carina62
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 349
- Location
- Leicestershire
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- miserable weather, rude and bad mannered people
I agree with @Avocado Sevenfold The low carb program is amazing and has wonderful results.
The total amount of carbs in your Almased alone is over my daily tolerance. I think it has 15 per serving if mixed with water.
I've just looked in the Almased site and can't see any nutritional breakdown. Is it low carb?
I agree with @Avocado Sevenfold The low carb program is amazing and has wonderful results.
The total amount of carbs in your Almased alone is over my daily tolerance. I think it has 15 per serving if mixed with water.
I don't understand what is going on! - my FBG this morning was 9.8!! I've never had this high a reading. I posted last week to say that my A1C has risen to 7.1% so I will need to see the diabetic nurse at the end of the month. My evening meal last night was a roast lamb dinner with one small potato and one small Yorkshire (these were my only carbs) and then before bed I at a few walnuts but I cannot understand this high reading this morning. Also, I have been taking meal replacement drinks (Almased) for breakfast and lunch in order to reduce my calories to lose weight (I weighed myself this morning like I usually do on a Monday) and I have lost weight which is a bonus.
It seems that as soon I've started on the weight loss programme, my BS has increased whereas I thought it would bring them down. I don't understand what is happening, it's as if my body is saying "I know what you're trying to do but I won't let you".
I was on a mission to try and reverse my diabetes like so many others but as soon as I've put my mind to it, it's fighting back :-(
I thought that Almased was the best meal replacement drink for diabetics as it's well advertised for being diabetic friendly and all the other shakes have high sugar content but will have another look at the nutritional information on it and I may take it along to the diabetic nurse to show her.
Just tested before lunch and BS seems to have stuck so 8.9 and just eaten some tinned smoked mussels and will test 2HPM. I think I will lay off the Almased and see what happens but something has happened that have caused this rise in BS levels. I hope by the time I see the nurse at the end of the month I will have lost a bit more weight and BS have stabilised. It's really baffling me cos I've literally nearly cut down my carb intake to hardly anything, I used to be able to tolerate carbs a lot better before. I'm on quite a lot of medication so wonder if that's got anything to do with it although I have been taking medication for some years.
Too much junk in meal replacements too.
I make a great low carb gravy if you want gravy. It's just mushrooms, garlic, broth, olive oil, sage, oregano salt and pepper all blended until creamy. No thickeners, starch, sweeteners etc.
I also find some avocado on the side keeps me very satisfied and slows any rise.
Potato of any kind spikes me. Use cauliflower rice or blend it with butter and herbs and it will look like mashed potato.
Don't think about what you have to give up but think of what you can add and / or change/ convert. It takes a little while but it will fast become routine.
I would NEVER lose weight with that many carbs.
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