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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2219155" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Can I make <em>one</em> tiny suggestion? This is all very overwhelming, and you're getting a LOT of advice, and most of it is contradictory, I'm sure. From professionals, friends, family, strangers on the internet... So here's my last 2 cents, and then I'll leave you be. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Honest! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>You can experiment. You have a meter. It won't try to sell you on one diet or another, some dogma, won't try to get you a subscription or make you buy books or whatever. It'll just tell you what your blood sugars are. I know that if I have breakfast with just 3 eggs, some bacon and grated cheese, mug of tea on the side, my blood sugars won't go up more than maybe 1.0 mmol/l in 2 hours and come right back down. I stay within the 4.5 and 6.0 range all day. I got my numbers down in weeks, not months or years... (Also solved my non alcoholic fatty liver, high cholesterol and a bunch of other things.) And I've been in the normal range ever since, going into my 4th year now. Took me 3 months to figure it out completely and satisfactory because I was experimenting a lot, but the differences were instantaneous. Why did I do that? Because I was inundated with loads of contradictory advice, was on medication that made me severely ill, and when I experimented, my meter told me that eggs with the trimmings were a lot better for me that cereal, for instance. (That would make me see double digits. Forget my usual lunch buns!). There's no pressure, no judgement, and no chiding from a meter. It'll just tell you what's what.</p><p></p><p>So there it is. The usual advice is to aim for a rise of no more than 2.0 mmol/l between before the meal and 2 hours after the first bite. I find it an excellent rule of thumb to go by. </p><p></p><p>Completely up to you though... If you're happy with the progress you're making, fine... But you could be doing a whole lot better. If you want to. It's scary and overwhelming so i do understand if it's all a bridge too far. Just hope you know, you have options yet.</p><p></p><p>That's all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2219155, member: 401801"] Can I make [I]one[/I] tiny suggestion? This is all very overwhelming, and you're getting a LOT of advice, and most of it is contradictory, I'm sure. From professionals, friends, family, strangers on the internet... So here's my last 2 cents, and then I'll leave you be. ;) Honest! ;) You can experiment. You have a meter. It won't try to sell you on one diet or another, some dogma, won't try to get you a subscription or make you buy books or whatever. It'll just tell you what your blood sugars are. I know that if I have breakfast with just 3 eggs, some bacon and grated cheese, mug of tea on the side, my blood sugars won't go up more than maybe 1.0 mmol/l in 2 hours and come right back down. I stay within the 4.5 and 6.0 range all day. I got my numbers down in weeks, not months or years... (Also solved my non alcoholic fatty liver, high cholesterol and a bunch of other things.) And I've been in the normal range ever since, going into my 4th year now. Took me 3 months to figure it out completely and satisfactory because I was experimenting a lot, but the differences were instantaneous. Why did I do that? Because I was inundated with loads of contradictory advice, was on medication that made me severely ill, and when I experimented, my meter told me that eggs with the trimmings were a lot better for me that cereal, for instance. (That would make me see double digits. Forget my usual lunch buns!). There's no pressure, no judgement, and no chiding from a meter. It'll just tell you what's what. So there it is. The usual advice is to aim for a rise of no more than 2.0 mmol/l between before the meal and 2 hours after the first bite. I find it an excellent rule of thumb to go by. Completely up to you though... If you're happy with the progress you're making, fine... But you could be doing a whole lot better. If you want to. It's scary and overwhelming so i do understand if it's all a bridge too far. Just hope you know, you have options yet. That's all. :) Jo [/QUOTE]
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