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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2185700" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Couple of things: You don't need to be in ketosis to get your blood sugars under control. Pee sticks don't register ketones in urine when you've done keto for a few weeks, after a while you can only measure ketosis with, alas, a little bloodletting. (Same sort of prick as with a blood glucose machine. One drop is enough, but I see you have problems there). I am in ketosis, but that's just a choice I made because carb counting was driving me nuts, and just going for the lowest possible count was more convenient. The beans: Yeah, they're kinda carby. But do you have to eat a whole bowl of them? Can you just include 100 grams or so, in every evening meal? So you don't miss them, you get to have them every day and you still take care of your diabetes? A low carb diet consists of making choices... Have the beans, cut something else. There's no such thing as too much meat or fish, so you're all good there... Eggs, cheeses and such would be fine too. Above ground, non-starchy veggies also a-okay... There's people who get their blood sugars under control at 80 grams of carbs a day, some need to go for 40 or 20, or even less.... Can't really say where you fall without measuring, alas, but.... Try and figure out what works for you. Add enough fats to keep from getting deficient in vitamins and minerals, and to keep from going hungry. What are you eating now? Per meal? maybe there's hidden carbs somewhere in there. I switched to loose leaf tea and fizzy water as I had to say goodbye to diet drinks for a different reason (The artificial sugars basically laid waste to my gut), but there's a bunch of people here who use crush or something? (Dunno what it is, I'm Dutch). Might be something for you?</p></blockquote><p></p>

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