Low carb worked for my diabetes 2
I am now going off insulin and going to start taking oral medications.
It wasn't always easy to stick with as I love all the carby things like cereal, sweets,potatoes, rice , pasta, beans, and homemade bread.
I had to make up my mind that the substitutes I came up with are not usually going to taste like the real thing,but some of them were good.
And some are really awful.
It's a trial and error.
I did not go keto, I still eat all fruits and all vegetables, even though a strict keto dieter would not eat certain ones.
And I do have low carb toast for breakfast and an occasional low-carb wrap.( They contain some wheat which people doing keto don't consume)
I don't exercise much to be honest, but I try to do 10 minutes in the morning and then 10 minutes in the evening before I go to bed.
I have watched in amazement as my sugar levels actually went down after exercising ,sounds fake, but it really does help.
I've had some silly advice given to me too like drink lemon water or eat cinnamon and these may help keep levels at a good place ,the science is still out on that, they don't hurt, but they're not going to significantly lower a high blood sugar.
To get fiber I use chia seeds in my water and take before I eat.
Chia seeds have a lot of health benefits- are they helping the sugar levels ?
To be honest I don't know, but they're not hurting it.
I know I'll never do this 100% perfect, either.
I'm starting to not be so devastated when I make a mistake or have to go investigate what might have happened to make my sugar so high.
Sometimes , I have to eat what I can find and pick out the best that is available.
Life is usually a balance of things.
Anyway ,I'm getting used to this way of eating and I don't really mind it.
I could not have said that a year ago
It wasn't always easy to stick with as I love all the carby things like cereal, sweets,potatoes, rice , pasta, beans, and homemade bread.
I had to make up my mind that the substitutes I came up with are not usually going to taste like the real thing,but some of them were good.
And some are really awful.
It's a trial and error.
I did not go keto, I still eat all fruits and all vegetables, even though a strict keto dieter would not eat certain ones.
And I do have low carb toast for breakfast and an occasional low-carb wrap.( They contain some wheat which people doing keto don't consume)
I don't exercise much to be honest, but I try to do 10 minutes in the morning and then 10 minutes in the evening before I go to bed.
I have watched in amazement as my sugar levels actually went down after exercising ,sounds fake, but it really does help.
I've had some silly advice given to me too like drink lemon water or eat cinnamon and these may help keep levels at a good place ,the science is still out on that, they don't hurt, but they're not going to significantly lower a high blood sugar.
To get fiber I use chia seeds in my water and take before I eat.
Chia seeds have a lot of health benefits- are they helping the sugar levels ?
To be honest I don't know, but they're not hurting it.
I know I'll never do this 100% perfect, either.
I'm starting to not be so devastated when I make a mistake or have to go investigate what might have happened to make my sugar so high.
Sometimes , I have to eat what I can find and pick out the best that is available.
Life is usually a balance of things.
Anyway ,I'm getting used to this way of eating and I don't really mind it.
I could not have said that a year ago
56-60, F
