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So...cut all potatoes, cereals, bread, rice and pasta. Reduce milk and eat more.
 
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Excess weight is often an indication of too much insulin being produced, which could be in response to increasing insulin resistance - I think that the high carb foods and the half litre of milk with its lactose content could all be keeping your blood glucose higher than normal.
Watch out for no added sugar squash which is not always low carb if it is made from fruit.
Avoid anything low fat - it is not natural.
 
Excess weight is often an indication of too much insulin being produced, which could be in response to increasing insulin resistance - I think that the high carb foods and the half litre of milk with its lactose content could all be keeping your blood glucose higher than normal.
Watch out for no added sugar squash which is not always low carb if it is made from fruit.
Avoid anything low fat - it is not natural.

It’s low carb squash and I think I’ve cut most of not all high carb foods already. I thought the oats were ok but I’ll cut them too and stop any potatoes at all. Most days I probably only have 200ml milk as I mix with water to make porridge.
I used to enjoy cooking and eating but not any more.
 
It’s low carb squash and I think I’ve cut most of not all high carb foods already. I thought the oats were ok but I’ll cut them too and stop any potatoes at all. Most days I probably only have 200ml milk as I mix with water to make porridge.
I used to enjoy cooking and eating but not any more.
Try ditch the carb.com or dietdoctor.com for ideas to reinvigorate your love for cooking and food. Another idea is to google a meal you love and add “low carb”or “keto”. It’ll throw up alternatives and lots mor sites that offer great low carb meals to experiment with. Also the thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/ has loads of ideas.

If being more vigorous with carbs doesn’t work then ask for a referral or further testing
 
Oats and potatoes are not low carb foods - milk is a sweet liquid - the low carb squash is good - there are some back of packaging shocks to be found on the supermarket shelves where the banner is no added sugar - really sneaky.
Your numbers are surprisingly high - but mine would be too, I am really sensitive to carbs and wonder if you might be too - if you try going really low carb for even a few days and see your numbers drop then that might show the problem - but if not then there is something else going on.....
I actually find cooking with low carb foods is great - trying to get by on small amounts of high carbs seems to be rather more problematic.
I use green peppers to make a stirfry with mushrooms, courgette or aubergine - sometimes I put it into an omelette - I make a mean soufflé omelette, I even have a dedicated pan just for making them.
 
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