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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie-the-Pooh" data-source="post: 2218890" data-attributes="member: 517728"><p>I’m doing a low carb but not just any low carb . </p><p>I got a GCM ( dexcom ) and I have a constant near real time blood sugar measurements, 24 hours a day like a graph . </p><p></p><p>It is very different from finger pricks since your pick can happen any time and it’s often sharp so with finger pricks you most definitely miss it . </p><p></p><p>Then I figure out how much each certain amount of food and even each brand of it increases my blood sugar . I often only added one new item at a time so its objective and not subjective. And I often test a new item a few times, allowing for noise and timing of the day and interactions with other food . </p><p></p><p>So now I know that I can have rice safely ( let’s say 10 spoon without a large spike. I can not touch potato in any form ( so won’t ever eat potato again on my life ). I can handle some breads but not all ( strangely can handle cheaper brands better than my fancy French bakery ) . I cannot have lentils ( give me a spike ) but green beens are ok . No beens for me , unless 1-2 spoons if I have no choice . I won’t drink any juice but vegetable juice sold here is ok ( half a glass). Same goes for fruits , nuts , you name it . I know I can have a mousse cake from my French bakery if the rest of my food has no carbs . </p><p></p><p>You see ? I tested food one bye one in a systematic way . I still have my dexcom but I won’t really need it as before, because I can tell exactly what my BG level will be ( except new things , like the cake on weekend ). I cannot eat Apple but I can have oranges. I can have as many blueberries as I want ( well within reason ).</p><p></p><p>So my advice is to use a GCM for at least a month and figure out what can you eat and how much . Low carb is too general . I would rather to call my diet “informed” low carb . </p><p></p><p>So yes I do have some carbs every now and then ( not a large amount of course ) but only the ones I can tolerate . </p><p></p><p>GCMs are expensive but one only needs them for a month or two .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie-the-Pooh, post: 2218890, member: 517728"] I’m doing a low carb but not just any low carb . I got a GCM ( dexcom ) and I have a constant near real time blood sugar measurements, 24 hours a day like a graph . It is very different from finger pricks since your pick can happen any time and it’s often sharp so with finger pricks you most definitely miss it . Then I figure out how much each certain amount of food and even each brand of it increases my blood sugar . I often only added one new item at a time so its objective and not subjective. And I often test a new item a few times, allowing for noise and timing of the day and interactions with other food . So now I know that I can have rice safely ( let’s say 10 spoon without a large spike. I can not touch potato in any form ( so won’t ever eat potato again on my life ). I can handle some breads but not all ( strangely can handle cheaper brands better than my fancy French bakery ) . I cannot have lentils ( give me a spike ) but green beens are ok . No beens for me , unless 1-2 spoons if I have no choice . I won’t drink any juice but vegetable juice sold here is ok ( half a glass). Same goes for fruits , nuts , you name it . I know I can have a mousse cake from my French bakery if the rest of my food has no carbs . You see ? I tested food one bye one in a systematic way . I still have my dexcom but I won’t really need it as before, because I can tell exactly what my BG level will be ( except new things , like the cake on weekend ). I cannot eat Apple but I can have oranges. I can have as many blueberries as I want ( well within reason ). So my advice is to use a GCM for at least a month and figure out what can you eat and how much . Low carb is too general . I would rather to call my diet “informed” low carb . So yes I do have some carbs every now and then ( not a large amount of course ) but only the ones I can tolerate . GCMs are expensive but one only needs them for a month or two . [/QUOTE]
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