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Type 1.5 Blood Sugar Levels

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gardel0

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Type of diabetes
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Good Morning All

I have got my daytime BS levels under control (below 6.9) by having an extremely low, almost zero, carb/sugar intake.

The fasting reading shows an higher level of BS but this is coming down (7.0) due to diet and
weight loss. This has left me very constipated indicating more fibre is needed in my diet.
The problem is more fibre = more carbs = raised BS levels. Does anyone have a solution to this?

Would Metaformin be a solution and would this let me have a more relaxed diet?

Does anyone have a reading of a set meal pre and post without Metaformin and the
same readings for the same set meal with Metaformin?

I would be very interested in all replies.

Kindest regards.
 
gardel0 said:
The fasting reading shows an higher level of BS but this is coming down (7.0) due to diet and weight loss. This has left me very constipated indicating more fibre is needed in my diet.
The problem is more fibre = more carbs = raised BS levels. Does anyone have a solution to this?
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Hi gardel0. A low carb diet does not necessarily have to be low in fibre. Look into what low carb vegetables you can include (and hopefully enjoy) in your diet. For example, I have been including quite a lot of egg plant (aubergine) and am really enjoying it. I also eat a fair bit of cauliflower too, which is actually pretty nice if you add enough cheese or butter etc to it.

To be honest I was never a huge fan of a lot of the low carb vegies that I'm now eating (and enjoying). However in the past I was always trying to include these vegetables as part of a low fat diet. The difference now is that, since I've dumped a whole load of calories from carbs and increased my consumption of fats to compensate, many of those vegies are now highly palatable to me with added fats like cheese and butter etc. :)
 
uart said:
Hi gardel0. A low carb diet does not necessarily have to be low in fibre. Look into what low carb vegetables you can include (and hopefully enjoy) in your diet. For example, I have been including quite a lot of egg plant (aubergine) and am really enjoying it. I also eat a fair bit of cauliflower too, which is actually pretty nice if you add enough cheese or butter etc to it.

To be honest I was never a huge fan of a lot of the low carb vegies that I'm now eating (and enjoying). However in the past I was always trying to include these vegetables as part of a low fat diet. The difference now is that, since I've dumped a whole load of calories from carbs and increased my consumption of fats to compensate, many of those vegies are now highly palatable to me with added fats like cheese and butter etc. :)
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Thank you for your comments
 
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