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<blockquote data-quote="Winsor" data-source="post: 1780236" data-attributes="member: 471766"><p>Hi All , after my annual health check a few months ago ( I'm 73 ) , I was diagnosed as prediabetic , having a HbA1creading of 42 . Since then , after a lot of reading I opted for a low carb diet . My wife was away for 2 months so I was able to control everything I ate ( and drank ) . Basically I cut out potatoes , bread , rice and beer . My weight dropped from 91 Kg to 81 Kg ( my lowest weight ever .. well ...since growing up ) , with BMI now under 25 and much smaller waist meaning all my trousers now several too large for me. I bought an Accu-chek blood glucose meter a couple of months ago and take my Fasting Glucose first thing in the morning with results in the range 5.5 to 6.5 mmol/mol . Also I sometimes test blood ketone level , which is 0.2 or 0,3 . I feel this is now all OK but my wife is back and likes to bake cakes and give me larger portions than I really want . I make my own"bread" using coconut flour and am trying to get my wife to make a low carb cake . I was recommended a sugar substitute , but having bought a bag am surprised to see content shows as 100% carb. Can anyone please explain how this can be better than or different to sugar as this has really confused me. Thanks in advance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winsor, post: 1780236, member: 471766"] Hi All , after my annual health check a few months ago ( I'm 73 ) , I was diagnosed as prediabetic , having a HbA1creading of 42 . Since then , after a lot of reading I opted for a low carb diet . My wife was away for 2 months so I was able to control everything I ate ( and drank ) . Basically I cut out potatoes , bread , rice and beer . My weight dropped from 91 Kg to 81 Kg ( my lowest weight ever .. well ...since growing up ) , with BMI now under 25 and much smaller waist meaning all my trousers now several too large for me. I bought an Accu-chek blood glucose meter a couple of months ago and take my Fasting Glucose first thing in the morning with results in the range 5.5 to 6.5 mmol/mol . Also I sometimes test blood ketone level , which is 0.2 or 0,3 . I feel this is now all OK but my wife is back and likes to bake cakes and give me larger portions than I really want . I make my own"bread" using coconut flour and am trying to get my wife to make a low carb cake . I was recommended a sugar substitute , but having bought a bag am surprised to see content shows as 100% carb. Can anyone please explain how this can be better than or different to sugar as this has really confused me. Thanks in advance [/QUOTE]
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