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What snacks no portions can you eat without taking insulin ?
Nuts?
Avocado?
Olives?
What about protein?
Nuts?
Avocado?
Olives?
What about protein?
10 grams of carbs would raise me about 70 mg / dl. No way.The dietician told me to snack on anything up to 10g of carbs without insulin, and to keep taking snacks between meals.
I find that works and I need to eat something small about every hour. Snacks could be a piece of fruit, a snack bar, some chocolate, a couple of oatcakes etc.
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Me too. No carbs. Protein either. Just fat like avocado. Gotta watch nut portions too. Mayo and lettuce or celery works. Unfortunately I need insulin for eggs or any protein. I LOVED cream cheese roll ups but dairy is no longer my friend. Gotta bolus as well.I'm too carb intolerant to ever consume any refined carbs, grains, roots or fruits other than berries. Personally: Above ground non-starchy veggies are always great snack choice. 1/4 avocado is as well. Nuts and berries in moderation. Hard boiled eggs are wonderful snacks for me. Olives are great snacks as well. Maybe some cream cheese spread inside some ham or roast beef then rolled up? Occasionally, maybe a few times per week, a lil natural peanut butter (no added sugars) inside a celery stalk. Etc..
Me too. No carbs. Protein either. Just fat like avocado. Gotta watch nut portions too. Mayo and lettuce or celery works. Unfortunately I need insulin for eggs or any protein. I LOVED cream cheese roll ups but dairy is no longer my friend. Gotta bolus as well.
Are you on insulin?
No worries Jennifer! I was going to ask what kind of D you have because I couldn't stop insulin ever. Good you can.Just curious, why isn't dairy your friend anymore? I wonder if this would happen to me? Loved dairy all my life and still eat a lotta cheese.
I love mayonaise as well, but the tasty kind I've been getting is made with soybean oil which is both refined and omega 6 rich. I need to find a different mayonaise from a healthier store. I want one made with pure olive oil if I can.
Regarding insulin: I am 27 stone (379 lb) and supposed to be eating a 2400 calorie diet to lose 2 pounds per week. If I eat 2400 calories, 50g a day in carbs and about 120g a day in protein, I have to inject about 45 units a day of insulin to keep my sugars around 5.2 to 6.4 mmol/L (95 to 115 mg/dL) all day.
However, if I eat only 1600 calories a day in a 6 hour window (intermittent fasting), and about 30g net carbs 100g protein, I don't need to inject any insulin to maintain 6.1 to 7.5 mmol/L (109 to 135 mg/dL) all day.
I've just started 23:1 intermittent fasting at 800 to 1000 calories a day, with about 20-25 net grams of carbs and 70g of protein. I plan on doing this for a couple weeks or so. I am hoping I'll achieve 4.7 to 5.9 mmol/L (85 to 105 mg/dL) all day with this few calories, carbs & protein--along with no insulin injections. I'll keep you posted.
I used to take Metformin as my only diabetes medication -- I've been off of that for 1 1/2 weeks. No more chronic diarrhea. No more diarrhea at all rather. A bit of constipation now... working on consuming more salt, water & veggies.
EDIT: darn I realize I am in the 1.5/LADA sub-forum.. my apologies! I'm type 2.
I'm on bolus/ basal insulin. No idea how mixed insulin works but the majority of my bolus is gone within two hours so anything with carbs or protein I would need another bolus.I'm very confused by this thread. Doesn't snacking or not depend on what insulin regime you are on? I snack on what I want when I feel like it and have had no advice not to. I'm on a mixed 2 a day injection regime.
I'm very confused by this thread. Doesn't snacking or not depend on what insulin regime you are on? I snack on what I want when I feel like it and have had no advice not to. I'm on a mixed 2 a day injection regime.
ThanksWhat type of diabetes do you have? Type 1/LADA, I'm presuming?
We're all different and different things can affect us. Some carb snacks I bolus for but sometimes I need a snack without a bolus. The measure is my blood meter
Occasionally, particular insulin regimes or particular kinds of insulin do require 'compulsory' snacks. Do what suits you
BiltongWhat snacks no portions can you eat without taking insulin ?
Nuts?
Avocado?
Olives?
What about protein?
Sadly, nothing, anymore
I have stopped snacking for now.