Hi guys you have all been really helpful before but I am getting so confused with this carb thing. I was really low carb for a while and last week a dreadful week with sugars jumping into the high 20s even on carb intake less than 30g a day. So have experimented with having more carbs and trying to eat more often. Put my carbs up to 100-120g a day and guess what my sugars although still high have stabilised at around 10-15. No more massive jumps. This morning as I am on a day off I had 40g porridge for breakfast with milk and cream. FBG was 11.2. 2 hrs after breakfast my bg is 7.0!!!!! Does this mean that for me a moderately low carb diet is better than an ultra carb diet and why is this???? Utterly perplexed.
Good morning Lally
First relax.
I was rushed to hospital about six weeks ago, with pain in my stomach. Turned out to be a fatty liver. Control was goodish, but had been getting higher and higher readings over the last year. I take metforman , novarapid and levimar (sorry about my spelling). I had been following carbs vs insulin instructions, from some ten years back.
It was a wake up call for me.
Since coming home, I have been on a low carb diet , ranging from 80-130 carbs per day. Still getting my insulin levels sorted out, and a few below 4 readings, but was surprised that a few days I did not fall below 12. But this down to having a cold, and stress at work.
My average reading are now 80 % plus in the 4-8 range, much better .
You need some carbs, so don't try and go to low, cut down, or cut out some carbs, I no longer eat spuds, rice or crisps, and I have lost 6 kg !
I do love my spuds roasted, but eating more veg and protein with my meals, and only a small amount of carbs.
Go low , but not ultra low, more walking and more veg, whole fruit(not juice), fish 3 times a week if possible, and cook from scratch no tinned sauces.
Our dog is getting walked a lot more now, which is good for him and me !
Some days , I have only had 50 carbs, and that is ok for a day , but as I am insulin, I have noticed that my readings go below 4, if carbs are only 50 a day, for more than a day.
Take one step at a time, eat less overall, cut carbs down, walk more , seems to be working for me, but everyone is different, and you need to find what works for you.
Take care, and best of luck.