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1:1 diet

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WendyB61

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Type 2
I am trying to lose weight and have started the 1:1 diet used to be the Cambridge diet the products are causing my bloods mmol to go by 5 mmol 2 hours after a product, so I dont know whether it’s best to stop the diet or continue to lose weight, any suggestions please?
 
WendyB61 said:
I am trying to lose weight and have started the 1:1 diet used to be the Cambridge diet the products are causing my bloods mmol to go by 5 mmol 2 hours after a product, so I dont know whether it’s best to stop the diet or continue to lose weight, any suggestions please?
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Those products are probably not designed for people who are diabetic, check the carbohydrates of the product.
I tried that years ago when it first came out (not diabetic at the time) and did have some success at losing weight but it was rather like just having something highly processed and very bland and boring. I tried it because I knew someone who lost 7 stone but when I saw them a few years later they had put all the weight back on.
You may be better with some of the products that the NHS programs use as they are tailored for people who are Type 2

Edited to add. I have had a quick look and there are certainly more products and variety and although they are all low calorie and about the same for each one, the carbs vary depending on what it is, a couple I looked at were nearly 40g carbs per portion so it is possible that something as high as that would increase your blood glucose by 5mmol/l.
You may have to choose carefully what products you use.
 
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Leadinglights said:
Those products are probably not designed for people who are diabetic, check the carbohydrates of the product.
I tried that years ago when it first came out (not diabetic at the time) and did have some success at losing weight but it was rather like just having something highly processed and very bland and boring. I tried it because I knew someone who lost 7 stone but when I saw them a few years later they had put all the weight back on.
You may be better with some of the products that the NHS programs use as they are tailored for people who are Type 2

Edited to add. I have had a quick look and there are certainly more products and variety and although they are all low calorie and about the same for each one, the carbs vary depending on what it is, a couple I looked at were nearly 40g carbs per portion so it is possible that something as high as that would increase your blood glucose by 5mmol/l.
You may have to choose carefully what products you use.
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Thank you
 
Hope you are able to find a balance between weight loss, getting your post-meal BGs where you want them, and something easy that you can stick with. :care:
 
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