go for hours in these tests, but she said that two hours was...