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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1511067" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p></p><p>It is carbs that raise blood sugar levels. The less of them you eat the better your levels will become. The worst ones are potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, breakfast cereals and anything made with flour. Fruits are also difficult. Bananas are the worst (instant glucose). Berries are the best if eaten as part of a meal with either double cream or full fat yogurt.</p><p></p><p>Cutting the carb calories means you have to make up the deficit from fats and protein. There is no other way. It may mean keeping a food diary for a while and counting grams of carbs, fats and protein. Using the scales, increase the fats until your weight is stable and where you want it to be. It would also help enormously if you buy a blood glucose meter so you can test out your food choices and tweak them accordingly. (testing before and 2 hours after first bite is best, and attempt to keep any rise in levels below 2mmol/l, ideally less than 1.5mmol/l) To be honest, being without a meter is working blind.</p><p></p><p>It is very possible to maintain weight on a low carb diet (I have done just that for nearly 3 years now) but I have to eat fats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1511067, member: 94045"] Hi and welcome, It is carbs that raise blood sugar levels. The less of them you eat the better your levels will become. The worst ones are potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, breakfast cereals and anything made with flour. Fruits are also difficult. Bananas are the worst (instant glucose). Berries are the best if eaten as part of a meal with either double cream or full fat yogurt. Cutting the carb calories means you have to make up the deficit from fats and protein. There is no other way. It may mean keeping a food diary for a while and counting grams of carbs, fats and protein. Using the scales, increase the fats until your weight is stable and where you want it to be. It would also help enormously if you buy a blood glucose meter so you can test out your food choices and tweak them accordingly. (testing before and 2 hours after first bite is best, and attempt to keep any rise in levels below 2mmol/l, ideally less than 1.5mmol/l) To be honest, being without a meter is working blind. It is very possible to maintain weight on a low carb diet (I have done just that for nearly 3 years now) but I have to eat fats. [/QUOTE]
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