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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kirtomy" data-source="post: 2600180" data-attributes="member: 513577">Dear SamchamI read your post and really sypathise with you feeling so rotten and yet having tried so hard - you must feel so fed up and frustrated.  I have Type 1 and have follwed a lowcar/keto diet for 6 years now, which has been much better for me BUT I also feel quite tired, especialy in the mornings and recently have been wondering whether I need more of some vitamins or minerals.  I don't tend to eat red meat ( like you, I see from your later replies in this chain) and I am wonderinf if I am low on Iron or other vitamins and am just about to look into it.  Others also suggest that we need more salts like magnesium etc.  So it could be that you are missing something, rather than the low carb does not work for you.  Could you ask your GP about it and see if they woudl do a blood test  to check whether you are anaemic given you are so tired and discuss vitamins and minerals with them.  Just a thought.  It sounds like you are working really hard on it  My husband finds it hard to lose weight, even when he is low carbing with me too.  So frustrating.  Good luck.  I  doubt I could keep to 20g of carbs a day so I really would try upping it - I'm sure that 50g of carbs will be fine.  I just eat and sometime have to take glucose tablets - and the odd test shows me that I am ketogenic - so you will be fine.  The CGM will be interesting.   Jane</blockquote>

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