Well if you live well on 50 grams of carbs I must be able to learn it too ... well that was a relaxed attitude you had there
Very low blood pressure you have actually
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higher fat affected blood presure ?
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Very low blood pressure you have actually
Resurgam
Master
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I have dropped down to around 30 gm per day when I was trying to keep my BG levels down below 8 mmol in the evening - not every day, but three or four times in a week. It seemed to give me the push I needed and even though I increased carbs again I now see lower numbers. I have decreased carbs this week in the hope of losing weight - now that I respond to insulin by storing fat I have to try harder to lose anything - in fact I had put on a couple of pounds last time I weighed, which was always very easy for me to do.
AM1874
Well-Known Member
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- 1,383
- Location
- West Lancs
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Not much
My BP was 149/101 at diagnosis on 7 Feb and is now at an average of 118/73. I am on 2x500 Metformin but I have currently stopped my 1x10 Atorvastatin. I am convinced that the drop in my BP is down to a combination of ...
# stopped the 2 (sometimes 3) pints of lager that I used to drink every day
# strict LCHF at < 40g a day
# weight loss from 106.1 kg at diagnosis to 90.9 kg today
# increased exercise: 3 rounds golf a week, 2 mile jog 3 times a week, walk everywhere (rather than bus or car)
# stopped the 2 (sometimes 3) pints of lager that I used to drink every day
# strict LCHF at < 40g a day
# weight loss from 106.1 kg at diagnosis to 90.9 kg today
# increased exercise: 3 rounds golf a week, 2 mile jog 3 times a week, walk everywhere (rather than bus or car)
