Hi I’m not on meds either - it’s personal choice many of us regulars on this thread do test and self fund it. It’s def the best way to find out what you can and cannot eat re carbs @nd you can keep an eye on your progress. I find it dosent hurt been doing it for 11 months now and got my hbaca1 down to 30 - no meds for 10 months now ( only ever took Metformin) and I was 97 on diagnosis it’s a really useful essential tool I believe.
Last 2 readings 2 hrs after eating have been 3.9 and 3.8. Just tested keytones which were 3.6. Seems good but I have never been here before. Don't know whether to eat or just toast my good luck - currently drinking cup of tea with skimmed milk just incase
Congratulations you’re really in the zone !Whatever I di today I think I may have broken myself or magically found how to eat and exercise properly
Yes, but how? I stopped taking metformin and added b complex and b12 . If that was the solution all along I won't be happy. I have made a Drs appointment tomorrow as I am following up a lead re my b12 levels. This makes me think I may be on to something. Who knows. So all is ok then @shelley262 no need to break out the Mars bars?
Interesting but keeping your ketones motoring along I think really helps - well it does for me. I take b vitamins and have for a while - prob 10 months - because I eat low carb and used to get them from bread etc plus had heard that Metformin depleted B12. Still need to avoid mars bars they’ll take you out of ketosis !
Whatever I did today I think I may have broken myself or magically found how to eat and exercise properly
If its ok to be at these levels I'll go with the flow. The key will be how I perform on exercises over next few days,
i wasn't trying for ketosis really so totally perplexed
If its ok to be at these levels I'll go with the flow. The key will be how I perform on exercises over next few days,[/QUOTE]
Mine has been often - usually for me reflects stress or exercise where earlier reading was raised because of stress or exercise and improved as relaxed in evening.
I’ve had occasional readings where they’ve been the same pre and post meal which seems kind of logical if the meal was very low carb but seems bizarre to have it go lower. Be fantastic if that happened all the time, kinda like diabetes in reverse
Yes meal was very low carb as you say @Rachox so that makes it a little easier to understand, I can also see the logic in your explanation @shelley262 but I was defiantly very chilled and relaxed pre meal I had just had an hours reflexology session, maybe that’s the trick, expensive but very enjoyable
Could be. Wasn't exactly a formal HIIT session but reasonableintensity. I have done that routine hundreds of times and been at that level of carb intake before but never without metformin or having b12 supplement. It's all a bit surprising and perplexing.
Nutritional ketosis happens when your carb consumption is below a certain level. Not everyone I believe needs to go into ketosis to achieve lower bgs but I did. I’ve been in ketosis for about 11 months why not check out diet doctor and read more about it? @Goonergal is also a long term in ketosis eater! Have you tested before?[/QUOTE]i wasn't trying for ketosis really so totally perplexed
He behaved at the beach and the beach park. Love that beach park. It's on the sand and as well as the usual slides etc they have a pirate ship and diggers the kids can sit on, spin and dig in the sand.
It's happened to me too and I agree it's usually when I've had a very low carb meal. I used to think it was odd but now I just shrug and accept it.
Yes meal was very low carb as you say @Rachox so that makes it a little easier to understand, I can also see the logic in your explanation @shelley262 but I was defiantly very chilled and relaxed pre meal I had just had an hours reflexology session, maybe that’s the trick, expensive but very enjoyable
