Nomi
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hi guys,
i'm after a bit of advice.i've been reading through some posts on the t1 forum and some of them suggested tryingthe low carb approach to improve my BGs.
i'm type 1, and have just hit the end of the honeymooning period after about 1.5yrs. my BGs have gone crazy, and i have almost given up trying to sort them out! I currently take novorapid and levemir ( 5units at 8.30am, 6 units at 11pm). my bgs aren't brill, they used to be between 6-9mmol with the occasional double figure, with fasting BG about 8 ish. now i seem to be in double figures all the time, and i feel lousy for it. i think i need to adjust my basal doses as my current fasting BGs are usually 14 mmol. My diet for main meals is usually pretty good, and i'm not a fan of the idea of cutting potatoes and bread, and defnately not my shreddies out my diet but i do want to get things under control. I know my main problem is that i snack a hell of a lot. I boredom eat, i eat when revising, i eat when i'm sad, i just eat all the time. and most of it is chocolate, or penny sweets or general rubbish.
if you could give me some advice and tell me how low carbing could help, and what i should be eating that would be great!i think if i could stop craving sugar then i would stop eating all the time and give my BGs a chance!!
nomi x
i'm after a bit of advice.i've been reading through some posts on the t1 forum and some of them suggested tryingthe low carb approach to improve my BGs.
i'm type 1, and have just hit the end of the honeymooning period after about 1.5yrs. my BGs have gone crazy, and i have almost given up trying to sort them out! I currently take novorapid and levemir ( 5units at 8.30am, 6 units at 11pm). my bgs aren't brill, they used to be between 6-9mmol with the occasional double figure, with fasting BG about 8 ish. now i seem to be in double figures all the time, and i feel lousy for it. i think i need to adjust my basal doses as my current fasting BGs are usually 14 mmol. My diet for main meals is usually pretty good, and i'm not a fan of the idea of cutting potatoes and bread, and defnately not my shreddies out my diet but i do want to get things under control. I know my main problem is that i snack a hell of a lot. I boredom eat, i eat when revising, i eat when i'm sad, i just eat all the time. and most of it is chocolate, or penny sweets or general rubbish.
if you could give me some advice and tell me how low carbing could help, and what i should be eating that would be great!i think if i could stop craving sugar then i would stop eating all the time and give my BGs a chance!!
nomi x