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Hi guys, I need advice from people who actually KNOW what low carb means (my doctor doesn't).
I was diagnosed with LADA 4 years ago. First thing you should know, I'm not in the UK, I'm in Slovakia and counting net carbs is a pain in the... here, so I always count total carbs. I'm currently on 70-100 grams of total carbs per day (so net carb would be lower). Second, I did try keto, but due to some health issues I had to go back to 'only' low-carb.
And it works... kinda. My HbA1c is 37.16 mmol/mol (5.55%), so that's good.
But my cholesterol is not that great. While overal level is good enough, 4.33 mmol/l, but the HDL continues to decrease, and LDL continues to increase. (And my weight didn't drop at all. )
I do eat full-fat milk and yogurts. I all but stopped using butter, replacing it with olive and/or coconut oil; I never liked fatty meat, bacon, sausages, etc., eat tons of fish, veggies, nuts, and berries; I don't smoke and I almost never drink (maybe 4 glass of wine per whole year). I do sometimes buy cookies for diabetics, but I prefer to bake my own, using mostly almond, hazelnut, or macadamia meals (with adjusted amount of fat that I add).
Each time I visit my doctor, she blames low-carb for my cholesterol, and recommends skimmed milk and no nuts, but at the same time a slice of wholegrain bread with butter and a slice of ham for breakfast. It doesn't make any sense to me.
Any advice of what I might be doing wrong?
I was diagnosed with LADA 4 years ago. First thing you should know, I'm not in the UK, I'm in Slovakia and counting net carbs is a pain in the... here, so I always count total carbs. I'm currently on 70-100 grams of total carbs per day (so net carb would be lower). Second, I did try keto, but due to some health issues I had to go back to 'only' low-carb.
And it works... kinda. My HbA1c is 37.16 mmol/mol (5.55%), so that's good.
But my cholesterol is not that great. While overal level is good enough, 4.33 mmol/l, but the HDL continues to decrease, and LDL continues to increase. (And my weight didn't drop at all. )
I do eat full-fat milk and yogurts. I all but stopped using butter, replacing it with olive and/or coconut oil; I never liked fatty meat, bacon, sausages, etc., eat tons of fish, veggies, nuts, and berries; I don't smoke and I almost never drink (maybe 4 glass of wine per whole year). I do sometimes buy cookies for diabetics, but I prefer to bake my own, using mostly almond, hazelnut, or macadamia meals (with adjusted amount of fat that I add).
Each time I visit my doctor, she blames low-carb for my cholesterol, and recommends skimmed milk and no nuts, but at the same time a slice of wholegrain bread with butter and a slice of ham for breakfast. It doesn't make any sense to me.
Any advice of what I might be doing wrong?