FBG test before Christmas came in at 6.2 mmol/l; it scared the bejesus out of me. Adopted a lowish carb diet (varies between 70-90-odd grams of carbohydrate per day) in the new year and had new FBG done yesterday: 5.1 mmol/l. Yay! Have also lost half a stone (was 8.5, so nowhere near overweight).
It's been remarkably easy. I really like making stuff from the American website www.alldayidreamaboutfood.com - the coffee and walnut muffins are ace (although I make them as mini buns) and the peanut butter brownie bites go down a treat with my kids (I scale them up to bake in a shallow bun / jam tart tin).
Together with the bettering in cholesterol levels which I recently posted about I feel that this might keep the inevitable diabetes away for a few more years.
Wouldn't have known about the LCHF thing without lurking obsessively on these forums so many thanks to all of you.
Best wishes
Jo
It's been remarkably easy. I really like making stuff from the American website www.alldayidreamaboutfood.com - the coffee and walnut muffins are ace (although I make them as mini buns) and the peanut butter brownie bites go down a treat with my kids (I scale them up to bake in a shallow bun / jam tart tin).
Together with the bettering in cholesterol levels which I recently posted about I feel that this might keep the inevitable diabetes away for a few more years.
Wouldn't have known about the LCHF thing without lurking obsessively on these forums so many thanks to all of you.
Best wishes
Jo