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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2103983" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Depends entirely on his needs. So Rachox' advice on using a meter to eat to is solid. Just aim for under 2.0 mmol/l and he's good. (He could go for keto, which is 20 grams of carbs a day or less, but that's quite the switch to make out of nowhere!) Out of interest; you say your husband is eating a lot less. Do you mean his portions are smaller, or he's snacking less, is he going hungry or just doesn't feel like he needs to eat? Portion control is one method of going things, and if he's feeling alright on that, that's perfectly fine... But if he'd love to work down 5 eggs instead of 3 on a morning, maybe with some high meat content sausages to go with it (I'm going for a really big hungry bloke here, in my mind's eye), then that's fine too. Right now you need to focus on carb content, and if that is low, he doesn't strictly have to reduce portions right now. I mean.... He's going to have to eat low carb for a long, long time, so he has to be comfortable with the diet. As in, satisfied, in both volume as well as taste. (Can't keep up a diet if you hate what you're eating and you're hungry all the time.).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2103983, member: 401801"] Depends entirely on his needs. So Rachox' advice on using a meter to eat to is solid. Just aim for under 2.0 mmol/l and he's good. (He could go for keto, which is 20 grams of carbs a day or less, but that's quite the switch to make out of nowhere!) Out of interest; you say your husband is eating a lot less. Do you mean his portions are smaller, or he's snacking less, is he going hungry or just doesn't feel like he needs to eat? Portion control is one method of going things, and if he's feeling alright on that, that's perfectly fine... But if he'd love to work down 5 eggs instead of 3 on a morning, maybe with some high meat content sausages to go with it (I'm going for a really big hungry bloke here, in my mind's eye), then that's fine too. Right now you need to focus on carb content, and if that is low, he doesn't strictly have to reduce portions right now. I mean.... He's going to have to eat low carb for a long, long time, so he has to be comfortable with the diet. As in, satisfied, in both volume as well as taste. (Can't keep up a diet if you hate what you're eating and you're hungry all the time.). [/QUOTE]
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