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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Having problems lately with carb creep, things I would have never considered early doors.
Chocolate chip cookies, fish suppers, deserts . . . you know the like.
I was getting away with them on the meter, that's both a blessing & a curse.
Busy night tonight, our local Cardiac First Responder Group has started back so we were doing PPE training.
Great to get out again & spend time in adult company.
Anyway, I downloaded the new King Kong movie & settled in with a few cans of Coors Light.
Had a huge carb urge rush over me, had crackers with cheese, about 30g of carbs.
Wasn't enough, wanted more & went for a crisp sandwich on white bread, probably another 40g carbs on top of the rest.
Next thing I knew I'm falling asleep, just like the old days after a carb fest.
I know the scales wont tell me off until the morning but I want to give myself a warning, so I take out the meter.
This is about 60 mins after the sandwich so I know I should be hitting peak, low & behold 5.3mmol/L.
That's not going to teach me my lesson, carb creep is real & I need to up my mindset to address this fast.
I found a guy on another forum who like me had complete remission, even passed an OGTT.
Today he's on 3 different diabetes meds & insulin in increasing doses as he gained all the weight back plus extra.
This was an internal rant I had to put down in writing or I'll end up like that guy.
Chocolate chip cookies, fish suppers, deserts . . . you know the like.
I was getting away with them on the meter, that's both a blessing & a curse.
Busy night tonight, our local Cardiac First Responder Group has started back so we were doing PPE training.
Great to get out again & spend time in adult company.
Anyway, I downloaded the new King Kong movie & settled in with a few cans of Coors Light.
Had a huge carb urge rush over me, had crackers with cheese, about 30g of carbs.
Wasn't enough, wanted more & went for a crisp sandwich on white bread, probably another 40g carbs on top of the rest.
Next thing I knew I'm falling asleep, just like the old days after a carb fest.
I know the scales wont tell me off until the morning but I want to give myself a warning, so I take out the meter.
This is about 60 mins after the sandwich so I know I should be hitting peak, low & behold 5.3mmol/L.
That's not going to teach me my lesson, carb creep is real & I need to up my mindset to address this fast.
I found a guy on another forum who like me had complete remission, even passed an OGTT.
Today he's on 3 different diabetes meds & insulin in increasing doses as he gained all the weight back plus extra.
This was an internal rant I had to put down in writing or I'll end up like that guy.