Type 2 Meal replacement shakes

Rather than having the meal replacement you could always just miss out the meal.. intermittent fasting has been key to me getting blood sugar under control.

I have personal experience of people I know using the Tesco ultra slim shakes and losing a lot of weight and coming off T2 meds -- they are 26 carbs per shake ( including milk ) but are most useful when combined with a calorie controlled diet ( 800 cal per day)
each shake is 202 cal.

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They all bloat me out so I am not using for awhile.

himtoo said:

I have personal experience of people I know using the Tesco ultra slim shakes and losing a lot of weight and coming off T2 meds -- they are 26 carbs per shake ( including milk ) but are most useful when combined with a calorie controlled diet ( 800 cal per day)
each shake is 202 cal.

hope this helps

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Thanks, himtoo. You answered my question before I asked it. Going to try this asp.

Wow - 26 carbs per shake - that's about 3/4 of my day's allowance - far too much.

Resurgam said:

Wow - 26 carbs per shake - that's about 3/4 of my day's allowance - far too much.

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What shake do you recommend, resurgem?
I am also A1c 43 and 100kg. Trying to reach 80Kg

himtoo said:

I have personal experience of people I know using the Tesco ultra slim shakes and losing a lot of weight and coming off T2 meds -- they are 26 carbs per shake ( including milk ) but are most useful when combined with a calorie controlled diet ( 800 cal per day)
each shake is 202 cal.

hope this helps

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I lost 2 stone using the Tesco Ultraslim shakes. Instead of milk which leads to 26g carbs per shake, I use almond milk and 45ml cream to keep the calorie content the same but it halves the carbs.

Iban said:

What shake do you recommend, resurgem?
I am also A1c 43 and 100kg. Trying to reach 80Kg

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i believe that it is the carbs which make us fat in the first place - I tried low calorie, low fat for decades, and it never worked.
Personally I am sticking to 40 gm of carbs a day and eating only twice - in the mornings I am more insulin resistant so I have something quite low carb - no carb didn't work, I need to have about 10 gm of carbs in a morning so tend to have an omelette or left over meat or a tin of tuna with a stir fry or salad.
In the evening I have a meal with vegetables and a couple of times a week berries and cream - otherwise sugar free jelly.
At the moment I am not losing weight, but I am shrinking in size - and I am trying to regain muscle lost when on a high carb diet and trying to keep my weight down - unsuccessfully.
I really would not go for shakes, as I think that eating a low carb diet is a lot better for me - being 67 years old I really want to keep up my stamina and strength for as long as possible.