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<blockquote data-quote="luceeloo" data-source="post: 2402275" data-attributes="member: 78468"><p>So many answers - thank you all for your responses. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm a big fan of Dr Jason Fung. So my diet is based on his recommendations in both the Diabetes Code, and The Obesity Code... and totally agree with the insulin being a problem. Can't lose weight with it, can't have normal blood sugar without it! </p><p></p><p>I'm between 30g and 60g of carbs a day. Usually on the lower end, but do have a few days at the upper end - especially if it's a walking day. Most days consist of some form of eggs for lunch, occasionally some ham or other meat with that. Then dinner is chicken or fish, sometimes red meat with salad or green veg. Occasionally I'll be decadent and have sausage, bacon and a few mushrooms... something like that. I struggle with dairy, so I don't have a lot of cheese/cream etc like some do. </p><p>For the last month I've been solidly between 4mmol and 7mmol during the daytime. Usually going to bed with around 5.5mmol and waking up between 9 - 10mmol. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do think that you are right here. I think calories are still important... and I am still guilty of looking at calorie values on everything. It's a hard habit to break, being brought up in the low-fat, low calorie, weight watchers generation! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree - my emotional/mental health has been so much better by having stable levels and being able to keep on top of them... which is why I think I feel ready to tackle the weight issue again. I know it's not going to be easy, but I just want to look as fit as I feel lol. I don't even care about losing loads of weight, but currently steadfastly at 17.5 stone. I'd like to at least be at a weight where all the risks of obesity are a lot lower!</p><p>I'm seeing between 9 and 10mmol each morning on waking, and having just had back to back trials of Libre 2 and Dexcom, I get a dip around 3am and then the rise starts happening around 4am. I wake around 6am, and it continues to rise unless I correct, and that will usually get it back down for just before lunch. There are a very few days here and there where there's no dip, no rise, and I wake with blood sugars in the 5's... but I won't have done anything different (I'm guessing being T2, I may still have some sporadic insulin production?).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luceeloo, post: 2402275, member: 78468"] So many answers - thank you all for your responses. I'm a big fan of Dr Jason Fung. So my diet is based on his recommendations in both the Diabetes Code, and The Obesity Code... and totally agree with the insulin being a problem. Can't lose weight with it, can't have normal blood sugar without it! I'm between 30g and 60g of carbs a day. Usually on the lower end, but do have a few days at the upper end - especially if it's a walking day. Most days consist of some form of eggs for lunch, occasionally some ham or other meat with that. Then dinner is chicken or fish, sometimes red meat with salad or green veg. Occasionally I'll be decadent and have sausage, bacon and a few mushrooms... something like that. I struggle with dairy, so I don't have a lot of cheese/cream etc like some do. For the last month I've been solidly between 4mmol and 7mmol during the daytime. Usually going to bed with around 5.5mmol and waking up between 9 - 10mmol. I do think that you are right here. I think calories are still important... and I am still guilty of looking at calorie values on everything. It's a hard habit to break, being brought up in the low-fat, low calorie, weight watchers generation! I agree - my emotional/mental health has been so much better by having stable levels and being able to keep on top of them... which is why I think I feel ready to tackle the weight issue again. I know it's not going to be easy, but I just want to look as fit as I feel lol. I don't even care about losing loads of weight, but currently steadfastly at 17.5 stone. I'd like to at least be at a weight where all the risks of obesity are a lot lower! I'm seeing between 9 and 10mmol each morning on waking, and having just had back to back trials of Libre 2 and Dexcom, I get a dip around 3am and then the rise starts happening around 4am. I wake around 6am, and it continues to rise unless I correct, and that will usually get it back down for just before lunch. There are a very few days here and there where there's no dip, no rise, and I wake with blood sugars in the 5's... but I won't have done anything different (I'm guessing being T2, I may still have some sporadic insulin production?). [/QUOTE]
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