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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 1634720" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>Hi [USER=455021]@jgmun[/USER],</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, it's your decision whether you want to monitor your blood sugar levels or not. Admittedly, I didn't feel ready for a long time and waited for a year before measuring my own blood sugar levels. However, if you feel ready to do this, you should just go for it (even without permission from your nurse). Measuring our blood sugar response to different types of food can teach us so much and can sometimes even surprise us.</p><p></p><p>Based on your comment, it seems that you are cutting out hamburgers? There is really no need to do this -- as long as you don't eat the bun that comes with it. Some wrap the hamburger in lettuce. Also using portobello mushrooms as a bun is a good option -- if you can get them. Ketchup is also quite carby, but if you only use a tiny portion, it won't make too much of a difference. The hamburger patty, mayo, mustard, pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese and bacon are fine.</p><p></p><p>Other great foods, if you like them, are eggs, olives, avocados, butter, chicken, fish (especially sardines and salmon), zucchini, eggplant, salad with Caesar's dressing. Many of us have pork scratchings, cheese and nuts as a snack.</p><p></p><p>Especially granola and but also beans (even low sugar beans) are probably not the very best choice for low-carb.</p><p></p><p>There is a low carb section on this forum. It might be worth looking at this for meal ideas. Also, there is great low carb website called dietdoctor.com. You can go on the site without signing up as there is also a lot of great info if you don't</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 1634720, member: 323454"] Hi [USER=455021]@jgmun[/USER], Ultimately, it's your decision whether you want to monitor your blood sugar levels or not. Admittedly, I didn't feel ready for a long time and waited for a year before measuring my own blood sugar levels. However, if you feel ready to do this, you should just go for it (even without permission from your nurse). Measuring our blood sugar response to different types of food can teach us so much and can sometimes even surprise us. Based on your comment, it seems that you are cutting out hamburgers? There is really no need to do this -- as long as you don't eat the bun that comes with it. Some wrap the hamburger in lettuce. Also using portobello mushrooms as a bun is a good option -- if you can get them. Ketchup is also quite carby, but if you only use a tiny portion, it won't make too much of a difference. The hamburger patty, mayo, mustard, pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese and bacon are fine. Other great foods, if you like them, are eggs, olives, avocados, butter, chicken, fish (especially sardines and salmon), zucchini, eggplant, salad with Caesar's dressing. Many of us have pork scratchings, cheese and nuts as a snack. Especially granola and but also beans (even low sugar beans) are probably not the very best choice for low-carb. There is a low carb section on this forum. It might be worth looking at this for meal ideas. Also, there is great low carb website called dietdoctor.com. You can go on the site without signing up as there is also a lot of great info if you don't [/QUOTE]
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