Hi. There is nothing wrong with going low-carb and keto as long as you reduce the insulin to avoid a hypo. Use the meter to check that. To help confirm whether you are t2 or T1 you need the C-Peptide test as well as the antibody (GAD) test. This checks your own insulin production level.
I was diagnosed in November 2017, I was told to come back in the new year when I would be put on insulin.
Fortunately, that gave me the chance to to a little research first. I found this place amongst others. I kept coming back here. I decided keto was the way to go. Whithin 5 months, I waas in normal range, lost a couple of stone, made a load of friends, felt great.
122 at dx, 35 5 months later.
Hi @Zama,
I was another of those T2 diabetics, who has been told at diagnosis that I would have no choice but to go onto insulin with blood sugars as high as mine. Three months later after going low carb/keto, blood sugars dropped from an HbA1c of 100 to an HbA1c of 34. Drops like this are not uncommon on this forum as you've already seen in the post of @xfieldok. So, it's definitely possible to get back to normal levels and eliminate insulin and all other diabetes-related medication over time.
However, tbh it is probably not a good idea to walk around with uncontrolled high blood sugar levels as you are probably doing right now (we are not allowed to medical advice, but possibly insulin might still be warranted at this point).
I also agree with @Daibell -- a blood glucose meter is a very good idea to keep a check on your blood glucose levels while you change your diet. Low carb/keto can have a significant impact on blood sugar levels and it is possible that insulin at one point might drop them into too low. Ideally, you will want to work with your GP/nurse on this.
That looks normal to me - but it might not feel it if your body has become used to high sugars.
Try to stay hydrated and eat a nourishing diet, that ought to help your metabolism pick up - and I do not mean the diet sheet that starts with porridge or cereal with skimmed milk or wholemeal bread with low fat spread.
Test at two hours after starting to eat to check that you are staying in the normal range, and all should go well - though I do hope that you soon leave behind the visual disturbances and migraines.
Hi @ziggy_w
Thank you for your response.
I have been measuring my sugars. Before I eat and 1.5hrs after. And I have been monitoring it right now as well. My readings have been ranging from. 6/7 mmol.
Thank you so much for your advice! I really appreciate your help.
Not sure you mean what you say here, do you mean onset of type 1?Hi Zamba,
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when I was 25 years old. None of my siblings and parents have diabetes. I was the unfortunate one. Repeated infections ringed a bell in me to visit my doctor. My doctor ran all tests on me and I was quite a bit shocked to learn about my diabetes. I was able to control it through intermitten fasting, diet and exercise.
Unlike type 2 diabetes, Adult onset of type 2 diabetes needs insulin at some point. We just need to be aware of it. It is very much advised to visit your endocrinologist to check your insulin reserve and then follow appropriate treatment depending on your condition.
Watch out for foods described as low GI or slow carb - for some - like me, not only are they no advantage, I find that the expected carbs are far surpassed by the actual effect.Hi @Resurgam
Thank you for your kind words and response.
My body has been going through the ringer with the insulin but I feel good at the same time if that makes sense. I have been trying to maintain a nutritional balance with just slow carbs eg. Kidney beans & so on. And it been maintaining my blood sugars, ill have to wait and review in a few days to see the consistency.
Thank you again.
Thank you so much.Hi and welcome,
If you want to have a look at recipes and meals that are low carb/keto then you can find many, many sites out there that offer a vast range of foods. One of my favourites is the www.dietdoctor.com website. There is an option to pay a subscription to get access to extra features, but this is optional. I only use the free parts of the site, and consider it a useful source of information.
If you decide to go medication free, then you can reduce your carbs right down to keto, as fast as you like.
However, if you decide to stay on insulin, then it is important that you reduce your carbs more slowly, to avoid hypos caused by insulin.
And one other thing, more and more people are finding that they have developed diabetes after covid. There is not yet enough information about how and why this happens. Does the covid just accelerate diabetes that was already developing in the background? Or does covid attack the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas? Or is there some other process at work? Either way, people are being diagnosed with both T1 and T2 diabetes after covid, but it is still early days to know what will happen in the long term. So even if you get your blood glucose down with low carb, please keep monitoring your blood glucose and make sure that your doctor does too.
Hope that helps.
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