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blackcat79

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Got my lowest reading of 8.7! Had ham salad at lunch @1.40 reading 2 after was 15.7 ( fasting was 14) then bn busy out shopping etc got 8.7 @ 7.15 then food shopping came bk still hadnt had anything so about 8 hrs ( like fasting I guess) n got 9.2 not sure what it may have bn if not out walking/ shopping tho. Now thing is I need to eat but its late but can't go without can I till morning?
Mayb not eating so often helps it just seems odd
Any ideas??
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X
 
Well done!

How about an omelette or something light like that?
Or maybe a small pot of 0% Fage Total Greek Yoghurt which os fairly low in carbs compared to other yoghurts.

All the best
Angie
 
Well I had a drink thing that someone recommend earlier n it would seem that they r a no go for me as blood 2 hour after is 21.8! The no eating seems to b the way for me or at least just salads how boring tho. But think my weight will go down tho. Every cloud n all lol
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hi blackcat

Were there any carbs with the ham salad? 15.7 is a high reading if there were no carbs.

Not eating all day isn't really the best way to go in my opinion. Little and often is better, you can test and see how you re-act to different foods.

If you're still getting those sort of numbers without carbs you may need some to see doc to review your meds

Mary x
 
Just read ham n it has 2.6g per 100gs only had one slice n I did have a yogurt 2 but it only had 7g per pot. My morning bloods 2day 14.2 they always seem to b 12.9- 14.5 and just get higher as day goes on n have reached 26.8 as my highest but normally bedtime r between 19- 22. Only bn on 2 x metformin since Monday as doc started off on 1 a day n said I may need to go up to 3. Guess its still early days n I've bn out n bought lots of low carb food meats n fish etc to try. The thing I'm finding hard is what to have for breakfast is oats base cereal better?
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I think that a version of eggs is a good idea - scrambled, for instance.

I am Danish, we have Rye Bread as an essential part of our diet. I am looking to move to the UK, so I have checked before, and it should be available at Tesco. It is a brown, dry ish bread with a strong flavour and yes, it is carbs. However, I have found it to be one of the only bread types I can eat half a slice of without having too much trouble with my blood glucose (10g carb per half slice or so). It is very filling compared to white breads, so with care, you may find it helpful. I have it in the morning, 1 half slice with a bit of ham or scrambled eggs.

I am one of the people who can eat anything at any time of the day, so sometimes, I can have a left over of a stir fry or something too - I like those cold in the morning, really.

Regarding the boredom of salads, I think that if you experiment a bit with other salad/lettuce versions, such a baby spinach leaves, super-finely chopped cabbages and never forget the dressing, you will find it less boring. I find that having meat in my salads definately helps.

If you add things like avocado, cucumber, celeriac bits, garlics... you can get quite different tastes and textures which makes it less boring.

I use oil/balsamico, oil/lemon, homemade 'thousand island' dressing and add a spice to them that fits the meat in the salad and that seems to work for me.

I must say that I am not low-carbing, but rather carb counting/limiting. My daily diet is probably anywhere between 50-75g carb with the occasional sinful day - I choose my carbs carefully, though as I need to lose weight and would rather take my insulin to match my dietary needs than inject insulin to bring down my blood sugar while eating stuff that makes it go up, so I put on weight. I have been on insulin myself only for about 2 months and have lost about a stone in that time.

Have you btw looked at what a brisk walk can do to help with those readings - even a 10 minute 'pulse up' stroll in your lunch break can keep your muscles more awake for the next hour or two if you're lucky...

Best of luck.
 
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