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<blockquote data-quote="gbswales" data-source="post: 96723" data-attributes="member: 21675"><p>That could explain things to some extent as I only like the leanest meat and eating any kind of fat directly always makes me feel sick - I carefully cut all the fat off a steak for example. I am ok with some kinds of fat - I love the taste of butter (but what to put it on?) - I like cream (hence my love of ice cream) but drinking milk on its own again makes me feel sick.</p><p></p><p>I can eat fat if it is disguised as in sausages or hamburgers (but not if I have made them myself and know its there).</p><p></p><p>As for whether I am going low enough then I dont really know for certain as I have not yet started weighing portions, just looking at labels and guessing - I dont want to become fanatical about diet and I want to be able to eat and cook food that my partner will also enjoy - for me that is part of controlling diabetes to fit my lifestyle and not the other way around. To be honest I am quite happy with the level of control over the last few weeks 90% of my readings are within the 3.5 - 8.0 range (before it was more like 4.0 - 14.0 and sometimes as high as 18-20 - when I was first diagnosed I was apparently over 30 prompting the doctor to call me into the surgery the same day he got the result)</p><p></p><p>I am also paranoid about having a hypo - I have never experienced a full hypo as I tend to get warning signs about 3.8 - 4.0 and that is the way I like it because I never remember to carry sweets or anything with me - I did try carrying glucose tablets but loved them so much they were just a constant temptation that I didnt resist! (when I say full hypo I mean the kind of symptoms I have seen where people lose control of speech and maybe pass out or fit - I know I can get as low as 2.8 and only feel slightly disortiented but that can happen quite quickly if I dont catch it about 4.0</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbswales, post: 96723, member: 21675"] That could explain things to some extent as I only like the leanest meat and eating any kind of fat directly always makes me feel sick - I carefully cut all the fat off a steak for example. I am ok with some kinds of fat - I love the taste of butter (but what to put it on?) - I like cream (hence my love of ice cream) but drinking milk on its own again makes me feel sick. I can eat fat if it is disguised as in sausages or hamburgers (but not if I have made them myself and know its there). As for whether I am going low enough then I dont really know for certain as I have not yet started weighing portions, just looking at labels and guessing - I dont want to become fanatical about diet and I want to be able to eat and cook food that my partner will also enjoy - for me that is part of controlling diabetes to fit my lifestyle and not the other way around. To be honest I am quite happy with the level of control over the last few weeks 90% of my readings are within the 3.5 - 8.0 range (before it was more like 4.0 - 14.0 and sometimes as high as 18-20 - when I was first diagnosed I was apparently over 30 prompting the doctor to call me into the surgery the same day he got the result) I am also paranoid about having a hypo - I have never experienced a full hypo as I tend to get warning signs about 3.8 - 4.0 and that is the way I like it because I never remember to carry sweets or anything with me - I did try carrying glucose tablets but loved them so much they were just a constant temptation that I didnt resist! (when I say full hypo I mean the kind of symptoms I have seen where people lose control of speech and maybe pass out or fit - I know I can get as low as 2.8 and only feel slightly disortiented but that can happen quite quickly if I dont catch it about 4.0 [/QUOTE]
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