Thats not very motivating :/ when i try do this stuff myself i fail, so theres no way ill manage to do that, plus researching will just worry me tbh.. Tried to do a little research before making this post and seen that more insulin in the body is more chance of cancer.. So now thats always gona make me worry , probably alot arent like that but i am and it makes each day harder, trust me.. 1 - worry = 1 more struggle through the day
Well, in my defense, you didn’t ask for motivation. You asked for help and I gave you my honest advice in an attempt to help you succeed.
I don’t think it’s going to be very helpful, but since you asked about an “ordinary day” I’ll share what my typical day looks like:
I wake up at 4am every morning and drink about 4 cups of coffee. I use a creamer with 1g carbs and stevia (0 carb sweetener).
Around 5:30am I head to the gym where I spend about 1.5 hrs lifting heavy weights.
I head to work around 8am and usually eat around 350-500 calories in total: several hard boiled eggs, pecans, almonds, cheese, or a combination of those things.
At around 11am I eat 2-3 cheesesticks that equate to about 250 calories
At 1pm I eat a salad with ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, iceberg lettuce, and no dressing
At 3pm I eat either a handful of pecans/almonds, or another 2-3 cheesesticks
At 6pm I get home from work and eat some sort of green veggies dipped in a low-carb greek yogurt dip that I have either bought or prepared earlier in the week. I also might eat some “Chicharrones” or fried pork bellies as I think they’re called in the UK.
At 8pm, my girlfriend and I make dinner. That consists of broccoli and peppers cooked in avocado oil along with (usually) the same low-carb greek yougurt dip mentioned earlier.
Side notes:
I’m still a honeymooner- 2 months ago, I was able to maintain this diet WITHOUT any artificial insulin. I’m now at a point when I need 12 units of Levemir (taken at 8pm) and occasionally .5-1.5 units of Novolog/Novorapid to correct for larger portions of protein.
Heavy weight lifting plays a HUGE part in my diabetes management. On the (rare) days I don’t work out I need a bit more basal (12 units at night and 8-10 units in the morning) and ~5 units of bolus to correct.
In comparison, there were days over the Christmas holidays when I didn’t eat low carb and needed about 50 units of insulin (50% basal/50% bolus) per day.
I eat pretty much that same stuff every day. It sounds boring but it's what works for me.