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Blood glucose first thing in the morning

Alineden said:
Isn't it quite difficult though to get plenty of fat without overdoing the protein?

I typically have roast chicken and salad from the canteen for my lunch at work. It is a lot of protein but not much fat so I keep a bottle of avocado oil in my draw and put some on my salad. So yeah I'm increasing the fat a little but maybe I should reduce the protein. Perhaps replace the chicken with avocado, cheese and nuts. Although saying that on testing cheese does seem to raise my BG.
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Only if you want to restrict the protein. I never have done. I was overweight when I was diagnosed. I lost 33% of my body weight on low carb, normal protein, high fat. When I reached my target weight I kept on losing. Couldn't stop. It took me quite a long time to find the right balance. I actually reduced my carbs even more in order to help the BS levels, and increased both fats and protein. By careful recording, using my glucose meter and using my bathroom scales I did find the right balance. That was 4 years ago. I have maintained my target weight and had normal BS levels ever since.

I am a great believer in protein - unless of course you have other medical conditions that mean you need to restrict it.
 
Alineden said:
Isn't it quite difficult though to get plenty of fat without overdoing the protein?
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Roast pork belly gives a very balanced 50:50 fats:protein ratio. Consistently provides flatline, stable glucose response...

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Agreed. Pork belly is the silver bullet of the fat/protein low-carb eating world, and it tastes divine.
 
kokhongw said:
Roast pork belly gives a very balanced 50:50 fats:protein ratio. Consistently provides flatline, stable glucose response...

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If you just eat fat and protein, you are unlikely to get much of a BG response, except from the sugar being broken down from the protein/fat through gluconeogenesis.

I'm a bit new to all this.

How do you know you're not diabetic/insulin resistant any more, if you are always eating a LC/HF/HProtein diet? The only way to know if you're truly not insulin resistant, would be to eat a high carb meal and see if you can metabolise the sugar, no?

If you're still not able to go through oxidative phosphorylation, ie breaking down glucose into CO2, water and ATP, then your body is not still in a great way despite not having BG spikes.

Have you ever had your cortisol, adrenaline, aldosterone measured?
 
torchman2 said:
If you're still not able to go through oxidative phosphorylation, ie breaking down glucose into CO2, water and ATP, then your body is not still in a great way despite not having BG spikes.

Have you ever had your cortisol, adrenaline, aldosterone measured?
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Perhaps not...but I have come a long way from HbA1c of 11% and have been on track for 3 years without medication, insulin, exercise. :D

Do share your way to restore oxidative phosphorylation, millions needs it.

Meanwhile I am waiting for FGF1 to be available...can't wait to get a shot in the brain...
 
So the mystery continues.

05:30 9.1mmol/l
08:00 2 x bacon & 2 x eggs
10:00 11.5mmol/l

9.1 expected first thing in the morning but 11.5 after bacon and eggs????
 
Alineden said:
o the mystery continues.

05:30 9.1mmol/l
08:00 2 x bacon & 2 x eggs
10:00 11.5mmol/l

9.1 expected first thing in the morning but 11.5 after bacon and eggs????
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The mystery to me is was what was your blood glucse at 7:59 am? Please test just before you eat and then two hours after. A lot could have changed between 5.30am and and 7.59am
 
Alison Campbell said:
The mystery to me is was what was your blood glucse at 7:59 am? Please test just before you eat and then two hours after. A lot could have changed between 5.30am and and 7.59am
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But surely it would have dropped if only slightly from the 05:30 reading if I didn't eat anything. So why the jump to 11 after bacon and eggs? It's like 1 step forward and 2 steps back trying to work this stuff out.
 
Alineden said:
But surely it would have dropped if only slightly from the 05:30 reading if I didn't eat anything.
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No sorry food is not the only thing that raises blood sugar. Stress, exercise, waking up, illness, poor sleep patterns, weather can cause rises.

The liver will dump glucose into the blood sugar from it's stores and then top up when we eat next. This happens to everyone but type 2's have insulin resistance that stops the insulin working on the dumped glucose.

Please read https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html
 
Many members find that their liver will just keep dumping until they eat so you could wake up at 7 but be 10 before breakfast then 11 after your bacon and eggs. I hope this makes sense.
 
Alison Campbell said:
Many members find that their liver will just keep dumping until they eat so you could wake up at 7 but be 10 before breakfast then 11 after your bacon and eggs. I hope this makes sense.
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Thanks Alison and yes it does make sense it just didn't follow the usual pattern that I'm becoming used to.
 
Thanks Alison you called that bang on. I took your advice and tested immediately before my first mouthful. I woke up to a reading of 9.2 mmol/l and 3 hours later after only having a black coffee it was up to 11.1 mmol/l. It was nothing to do with the bacon and eggs.

I've a lot still to learn about this stuff.
 
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