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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 1124574" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Hi. You are not at the stage where you should worry, but there is something you could probably start doing now to make sure you do not raise your HbA1c any further.</p><p>Blood glucose comes from two primary inputs in our diet. The main culprit is carbohydrates, and the other is proteins. There is a direct link between high carb consumption and high bgl levels for diabetics, so I and others use low carb diet to reduce them. You mention lchf, and this is a diet I am following myself, but it is a ketogenic diet(fat burning) that may not be necessary for you to follow. </p><p></p><p>There are many other low carb diets that you could consider that are not as severe as a keto diet. Any of these diets can be adapted for vegetarian, but vegans may have some difficulties with some of them. You already have B12 checks, so you are aware of some of these.</p><p></p><p>Lowering your carb intake will certainly help to lower your bgl levels. A keto diet is really aimed at tackling weight loss and reduction of adipose fat (fat around the inner organs) that builds up through Metabolic Syndrome with diabetes. You say you are aiming at 180 g. My DSN and the dietician advised me to aim for 120g. i am currently running at around 80 to 100g a day, and I am not triggering the keto mode in lchf. But my bgl's have certainly reduced to near normal, This is for me a halfway house, and I do not have to be severe with myself I have lost 2" off my waistline, so I see the benefit (and my toes).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1124574, member: 196898"] Hi. You are not at the stage where you should worry, but there is something you could probably start doing now to make sure you do not raise your HbA1c any further. Blood glucose comes from two primary inputs in our diet. The main culprit is carbohydrates, and the other is proteins. There is a direct link between high carb consumption and high bgl levels for diabetics, so I and others use low carb diet to reduce them. You mention lchf, and this is a diet I am following myself, but it is a ketogenic diet(fat burning) that may not be necessary for you to follow. There are many other low carb diets that you could consider that are not as severe as a keto diet. Any of these diets can be adapted for vegetarian, but vegans may have some difficulties with some of them. You already have B12 checks, so you are aware of some of these. Lowering your carb intake will certainly help to lower your bgl levels. A keto diet is really aimed at tackling weight loss and reduction of adipose fat (fat around the inner organs) that builds up through Metabolic Syndrome with diabetes. You say you are aiming at 180 g. My DSN and the dietician advised me to aim for 120g. i am currently running at around 80 to 100g a day, and I am not triggering the keto mode in lchf. But my bgl's have certainly reduced to near normal, This is for me a halfway house, and I do not have to be severe with myself I have lost 2" off my waistline, so I see the benefit (and my toes). [/QUOTE]
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