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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2191770" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>You've got options... </p><p></p><p>Eat to your meter is one: Check before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite. If you go up more than 2 mmol/l, the meal was carbier than you could process back out, so that way you can establish a bit of a rule of thumb for yourself. If a meal is 30 grams of carbs and you're a-okay, then that's fine to stick with. It takes some experimentation to find out what your body can handle and what it can't, though. And a lot of test trips. </p><p></p><p>You could also just dive in and go keto. (Though still testing quite a bit is advisable to see progress and hidden carbs). More often than not full keto'll make your blood sugars return to the normal range in no time flat. </p><p></p><p>You could also just pick an arbitrary number, say, 100 grams of carbs a day, and check with your meter whether that suits you. If not, try 20 grams less. If that's not satisfactory, another 20 grams etc. So there's a couple of ways to approach this thing... But between a meter and a nice little stock of teststrips, you can't really go wrong. The real question becomes, are you in a hurry to get your blood sugars down, or do you have some time to experiment at your own pace?</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2191770, member: 401801"] You've got options... Eat to your meter is one: Check before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite. If you go up more than 2 mmol/l, the meal was carbier than you could process back out, so that way you can establish a bit of a rule of thumb for yourself. If a meal is 30 grams of carbs and you're a-okay, then that's fine to stick with. It takes some experimentation to find out what your body can handle and what it can't, though. And a lot of test trips. You could also just dive in and go keto. (Though still testing quite a bit is advisable to see progress and hidden carbs). More often than not full keto'll make your blood sugars return to the normal range in no time flat. You could also just pick an arbitrary number, say, 100 grams of carbs a day, and check with your meter whether that suits you. If not, try 20 grams less. If that's not satisfactory, another 20 grams etc. So there's a couple of ways to approach this thing... But between a meter and a nice little stock of teststrips, you can't really go wrong. The real question becomes, are you in a hurry to get your blood sugars down, or do you have some time to experiment at your own pace? Good luck! Jo [/QUOTE]
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