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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2331620" data-attributes="member: 345386">Hi Tracey - I have been living a reduced carb lifestyle for 7 years now and going strong.  I'm sure there have been times - possibly quite protracted periods, when I have been keto, but to be honest, I just don't find the label helpful.  In my world, who cares if something is keto, low carb or just plain old good, healthy food?  My meter has guided me.  Test, eat and test again, two hours later.  If the numbers are too big, or have risen too much, either eat less of that food, or don't bother with it again.I have also tried my hardest to avoid anything labelled low carb or keto (on shop labelling, as opposed to a recipe description).  I find that more often than not it just adds a margin to the cost of the food/drink  , and rarely adds to the nutritional values.In reality, I have stuck with good old food.  Meat, eggs, cheese, low carb vegetables, Greek yoghurt, cream, cream cheese and lots of seasonings to flex and change the flavours of our food.Mt HbA1c was 73 at diagnosis (how exactly did that happen??), but has never been above 37 since.  In fact, aside from the 37 as the next test after diagnosis, my A1cs have skirted around 30 again and again.It doesn't have to be complex, complicated or heavy work.I do respect those who choose to have lots of substitute foods, but I couldn't be bothered with any more label reading than I absolutely had to do.  In the early stages there was quite enough already.I wish you well with whichever approach you choose to adopt, but my suggestion would be to keep it as simple as possible, as I am sure you have other things to be getting along with in your lives too.</blockquote>

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