I think I will try it but I know I'll struggle. I live on snacks and was always told to eat ever 2 hours to maintain good levels. So life style become snacking instead of eating good meals. My appetite is so up and down that sometimes I can not eat anything for the hole day or other times I'll non stop eat till I feel sick. I am bad with my food
When I got put on metformin by my GP, I was also told to only eat 20g of carbs per day. But no one explained what metformin did so... you can imagine what happen... hypo's (bad ones) all day, every day. I went from taking 110-120 units per day to pretty much 30-40 units per day plus 1000mg metformin. In my head I could understand the drastic change and my blood levels went crazy. I just couldnt control it and felt so confused... I soon started eating carbs again and now I'm noticing the weight creeping up plus my insulin is 60units per day and 3000mg metformin.
I have not done this DAFNE course that people talk about but I've been diabetic for 17years so I kind of know what foods do what to my bloods. Its all guess work though and I still get it wrong sometimes.
I feel like I've been under a rock (prob my own fault)
I liked your post NannyPoppins because it was like reading about myself.
I'm currently trying lchf diet but I think I'm constantly making the same mistake over and over again. Too much protein and not enough fat. I get the munchies about 3-4pm and then my sugar goes up and up.
I hope you don't mind but I also need the same help as you.
I feel I'm being threatened with bariatric surgery as I am obese.
My cravings for sugary foods has mostly gone but they run alongside high sugar levels. More sugar in my blood the more I crave it. I guess the answer is to get my sugars lower and keep highs at bay.
This lchf diet hasn't reflected on my scales but I haven't added either.
The more insulin I take the more I weigh. The more stressed I get the more my sugars stay high.
I've tried upping my exercise routine and all it's done is put me off altogether.
I know I need to be more physical with exercise I enjoy. I walk alot and push a heavy toddler buggy everywhere I go.
My 2yr old is my second child but due to bad control I'm finding the whole experience very very stressful. Having a broken husband right now doesn't help either.
When I was single and commuted to London my sugars were great and metformin worked for me. Not now.
I cannot wait til my circumstances are different to have good control again and less weight on. I was obese then too. Looking at pictures I only looked 6lb lighter. Being 8 stone overweight I look no different!!!