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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 279717" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>If you were only diagnosed a couple of weeks ago you are still likely to be at a stage where you have a residual "background" glucose count as I would totally unmedically describe it. From a low 20's start it took me 6 to 8 weeks at 50/60g to consistently get all readings under 8 so if you did 35g and got 8.8 at this point then you may find you are actually do rather well. You are certainly beating where I was after the same period of time. borofergie is right you can go as low as you want but you may find it hard to do that to start so I would balance your eagerness to get your BG's really down against any cravings you start to develop for carby stuff. I found those cravings vanished after a few weeks when I suddenly realises it was pointless using so much of your daily carb allowance on such a small about of starchy whatever and I'd just eat more of other things instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 279717, member: 40343"] If you were only diagnosed a couple of weeks ago you are still likely to be at a stage where you have a residual "background" glucose count as I would totally unmedically describe it. From a low 20's start it took me 6 to 8 weeks at 50/60g to consistently get all readings under 8 so if you did 35g and got 8.8 at this point then you may find you are actually do rather well. You are certainly beating where I was after the same period of time. borofergie is right you can go as low as you want but you may find it hard to do that to start so I would balance your eagerness to get your BG's really down against any cravings you start to develop for carby stuff. I found those cravings vanished after a few weeks when I suddenly realises it was pointless using so much of your daily carb allowance on such a small about of starchy whatever and I'd just eat more of other things instead. [/QUOTE]
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