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Type 2 Can anyone explain High Fat?

clarejenkins

clarejenkins

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Location
Mid Wales
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
Salad as makes me vomit, all raw vegetables, nuts etc give me indigestion
I am keen to follow the low carb diet but get confused as NHS advice from the dietician is still to eat carbs. I was losing weight but have stuck. I know wheat products give me indigestion so there is good incentive to avoid them. Unfortunately so do salad products especially lettuce which actually makes me sick. I have been on metformin but that made me.vomit when the dose was increased so went for a long time with nothing. Started cinnamon tablets and was amazed that my blood sugars did come down but probably not enough so I imagine next week the metformin will be reintroduced. Can others confirm the success of a low carb diet and how much fat is high fat? Ps. Am also in wales.
 
clarejenkins said:
I am keen to follow the low carb diet but get confused as NHS advice from the dietician is still to eat carbs. I was losing weight but have stuck. I know wheat products give me indigestion so there is good incentive to avoid them. Unfortunately so do salad products especially lettuce which actually makes me sick. I have been on metformin but that made me.vomit when the dose was increased so went for a long time with nothing. Started cinnamon tablets and was amazed that my blood sugars did come down but probably not enough so I imagine next week the metformin will be reintroduced. Can others confirm the success of a low carb diet and how much fat is high fat? Ps. Am also in wales.
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Clare, I'll bump this for you, so that more people may see it, as they log in after work. :)
 
How much fat is very individual, and partly depends on how many carbs you eat. It's like a see-saw. The less carbs you eat the more fat you can eat. The more carbs you eat the less fat you can eat. I eat around 30g carbs a day to keep my blood sugar levels where I want them, the rest are proteins and fats. I lost all my weight (50 to 60g carbs a day at that time) and at that point had to increase the calories from fats and protein to avoid losing more weight, so I am very high fat. I then reduced my carbs to 30g. It really is a fine balancing act and takes a while to get it right. Keeping a food diary really helps with this, including portion sizes of everything that goes in your mouth.
 
I'm a firm believer in and LCHF diet, as it's carbs that turn to glucose (and also apparently make us fatter!) when we eat them, so for me it's been a matter of reducing their consumption to the lowest level that I can happily and healthily sustain long term. But it's something that we have to work out for ourselves, as it's not a simple matter of one size fits all! My body is happy with a range of 30-50g carbs a day, and using my meter confirms that at this level I can (under normal circumstances!) keep my glucose levels steady and at a close to normal low level.

I agree with @Bluetit1802 - in that it's a kind of balancing act between carbs and fats. Protein should remain fairly steady as it's the repair and building blocks for your body and shouldn't need much adjusting - though eating too much can also raise glucose levels. Carbs or fats are your body's fuel source, and you need enough of one or the other to keep you (and your brain!) in good working order. So reduce the carbs and increase the fats and oils enough to feel comfortably full after your meals. For finer tuning you can then add or decrease fats to gain or lose any weight that you may need to. There are a number of low carb nutritional calculators online to work out suitable percentages for your particular requirements if that will help make decisions easier - e.g. http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/DietMakeupCalc.php.

I try to eat/drink as wide a variety of fats and oils as possible - from different sources: fattier meat & bacon, poultry, oily fish (salmon, trout, mackerel, sardines, tuna), dairy - real butter, full fat cream, cheeses & yoghurt, eggs, nuts & seeds including coconut, together with their oils and butters, olives & olive oil, avocados...

You don't need to eat salads, but the "eating your greens" part of LCHF is important so make sure that you have at least some green above ground vegetables in your diet as they are a good source of essential vitamins and minerals.

And if you continue to have issues with metformin, ask for the SR (slow release) form as it's usually kinder to the body.

Robbity
 
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