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<blockquote data-quote="gorillamark" data-source="post: 596642" data-attributes="member: 103445"><p>"Is if worth monitoring my levels?" - Definitely. On waking. Before meals and two hours after if you can manage it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Diet</strong>:</p><p></p><p>This is actually very simple. Many people here eat low-carb as part of controlling their diabetes. All you need to remember is that your body's ability to process:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sugar.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Starch</li> </ol><p>Is compromised.</p><p></p><p>From this it follows that if you sharply reduce your intake of those chemicals your system won't be under the strain that eating "normally" is putting it under.</p><p></p><p>So you need to reduce or best of all eliminate sugary and starchy foods. The sugar because your body can't handle it and it's poisoning you. The Various form of starch (because they turn into sugar when you're digesting them).</p><p></p><p>So:</p><p></p><p>No sugar, no products with sugar in them. <em>That's the absolute minimum.</em></p><p>You don't have to give up fruit but you do have to drastically reduce it. As a starting measure to get it down I'd eliminate all fruit and that especially includes fruit juice for a fortnight. Then reintroduce small amounts - and measure your blood sugars to see what the effect is.</p><p></p><p>Your body can't properly process:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Potatoes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pasta</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anything containing flour.</li> </ul><p>because as I said above they all contain starch and starch gets turned into sugar by the body once you've eaten them. So you need to at the very least DRASTICALLY reduce your intake of those foods or better yet eliminate them. </p><p></p><p>Mild exercise - a brisk walk after eating to help your body make efficient use of whatever amount of insulin it's still producing.</p><p></p><p>If all that sounds drastic and difficult it is <strong>- <em>at first </em></strong>but trust me it gets easier and easier to the point where it's just how you live your life. If I were in your shoes I'd go for being very strict with yourself for the first few weeks. Just to get your levels down. You'll be absolutely amazed at how much better you'll feel once they come down. Then it's a question of finding out how much you can eat and of what so that you enjoy your meals AND keep your blood sugar under control.</p><p></p><p>It can be done. I know because I did it not easy to get started but it gets easier and easier until you don't even notice that your doing it. Come back and ask lots of questions. There are some very experienced and well-informed people here who'll be happy to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gorillamark, post: 596642, member: 103445"] "Is if worth monitoring my levels?" - Definitely. On waking. Before meals and two hours after if you can manage it. [B]Diet[/B]: This is actually very simple. Many people here eat low-carb as part of controlling their diabetes. All you need to remember is that your body's ability to process: [LIST=1] [*]Sugar. [*]Starch [/LIST] Is compromised. From this it follows that if you sharply reduce your intake of those chemicals your system won't be under the strain that eating "normally" is putting it under. So you need to reduce or best of all eliminate sugary and starchy foods. The sugar because your body can't handle it and it's poisoning you. The Various form of starch (because they turn into sugar when you're digesting them). So: No sugar, no products with sugar in them. [I]That's the absolute minimum.[/I] You don't have to give up fruit but you do have to drastically reduce it. As a starting measure to get it down I'd eliminate all fruit and that especially includes fruit juice for a fortnight. Then reintroduce small amounts - and measure your blood sugars to see what the effect is. Your body can't properly process: [LIST] [*]Potatoes [*]Rice [*]Pasta [*]Anything containing flour. [/LIST] because as I said above they all contain starch and starch gets turned into sugar by the body once you've eaten them. So you need to at the very least DRASTICALLY reduce your intake of those foods or better yet eliminate them. Mild exercise - a brisk walk after eating to help your body make efficient use of whatever amount of insulin it's still producing. If all that sounds drastic and difficult it is [B]- [I]at first [/I][/B]but trust me it gets easier and easier to the point where it's just how you live your life. If I were in your shoes I'd go for being very strict with yourself for the first few weeks. Just to get your levels down. You'll be absolutely amazed at how much better you'll feel once they come down. Then it's a question of finding out how much you can eat and of what so that you enjoy your meals AND keep your blood sugar under control. It can be done. I know because I did it not easy to get started but it gets easier and easier until you don't even notice that your doing it. Come back and ask lots of questions. There are some very experienced and well-informed people here who'll be happy to help. [/QUOTE]
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