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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EmDellit" data-source="post: 2442182" data-attributes="member: 548655">Thank you everyone for your comforting advice. I got my CGM today and will continue to eat how I have been for the next few weeks and get some data-based insights. For those asking about how I've been eating, I'll share more detail below. Thankfully I'm a foodie at heart, and part of me has loved the challenge over the last six month of trying new things! Herbs and spices are most definitely our friends to keep things interesting! Prior to diagnosis: I was an at-home vegetarian who loved her pasta and loved her ice-cream and chocolate, but ate meat in restaurants. First 3 months I was confused by all the research and possible ways to go into remission/reversal (ie - non-diabetic A1C), so threw the book at it 800 cal a day, Keto (10% only of 800 cal was carbs so under 20 carbs a day - all from vegetables). I also did intermittent fasting 16:8-ish. Weighted everything (even the spray oil once I worked out how!) Some favourite meals: Meal 1: 1 egg fritatta with mushroom and zucchini, and maybe some smoked salmon OR chicken chipolata with steamed broccoli, some melted cheese, and hemp seeds OR asian omelette - one egg, with undressed slaw, fish sauce, peanuts, limeAlways a cold brew with 60ml of unsweetened almond milkMeal 2: baked chicken/cauliflower cheese, beef stroganoff w/ cauliflower rice, zucchini ricotta rolls, harissa spiced chicken and veg, stir-fry with konjac noodles. Always one square of lindt 90% dark chocolate! Sometimes with some strawberries or raspberriesNext 3 months: As my hair was coming out, and I'd lost a lot of weight, I've kept low carb/keto, but kept at maintenance calories, which I've managed. Basically, it looks very similar to the above, but in higher volume! I've also experimented with some higher calorie substitutes like store-bought low carb wraps (3.6g a wrap) or keto mug cakes. 9 days out of 10 I've kept to below 40g of carbs a day. All of that increase came through veges, and blueberries/raspberries/strawberries. I haven't touched bread, pasta, rice or any underground veges for six months now. I have had a cheat item once every week or two (half an orange, an individual quiche, a spoonful of gnocchi at a restaurant). Anyhow, hope the above helps someone! I most certainly don't have it down pat at this stage, so looking forward to what the data shows me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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