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<blockquote data-quote="WhitbyJet" data-source="post: 352348" data-attributes="member: 35964"><p>I cannot give you advice, I am type 2 and not on insulin, I wonder do you know how to carb count, have you ever done ad DAFNE course?</p><p>All I know is that if you are reducing carbs you will need to reduce insulin, make sure you do lots of testing, and ask your HCP for advice.</p><p></p><p>In regards to lowering carbs, its not possible to tell you what works, only you can find out by trial and error, but dont worry, reducing carbs doesnt mean that you have to eat outlandish things you dont like. You could try a mixture of lower carb, low GI and portion control, dont go thinking that you need to go to extremes.</p><p>I have no idea how low carb you want to go, but probably best to ease yourself in gently, start off by reducing carbs in every day meals, eg if you normally have a 5oz steak with 5 spuds, you could go for a 7 oz steak, 2 spuds and add a pile of low carb veggies, if you have shepherds pie, dont top it with a pile of mashed potatoes, top with cauliflower mash or a mixture of potato and cauliflower mashed up or a layer of very thinly sliced new potatoes. If you have spaghetti bolognaise, you could reduce the amount of spaghetti and mix in with cabbage shredded and sauteed in butter or make noodles from courgettes, mix in with the spaghetti to still give you a full plate, top with bolognaise, parmesan, etc</p><p>Only you can find out what works for you, I dont know your circumstances, your lifestyle, your likes and dislikes when it comes to food. </p><p>I hope some of this makes sense? Good luck to you, hope you feel better soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhitbyJet, post: 352348, member: 35964"] I cannot give you advice, I am type 2 and not on insulin, I wonder do you know how to carb count, have you ever done ad DAFNE course? All I know is that if you are reducing carbs you will need to reduce insulin, make sure you do lots of testing, and ask your HCP for advice. In regards to lowering carbs, its not possible to tell you what works, only you can find out by trial and error, but dont worry, reducing carbs doesnt mean that you have to eat outlandish things you dont like. You could try a mixture of lower carb, low GI and portion control, dont go thinking that you need to go to extremes. I have no idea how low carb you want to go, but probably best to ease yourself in gently, start off by reducing carbs in every day meals, eg if you normally have a 5oz steak with 5 spuds, you could go for a 7 oz steak, 2 spuds and add a pile of low carb veggies, if you have shepherds pie, dont top it with a pile of mashed potatoes, top with cauliflower mash or a mixture of potato and cauliflower mashed up or a layer of very thinly sliced new potatoes. If you have spaghetti bolognaise, you could reduce the amount of spaghetti and mix in with cabbage shredded and sauteed in butter or make noodles from courgettes, mix in with the spaghetti to still give you a full plate, top with bolognaise, parmesan, etc Only you can find out what works for you, I dont know your circumstances, your lifestyle, your likes and dislikes when it comes to food. I hope some of this makes sense? Good luck to you, hope you feel better soon. [/QUOTE]
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