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<blockquote data-quote="Spiker" data-source="post: 520699" data-attributes="member: 102150"><p>If you're working your way down, keep your eye on your basal insulin and reduce that gradually as needed. If you are working up, have a "fasting and testing" day to confirm your basal is correct first. </p><p></p><p>Once you get to around 100gch per day or less, the effects of protein become significant (normally you can ignore protein on a med/hi carb diet). Up to two thirds of protein can be converted to glucose when you are low carbing, but it's usually much lower than that. Test to see if you are getting a higher than expected blood sugar rise after a protein meal. </p><p></p><p>Personally when low carbing I estimate half the protein gets converted to glucose, half gets used for repairs etc. That's about right for 75kg person eating 150g protein a day on a low carb diet. It means if I eat a 150g burger patty containing 30g of protein, I would inject for 10g of carbs (one third of the grams of protein), but ONLY if I was properly low carbing. </p><p></p><p>Protein dosing is hit and miss so I would recommend emphasing more fat, less protein, as the replacement for the reduced carbs. </p><p></p><p>Also, whatever you end up craving and eating all the time when low carbing, check those foods with your meter. You will often find they are causing a blood sugar rise, maybe one that is just individual to you. Eliminate those foods. </p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spiker, post: 520699, member: 102150"] If you're working your way down, keep your eye on your basal insulin and reduce that gradually as needed. If you are working up, have a "fasting and testing" day to confirm your basal is correct first. Once you get to around 100gch per day or less, the effects of protein become significant (normally you can ignore protein on a med/hi carb diet). Up to two thirds of protein can be converted to glucose when you are low carbing, but it's usually much lower than that. Test to see if you are getting a higher than expected blood sugar rise after a protein meal. Personally when low carbing I estimate half the protein gets converted to glucose, half gets used for repairs etc. That's about right for 75kg person eating 150g protein a day on a low carb diet. It means if I eat a 150g burger patty containing 30g of protein, I would inject for 10g of carbs (one third of the grams of protein), but ONLY if I was properly low carbing. Protein dosing is hit and miss so I would recommend emphasing more fat, less protein, as the replacement for the reduced carbs. Also, whatever you end up craving and eating all the time when low carbing, check those foods with your meter. You will often find they are causing a blood sugar rise, maybe one that is just individual to you. Eliminate those foods. Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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