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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2299685" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>Hi Ricky,</p><p> I have much less experience of T2D than you do.</p><p>I didn't even know that there was an inherited form of it, or once cause by being obese. - If that is true then I wonder why not all obese adults are T2 diabetics? </p><p>I thought that T2D was an intolerance to the amount of carbohydrates in the diet and that it is the diabetes which causes/contributes to the weight gain. </p><p>I admit that by the time I was diagnosed as fully T2D my BMI had risen to 26, but I attribute that to the decades in which I was in the pre-diabetic range.</p><p></p><p>I have never tried any supplements or special foods to control my Blood Glucose, I just cut down on the carbs and after measuring BG before and after typical meals and foods I discovered that I had to cut down quite hard on the carbs ( to between 20gms and 40gms per day). Did you find that the things you tried actually do more for you than cutting the carbs?</p><p></p><p>I'm obviously a wimp compared to you. I know that my willpower can't keep me in remission, so I must find food which I both enjoy and that is also good for my Blood Glucose. Surely if your fasting BG drops nicely after having a meal then starving yourself is counter productive - but perhaps that is just me being a wimp. I believe in eating when I'm hungry, trying not to eat when I'm not hungry and avoiding foods which will tend to make me hungry.</p><p></p><p>I'm surprised that you say that you eat fruit, Our bodies all react to carbs in different food in a different way, but for me my BG meter tells me that all I can manage is a handful of berries with plain full fat greek yogurt or double cream. </p><p></p><p>Finally I wonder why you even measure your fasting BG, Once I knew the effect of my different alternative breakfasts I stopped measuring that except if I'm ill, stressed, sleepless or changing my (non diabetic) medication - since all these can affect how much of a Dawn Phenomenon dump my liver decides I will need to 'hunt my breakfast'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2299685, member: 506169"] Hi Ricky, I have much less experience of T2D than you do. I didn't even know that there was an inherited form of it, or once cause by being obese. - If that is true then I wonder why not all obese adults are T2 diabetics? I thought that T2D was an intolerance to the amount of carbohydrates in the diet and that it is the diabetes which causes/contributes to the weight gain. I admit that by the time I was diagnosed as fully T2D my BMI had risen to 26, but I attribute that to the decades in which I was in the pre-diabetic range. I have never tried any supplements or special foods to control my Blood Glucose, I just cut down on the carbs and after measuring BG before and after typical meals and foods I discovered that I had to cut down quite hard on the carbs ( to between 20gms and 40gms per day). Did you find that the things you tried actually do more for you than cutting the carbs? I'm obviously a wimp compared to you. I know that my willpower can't keep me in remission, so I must find food which I both enjoy and that is also good for my Blood Glucose. Surely if your fasting BG drops nicely after having a meal then starving yourself is counter productive - but perhaps that is just me being a wimp. I believe in eating when I'm hungry, trying not to eat when I'm not hungry and avoiding foods which will tend to make me hungry. I'm surprised that you say that you eat fruit, Our bodies all react to carbs in different food in a different way, but for me my BG meter tells me that all I can manage is a handful of berries with plain full fat greek yogurt or double cream. Finally I wonder why you even measure your fasting BG, Once I knew the effect of my different alternative breakfasts I stopped measuring that except if I'm ill, stressed, sleepless or changing my (non diabetic) medication - since all these can affect how much of a Dawn Phenomenon dump my liver decides I will need to 'hunt my breakfast'. [/QUOTE]
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