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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemarine Josephine" data-source="post: 1604147" data-attributes="member: 213188"><p>Hello Kaylz91 (and everyone else reading),</p><p>I hope that you are all very well and that your levels are on point!</p><p>This might be a little long but, I suspect it could be helpful.</p><p></p><p>Regarding breakfast:</p><p>1. Protein & Fat: During my honeymoon period, when I was only on two metformin pills, the LCHF diet worked like a dream. Meat, fish, yogurt, bacon and eggs, ham & cheese… I had absolutely no problem at all with my blood sugar as these kept my blood sugar relatively stable.</p><p></p><p>Once my diabetes progressed and I got into the basal/bolus scheme or injections, the situation changed completely. And I mean it, COMPLETELY.</p><p></p><p>Protein & Fat don’t work well at all for me, anymore, and particularly for breakfast.</p><p></p><p>When I inject Novorapid for a breakfast that would include (animal) yogurt or cheese, or ham, or bacon, or eggs (anything of animal protein content) even if I inject a ratio of 1.5:1, (and I am on a 1:1 ratio, some days even 1:1-1) my blood sugar will rise and will stay elevated at least until lunchtime.</p><p>I am reluctant to inject a bigger ratio (although I know that others may feel comfortable to inject 2:1 for 40-50 grams carbs & protein/fat but, I don’t…)</p><p></p><p>Therefore, I have realised that animal protein (which, usually includes fat,) isn’t working for me for breakfast. Even if the yogurt is a 0% fat, I will still have the same result… I would start with a fasting level of 5-6 mmols and end up with a persistent 12-13 mmols by lunchtime.</p><p></p><p>Lunch and dinner are a little different: I don’t have a problem of 1 gram of animal protein per kilogram of my weight. Any quantity additional to this, raises my blood sugar. For example, if you healthy BMI is between, say, 58-72 kilos, then your mealtime animal protein should be no more than (averagely) 70 grams. This is enough for your body to use in order to restore damaged tissue… every additional amount that you will eat will turn into sugar.</p><p></p><p>Now, going back to breakfast: So I know that eggs, bacon, animal milk, animal yogurt, cheese etc is an absolute “No” for me… what were my alternatives:</p><p></p><p>I tried peanut butter on toast: Forget it! It’s as bad (maybe worse) than chocolate… It elevated my blood sugar to 15 mmols and my levels stayed there until 15:00 pm (I really believed that day that maybe something was wrong with my insulin – I tested my theory 2-3 times more and I got the same result so, I gave up on peanut butter).</p><p>I think, if you wake up in the morning, and you do heavy manual labour or exercise to run the marathon, then it is a great solution. If you work in an office, like I do, it’s not a good idea.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, what am I left with:</p><p>Dairy alternatives: Coconut milk, Coconut yogurt, oats, butter croissants, wholemeal bread, a tsp of honey or jam, fresh salads and fruits (clearly not all together).</p><p></p><p>These give me a good blood sugar result, they don’t spike (oats do but, you can inject 20 minutes before you eat to minimize the spike).</p><p></p><p>Don’t use nuts! Almonds, pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts in coconut yogurt… They taste delicious but they have the same effect as peanut butter.</p><p></p><p>Fat on toast: Either it is butter or avocado, it delays the digestionsof the meal, as a result, if you inject for breakfast at 07:00 and you have avocado on toast, then your blood sugar will continue to rise even after 09:30 (that Novorapid has run its main cycle).</p><p></p><p>For all the above reasons, my suggestion would be to test dairy alternatives, (coconut yogurt with oats and cinnamon) coconut milk with All Bran, add big big bowls of salads (yes, even for breakfast), wholemeal bread (but not pumpernickel or rye bread, these are way too slow acting), some honey maybe (for me it works much better than jam as jam spikes but honey doesn't, at least not in a small quantity) or even a butter croissant if you feel very continental on that day.</p><p></p><p>If you really need a traditional English then an alternative is bolus surfing. I have friends who do this but, in all honesty, I can’t imagine myself injecting 3 times between breakfast and lunch so as to have a bacon omelette…</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps a little…</p><p>Love & hugs</p><p>Josephine</p><p></p><p>P.S. This is only my personal view: Diabetes is a metabolic syndrome which means it is directly related to food. I believe that 50% or our remedy is insulin and the other 50% is nutrition and exercise. I have attended DAFNE course and I know that they advocate that we can use the DAFNE rules and eat whatever we like; although, this is A truth it isn’t THE truth…</p><p></p><p>In my experience, (because I am dedicated to maintain a healthy HbA1c and avoid future complications) I know that I will never be able to eat in the way that I used to eat before diabetes.</p><p></p><p>And, yes, the feeling of hunger comes very often there during the day… and I have accepted it as part of the territory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemarine Josephine, post: 1604147, member: 213188"] Hello Kaylz91 (and everyone else reading), I hope that you are all very well and that your levels are on point! This might be a little long but, I suspect it could be helpful. Regarding breakfast: 1. Protein & Fat: During my honeymoon period, when I was only on two metformin pills, the LCHF diet worked like a dream. Meat, fish, yogurt, bacon and eggs, ham & cheese… I had absolutely no problem at all with my blood sugar as these kept my blood sugar relatively stable. Once my diabetes progressed and I got into the basal/bolus scheme or injections, the situation changed completely. And I mean it, COMPLETELY. Protein & Fat don’t work well at all for me, anymore, and particularly for breakfast. When I inject Novorapid for a breakfast that would include (animal) yogurt or cheese, or ham, or bacon, or eggs (anything of animal protein content) even if I inject a ratio of 1.5:1, (and I am on a 1:1 ratio, some days even 1:1-1) my blood sugar will rise and will stay elevated at least until lunchtime. I am reluctant to inject a bigger ratio (although I know that others may feel comfortable to inject 2:1 for 40-50 grams carbs & protein/fat but, I don’t…) Therefore, I have realised that animal protein (which, usually includes fat,) isn’t working for me for breakfast. Even if the yogurt is a 0% fat, I will still have the same result… I would start with a fasting level of 5-6 mmols and end up with a persistent 12-13 mmols by lunchtime. Lunch and dinner are a little different: I don’t have a problem of 1 gram of animal protein per kilogram of my weight. Any quantity additional to this, raises my blood sugar. For example, if you healthy BMI is between, say, 58-72 kilos, then your mealtime animal protein should be no more than (averagely) 70 grams. This is enough for your body to use in order to restore damaged tissue… every additional amount that you will eat will turn into sugar. Now, going back to breakfast: So I know that eggs, bacon, animal milk, animal yogurt, cheese etc is an absolute “No” for me… what were my alternatives: I tried peanut butter on toast: Forget it! It’s as bad (maybe worse) than chocolate… It elevated my blood sugar to 15 mmols and my levels stayed there until 15:00 pm (I really believed that day that maybe something was wrong with my insulin – I tested my theory 2-3 times more and I got the same result so, I gave up on peanut butter). I think, if you wake up in the morning, and you do heavy manual labour or exercise to run the marathon, then it is a great solution. If you work in an office, like I do, it’s not a good idea. Therefore, what am I left with: Dairy alternatives: Coconut milk, Coconut yogurt, oats, butter croissants, wholemeal bread, a tsp of honey or jam, fresh salads and fruits (clearly not all together). These give me a good blood sugar result, they don’t spike (oats do but, you can inject 20 minutes before you eat to minimize the spike). Don’t use nuts! Almonds, pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts in coconut yogurt… They taste delicious but they have the same effect as peanut butter. Fat on toast: Either it is butter or avocado, it delays the digestionsof the meal, as a result, if you inject for breakfast at 07:00 and you have avocado on toast, then your blood sugar will continue to rise even after 09:30 (that Novorapid has run its main cycle). For all the above reasons, my suggestion would be to test dairy alternatives, (coconut yogurt with oats and cinnamon) coconut milk with All Bran, add big big bowls of salads (yes, even for breakfast), wholemeal bread (but not pumpernickel or rye bread, these are way too slow acting), some honey maybe (for me it works much better than jam as jam spikes but honey doesn't, at least not in a small quantity) or even a butter croissant if you feel very continental on that day. If you really need a traditional English then an alternative is bolus surfing. I have friends who do this but, in all honesty, I can’t imagine myself injecting 3 times between breakfast and lunch so as to have a bacon omelette… I hope this helps a little… Love & hugs Josephine P.S. This is only my personal view: Diabetes is a metabolic syndrome which means it is directly related to food. I believe that 50% or our remedy is insulin and the other 50% is nutrition and exercise. I have attended DAFNE course and I know that they advocate that we can use the DAFNE rules and eat whatever we like; although, this is A truth it isn’t THE truth… In my experience, (because I am dedicated to maintain a healthy HbA1c and avoid future complications) I know that I will never be able to eat in the way that I used to eat before diabetes. And, yes, the feeling of hunger comes very often there during the day… and I have accepted it as part of the territory. [/QUOTE]
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