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<blockquote data-quote="Maco" data-source="post: 2390606" data-attributes="member: 465882"><p>It’s actually crazy how much protein can affect your BG. I decided to give low carb a go starting last Monday & my bloods where literally all over the place. I went from eating 200g of carbs a day to around 35G, my time in target while eating carbs was between 95-100% with an average BG of 6.5mmol. I’m into my second week of low carbs & my struggling to get 75-80% time in target and sitting between 9-12mmol for long periods. </p><p></p><p>I’m going to revert back to eating carbs as I honestly feel I have no control at all with trying to bolus for protein. I was having a 4 egg omelette for breakfast with 7g of carbs & needing to bolus for atleast 25-30g of carbs to cover protein. My protein shakes where carb free but I’d need to bolus for 20g of carbs. I went low carb thinking I could massively reduce my insulin intake but it’s been the complete opposite, I’m taking nearly the same amount of insulin but with massive stresses of trying to guess how much insulin to take for protein. I had far more stable control that was easy to bolus for when eating carbs. </p><p></p><p>As for your question on carb counting, I have mine nailed down to a T! When I’m eating carbs I can usually go all day and never see a rise about 8mmol. In fact before I changed to low carb I managed to be 97% in target range for 21 days. The problem is you can have maybe 3/4 different carb ratios throughout the day. I’m 1:8.5 on a morning, 1:9 on an afternoon and then 1:10 for an evening. That slight difference in ratios had a massive affect on my control. </p><p></p><p>I definitely can’t eat 15g of carbs without a bolus either, I love Grenade protein bars and of them will easily put me into the 13/14mmol range if I didn’t bolus!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maco, post: 2390606, member: 465882"] It’s actually crazy how much protein can affect your BG. I decided to give low carb a go starting last Monday & my bloods where literally all over the place. I went from eating 200g of carbs a day to around 35G, my time in target while eating carbs was between 95-100% with an average BG of 6.5mmol. I’m into my second week of low carbs & my struggling to get 75-80% time in target and sitting between 9-12mmol for long periods. I’m going to revert back to eating carbs as I honestly feel I have no control at all with trying to bolus for protein. I was having a 4 egg omelette for breakfast with 7g of carbs & needing to bolus for atleast 25-30g of carbs to cover protein. My protein shakes where carb free but I’d need to bolus for 20g of carbs. I went low carb thinking I could massively reduce my insulin intake but it’s been the complete opposite, I’m taking nearly the same amount of insulin but with massive stresses of trying to guess how much insulin to take for protein. I had far more stable control that was easy to bolus for when eating carbs. As for your question on carb counting, I have mine nailed down to a T! When I’m eating carbs I can usually go all day and never see a rise about 8mmol. In fact before I changed to low carb I managed to be 97% in target range for 21 days. The problem is you can have maybe 3/4 different carb ratios throughout the day. I’m 1:8.5 on a morning, 1:9 on an afternoon and then 1:10 for an evening. That slight difference in ratios had a massive affect on my control. I definitely can’t eat 15g of carbs without a bolus either, I love Grenade protein bars and of them will easily put me into the 13/14mmol range if I didn’t bolus! [/QUOTE]
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