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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2074641" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>It’s confusing for sure. So you’re on fixed measures of insulin and being forced to eat what your medication requires, not what your meal required ie basal bolus or what you choose to eat (all other meds). Not a situation I’d be happy with. Medication should support you not control you if at all possible.</p><p></p><p>150g carbs a day is quite a lot for a type 2 and theres many of us who would struggle to control our condition on that alone, although metformin would help a little. I’d estimate most are below 100, all the way down to 20 a day but again many doing it without any meds or just with metformin It is a big change but we adapt and find alternatives and many prefer it once they adjust to a different way of approaching food. Some decide on a combination approach between lowish carb and some medications. </p><p></p><p> Now I agree it’s a great idea to sit down with your dr and discuss it all I just really really hope he’s up to date enough to know about low carb being such an effectively tool for control that he gives you good information. Whilst you’re waiting read around the forum some more idea of options. </p><p></p><p>Sadly many of us here (but importantly not all) have had some resistance to changing the tried and traditional approach of take medicine, try low fat diets and wait til it gets worse. This quite often changes when we do low carb anyway and return with great results that astound the drs and nurses. The nhs support the low carb program run by this site and also dr unwin has online gp training packages about low carb as well as a lot more recent research about. </p><p></p><p>Testing is another point misunderstood. It’s not just to check insulin doses and spot hypos coming. It’s also to check food before and after eating and see what effect it has on you so you can learn which foods are safe for you and which cause too high a rise. To know when to alter your planned meal if too high before eating and when to take a walk maybe to bring numbers down a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2074641, member: 480869"] It’s confusing for sure. So you’re on fixed measures of insulin and being forced to eat what your medication requires, not what your meal required ie basal bolus or what you choose to eat (all other meds). Not a situation I’d be happy with. Medication should support you not control you if at all possible. 150g carbs a day is quite a lot for a type 2 and theres many of us who would struggle to control our condition on that alone, although metformin would help a little. I’d estimate most are below 100, all the way down to 20 a day but again many doing it without any meds or just with metformin It is a big change but we adapt and find alternatives and many prefer it once they adjust to a different way of approaching food. Some decide on a combination approach between lowish carb and some medications. Now I agree it’s a great idea to sit down with your dr and discuss it all I just really really hope he’s up to date enough to know about low carb being such an effectively tool for control that he gives you good information. Whilst you’re waiting read around the forum some more idea of options. Sadly many of us here (but importantly not all) have had some resistance to changing the tried and traditional approach of take medicine, try low fat diets and wait til it gets worse. This quite often changes when we do low carb anyway and return with great results that astound the drs and nurses. The nhs support the low carb program run by this site and also dr unwin has online gp training packages about low carb as well as a lot more recent research about. Testing is another point misunderstood. It’s not just to check insulin doses and spot hypos coming. It’s also to check food before and after eating and see what effect it has on you so you can learn which foods are safe for you and which cause too high a rise. To know when to alter your planned meal if too high before eating and when to take a walk maybe to bring numbers down a bit. [/QUOTE]
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