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<blockquote data-quote="Jim_AFCB" data-source="post: 2673460" data-attributes="member: 582773"><p>So here I am, six weeks later....</p><p></p><p>On the minus side, I have early signs of Macular Oedema, but that is stable ( did not get any worse between 2 sets of tests), so I'm hopeful that I can avoid needing any treatment for that now that my BG and BP (which was too high as well) are under control.</p><p></p><p>Weight wise, started off at 90kg, now at 83kg (12 to go to my target) and really starting to notice the difference comfort-wise. I am wondering if my insulin is now working a little better as a result...</p><p></p><p>My BG is generally 1-1.5 points lower before meals than it was at the start of December.</p><p></p><p>Monitoring-wise, been using prick tests from the start. keeping mostly below 8 mmol after I identified what was causing high BG, and changed my diet.</p><p></p><p>On Monday, I started with a Libre 2 and after the first 24 hours, the readings are closely matching prick tests, and also showing the odd interesting pattern. When I managed to spike my BG to 12 a couple of days ago (see below), I went to do the school run and my BG plummeted to around the 6 mark within half an hour. I was expecting a slower fall. Perhaps by walking briskly to the school, I simply burned the excess BG off?</p><p></p><p>Food-wise....</p><p>Finding about 180g of new potatoes with a decent-protein salad (meat or fish) keeps me honest and less than a 2 point rise, as does a similar amount of mash with sausages. 200g of chips with steak also didn't spike me more than a single mmol.</p><p></p><p>Definite no-go's are any crisps and snacks which are potato or grain-based - found even 30g of my favourite M&S cheese balls or bacon rasher snacks would send my BG into double figures. They seem to be the worst! Half a dozen QS chocolates just about sent me up to 8mmol briefly, so thats the absolute limit as a very occasional treat. There are quite a few things I really crave, and miss, but... needs must.</p><p></p><p>Have been able to get the HiLo branded bread locally now and again, which is ok and doesnt spike me, but can't find any other "heavily-reduced carbs" products in the shops to try. There are a few sources online, but not the same as going to a shop and buying it reasonably fresh. And VERY expensive. It left me wondering how those with Type 2 and on very limited budgets can eat sensibly to keep the BG down.....</p><p></p><p>I did attempt some roast potatoes with a home-made casserole this week.. spiked my BG to about 12 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> which I didn't quite expect - perhaps the casserole wasn't proteiny enough to offset the carbs. Won't be trying that stunt again!</p><p>Now that I have a CGM, and will probably self-fund another month, I can really check what spikes me and what doesn't.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A quick question for the medium term... at the moment I am losing around a KG a week, by diet and exercise (walking 3 miles most days).. at some point I will get down to my target weight. </p><p>If I lose much more than that, I'll be starting to resemble Starvin' Marvin. </p><p></p><p>What are others' experiences? - would I need to up carbs a little to maintain a certain weight? With the obvious danger that I'd start spiking my BG again?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim_AFCB, post: 2673460, member: 582773"] So here I am, six weeks later.... On the minus side, I have early signs of Macular Oedema, but that is stable ( did not get any worse between 2 sets of tests), so I'm hopeful that I can avoid needing any treatment for that now that my BG and BP (which was too high as well) are under control. Weight wise, started off at 90kg, now at 83kg (12 to go to my target) and really starting to notice the difference comfort-wise. I am wondering if my insulin is now working a little better as a result... My BG is generally 1-1.5 points lower before meals than it was at the start of December. Monitoring-wise, been using prick tests from the start. keeping mostly below 8 mmol after I identified what was causing high BG, and changed my diet. On Monday, I started with a Libre 2 and after the first 24 hours, the readings are closely matching prick tests, and also showing the odd interesting pattern. When I managed to spike my BG to 12 a couple of days ago (see below), I went to do the school run and my BG plummeted to around the 6 mark within half an hour. I was expecting a slower fall. Perhaps by walking briskly to the school, I simply burned the excess BG off? Food-wise.... Finding about 180g of new potatoes with a decent-protein salad (meat or fish) keeps me honest and less than a 2 point rise, as does a similar amount of mash with sausages. 200g of chips with steak also didn't spike me more than a single mmol. Definite no-go's are any crisps and snacks which are potato or grain-based - found even 30g of my favourite M&S cheese balls or bacon rasher snacks would send my BG into double figures. They seem to be the worst! Half a dozen QS chocolates just about sent me up to 8mmol briefly, so thats the absolute limit as a very occasional treat. There are quite a few things I really crave, and miss, but... needs must. Have been able to get the HiLo branded bread locally now and again, which is ok and doesnt spike me, but can't find any other "heavily-reduced carbs" products in the shops to try. There are a few sources online, but not the same as going to a shop and buying it reasonably fresh. And VERY expensive. It left me wondering how those with Type 2 and on very limited budgets can eat sensibly to keep the BG down..... I did attempt some roast potatoes with a home-made casserole this week.. spiked my BG to about 12 :oops: which I didn't quite expect - perhaps the casserole wasn't proteiny enough to offset the carbs. Won't be trying that stunt again! Now that I have a CGM, and will probably self-fund another month, I can really check what spikes me and what doesn't. A quick question for the medium term... at the moment I am losing around a KG a week, by diet and exercise (walking 3 miles most days).. at some point I will get down to my target weight. If I lose much more than that, I'll be starting to resemble Starvin' Marvin. What are others' experiences? - would I need to up carbs a little to maintain a certain weight? With the obvious danger that I'd start spiking my BG again? [/QUOTE]
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