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<blockquote data-quote="Cocosilk" data-source="post: 2189946" data-attributes="member: 501623"><p>If I eat low carb meals all day (I don't count carbs but I know roughly that if I eat eggs, 1/4 - 1/2 avocado, smoked salmon or bacon & sauerkraut for breakfast, followed by a tea or coffee (black, coconut milk or cream is lower carb than milk of course). And then meat and salad, or lately, pressure cooked meat with bones as a soup, and cheese and nuts (or things like zucchini, carrot (small amount), mushroom fritters made with almond meal) in between, then my fasting is usually under 5.0 mmol, sometimes as low as 4.4 mmol. But the moment I have a few extra carbs again, like I did over the Christmas period, I snuck in a slice of bread, 1/2 a mango, a couple of extra pieces of chocolate, a few corn chips, the next morning my fasting might be up to 5.4 mmol. Still in the good range but much closer to the prediabetic range. It literally happens overnight for me. So if I want a fasting in the 4s, I stick to low carb. You'll get to know your own limits. Some wouldn't tolerate any amount of carrot or milk for example. I can still have little bits for now. I also breastfeeding an almost 8 month old though so that helps burn some of it off I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cocosilk, post: 2189946, member: 501623"] If I eat low carb meals all day (I don't count carbs but I know roughly that if I eat eggs, 1/4 - 1/2 avocado, smoked salmon or bacon & sauerkraut for breakfast, followed by a tea or coffee (black, coconut milk or cream is lower carb than milk of course). And then meat and salad, or lately, pressure cooked meat with bones as a soup, and cheese and nuts (or things like zucchini, carrot (small amount), mushroom fritters made with almond meal) in between, then my fasting is usually under 5.0 mmol, sometimes as low as 4.4 mmol. But the moment I have a few extra carbs again, like I did over the Christmas period, I snuck in a slice of bread, 1/2 a mango, a couple of extra pieces of chocolate, a few corn chips, the next morning my fasting might be up to 5.4 mmol. Still in the good range but much closer to the prediabetic range. It literally happens overnight for me. So if I want a fasting in the 4s, I stick to low carb. You'll get to know your own limits. Some wouldn't tolerate any amount of carrot or milk for example. I can still have little bits for now. I also breastfeeding an almost 8 month old though so that helps burn some of it off I think. [/QUOTE]
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