I have note about diabetic

hichamgsm said:

I noticed The diabetes sensors in the body Adjusts to blood sugar levels
For example when blood sugar is prolonged 2g/dl The body adapts and considers it normal So even if you did your best Unless it keeps blood sugar at normal level
Sorry my English bad I hope you understand me

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Hi there @hichamgsm.

I'm struggling to work out what your post is asking or stating, apologies for that.

You have made this thread in the "ask a question" section of the forum. So is there anything you would like to know?

hichamgsm said:

Why can not we control sugar Even if you do everything ?
Sometimes it is difficult even if we do everything

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Are you T2 or T1? I see your profile has recently changed. The methods of management are extremely different depending on the type of diabetes that you have.

Diabetes management is difficult at the best of times, regardless of type. But control is possible with the right amount of knowledge and effort.

metformin only does like 10% of the work lowering blood glucose.. by slowing the rate the liver transforms proteins into glucose as well, the core way to control diabetes is by changing what a person eat...

the most easy way is to count the number of grams of carbs one eat in a day and stay under 150 in total or even going lower if nessesary go under 100 grams of carbs a day..
the most easy way is to eat a breakfast almost without any carbs at all like : cheese and ham, beef with salat, avocado with shrimps, omelet with mushrooms and tomato, eggs and bacon, or just some boiled eggs
and eat enough proteins but on the other hand not too many grams a day.
an average person need around 1 grams of protein pro kg body weight... like a person of 80 kg needs like 80 grams of pure protein in a day.... cheese meat and eggs are very high in proteins and very low in carbs , 1 eggs is around 7 grams of pure protein so theoretically a person of 80 kg could eat like 10-13 eggs a day to get enough proteins.
there are also proteins in plants: grains beans lentils vegetables and nuts so most people do get enough proteins...

the pancreas does produce insulin all day long and more when we do eat a high carb food... in type 2 the level of insulin is many times up till 10 times higher than in non-diabetic people... but in type 2 the cells seem not to be willing to let the insulin inside and then the pancreas keeps producing more insulin to try to lower blood glucose....
as it is mostly carbs that raise insulin then it is a fine strategy not to eat carbs so that the insulin level and blood glucose can then get back to a normal level..... fasting is the most effective way to lower insuline and break the evil circle..

Hi I have tried fasting twice 16/8 fast and both times my bs have been raised,I'm t2 on metformin,I have doing Lchf since July and have lost 21lbs and my bs are a lot lower than they were, i am normally 5/6 where as I was in double figures but struggle to understand why I can't bring my bs down when fasting.

hichamgsm said:

I have type 2 I use tablet metformin

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You are also on Diamicron according to a previous post. This is another name for Gliclazide and is a strong drug that forces your pancreas to produce extra insulin. Reducing carbs to a very low level can cause too much insulin to be produced (eating carbs produces glucose which is then dealt with by insulin secreted from the pancreas). If too much insulin is produced during and after eating, it can cause your blood sugars to drop to a level that is too low.. This is known as a hypo and is not a good thing to experience. It is possible to eat low carbs with Gliclazide, but you need to test regularly from about 2 hours after first bite and again after that to make sure you aren't going too low. "Too low" is defined as under 4mmol/l.. (*About 72mg/dl)

Be very careful of fasting if taking Gliclazide.

It is important you mention this drug when asking questions about food choices. It would help if you add it to your profile. I see you only have Metformin there.