Feeling not in control

[Janetcat1]

Hi everyone. Feeling a bit useless. Told in August to loose weight and this should help get levels down. Put weight on since I gave up smoking. Well blood test says Im the same. I exercise 2 - 3 times a week. And follow low carb diet. What else can/should I do? Diabetic nurse not much help. Just lectures on need to loose weight!

 

[jack412]

they say you need to get below your carb sensitivity, I'd keep cutting the carbs. the atkins induction diet has a food list and recipes free on line, very easy to follow, I'd just watch the protein too and keep it normal range.
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management


blood testing

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm

food counting

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/


Newcastle diet aims in 8+ weeks to mimic the rate of ~70% remission, for surgery T2

“It is now clear that Type 2 diabetes is caused by abnormal fat storage. Research on how this may be reversed is available. “click that link on this page http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/

http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/mar/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-diabetes.html


American diabetic association ( http://www.professional.diabetes.org/)

http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf

Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of total fat intake for people with diabetes;

therefore, goals should be individualized; fat quality appears to be far more important than quantity.

In people with type 2 diabetes, a Mediterranean-style, MUFA-rich eating pattern may benefit

glycemic control and CVD risk factors and can therefore be recommended as an effective alternative to a lower-fat, higher-carbohydrate eating pattern.

 

[pavlosn]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Managing to give up smoking is great and I understand, not a smoker myself, not an easy thing to do. Unfortunately a lot of people find they put on weight when they give up smoking. I do not know if this is because this slows their metabolism ( thyroid effect?) or whether they reach out for comfort food to compensate for the missing cigarettes.
I would think that using something like myfittnesspal to keep track of your daily carb and calorific intake would help as would increasing the exercise a bid if possible.

 

[Brunneria]

Like @jack412 says, there's a tipping point, where you get below your personal carb threshold.

For me, I can reach ketosis, start to feel better, get a lot of benefits, and lose weight really slowly.
Or I can drop the carbs another step, and continue to feel all those benefits, and the weight goes a bit faster.

How low carb are you, and what are you eating on a daily basis?

I've also found that in order to lose weight, my body MUST have all of the following every single day. Without them, weight loss stalls:
1litre of water /5 stone of body weight
Reasonable activity - a dog walk, shopping trip or walk to work
Keeping under that carb limit
Avoid wheat (it doesn't agree with me and causes massive insulin resistance and water retention)

I don't count calories, or fat, but many people do. Sometimes they find it beneficial to change calorie intake daily. I think that happens naturally with my eating habits.

 

[cremecrackered]

I intend to fast for three days
• because my levels are bizarrely high or oddly low
• I still get Hungry
• I get fluctuations with my weight
• and I take insulin and tablets
• as well having hypertension
• high cholesterol levels
I am going to give my vital organs a rest.

 

[urbanracer]

Hi @cremecrackered

I'm no expert but 3 days seems a bit extreme to me. What kind of foods are you typically eating each day?