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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
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- Routine
@Debandez The doc offered Metformin at diagnosis but also said he didn't think I needed it *IF* I got serious with myself. It was a bit of a punch to the stomach but I took some time researching best ways to get it down and saw the low carb high fat diet. I tried that and didn't like the high fat element, although I know it works for some. I tried a form of keto and restricted myself to under 30g of carbs a day, and absolutely hated that one! Then I experimented doing my own plan - I got a BG monitor of my own and tested my carb and sugar food tolerance. I settled on keeping to under 100g of carbs a day and restricting all sugar - no 'sweets', no 'bad' snack food. I replaced everything with a high protein, lower carb, moderate fat option. I checked the nutrition of *everything* in supermarkets and stick with the premise that if a food is higher in carbs it MUST be low in sugar. I don't eat anything high sugar anymore really - if I get a sweet urge, I stay with protein bars, they've been a life saver to be honest - high protein and low carbs and sugar. I don't eat fruit so much because it slams the carbs AND sugar, and I don't like it's effect on my BG - if I have an apple it does raise my BG, so I'd rather eating something more substantial like a pile of vegetables or delicious salad stuff. Vegetables are my go to for snacks, too. Before diagnosis I used to easily eat 2-3 apples a day, maybe mango and grapes too, then I realised the carb and sugar content in them, eek! I'm not silly with this, life is life, so there's been a few times in the past 3mths when I've been out and had something sweet (like a dessert) but it's rocketed my BG reading and I didn't like that, so I went straight back on plan and did a workout too. Also, the workouts - I work long hours and travel often and didn't do anything fancy, when I couldn't get to my gym I used YouTube for home fitness videos. What I did find is that if my BG was higher on some days, if I did a 10-20+ minute home workout after dinner/eating, it REALLY helped bring down the BG reading. I looked mad as after food sometimes I'd be walking on the spot in my living room, or doing squats, haha! But it does seem that consistent workouts helps this keep at bay. I've now got to a point where it feels like a manageable lifestyle, I don't feel deprived and I don't 'crave' or mourn foods, I look at them differently now. I want to stay out of diagnosis zone for as long as I can, I don't want it 'back' and will do whatever to not let that happen. I don't want this T2 to define my life or what happens to me.Brilliant news. Well done. I feel very much the same, blessing in disguise. It made me stop and take stock too. No mers for me either thank you. Were you offered an alternative or did you find it yourself?