Type 2 How do you achieve low blood sugar levels?

Bluetit1802 said:

The answer is to test, test, test, and eat to your meter. Keep a food diary including portion sizes, record your levels alongside, watch the rises, look for patterns over a period of time.

You need to set your own targets, at a level you are happy with. I don't aim for 4s at all, although they are a nice bonus when they happen. I like 5s and 6s. I hate 7s. Once you reach your personal targets, lower them and see what happens.

It is unwise to compare your results to anyone else. Metabolisms are different, medications are different, degree of pancreas damage is different. Just set your own targets, test, record, analyse, tweak the food accordingly.

You don't need to go overboard with fats, just avoid anything low fat and eat real food. If you find yourself feeling hungry or fatigued, add a bit more fat for energy and fullness..

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Bluetit1802 said:

The answer is to test, test, test, and eat to your meter. Keep a food diary including portion sizes, record your levels alongside, watch the rises, look for patterns over a period of time.

You need to set your own targets, at a level you are happy with. I don't aim for 4s at all, although they are a nice bonus when they happen. I like 5s and 6s. I hate 7s. Once you reach your personal targets, lower them and see what happens.

It is unwise to compare your results to anyone else. Metabolisms are different, medications are different, degree of pancreas damage is different. Just set your own targets, test, record, analyse, tweak the food accordingly.

You don't need to go overboard with fats, just avoid anything low fat and eat real food. If you find yourself feeling hungry or fatigued, add a bit more fat for energy and fullness..

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Daibell said:

Hi and welcome. T2 Diabetics tend to always have a higher blood sugar level even when controlled then non-diabetics so achieving a BS of 4 when T2 is very difficult and unnecessary unless on a tablet such as Gliclazide. Anything less than 8.5 2 hours after a meal is fine. A meter is essential so ignore the GP on that point. Your dietician is wrong as many of them are. These people assume that the fat you eat is what is deposited in the arteries whereas it's the fat that the liver produces that is deposited and that is inly loosely related to the fat you eat and in fact the carbs you eat can be worse. An HBa1C of 7.5% (3 month average) could be better and your diet should gradually help. You need to target below 6.5%. If necessary your GP can prescribe Metformin which helps a bit and many of us have.

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Resurgam said:

I use lard, goose fat, and groundnut oil, I eat low carb as described by Dr Atkins and just this week was told that my second full bloodtest would not label me as diabetic, my cholesterol has gone down, my blood glucose - although out of normal range is way down to what it was, triglycerides are just in range - they were really rather peeved that I made such a change in 80 days - I think they weren't happy when I told them my blood pressure was lower than the 'ideal' level to aim for just written up on the flip chart.
If my diet is so dreadful, why are all the numbers either in the right range or heading towards it?
If I'd stuck to eating low carb I'd probably never have been diagnosed.

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