grovesy
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Snap!Heehee - I have astigmatism too and was going to say exactly what grovesy did.
Snap!Heehee - I have astigmatism too and was going to say exactly what grovesy did.
Thank you. Great adviseWhen our BG (blood glucose) level has been running higher than normal for a while, unbeknown to us, this alters the shape of the eyeball! The change does not happen dramatically overnight therefore it can't be changed back again pdq. Takes time. If you go and see an optician and tell him you've just been diagnosed with type 2 - he should utterly refuse to test your eyes until you've been successfully treating the diabetes for a couple if not several months at least - because he knows if he prescribes some glasses for you today they'll be useless to you in less than 6 months as your eyes change shape again.
If you cannot manage without, invest a few ££ in a pair of 'Ready Readers' from eg Superdrug to tide you over.
Meanwhile if you are going to treat yourself by diet and exercise, eat less carb, major on lower carb veg (less spud/rice/pasta/bread/pastry etc etc/more green veg) but keep the protein and fat roughly the same and of course, cut down on sugar itself. Try and do plenty of gentle/moderate exercise.
To put it bluntly as I am well practiced at doing - use your legs more and your mouth less!😉
Thank youHi I'm relatively new too @StuartMoo everyone is friendly. The what did you eat yesterday is great for meal ideas I think I check that thread at least 12 times a day!!!!!
I'm having between 45 and 60grms per meal but I'm a newbie too so hopefully a more experienced member will comment too. In saying that it seams to be working OK for me. I'm on metformin too 500mg.So now nearly a week in. Keto diet, how many calories should I have, how many carbs in grams is advised ?
Thank you...hopefully someone will. I'm not on.medication yet though.I'm having between 45 and 60grms per meal but I'm a newbie too so hopefully a more experienced member will comment too. In saying that it seams to be working OK for me. I'm on metformin too 500mg.
Being in ketosis is all to do with carb intake, from what I can work out.So now nearly a week in. Keto diet, how many calories should I have, how many carbs in grams is advised ?
Thank youBeing in ketosis is all to do with carb intake, from what I can work out.
Carb intake - well - that depends on how many, or few you need to eat to get your levels back to normal levels.
You could just work down from where you are now, making swaps and reductions little by little so as to lower blood glucose week on week.
I used a meter to see how I progressed - and I found that I can't expect a normal reaction to peas and beans. They cause rises as though they had almost twice the carbs listed for them.
I use a meter made by Spirit Healthcare, the tee 2 as it is cheap to use. There are meters with more features and higher priced strips, but for me, I just needed the basic information of glucose level. After a few weeks I did not need that as I knew that what I was eating was OK, and it became even pore OK, as when I did a few checks I found my reaction was reducing even though I at the same meals. My levels had dropped to under 8 after eating, it then went down, under 7 after a few months. I was eating no more than 50 gm per day.
When I went to under 40 gm per day my Hba1c did not reduce, so it is by no means an exact reflection of glucose levels.