I am t2 on insulin, and I find being on insulin is not that bad, yes it does mean you have to eat at regular intervals and you have to remember to do your injections but I'm not on tablet overload, and yes I do watch my carbs but with care you can lose the weight and gain reasonable control of your bs numbers.
I inject twice a day, due to other digestive problems I cannot do full LCHF so I do Low Carb Enough Fat, in that I changed my half fat yoghurt to full fat, low fat cheese to full fat, I cook in butter add a knob of butter to veggies, I use double cream in my coffee and a splash of milk in my tea, I so wish I could do full on LCHF, I went to the Diabetic clinic at the hospital in the January and was discharged in the August and my numbers when I started were in the 30s but then of course I was following the NHS diet of carbs carbs and more carbs, so I believe that had I found the LCEF diet sooner I would have seen better numbers sooner, Oh and by the way my weight has dropped by 2st and is now stable within my comfort zone.
The thing is, it needs to be sustainable as well as enjoyable, and you can get sick of cooking separate meals and they may make you feel deprived. There are some great low carb cookbooks on Amazon , sometimes for pennies in the " used" bit . I was surprised to see The Big Book of Low Carb Recipes in a charity shop recently, it looked as if it was someone's unwanted Xmas present , and I would have bought it if I didn't have it alreadyif you like cookbooks rather than website recipes, type low carb recipe books in to Amazons search, and see ...
Shepherds pie can be yours, as can mash if you substitute the potato for cauli mash, which is actually better tasting , in my opinion , creamy and doesn't taste of cauli surprisingly. Meals made in a slow cooker or the oven are tasty, economical , and can be low carb too.
It doesn't have to be awkward or expensive, I buy most of my stuff from Aldi, including the ingredients I use to make my own breakfast granola ( make one batch and it lasts a week- approx 5g per serving ) served with Greek yogurt or Almond milk in my case .
Sweet potatoes - I don't really know how to describe them !They do taste a little sweetish to me, probably equal to a swede, but I am very sensitive to sweetness having avoided it most of my life .
Signy
Hi Scottie
Please do not get stressed about the possibility of using insulin - I am type 2 and been on insulin for 5 years. Sadly the past year my sugars have remained high and I am really struggling to make any difference. However, I do wonder if you are starting to eat too late in the day as my sugars carry on going up until I eat - and if so this could be contributing to your numbers not going down. There are many types of insulin, I am on what they call a mixed insulin which I inject before my breakfast and evening meal - you do soon adjust to taking it Scottie, honestly. My long term goal is to get off insulin but at the moment that is only a pipe dream but I am working on it along with my Diabetes Nurse.
I am nearly 10 years since diagnosis now and was on Gliclazide for a while and yes it did affect my weight. I too have much weight to lose but this has been a lifetime problem complicated in recent years with the diabetes. When I first went on insulin my sugars came down very well and stayed that way until about 18 months ago when I started to experience severe stress in my life - benefits issues after 17 years sick and a 37 year old foster daughter who was dying of breast cancer. I am sure these issues have contributed greatly to my sugar numbers, so like you I am trying to hold out hope hoping that one day they will go the right way again. I have my 12 month review on 24th March so will then no how bad my sugars actually are.
We need to support each other on these forums and try not to judge anyone. Thinking of you. Jude x
In one word YES, I was lucky my specialist was a t1 herself so was well up on insulin, but even so they usually have more idea of whats what so if he say to go I suggest you do.
I can't eat a lot of fat either I have IBS and Diverticular disease as well as no gallbladder so large amounts of fat give me the runs, its not the amount of fat that matters its the type so changing from half or low to full fat can make a big difference whilst not increasing the amount eaten,
Please listen to what these lovely people are telling you it is the best advice I can give, they have been there done that and made it through to the other side.
Hi scottie, trouble with these ready mades is, they add hidden sweeteners and hydrolysed oils etc that they hide under other names!I think a prawn cocktail later this afternoon may have spiked me. It was bought from Asda and I checked the carbs, it was very minimal so I thought I would ok, full fat, shellfish, but my levels have not gone down today as they did yesterday and this was the only extra thing I have eaten today so it looks likely. Think I will make my own from now on.
I am listening, taking on board everything everyone is saying. Yes, I may not getting there as fast as I should or others are doing but I am trying and learning new things every day. Thank you for taking the time to post, I am going to ask to be referred to a specialist.
The stats are that 50% of T2 will be on insulin within 6-10 yrs of diagnosis, I'm LCHF and trying to be in the other 50%Oh and in reference to an earlier post - don't get hung up about possibly needing insulin. There are many other options that your HCP's can try before getting to that stage. I hope you are keeping a record of your BG readings for your doctors appointment ? It is very helpfulfor them to look at and establish patterns and trends. It may be useful to ask to be referred to your local hospital diabetic clinic if you feel you are not getting what you need from your GP.
And, if at any stage you do need to go on insulin, it really, truly isn't the end of the world, There are more than a few Type2's that have, and got on much better as a consequence. Of course, I'm biased towards the positives of insulin as that is all I've ever known, and for myself and other Type 1's it's literally been a lifesaver
Signy
Ditto:The stats are that 50% of T2 will be on insulin within 6-10 yrs of diagnosis, I'm LCHF and trying to be in the other 50%
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Diabetes_and_insulin
Oh, that's the other thing..T1's know the labels are a guess and are up to 50% out, along with their insulin having a 30% variability of absorption. so at the end of the day, it's a guess and personal trial and error knowledge of the actual product or food that you buy. added sugar ?I think a prawn cocktail later this afternoon may have spiked me. It was bought from Asda and I checked the carbs, it was very minimal so I thought I would ok, full fat, shellfish, but my levels have not gone down today as they did yesterday and this was the only extra thing I have eaten today so it looks likely. Think I will make my own from now on.
Oh, that's the other thing..T1's know the labels are a guess and are up to 50% out, along with their insulin having a 30% variability of absorption. so at the end of the day, it's a guess and personal trial and error knowledge of the actual product or food that you buy. added sugar ?
Hi Scottie, I have found that skipping a meal really makes controlling my bs harder. I eat 3 meals a day and I try to eAt them at the same time everyday when I can... By doing this I have noticed the my liver doesn't seems to play up and dump glucose into my system.
For breakfast because I usually Monday to Friday eat it in the car on they way to work - I make mini crustless quiches in different flavours. I find them really easy to eat cold and on the move.. And my body seems to love them. I make a batch of 4 or 6 at the beginning of the week and have one each morning... At the weekends i have an English breakfast although I like a poached egg instead of fried. You could also try making some low carb muffins and having one of those for breakfast instead...
I'm LCHF and trying to be in the other 50%
Ditto
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