Yipeee! Just had my first appointment with the diabetes educator. She agrees I am probably not pre-diabetic, just reactive hypoglycemic. Even with high glucose, my insulin levels were never high, more like the low end of normal.
We then discussed diet. Her advice was small meals with protein at each meal. Then the fun began. It turned into a combination education-recipe swap. She is definitely not against therapeutic Keto for more stable blood glucose and weight loss when needed. I explained how Keto did not have to mean weight loss if you have adequate fat calories. She thought it would be hard to locate recipes, until I showed her the hundreds I have saved in about 8 categories on Pinterest. We talked about bullet proof coffee, subs for noodles in soup, different pizza crusts, pancake/waffle recipes, subs for bread, ...... I had so much fun. Definitely recommended this site, more than once.
The best part? When I told her about the waking at night after having cookies (yes, I know it was a bad idea) hot and tearing up the pillows and blankets, her face actually lit up. She said I would be a perfect candidate for the Libre. She is recommending to the physician that she prescribe the Libre. Now I just have to wait for the doctor’s appointment, which will be mid-summer. Even with the wait, I am very excited. WoooHooo!!!
Now I just need to look up that app which reads every 5 minutes off the Libre, since I think a lot of my hypos happen when I am asleep.
We then discussed diet. Her advice was small meals with protein at each meal. Then the fun began. It turned into a combination education-recipe swap. She is definitely not against therapeutic Keto for more stable blood glucose and weight loss when needed. I explained how Keto did not have to mean weight loss if you have adequate fat calories. She thought it would be hard to locate recipes, until I showed her the hundreds I have saved in about 8 categories on Pinterest. We talked about bullet proof coffee, subs for noodles in soup, different pizza crusts, pancake/waffle recipes, subs for bread, ...... I had so much fun. Definitely recommended this site, more than once.
The best part? When I told her about the waking at night after having cookies (yes, I know it was a bad idea) hot and tearing up the pillows and blankets, her face actually lit up. She said I would be a perfect candidate for the Libre. She is recommending to the physician that she prescribe the Libre. Now I just have to wait for the doctor’s appointment, which will be mid-summer. Even with the wait, I am very excited. WoooHooo!!!
Now I just need to look up that app which reads every 5 minutes off the Libre, since I think a lot of my hypos happen when I am asleep.