My HBA1C has been creeping up over the years and is now 39. I’m 69 and I know this is only approaching the pre-diabetes level but I don’t want to get there. I weigh 10st 2lbs and am 5ft 6. I’m active, cycling at least 40 miles, weather permitting, most weeks with a group and also walk with a group at least once a week, usually around 10 miles in the Yorkshire Dales.
I’ve always watched my weight and try not to eat the wrong things. I follow Prof Tim Spectre’s advice and keep my diet free of ultra processed foods most days, eat high fibre and relatively low carbohydrate. Also use the Glucose Goddess’s hacks when consuming carbs. We cook from scratch most days, eating lots of vegetables, legumes, some fruit but not often the ones that raise your glucose levels. Stick to berries, apples, pears etc. Meat/fish about once a week. Lots of yogurt, cheese - always full fat. Nuts and seeds daily. Desserts are my weakness but they’re always homemade and still only at weekends and usually fruit based.
Prof Spectre says people can respond very differently to the same food and so I wondered if it would be a good idea to use a freestyle libre 2 to discover which food is particularly bad for me and if so, where is it best to buy one from. My phone is compatible so presume I only need the gadget that attaches to the arm? Prices seem to be very similar everywhere. I’m only planning to do this for a couple of weeks for my husband and me. Would this be long enough and would it be worthwhile?
I’ve always watched my weight and try not to eat the wrong things. I follow Prof Tim Spectre’s advice and keep my diet free of ultra processed foods most days, eat high fibre and relatively low carbohydrate. Also use the Glucose Goddess’s hacks when consuming carbs. We cook from scratch most days, eating lots of vegetables, legumes, some fruit but not often the ones that raise your glucose levels. Stick to berries, apples, pears etc. Meat/fish about once a week. Lots of yogurt, cheese - always full fat. Nuts and seeds daily. Desserts are my weakness but they’re always homemade and still only at weekends and usually fruit based.
Prof Spectre says people can respond very differently to the same food and so I wondered if it would be a good idea to use a freestyle libre 2 to discover which food is particularly bad for me and if so, where is it best to buy one from. My phone is compatible so presume I only need the gadget that attaches to the arm? Prices seem to be very similar everywhere. I’m only planning to do this for a couple of weeks for my husband and me. Would this be long enough and would it be worthwhile?