Add protein on a low carb diet?

[Freya122]

@Freya_xo Everyone is different so you need to find out how you respond

Letting a machine work it out only really works when you have an idea how your body responds. The easiest option is simply to add a few carbs to your meals and then you'll more than likely be able to ignore the protein in that meal anyway

Low carb can be up to 130g carbs per day.

So add some carbs but keep it low so she won't get that big rise after after eating a huge carb meal?

 

[azure]

So add some carbs but keep it low so she won't get that big rise after after eating a huge carb meal?

I'd say you need to find out what works best for her There's no magic diet unfortunately, but there are tools we can use to help control.

I don't know how old your daughter is, but most Type 1s find bolusing more in advance stops the spike. As an example, I eat a large bowl of cereal for breakfast (45g carbs). If I bolus right before eating (with Humalog) I can spike to 11 but if I bolus 30 mins in advance, my spike is in the 6s.

If I eat more than around 100-120g carbs per meal, I find control harder as the carbs seem to become less predictable in large amounts.

With experimentation, you'll find what works best for your daughter. Keeping wriitten records of meals helped me a lot. It takes time but it's worth it as it simplifies things in the future, knowing what to do for each meal.

 

[Freya122]

I'd say you need to find out what works best for her There's no magic diet unfortunately, but there are tools we can use to help control.

I don't know how old your daughter is, but most Type 1s find bolusing more in advance stops the spike. As an example, I eat a large bowl of cereal for breakfast (45g carbs). If I bolus right before eating (with Humalog) I can spike to 11 but if I bolus 30 mins in advance, my spike is in the 6s.

If I eat more than around 100-120g carbs per meal, I find control harder as the carbs seem to become less predictable in large amounts.

With experimentation, you'll find what works best for your daughter. Keeping wriitten records of meals helped me a lot. It takes time but it's worth it as it simplifies things in the future, knowing what to do for each meal.

I think I need to try it all out and as you say keep records and find what works best.thanks so much for all your help.

 

[azure]

I think I need to try it all out and as you say keep records and find what works best.thanks so much for all your help.

You're welcome - and good luck

 

[noblehead]

Hi thanks for your advice. Do you put the protein amount in with the carbs and let the glucose monitor work it out? We are using an omnipod? I don't have a dexcon so I will have to test and try to work out when rises are likely to occur.

If you input the protein as grams of carbs into the pump the bolus wizard will advise on the amount of insulin to take based on the I:C Ratio for that meal (as well as current bg level and any IOB), if you want to use the Extended Bolus feature of the pump you need to manually input how much of the bolus dose is delivered upfront and over how many hours the rest is delivered.

However when you do find a bolus dose that works for a particular meal you can add it into the PDM under Presets, so next time you have the meal the Preset can be used to deliver the bolus dose (rather than going from memory).

Maybe you should keep a detailed record of meals and bg levels and ask the Pump DSN how to best use the bolus features of the pump to get the best bg control.

 

[Freya122]

If you input the protein as grams of carbs into the pump the bolus wizard will advise on the amount of insulin to take based on the I:C Ratio for that meal (as well as current bg level and any IOB), if you want to use the Extended Bolus feature of the pump you need to manually input how much of the bolus dose is delivered upfront and over how many hours the rest is delivered.

However when you do find a bolus dose that works for a particular meal you can add it into the PDM under Presets, so next time you have the meal the Preset can be used to deliver the bolus dose (rather than going from memory).

Maybe you should keep a detailed record of meals and bg levels and ask the Pump DSN how to best use the bolus features of the pump to get the best bg control.

I didn't know you could save information for certain meals.thanks that sounds really helpful.

 

[noblehead]

I didn't know you could save information for certain meals.thanks that sounds really helpful.

You just press Home then Select then Settings, from there you will see Presets.

The instruction manual has a chapter on using the feature or you can ask your DSN or Pump Rep to show you how to use it.

 

[tower_melissa]

Surely you can add protein in your low card diet. Since Protein is a basic foundation of nourishment. Nutritionists concur that eating nourishment high in protein can build satiety and enable consume to fat.

 

[Oldvatr]

Hi, I am trying a low carb diet and have just started to cook low carb meals. This evenings meal was only 7g of carbs. I put this into my omnipod pump and it inserted 0.50 units of insulin. I have found my levels have risen up to 9.3, is normal? I was 7.6 before eating my meal. I am beginning to think it's because of fat and protein.
I've been told I should be adding protein is this correct? If so how do I add the protein?
Thankyou!

I am not an insulin user. But I believe there is a way of converting protein grams into carb equivalent grams to help with a bolus, I do not have this info myself, but I have seen it discussed on this forum before.

Also, be aware that your meter can vary by +/- 15% between taking spot readings, So a variation of up to 2 mmol/l can be expected (at the range around 7mmol/l) between readings made on the same blood spot,and still be considered accurate. You could take a second reading from a different site to confirm just in case it was a misread,

Also the effects of site contamination can affect readings, so make sure you are washing the site before testing.

Note: the last two comments assume you are fingerprick testing. It may be something to consider getting a CGM meter if on a pump.