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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NickW" data-source="post: 101197" data-attributes="member: 22191">Hi Steve,As a few people have already mentioned, everyone is different and it sounds to me like you need to drastically reduce the carbs even further, at least for a period.  The bloods you're getting are so high that they indicate quite severe insulin resistance / hyperinsulinemia.  Cutting back gradually may work, or going "cold turkey" may work, it depends on the person - I made an instant switch to low-carb paleo eating and found it fine, other people might find it better to move over the course of a few weeks. Either way, if it were me I'd be aiming to try a spell of very low carbs - basically as little as you can eat.  I'm not saying you need to do this forever, but an initial spell of a few weeks may help get the bloods down to something more manageable, and you can then experiment to find out what you can tolerate.If it were me, I would immediately ditch all fruit, and stop eating the water biscuits, drinking beer and milk etc.  The only carbs I'd eat would be from leafy vegetables - so you're talking about things like salad leaves, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, kale, courgettes etc. - any non-dense veg.  I'd be getting the bulk of my calories from meat, fish, eggs and fats - for preference I'd be eating grass-fed meats but if that's not an option then any lean cut will do.This would mean that typical meals will be things like scrambled eggs with meat for breakfast; lots of salads with oily dressings (home made if possible to avoid any added sugar - just olive oil and a dash of balsamic or white wine vinegar is lovely); lots of meat or fish with steamed vegetables etc.  I'd also increase my exercise if at all possible.  The ideal would be a mixture of weights and lower-intensity stuff (walking, cycling etc.), both of which will help improve your insulin sensitivity.I'd also give it time to have an effect; you won't magically see good control in a day.  Stick with it for a few weeks at least.Good luck!</blockquote>

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