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<blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2129077" data-attributes="member: 368709"><p>Thanks [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] for the tag.</p><p></p><p>Hi [USER=514161]@Shawn14564[/USER] and welcome</p><p></p><p>Firstly congratulations on the steps you’ve taken so far. Great progress on both the blood glucose reduction and weight loss.</p><p></p><p>I’m a type 2 who has lost a lot of weight and dropped my blood glucose into the normal range (details in signature) so am speaking from personal experience as well as from what I’ve learned on the forum.</p><p></p><p>You said:</p><p></p><p></p><p>That is quite right. As you’ll have seen from the differing opinions in the replies above, there are many viewpoints about the best way to go about achieving this, with a low carbohydrate diet and a very low calorie diet being the two most popular.</p><p></p><p>Personally I lean towards the low carb approach mainly because as [USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] says above, it’s more sustainable in the long run. Eating that way generally results in less hunger, less restriction and allows you to adjust naturally as you go along. With the very low calorie approach, once weight loss goals have been reached, there needs to be a re-evaluation so that you are able to eat enough without regaining weight.</p><p></p><p>The extent to which you need to reduce carbs to lower blood glucose, which is the main aim for type 2s, is personal. [USER=468755]@There is no Spoon[/USER] is quite correct, all carbs turn to sugar, but not everyone needs or desires to cut them out completely. I personally do eat as close to zero carb as possible, but that is by no means the only route.</p><p></p><p>You obviously have a meter and are testing. Aside from fasting blood glucose levels (which are often the slowest to come down) are you also testing before and after meals to understand the impact of particular foods on your blood sugars? That will be the main guide as to the amount of carbs you can eat whilst achieving your blood glucose and weight loss goals. Ideally you need to test immediately before eating and again 2 hours after the first bite. Ideally you’re looking for a rise of no more than 36 mg/dl (2 mmols) at the 2 hour point.</p><p></p><p>You mention exercise and that’s definitely a good plan for your overall health, but diet is the single biggest influence on your blood sugars. There are many on here with excellent HbA1c numbers who do very little exercise.</p><p></p><p>Finally, a couple of links for you:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dietdoctor.com" target="_blank">www.dietdoctor.com</a></p><p></p><p>Edited to correct typo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonergal, post: 2129077, member: 368709"] Thanks [USER=372207]@Antje77[/USER] for the tag. Hi [USER=514161]@Shawn14564[/USER] and welcome Firstly congratulations on the steps you’ve taken so far. Great progress on both the blood glucose reduction and weight loss. I’m a type 2 who has lost a lot of weight and dropped my blood glucose into the normal range (details in signature) so am speaking from personal experience as well as from what I’ve learned on the forum. You said: That is quite right. As you’ll have seen from the differing opinions in the replies above, there are many viewpoints about the best way to go about achieving this, with a low carbohydrate diet and a very low calorie diet being the two most popular. Personally I lean towards the low carb approach mainly because as [USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] says above, it’s more sustainable in the long run. Eating that way generally results in less hunger, less restriction and allows you to adjust naturally as you go along. With the very low calorie approach, once weight loss goals have been reached, there needs to be a re-evaluation so that you are able to eat enough without regaining weight. The extent to which you need to reduce carbs to lower blood glucose, which is the main aim for type 2s, is personal. [USER=468755]@There is no Spoon[/USER] is quite correct, all carbs turn to sugar, but not everyone needs or desires to cut them out completely. I personally do eat as close to zero carb as possible, but that is by no means the only route. You obviously have a meter and are testing. Aside from fasting blood glucose levels (which are often the slowest to come down) are you also testing before and after meals to understand the impact of particular foods on your blood sugars? That will be the main guide as to the amount of carbs you can eat whilst achieving your blood glucose and weight loss goals. Ideally you need to test immediately before eating and again 2 hours after the first bite. Ideally you’re looking for a rise of no more than 36 mg/dl (2 mmols) at the 2 hour point. You mention exercise and that’s definitely a good plan for your overall health, but diet is the single biggest influence on your blood sugars. There are many on here with excellent HbA1c numbers who do very little exercise. Finally, a couple of links for you: [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.26870/[/URL] [URL='http://www.dietdoctor.com']www.dietdoctor.com[/URL] Edited to correct typo. [/QUOTE]
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