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Type 2 LCHF

There is no ideal intake. Different amounts for different people. If you are carb heavy at the moment I would reduce gradually eventually many people find 20 - 30g a day works best for them.
 
James1968 said:
Omg I thought I was doing well yesterday with only 81grams of carbs
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That might be the right level for you. You will only really find your ideal level by testing your blood glucose before and two hours after eating. :)
 
Well it was 9.0 when I tested when I got up today at 13:30 which is really good for me lately
 
FBG is the last number to respond to changes.
It's much better to test before and two hours after eating. That way you will see the reaponse to what you ate.
 
James1968 said:
Omg I thought I was doing well yesterday with only 81grams of carbs
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That is ok. Some start off at 100g and work their way down to find the best level for them personally. I advise a slow start otherwise it is a bit of a shock to the system. I started at 100g then cut to 75g then 50g. I am now at 40g or fewer and managing that level well.
 
It is a good plan to keep a detailed food diary. Test before you eat and 2 hours after first bite. Record your levels alongside the food and look at the rise from before to after. Try to keep it under 2mmol/l. More than that and there are too many carbs in that meal. It Is best to aim for less than 1.5mol/l rise. This will show you what your carb tolerance is.
 
Well just tested and i am at 9.5 that was after salad,1 tomato sliced, breast of chicken with Nando's sauce And coleslaw
Happy with that
 
Bluetit1802 said:
It is a good plan to keep a detailed food diary. Test before you eat and 2 hours after first bite. Record your levels alongside the food and look at the rise from before to after. Try to keep it under 2mmol/l. More than that and there are too many carbs in that meal. It Is best to aim for less than 1.5mol/l rise. This will show you what your carb tolerance is.
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Thanks
 
Right now my testing schedule looks like this:

#1: When I wake up in the morning
#2: After breakfast
#3: Before lunch
#4: 1 hour after lunch
#5: 2 hours after lunch
#6: Before dinner
#7: 1 hour after dinner
#8: 2 hours after dinner

Now not everyone tests as frequently (and I'm sure some do it more) but I'm finding this is working really well for me in determining what foods are 'safe' for me to eat (e.g. bread only spikes me a little whereas rice sends me into the stratosphere) and what I should avoid. Long term I will not need to test so much, but knowledge is power and it's the first step in what I hope will be effective long-term management of this thing.

I would say at the moment I'm eating about 50g carbs a day and that seems to work for me, at least for now - so long as most of those carbs are coming from vegetables or the occasional piece of fruit
 
AlexMagd said:
Right now my testing schedule looks like this:

#1: When I wake up in the morning
#2: After breakfast
#3: Before lunch
#4: 1 hour after lunch
#5: 2 hours after lunch
#6: Before dinner
#7: 1 hour after dinner
#8: 2 hours after dinner

Now not everyone tests as frequently (and I'm sure some do it more) but I'm finding this is working really well for me in determining what foods are 'safe' for me to eat (e.g. bread only spikes me a little whereas rice sends me into the stratosphere) and what I should avoid. Long term I will not need to test so much, but knowledge is power and it's the first step in what I hope will be effective long-term management of this thing.

I would say at the moment I'm eating about 50g carbs a day and that seems to work for me, at least for now - so long as most of those carbs are coming from vegetables or the occasional piece of fruit
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Thanks
 
For me any grains including rice, wheat, quinoa, rye, oat and such,will spike my BG more then the same amount in green and above ground veggies.
That's why it's important to test to see what works for you.
 
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