Dr Bernstein and blood sugar levels.

[Kristin251]

Thanks for all the info - you should write a big book of avocados!
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Haha. Not the first time that’s been mentioned. I’m know in here as the avocado officionado. And at work and friends, the avocado queen!

For avocados, I use the same methods as Kristin. Leave on counter until they feel very slightly soft. Then, put in fridge. If not eating entire avocado in one go, seal the un-eaten part in air-tight wrapping. It keeps for at least one day, although you may want to scrape off the brown layer.

In fact my diet is very similar to hers. Avocados, nuts, olives and salads form a large part of it. The exception is the evening meal when there is one "main" protein/fat dish (fish or meat) with low-carb vegetables.

I have been underweight (or close to it) for much of my life. The only exception was in the years prior to T2 diagnosis when I had put on weight. In the first few weeks after going on the low-carb diet I was ravenously hungry, but with time, that went away completely.

Early days. I'm only nine months into this diabetes thing.

Do you only eat protein at the evening meal? I eat a little with all meals. Spacing it out. Approx 5 weighted oz per day. A thin slice organic deli chicken or turkey with some avo smashed in on a lettuce wrap is bf

Lunch is divided into two meals. 2 oz protein, avo and some chopped vlc veggies. Dinner is same as lunch but a few more veg. My stomach can’t handle many veg. A few nuts or olives, an ounce of cheese as snacks. I need to eat small and frequent. I always have.
The avo keeps my bg so steady that it keeps my hunger away. When you were transitioning to low carb your bg was probably fluctuating from where it was used to bringing it down. In the beginning it likes to stay where it was. Also lowering carbs was lowering your insulin. Once all that was steady the hunger goes away.

 

[Grateful]

Do you only eat protein at the evening meal?

My big heresy is that I have a small quantity (two tablespoons) of home-made sugar-free granola (muesli) for breakfast. I will sometimes supplement lunch by adding a two-egg omelette with herbes de Provence. But, yes, on the whole most of the protein is in the evening meal, plus in the nuts, which I snack on several times a day.

I do not self-test and have no idea what my eating patterns are doing to my instantaneous BG levels. My thinking is that, with the HbA1C every three months firmly under control, that would be "too much information." I already tend toward fussiness/obsession and don't want to feed that personality trait.

 

[Kristin251]

My big heresy is that I have a small quantity (two tablespoons) of home-made sugar-free granola (muesli) for breakfast. I will sometimes supplement lunch by adding a two-egg omelette with herbes de Provence. But, yes, on the whole most of the protein is in the evening meal, plus in the nuts, which I snack on several times a day.

I do not self-test and have no idea what my eating patterns are doing to my instantaneous BG levels. My thinking is that, with the HbA1C every three months firmly under control, that would be "too much information." I already tend toward fussiness/obsession and don't want to feed that personality trait.

Yes it can certainly get obsessive especially as a T1. I have no choice but to test before I eat and when I feel funky. I too am a bit OCD. And this sure doesn’t help.
Sounds like your diet is very good and should keep you away from uncontrolled sugars. Keeping carbs and protein moderated are the best things you can do as both spike insulin. I wouldn’t worry if I were you!
Don’t fox it if it’s not broken!

 

[Grateful]

I wouldn’t worry if I were you! Don’t fox it if it’s not broken!

Thank you, getting advice from someone who has more experience with diabetes is great, and reassuring.

In the short run, I have become serene. I have a new A1C test due next week (exactly nine months after diagnosis) but I am not particularly concerned about it, even if the level rises a bit.

My main concern is the long run: although I know that I can stick with the diet, I am aware that Medical Science considers it to be a progressive disease and that things could worsen slowly over time. If it happens, I will be ready for the next medical steps, whatever they may be. But maybe it won't.

 

[Kristin251]

Thank you, getting advice from someone who has more experience with diabetes is great, and reassuring.

In the short run, I have become serene. I have a new A1C test due next week (exactly nine months after diagnosis) but I am not particularly concerned about it, even if the level rises a bit.

My main concern is the long run: although I know that I can stick with the diet, I am aware that Medical Science considers it to be a progressive disease and that things could worsen slowly over time. If it happens, I will be ready for the next medical steps, whatever they may be. But maybe it won't.

I held mine off through diet I think for MANY years. Then a nasty long virus reared it’s ugly head. It’s not ALWAYS progressive. I held mine off for many years. Genetics of course can play a roll but I was very well managed for years with diet and exercise until the virus and more importantly, my stupid doctor.

Keep doing what you’re doing. If things change, then change things.

 

[Grateful]

Keep doing what you’re doing. If things change, then change things.

Thanks, that's great advice. Ultimately what matters is doing the best one can, personally and with the help of doctors (and even, perfect strangers gathered in this forum). Then, if things later worsen, deal with it as it comes. It has taken me a while to get to this point, mentally, but it is clearly not an unusual journey, judging from the experience of others on this forum.