Hi. I spent hours researching low carb diets and keto and asked for a meter to try and reverse Type 2. As it isn’t Type 2 I didn’t reverse it, but got it down to 45 mmol. I accept as insulin production levels fail, which will be shown up on c peptide this will become increasingly difficult. Like you, would rather stay off insulin for now. Was on insulin in bith my pregnancies 14 years ago, so know what it’s like. Can be challenging at times with hypos. I have omelettes or bacon, egg amd half an avocado at breakfast. My levels are generally 7/8 on this. Breakfast is the most challenging one. If I ate porridge or bran flakes or fruit and yoghurt I would get 13/14, so never eat them now. For lunch I have tuna or chicken salad. An avocado might feature at lunch too. I also found Livlife bread in Waitrose. Doesn’t raise sugar levels much at 3.8g carbs. For dinner I’ll have curry, chilli, stir fry. Don’t have rice, pasta or potatoes. I just worked out what I could get away with for now.
I teach dance for a living, but haven’t since lockdown, do has been hard. I have found resistance training gets my levels down with weights, resistance bands or kettle bells. I enjoy Zumba, Hitt, but sometimes levels rise with this. Not sure why. It’s all very frustrating. I am forever trying. I get confused about the going on insulin asap advice to preserve beta cells and it worries me a little. I don’t fully understand it. I was told not to go under 50g carbs as it could cause Ketoacidosis. Again, not sure why. Have gained a few pounds in lockdown even trying hard, but have PCOS and recently came off combined pill, so know weight can be a problem with hormones and PCOS. What do you eat for breakfast? Also what do your fasting sugars tend to be? Mine are between 6-8. Nice to chat to someone in a similar position. The consultant said if my hba1c goes up to 55mmol then I’ll need insulin. Not keen. Although I know there will have been advances since I had gestational diabetes 14 years ago with my first son.
Best of luck. Keep in touch.