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<blockquote data-quote="ixi1429" data-source="post: 1731207" data-attributes="member: 465579"><p>Morning,</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm T2 myself so I am not sure how it would work for you but my approach was to keep a food diary. I didn't change my diet in the first week, I just recorded what I ate, and how many carbs were in the various meals/foods. I could then look back and figure out what I could change slowly - swapping Weetabix for scrambled eggs for breakfast, swapping sandwiches for a salad for lunch. I also set myself target. 130g is considered Low carb for the non-special people (non diabetic <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) so I figured I would go below that. My target is 75g per day - 15 per meal and 15 for teas/coffees/snacks. I was also realistic in my expectations. It’s a target and sometimes I miss it, some days I achieve lower but it is a target not a fixed point. Yesterday I hit 66.4g but on a couple of days last week I was over 80. In fact I have just checked my average for this month and it is running at over 80 but I know why – I have been away and there have been a few celebrations. Over 80g is above my target BUT it is till low carb and more importantly I know why.</p><p></p><p>I also monitored the impact of various foods on my BG. Porridge does spike me (on average 1.5mmols) but it does drop off very quickly, within 2 hours. Weetabix on the other hand just keeps giving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ixi1429, post: 1731207, member: 465579"] Morning, I'm T2 myself so I am not sure how it would work for you but my approach was to keep a food diary. I didn't change my diet in the first week, I just recorded what I ate, and how many carbs were in the various meals/foods. I could then look back and figure out what I could change slowly - swapping Weetabix for scrambled eggs for breakfast, swapping sandwiches for a salad for lunch. I also set myself target. 130g is considered Low carb for the non-special people (non diabetic :) ) so I figured I would go below that. My target is 75g per day - 15 per meal and 15 for teas/coffees/snacks. I was also realistic in my expectations. It’s a target and sometimes I miss it, some days I achieve lower but it is a target not a fixed point. Yesterday I hit 66.4g but on a couple of days last week I was over 80. In fact I have just checked my average for this month and it is running at over 80 but I know why – I have been away and there have been a few celebrations. Over 80g is above my target BUT it is till low carb and more importantly I know why. I also monitored the impact of various foods on my BG. Porridge does spike me (on average 1.5mmols) but it does drop off very quickly, within 2 hours. Weetabix on the other hand just keeps giving. [/QUOTE]
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