Peadair O Brionn
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 451
- Location
- london
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- having diabetes...... people who wear backpacks on the tube
Hi @peadair it’s individual re numbers of carbs you need to go to to reverse diabetes. I needed to go below 30g plus needed to lose weight and this level worked for both for me.Brekkie . O6 00 . 2 small burgen bread and mature cheddar Cup of tea . 2 Splenda
Lunch . 12 00 . Ham chicken and cheese 3 egg ommlette
Bottle of still water
Tea . 4 sesame seed ryvita with tin of salmon and mature cheddar cheese . 2 Strawberries with double cream . 2 cups of tea
Don’t know how many carbs but I think it’s about 65 gms . Is that low enough to try and reverse T2 and get of the Met
Haven’t been testing . As only diagnosed 3 weeks ago .Seeing the doc on Tuesday .So have a million questions for him after all the reading on here . He never told me my results ,just that I was now diabetic put me on Met (which is creating havoc on my guts and my work) . I’ll get the readings etc on Tuesday ... poor doc doesn’t know the storm that’s comin. Can I just ask. What happens to you if you go overboard and eat or drink loads of carbs in a day . How would you feel . Had a bad hypo on Patrick’s night through to much alcohol don’t want to repeat that feelinHi @peadair it’s individual re numbers of carbs you need to go to to reverse diabetes. I needed to go below 30g plus needed to lose weight and this level worked for both for me.
Are you testing your blood sugars before meals and two hours afterwards? Thats really the best way to work out what type of carbs suit you or not and how much you can tolerate. Any more advice do ask us.
Hi @paedair will be very good to see your hbaca1 results as will help you see how far you need to go. Ive gone from 97 to now 33 and lost three stone mainly by low carb and high fat and am no longer on met. I found that Metformin and low carb made havoc with my guts and had to give up on the met and no longer need it thankfully. I find that diet is much more powerful than Metformin. Do consider testing it’s a powerful tool but not one that the NHS will approve paying for. We can recommend some meters if you’re interested?Haven’t been testing . As only diagnosed 3 weeks ago .Seeing the doc on Tuesday .So have a million questions for him after all the reading on here . He never told me my results ,just that I was now diabetic put me on Met (which is creating havoc on my guts and my work) . I’ll get the readings etc on Tuesday ... poor doc doesn’t know the storm that’s comin
Re the hypo query think I’ve heard there can be false hypos to do with you not been used to having lower blood sugars and alcohol with met could be issue? @Brunneria any info on hypos?Haven’t been testing . As only diagnosed 3 weeks ago .Seeing the doc on Tuesday .So have a million questions for him after all the reading on here . He never told me my results ,just that I was now diabetic put me on Met (which is creating havoc on my guts and my work) . I’ll get the readings etc on Tuesday ... poor doc doesn’t know the storm that’s comin. Can I just ask. What happens to you if you go overboard and eat or drink loads of carbs in a day . How would you feel . Had a bad hypo on Patrick’s night through to much alcohol don’t want to repeat that feelin
I’ll be stayin low carb for the foreseeable future and will be testing after I see the doctor .Im thinkin of investing in that needle free libre monitor . Seems to work out just as expensive as strips and lancetsHi @paedair will be very good to see your hbaca1 results as will help you see how far you need to go. Ive gone from 97 to now 33 and lost three stone mainly by low carb and high fat and am no longer on met. I found that Metformin and low carb made havoc with my guts and had to give up on the met and no longer need it thankfully. I find that diet is much more powerful than Metformin. Do consider testing it’s a powerful tool but not one that the NHS will approve paying for. We can recommend some meters if you’re interested?
Sounds like a good plan make sure though you include enough healthy fats to keep full so you don’t get tempted by the carbs. Dietdoctor.com is great for food ideas if you haven’t checked it out yet. Good luck on Tuesday.I’ll be stayin low carb for the foreseeable future and will be testing after I see the doctor .Im thinkin of investing in that needle free libre monitor . Seems to work out just as expensive as strips and lancets
Haven’t been testing . As only diagnosed 3 weeks ago...
Can I just ask. What happens to you if you go overboard and eat or drink loads of carbs in a day . How would you feel . Had a bad hypo on Patrick’s night through to much alcohol don’t want to repeat that feelin
Thanks it does . Think it was defo the alcohol had quite a bit over Friday and Saturday . But won’t be doin that again really don’t want to end up on the kitchen floor again really scary stuff . Lucky for me my missus heard me and came out and got me some lemonade , that got me back on this planetHi @Peadair O Brionn
If you go overboard and eat lots of carbs, your blood glucose will rise significantly - like I did today - then you may get other symptoms - like I did - sleepiness, brain fog, heavy limbed tiredness. But not everyone gets those.
Do you have a history of hypos? If not, as a Type 2, you shouldn’t have to worry about them unless you have too much alcohol or take strong blood glucose lowering drugs. Some of us type 2s do have hypos, but we usually have other health issues, or the strong drugs.
Hope that helps.
[QUOTE="shelley262, post: 1733770, member: 455169"I found that Metformin and low carb made havoc with my guts and had to give up on the met and no longer need it thankfully. ?
Metformin is supposed to be taken with food, if your fasting are you ending up taking it on an empty stomach as that might be what’s upsetting your stomach.@shelley262 that’s really interesting, I’ve only really had problems since starting IF but never considered until now that met might be the cause.
Did you discuss with your GP before stopping or did you just decide enough’s enough? How low was your HbA1c at the time?
( sorry for the barrage of questions)
Metformin is supposed to be taken with food, if your fasting are you ending up taking it on an empty stomach as that might be what’s upsetting your stomach.
Hi Rachox, I pondered on this for a while and wondered if it was best to take the breakfast dose with lunch on fasting days, but that doesn’t leave much time between doses if next one is taken with dinner.
I decided to stick with a morning dose and have it with a mug of creamy coffee and hoped that would do the trick.
Now I’m thinking perhaps not.
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