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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
I am starting this thread for those who for some reason find that they do not want to try low carb or like me are waiting for some medical advice or who cannot do it for any other reason. I think that a low carb diet makes sense for RH but it may not be possible for everyone to do. I hope that telling you what I do to try to stop getting hypos might help. But this is MY experience you may find it a load of rubbish in which case ignore it but it if it helps then I am pleased.
Please however this like all posts comes with a health warning. Before you embark on anything drastic please check it out first. This is a well run forum but it cannot always weed out the weird or the wacky. If someone says go sit in a tree and eat nuts for a cure I hope you would be sceptical!! People often come to forums because they are scared and vulnerable and looking for help with something new and overwhelming and it can be very easy to want to try everything!!
So this is me - I find that I need some carbs to get my BS going in the morning and for me that’s a slice of homemade wholemeal bread with seeds etc. But I know that 2 hours later it will cause a dip. So I graze through that time – apple, grapes, low fat yoghurt, milky coffee – just about something every 20 mins. I eat while I walk the dog even!
I use bananas when I swim to try to keep my BS ok and milky coffee before next dog walk. Exercise is a problem as it always make me drop. By lunch things tend to be more stable and I can reduce the snacks to about every hour or so. By tea I eat no carbs as I have night time hypos so I attempt not to push my BS too high before bed.
I never eat potatoes, rice or pasta (well maybe a few chips as a special treat) and try to have them at lunch of possible. If I can keep in the 5-7 range I am less likely to have a crash. The other day I was 7.7 and in 6 mins got to 3.7 which is not good. I test a lot and in order to see your body’s pattern you do need to do that. I get 200 strips a month from GP. Sorry to those who have to buy their own.
Please let me have any comments I am always looking for any advice or things to try to keep this retched RH under more control.
Please however this like all posts comes with a health warning. Before you embark on anything drastic please check it out first. This is a well run forum but it cannot always weed out the weird or the wacky. If someone says go sit in a tree and eat nuts for a cure I hope you would be sceptical!! People often come to forums because they are scared and vulnerable and looking for help with something new and overwhelming and it can be very easy to want to try everything!!
So this is me - I find that I need some carbs to get my BS going in the morning and for me that’s a slice of homemade wholemeal bread with seeds etc. But I know that 2 hours later it will cause a dip. So I graze through that time – apple, grapes, low fat yoghurt, milky coffee – just about something every 20 mins. I eat while I walk the dog even!
I use bananas when I swim to try to keep my BS ok and milky coffee before next dog walk. Exercise is a problem as it always make me drop. By lunch things tend to be more stable and I can reduce the snacks to about every hour or so. By tea I eat no carbs as I have night time hypos so I attempt not to push my BS too high before bed.
I never eat potatoes, rice or pasta (well maybe a few chips as a special treat) and try to have them at lunch of possible. If I can keep in the 5-7 range I am less likely to have a crash. The other day I was 7.7 and in 6 mins got to 3.7 which is not good. I test a lot and in order to see your body’s pattern you do need to do that. I get 200 strips a month from GP. Sorry to those who have to buy their own.
Please let me have any comments I am always looking for any advice or things to try to keep this retched RH under more control.