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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2372879" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>You say "Would appreciate any advice you can give. I will do what is necessary to stay healthy but I guess I just want to know what I can "get away with" in terms of carbs per day etc...although my long term goal is to lose another 5 stone so that my BMI category becomes "normal"."</p><p></p><p>- I think you already know the answer!</p><p>If you relax too early you will just undo all the good work.</p><p></p><p>One thing that can help you fine tune your'Way Of Eating' is to test you Blood Glucose reaction to different foods (at different times of day).</p><p>We Type 2's tend to be a varied bunch and some can eat carbs but only for breakfast, others can eat carbs but only in the evening. And some like me can hardly eat any cars at an time </p><p>Some can eat apples, but for others like me even a raw carrot is too much.</p><p></p><p>Get a Blood Glucose Meter which takes cheap(er) test strips :</p><p>The SD Gluco Navii and the Spirit Helathcare TEE2 both have strips costing around £8 per pot of 50. Both are available online.</p><p></p><p>Test before every meal (at first) and then again 2hrs after first bite. </p><p>You have 2 goals:</p><p>1. Aim to keep your max BG reading to below 8.o0 mmol</p><p>2. Aim to limit the rise caused by a meal to below 2.0 mmol.</p><p></p><p>If you can still stay within those limits then you may have some space to relax your carb restriction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2372879, member: 506169"] You say "Would appreciate any advice you can give. I will do what is necessary to stay healthy but I guess I just want to know what I can "get away with" in terms of carbs per day etc...although my long term goal is to lose another 5 stone so that my BMI category becomes "normal"." - I think you already know the answer! If you relax too early you will just undo all the good work. One thing that can help you fine tune your'Way Of Eating' is to test you Blood Glucose reaction to different foods (at different times of day). We Type 2's tend to be a varied bunch and some can eat carbs but only for breakfast, others can eat carbs but only in the evening. And some like me can hardly eat any cars at an time Some can eat apples, but for others like me even a raw carrot is too much. Get a Blood Glucose Meter which takes cheap(er) test strips : The SD Gluco Navii and the Spirit Helathcare TEE2 both have strips costing around £8 per pot of 50. Both are available online. Test before every meal (at first) and then again 2hrs after first bite. You have 2 goals: 1. Aim to keep your max BG reading to below 8.o0 mmol 2. Aim to limit the rise caused by a meal to below 2.0 mmol. If you can still stay within those limits then you may have some space to relax your carb restriction. [/QUOTE]
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