Oh, so you mean increase across the board, not just first thing when fasting?I know. I only suggested it may be PIR if she is on a very low carb diet, and the best way to overcome this is to increase carbs very slightly until it goes away. It is often temporary.
Oh, so you mean increase across the board, not just first thing when fasting?
It is LADA that springs to my mind, perhaps because I think that is where I am heading, and there are many similarities between Birdwoman and me.
I think she said somewhere <20 daily, which is about the same as me.Yes, that's what I meant, but it depends how low carb @Birdwoman is at the moment. It is normally very low carb (keto) when this can happen, although it only affects the base line. Actual rises from before to after eating are not affected. (although of course they may be higher than normal levels as they start higher)
I know. I only suggested it may be PIR if she is on a very low carb diet, and the best way to overcome this is to increase carbs very slightly until it goes away. It is often temporary.
Oh, so you mean increase across the board, not just first thing when fasting?
It is LADA that springs to my mind, perhaps because I think that is where I am heading, and there are many similarities between Birdwoman and me.
Thanks for you help, at least your ideas seem to be working. So you think now I should have a few more carbs at lunch time?
You might need to eat a little carb in the morning if you are like me - without carbs my BG goes on rising all morning and then drops sharply in late afternoon. A few carb stops the rise.
Do you need to stay as low as 20 gm?
I don't know, it is trial and error. You need to experiment (use a food diary) as there is no sense in upping the carbs unnecessarily. See what happens today. Those levels are in range - and don't forget there is a 15% meter tolerance.
I too have that problem so hope you get some helpful answers. I stopped having a third meal, just breakfast and lunch, and even that didn't help.
Very interesting. I notice that the successful breakfast was much smaller than the other, and I wonder if that was a factor.I might have found my ideal breakfast! I have tried - 2eggs, bacon and tomato. Greek yogurt and cream with a good helping of Cinnamon. Greek yogurt, cream and walnuts. Goats cheese and walnuts. But this morning I had 1 soft boiled egg with a good knob of butter and 2 brazil nuts, tea with cream - FBG - 115. 1 hour after breakfast - 117. 2 hours after breakfast - 116!!! With the other breakfasts I have gone into late 120's up to mid 130's from the same starting point.
Very interesting. I notice that the successful breakfast was much smaller than the other, and I wonder if that was a factor.
Indeed! And a lottery where all the prizes are negative eg NOT getting one's feet cut off! However it will be interesting to see if a repeat of the meal gives a repeat reading.It might have been but when I had a small piece of goats cheese and a few walnut halves and another day greek yogurt and cream, they are not very big breakfasts either, so I don't know. I buy a big 1kg tub of greek yogurt and just have a couple of spoon fulls of it.
When I had the eggs and bacon, we had been out the day before and had dinner at lunchtime, where as we normally eat in the evening so I was quite hungry. It all seems a lottery to me.
Thanks
Indeed! And a lottery where all the prizes are negative eg NOT getting one's feet cut off! However it will be interesting to see if a repeat of the meal gives a repeat reading.
I might have found my ideal breakfast! I have tried - 2eggs, bacon and tomato. Greek yogurt and cream with a good helping of Cinnamon. Greek yogurt, cream and walnuts. Goats cheese and walnuts. But this morning I had 1 soft boiled egg with a good knob of butter and 2 brazil nuts, tea with cream - FBG - 115. 1 hour after breakfast - 117. 2 hours after breakfast - 116!!! With the other breakfasts I have gone into late 120's up to mid 130's from the same starting point.
Let's hope this works on subsequent testing as well. Did you count the carbs in each of your experiments? Maybe the egg and brazil nuts had less?
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