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Energy "pick me ups"

Hi. I'm going to put another position on this one. T2s will often have no choice but to cut the carbs as much of the medication other than insulin may not control the BS adequately. T1s who will be on insulin can control BS quite well regardless of carb intake but what does insulin do? It enables the body to metabolise those carbs. What do the carbs do if you eat too many - the liver gets busy storing them as fat and you gain weight. So, even many T1s need to keep the carbs down as I do. Some are lucky and have a high natural metabolism so avoid weight gain.
 

Looking way smaller than 5ft3 in your photo.
 
We're not talking about T2's, we never have been. Full stop.
Daibell said:
but what does insulin do? It enables the body to metabolise those carbs. What do the carbs do if you eat too many - the liver gets busy storing them as fat and you gain weight.
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And if your body didn't "metabolise" those carbs, you'd be dead

Don't blame carbs for getting //the diabetic in question// fat, overweight - or insulin resistant. Overeating also causes weight gain, regularly - you see it here - daily...

I ate 460g carbs yesterday; but I cycled 48 miles. I'm still meeting all my targets. Never once had weight gain though, maybe it was just me and all the exercise I did though.

T1 and T2 are very different @Daibell - you know that.
 
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with T1 and T2 being SO different from one another I do wonder why they have the same name. I know "back in the day" it was considered the same condition, but now we know better. Isn;t it time we separated these conditions? I know it'd likely prevent the ignorance in the general public I have witnessed (and I myself was part of until getting diagnosed with T1 last year).
 
Also, the answers in question in regards to energy-boosting snacks. I am appreciating the feedback.

One thing to add, I know I can still snack and inject for it, but this doesn't give me the boost I tend to be looking for. Short term I think im going to turn to the diet fizzy drinks and see if this helps. Long term, I need to alter my diet to be more healthy so I get the natural 'highs' (and not the glucose kind ).
 

I've been looking at snacks like crackling, nuts and small tubs of fruit (under the threshold of needing to inject) but none have given me the boost of pre-D sugar snacks. Maybe nothing ever will.

The Graze boxes look interesting, tried some a while back. May have to get back into them. Thanks!
 
100% agree. When I'm tired and hungry and check my levels they're creeping up. A small bolus and 20 min later all better. I often say ' I feel like I need insulin'. More often than not I need a tich. If I'm not creeping up some nuts or a bit of cheese does the trick
 
There is a theory that diabetes is a spectrum which might explain why some t2s can reverse it and why some t1s have an easier time with control (maybe).
The reason they have the same name I think, is the end game we all end up with dead beta cells it just happens in different ways.
Despite differences we all face a battle and worries about blood sugars.
 
Are you very active physically, because those 3500-4000 calories per day seem a very high calorific intake?
 
pavlosn said:
Are you very active physically, because those 3500-4000 calories per day seem a very high calorific intake?
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I'm not active at all. Office job. I have a high metabolism and always have. It's a very high intake I know and as I approach 30 this month I'm only just starting to get a slight rounder stomach area (dad bod).

I'm 6foot4
I'm 89kg
 
Wow @SamJermy87 you are lucky! I swear I gain weight by looking at food and really have to work to stay in shape. I wish I could rest more!
 
I know you are looking at food alternatives but I find that energy attracts energy for me especially when working at home. I'm much more productive if I take time to exercise or move when feeling sluggish.
 
1 hour daily exercise everyday- yes it really works.
 
My sister seems to be able to eat everything and anything yet she is very slim. When I eat carbs even a small amount I gain weight. When my mother took her to the doctor when she was a child, the doctor said that she was perfectly fit and healthy and that she belonged to the greyhound breed lol. (Meaning naturally slim) She loves her cakes and sweets, carbs etc. If she goes just two days without food she loses weight. She has medical once a year as she is with private healthcare and she is well. I tell her that I have her share, but am satisfied with that as I would not ever want her to be ill. Family always comes first.
 
SamJermy87 said:
I'm not active at all. Office job. I have a high metabolism and always have. It's a very high intake I know and as I approach 30 this month I'm only just starting to get a slight rounder stomach area (dad bod).

I'm 6foot4
I'm 89kg
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Nice to see another high calorie T1. Although I'm probably a lot more active than you, though I'm only 5'10" and 95kg. I ain't complaining about my waist line yet though

Do get the odd days I'll stuff in over 5000 calories at times.
 
with T1 and T2 being SO different from one another I do wonder why they have the same name.

Went to a visiting mobile clinic here in Burgundy for all diabetics, where they were doing free eye tests and giving away various goodies, so an event not to be missed! On entering I was asked whether a T1 or T2. Replying T1 the greeter called me 'un grand diabète'. For some silly reason that quite pleased me; I thought it sounded rather err... grand.

However, it's not a term usually used in France to distinguish between the two types. You're more likely to be called either insulin dependent or not.
 
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I used to swear by a diet coke but have been going to weightwatchers. We all know we should have a minimum of 5 a day. I am now doing this. I am drinking little diet coke and as well as losing weight I feel much fitter healthier and happier. I am sleeping less and like others have said I find some fruit picks me up. A low bs is now treated with grapes or milk unless I am below 2 and I feel so much better. So not low carb but balanced healthy eating. If someone had told me 10 years ago I would not have done it. But give it 2 weeks.
 
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