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Approaching end of Newcastle diet

@Deano72 you have experienced a tool you can use to help you manage your diabetes.
When you're ready you may fight again.... maybe with more or... less effort.

I my experience if you can get a great eating routine with little stress as hibitual 'norm' you will always be a winner.
Some argue yo-yo dieting is damaging. Myself I feel any loss in huge diabetics like me can only be better than constantly adding.
The perfect IR diet is stages which are longterm changes. Positive changes.
 
I’m the same - I probably average between 100 -120g per day with my most carby meal usually in the evening. I know what I can eat or eat with moderation, I have the odd cake and don’t tend to worry if I’m somewhere where most of the food is carbier than I would like; I also occasionally experiment to see what effect certain foods have. I had a jacket potato the other day which resulted in a 1.5 rise after 2 hours - tested at 3 hours and it was just slightly lower. If I fancy pasta as opposed to courgetti I cool the cooked pasta under the hot tap and then reheat - that works for me. Rice has got to be the real thing so again that us cooled etc but it raises my BS by about 3.0 so do not have it that often but I will ‘take the hit’ because I love Chilli Con Carne! Scampi and Tortillas are still my nemesis which I mostly avoid but test every few months. I am not complacent by any means but have found a way that works for me, allows me to enjoy my food and eating out with friends, family etc and still keeps my hba1c within the normal range.
 

Good post.
 

Haven’t risked any rice yet, but had pasta a couple of times (cooked al dente). BG rose about the same as it does with any meal - just less than 2 at the 2 hour mark. But I was drinking red wine with the food, which always seems to keep the numbers down.
Been reading about cooking & reheating rice & pasta and how that alters the composition of the starch & reduces the impact on BG. So, you’ve tried this & found it works? Must give that a go. Both these foods used to be staples & I miss them. Just can’t bring myself to eat courgetti!
 
I find it works better with pasta than rice - courgetti isn’t too bad but that’s as far as I go with substitutes. Tried cauli rice and Keto coconut porridge and disliked both.
 
ND takes its toll on muscle as well as fat.
My understanding from what I've read is that muscle loss isn't occurring until you're under 4% body fat. The body will burn fat first as that's the way our system is designed and fat is readily available.
 
My understanding from what I've read is that muscle loss isn't occurring until you're under 4% body fat. The body will burn fat first as that's the way our system is designed and fat is readily available.

Without resistance training, muscles will tend to be lost with all weight lose. Partly as our muscles have less work to do when we lose weight. Remember any actively that makes your muscles surport load is resistance training, for some people that could be standing up ever 20 minutes to look out of the window if they have been very inactive.

The Newcastle diet tend to result in more muscle lose then a low carb high protein diet, but a lot less muscle lose then long term fasting. (Fasting upto 36 hours have minimal risk of muscle lose.). But as the Newcastle is only for 8 to 12 weeks the muscle lose is limited and can be a less then a losing the same weight with a "moderate" low fat diet.
 
Been scouring the internet for info on these questions, but can’t find answers... So, my hba1c from a test at the end of May was 35, which I’m over the moon with. However, for the past month or two I’m seeing different results from my own testing to what I’ve been used to. On a positive note my pp spikes rarely exceed 1 point & are generally in the range of the high 5’s to the mid 6’s (touching 7 after a treat). But on the flip side my fasting tests are almost always around 6 (5.7 - 6.4) over the last couple of weeks. Now I understand there’s a margin of error built in to the test kit, but I’m seeing these numbers consistently.
My diet is still evolving, but generally taking in around 2000 calories a day & rarely exceed 100g of carbs (spread evenly & very few of the simple form). My exercise regime is pretty good - daily walking &/or cycling) and my weight is stable at around 14 stone 10 +/- about 4lb (over 5 stone down from diagnosis 8 months ago).
It’s coming up 4 months since I finished the Newcastle Diet. Am I seeing the reverse of a temporary benefit from said diet? How important is a slightly elevated fasting BG when everything else looks okay?
If anyone has experienced similar, or can point me towards any possible answers I’d appreciate your comments. Thanks...
 

Have you started a new batch of strips by any chance? Some batches can test just a little higher/lower than others, so worth checking that out
 
I have actually, but if that were the cause surely I’d expect higher results across the board?
 
So are you re-adding carbs or still low carbing?
If your diet is evolving so will your bgs be.
I find if all the spikes have been severely reduced it will dramatically keep your bgs down.
Addition spikes even whilst experimenting will increase your hba1c.
I still find the amount of food makes a huge difference.
Are you experimenting by increasing the amount you eat?

Pre Roux-en-y op I could eat 2 bananas (if I wanted high carb food). Now ½ of banana is enough to satisfy me. Of course is a smaller spike too.
I'm on about 600cals 4wks after op. I'm very happy where I am and I'm hoping nothing changes. I have a funny feeling though I'll be encouraged to eat more often but simply cannot on top of all my liquid meds and then water on top.
I'll be very happy to stay on 600 for life now.
I have a varied diet but heavy meat eating is out of the question. I loved locus eating a cooked chicken, a bit at a time. It would take me a few weeks now.
Small eating is great for my bgs and my waist line.
 
Don’t know if anyone is still following this thread, but just had another hba1c result - down to 33 now. Well chuffed...
Interesting thing is that despite broadly following a low carb diet, I have veered off course numerous times in the last 3 months & consumed a significant amount of carbs (mainly beer, as was on holiday in Greece for 4 weeks recently), getting on for half the days covered.
Discussed this with GP, who believes that I can tolerate more sugar because I’m keeping the weight off (steady at around 92kg. Down from 128 last year). Who knows... happy days though. May celebrate with a couple of crackers with my after dinner cheese later!!
 
I've jsut read this whole thread, its an interesting life long journey, well done @Deano72 - still hanging in there
 
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