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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2040619" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>As a type 2 you do have more potential options in treatment regime than a type 1. A large proportion of us in here achieve a great deal of control through diet. Sometimes with medication and sometimes without or reducing medication as control and diet improve.The way of eating we utilise is most commonly low carb to varying extents.</p><p></p><p>As a type 2 we generally are insulin resistant and as such actually already produce a huge amount of insulin trying to overcome this. We can’t get the glucose in our blood into the cells to be used as energy. Often this can lead to the symptoms of tiredness and weight gain along with the high blood glucose levels and thirst and urinating as the kidneys try and clear the glucose from the blood. </p><p></p><p>Virtually all carbs are turned to glucose in the body, not just sugar. This is bread, rice, potato, pasta, cereal, oats and anything with flour or grains most commonly. Drastically reducing these immediately lowers blood glucose levels so we either don’t need or need less medication. If we’re carrying extra weight (which in turn make sure the insulin resistance worse) getting the blood glucose levels down also has the very nice side effect of reducing the fat we store and helping us burn off that we’ve already stored. </p><p></p><p>Further information in the links below</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/</a> for info including low carb made simple</p><p></p><p>And <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/success-stories-and-testimonials.43/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/success-stories-and-testimonials.43/</a> to show it really works and for motivation </p><p></p><p>and <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/</a> for food ideas</p><p></p><p>also <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/</a> for more food ideas and general info of carb content of foods. Lots of other websites for recipes out there too. Just use the term low carb or keto with whatever you fancy.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Also it’s very important to be able to check for yourself what’s happening so you can make the necessary adjustments day to day and meal by meal rather than wait 3,6 or even 12 months and then have no idea what had what effect. Using a blood glucose meter is the only way to do this and see exactly what each food does to your levels. Ideally no more than a 2mmol rise from immediately before eating to around 2 hrs after. </p><p></p><p></p><p>IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE ON MEDS CONSIDERING LOWERING CARBS: if you lower your carbs then any glucose lowering meds may need to be adjusted accordingly to make sure you aren’t taking more than your new diet requires. It can cause a hypo if you have more gliclazide or insulin etc (this is not relevant for metformin on its own) than your new carb intake requires. Keep a close eye on your numbers and do this with your dr. Please don’t be put off by an ill informed out dated rubbishing of low carb diets or being told you should eat carbs to match meds, it should be the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2040619, member: 480869"] As a type 2 you do have more potential options in treatment regime than a type 1. A large proportion of us in here achieve a great deal of control through diet. Sometimes with medication and sometimes without or reducing medication as control and diet improve.The way of eating we utilise is most commonly low carb to varying extents. As a type 2 we generally are insulin resistant and as such actually already produce a huge amount of insulin trying to overcome this. We can’t get the glucose in our blood into the cells to be used as energy. Often this can lead to the symptoms of tiredness and weight gain along with the high blood glucose levels and thirst and urinating as the kidneys try and clear the glucose from the blood. Virtually all carbs are turned to glucose in the body, not just sugar. This is bread, rice, potato, pasta, cereal, oats and anything with flour or grains most commonly. Drastically reducing these immediately lowers blood glucose levels so we either don’t need or need less medication. If we’re carrying extra weight (which in turn make sure the insulin resistance worse) getting the blood glucose levels down also has the very nice side effect of reducing the fat we store and helping us burn off that we’ve already stored. Further information in the links below [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/[/URL] for info including low carb made simple And [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/success-stories-and-testimonials.43/[/URL] to show it really works and for motivation and [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/[/URL] for food ideas also [URL]https://www.dietdoctor.com/[/URL] for more food ideas and general info of carb content of foods. Lots of other websites for recipes out there too. Just use the term low carb or keto with whatever you fancy. Also it’s very important to be able to check for yourself what’s happening so you can make the necessary adjustments day to day and meal by meal rather than wait 3,6 or even 12 months and then have no idea what had what effect. Using a blood glucose meter is the only way to do this and see exactly what each food does to your levels. Ideally no more than a 2mmol rise from immediately before eating to around 2 hrs after. IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE ON MEDS CONSIDERING LOWERING CARBS: if you lower your carbs then any glucose lowering meds may need to be adjusted accordingly to make sure you aren’t taking more than your new diet requires. It can cause a hypo if you have more gliclazide or insulin etc (this is not relevant for metformin on its own) than your new carb intake requires. Keep a close eye on your numbers and do this with your dr. Please don’t be put off by an ill informed out dated rubbishing of low carb diets or being told you should eat carbs to match meds, it should be the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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