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<blockquote data-quote="Swills100" data-source="post: 2239525" data-attributes="member: 521554"><p>Hi Jon</p><p>I hope you are coping well with the news and overwhelming amount of information out there. </p><p>Firstly, it is best to slowly reduce any carbs and/or your blood glucose, as doing anything too drastic may have a negative impact. Slowly slowly. But it's great you are keen to get cracking on improvements.</p><p></p><p>I would choose more complex carbs, which break down more slowly and tend to not spike blood glucose levels so much. These are more starchy carbs and usually wholegrain. I would avoid white rice/bread/pasta and potatoes and stick to brown versions or sweet potatoes. If you reduce carbs heavily, then feel tired, that is no good for you.</p><p></p><p>I would recommend testing your blood glucose levels upon waking, before meals (then 2 hours after eating) and before bed.</p><p>You can test before a long walk or jog and then see how this impacts your levels and go from there. This will help you to gain an understanding of how your body is coping with medication and how it deals with eating carbs.</p><p></p><p>Blood glucose between 4-7 is the golden rule, it may rise after eating or once you wake up and hormones are moving around, but this is the range you want as an ideal.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, you've got this!!</p><p>Sarah</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swills100, post: 2239525, member: 521554"] Hi Jon I hope you are coping well with the news and overwhelming amount of information out there. Firstly, it is best to slowly reduce any carbs and/or your blood glucose, as doing anything too drastic may have a negative impact. Slowly slowly. But it's great you are keen to get cracking on improvements. I would choose more complex carbs, which break down more slowly and tend to not spike blood glucose levels so much. These are more starchy carbs and usually wholegrain. I would avoid white rice/bread/pasta and potatoes and stick to brown versions or sweet potatoes. If you reduce carbs heavily, then feel tired, that is no good for you. I would recommend testing your blood glucose levels upon waking, before meals (then 2 hours after eating) and before bed. You can test before a long walk or jog and then see how this impacts your levels and go from there. This will help you to gain an understanding of how your body is coping with medication and how it deals with eating carbs. Blood glucose between 4-7 is the golden rule, it may rise after eating or once you wake up and hormones are moving around, but this is the range you want as an ideal. Good luck, you've got this!! Sarah [/QUOTE]
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