Most T2s on here use a low carb, or even keto, type diet to control bg
Calories aren't the problem, it's carbs.
Maintaining just 1000 calories isnt really sustainable for many as they get hungry.
Low carb is satiating and doesn't raise blood sugar.
There's plenty of info on it around the forum, have a look. You might find it suits your body better
Hi,
i was diagnosed PCOS 23 years ago and advised to low carb way back when everyone thought I was crazy to suggest sugar maybe an issue. I managed to lose 6 stone but as you know low carb is notoriously difficult to sustain. I yo yo managed for 18 years, but always ended up piling the pounds on again due to high insulin resistance. i had to stop metformin in 2017 due to it affecting my liver. Then peri and menopause struck! Pounds piled on more and stayed there! So last year after advice from Addenbrookes for gynae issues I was advised to cut out dairy and red meat. Stick to low cal as low carb is more dangerous in menopause for heart health as you may know. Then the pounds fell off, after years of low carb not working. I had been trying to tell my GP I felt I needed help controlling blood sugars but as usual the NHS levels of tolerance for bloods is set way too high/low and they waited until my BS was defined as type 2 and agreed metformin issue with liver blood work given history. The meds help lower readings minimally, I am very good at controlling my diet after nearly two decades of using Atkins etc. But having to eliminate cheese and red meats I have to stick to Greek yog mixed with soya yog, chicken breast, green veg and new pot lunch, mushroom sauce, stuffed peppers Or mushrooms evening with sunbites or carrot sticks as snacks. I’m very busy with care duties and my weight has just fallen off. I don’t get hungry at all on 1000 cals. Plus my heart feels healthier than it ever did on Atkins. My blood work is also improving. So I would totally agree with the low carb if I hadn’t tried for so long. Plus I believe after menopause all bets are off! It’s shocking. For me now low cal is the best solution, my critical carb level on Atkins was generally only 20grams, so very low tolerance. low cal is sustainable and achievable but with will power and determination. Although with all my experience I am very conscious of making good choices when it comes to all sugars and avoid bread, most potatoes, rice and definetly pasta. They are reserved for high days and holidays. Although I hate the ingredients and side effects of sugar free items I do have a chuppa lollipop sf occasionally but prefer a square if 70% Lindt now at 65 cals! So from last June when diagnosed with my gynae issues and adapted diet and 1 metformin daily I’m down 4 stone without much effort. I keep busy and don’t have time or energy to over exercise so i wont give that the credit. It’s really been about changing my attitude to food intake and really listening to my body. I eat my meals when I’m hungry not when the clock or schedule tells me. Heat my main meal in the air fryer and put it in a wide necked flask and take with me if I’m out and about, then no excuses to eat unhealthy…. I’ll be leaving another 2 1/2 stone in 2025 then I’ll be weighing weekly to keep on top of it as I progress.
thank for the advice though, honestly when I first singing the virtues of Atkins 20 years ago pretty much everyone, including medical professionals, thought I was crazy…. It can work, does work but not for all of us, all of the time, we have to adapt to new hormones and changes and tweak things as we go through our journey x
