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Type 2 After 6-months of LCHF

tsaghosh said:
Is there any specific time duration in the morning for the attack of dawn effect?
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No. It isn't even restricted to mornings. It can happen at any time of the day - it happens when our hormones think our blood glucose is too low for our current requirements, whether it is waking up, getting up, exercising, taking the dog a walk, housework - and even emulsioning a wall as I have been doing this afternoon and find myself in the mid 6s instead of mid 5s.
 
ringi said:
If you go to https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-our-food/nutrition-calculator.html, you can untick the bun, a big mac then comes out as 7g carbs, 10g fat and 19g protein. This is close to being ideal for someone on moderate low carb. Thanks @TheBigNewt for reminding us how easy it is to get low carb food when eating out.

Back to @tsaghosh, if I was you, I would aim for moderate low carb with high protein, so lots of beef and eggs etc.
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I worry about all the chemicals they put in fast food. I know it's very difficult to avoid additives as they are a feature of modern food production. (And yes, even organic foods contain some things they shouldn't. It's in the air all around us) Personally, I would rather eat foods that at least look natural.
Turning to TSaghosh, I am 63 and I lift weights twice a week. My BMI has gone from 28.9 to 25.4 in less than three months, yet I have a lot more muscle mass than I did before. Oh, yes. I have a atrial fibrillation too and that has been a lot better since I started on a low carb diet, so much so that I take 1.25ml of Bisoprolol now whereas I was on 5ml. My asthma has virtually gone and my IBS has completely gone. Will I come off low carb when I have lost my excess weight? Not likely!
 
Can we find out the time of dawn attack by trial and error? And can we control it by taking some food before having the attack?
 
DCUKMod said:
TheBigNewt - Of course you are entitled to your opinions on diet, just as anyone else, however there are many slim individuals living, healthily when utilising a low carb way of eating. Personally, I LC and am also gluten-free. Yes, I have to keep an eye on my weight - to ensure I don't drop any more, but having worked out my strategy to balance my intake with my energy expenditure, it's usually easy enough, unless I'm unwell.
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I’ll second that, I’m slim don’t need to loose any weight. Type one and insulin dependent, have been following a low carb lifestyle now for 7 months. I use dr Bernstein’s approach and if anything I’ve gained more lean muscle, I am stronger, faster in the pool and on my bike, loads more stamina, not hungry at all like I was during meals before I switched. Fully awake and switched on, Blood sugars are getting near perfect. Had a terrible last few months. Eating reduced carbs has helped me stay in pre diabetic range, next hbc1a estimate is around 5% or 31. Which will be even lower come March when I’m next tested.
 
tsaghosh said:
New Can we find out the time of dawn attack by trial and error? And can we control it by taking some food before having the attack?
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Although it is distressing to see higher fasting levels, it just the liver taking the glucose out of your stores in the liver into the blood where you can see it. By concentrating on what you can control, sleeping and eating less carbs, fasting levels will reduce over time.

https://idmprogram.com/dawn-phenomenon-t2d-8/
 
Thanks Alison. The writeup on DP you posted made me understand the fact. That means over medication during night will do nothing to control morning sugar increase. More over it will oppose sugar release from liver during fasting. Is it ok? Anyway increase of sugar in blood is not good. How to manage this effectively?
 
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