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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1687312" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>I can't believe how prescriptive (ie bossy) people are being about those wretched potatoes. If you go back to the beginning of this thread, Kate says she is on a Libre, she is experimenting to see what spikes her and potatoes don't do so unduly, especially crisps. So why should she give them up, just because they spike most people? Since she is doing continuous monitoring, you can't even think she may have missed her peak bg after eating potatoes.</p><p></p><p>Personally, in order to get my bg anywhere near the levels I want, I have to eat LCHF and only about 20g carbs daily, but I don't think that is giving me an optimal balanced diet. I just think lowering bg takes priority over pretty well all other considerations. If I could get away with eating more fruit and vegetables and chocolate and nuts and even oats, I'd eat them like a shot and probably be the better for it. IMO the best diet for diabetes is the one where you eat as much variety as possible while keeping bg low and steady. The amount of carbs we can afford to eat varies from person to person and Kate is luckier than me, that's all. Myself, given a few more grams of carbs I'd not spend them on potatoes, but everyone is free to choose.</p><p></p><p>I very much appreciate having the option of LCHF, but why do it's enthusiasts have to be so Calvinist about it? It's not a religion, just a method of coping with a rather nasty health problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1687312, member: 429870"] I can't believe how prescriptive (ie bossy) people are being about those wretched potatoes. If you go back to the beginning of this thread, Kate says she is on a Libre, she is experimenting to see what spikes her and potatoes don't do so unduly, especially crisps. So why should she give them up, just because they spike most people? Since she is doing continuous monitoring, you can't even think she may have missed her peak bg after eating potatoes. Personally, in order to get my bg anywhere near the levels I want, I have to eat LCHF and only about 20g carbs daily, but I don't think that is giving me an optimal balanced diet. I just think lowering bg takes priority over pretty well all other considerations. If I could get away with eating more fruit and vegetables and chocolate and nuts and even oats, I'd eat them like a shot and probably be the better for it. IMO the best diet for diabetes is the one where you eat as much variety as possible while keeping bg low and steady. The amount of carbs we can afford to eat varies from person to person and Kate is luckier than me, that's all. Myself, given a few more grams of carbs I'd not spend them on potatoes, but everyone is free to choose. I very much appreciate having the option of LCHF, but why do it's enthusiasts have to be so Calvinist about it? It's not a religion, just a method of coping with a rather nasty health problem. [/QUOTE]
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