laffinjake_
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- Type of diabetes
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Hello
I want to know if it is safe for me to go on a low carb diet and get mild to moderate ketones whilst doing it.
I've been on the Aviva insight pump for 18 months . I started diet 10 days ago and I have decreased my basal rates considerably as I find I don't need as much insulin now I'm eating low carb
Thanks
Hello
I want to know if it is safe for me to go on a low carb diet and get mild to moderate ketones whilst doing it.
I've been on the Aviva insight pump for 18 months . I started diet 10 days ago and I have decreased my basal rates considerably as I find I don't need as much insulin now I'm eating low carb
Thanks
I'm trying to keep below 50. I think average around 30g a day. I don't bolus for protein, should I ?
I'm trying to keep below 50. I think average around 30g a day. I don't bolus for protein, should I ?
hi @laffinjake_ Ketostix are not very accurate and depend a lot on how hydrated you are. Do you have a BG meter that can test for ketones in blood? If I have ever tested 8 with Ketostix, it has always been considerably less when checking blood ketones. It would be worth drinking plenty of water and checking often. Bringing you sugar levels down to normal would help too as insulin clears ketones.Just done a ketostix and its +++ (8mmol/L) . My BS is 11 . I'm a bit worried now, should I be ??!
I double up on vegetables. Also, it seems unintuitive, but increasing fat will help you feel fuller. Probably best not to do that too quickly if you're not used to itI have tried hard to cut our carbs but feel so hungry eating lot of Almonds but do love potatoes and bread. What do people replace filler food with?
What I'm about to say sounds gross, but bear with me - when I cook sausages I collect the fat and pop it into the fridge. I have been known to eat a heaped teaspoonful of the dripping before heading out for a run.... it fills me up and I'm not hungry for a couple of hours. This fat-eating sounds so mad, and a year ago I wouldn't even have considered it - as @robert72 says, it's counter intuitive - but oh boy it works for me.Also, it seems unintuitive, but increasing fat will help you feel fuller. Probably best not to do that too quickly if you're not used to it
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