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Craigtype2 said:
Once again thanks for the help. I dont feel so alone in this battle anymore.
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I have just read through your earlier posts and see you are on both oral medications and insulin so really the low carb/keto is not necessarily the best option for you as those medications are more likely to cause hypos if you restrict your carbs too much as your insulin dose will be based on eating enough carb.
I can't really suggest what will be best as I don't take any of those meds.
Hopefully somebody who does will be able to offer some advice appropriate for you.
 
Craigtype2 said:
@Drummer @Leadinglights you both seem to refer to the control of carbs, but I though I had to try and control my sugar? Am I doing something wrong? I think the high fat low carb is called keto diet is that something I should maybe try?
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With your use of insulin I would have thought that you were already carb counting - the low carb foods I suggested were to be an addition and a fall back - a sitting by the fridge and making free with the spoon option as it should not disrupt your usual regime to add in that sort of a dessert.
 
Hi I just wanted to update you all as to where I'm at now. I have had my endocrinologist appointment and the first the they said was my meds were not right for me. I have been put onto novarapid along with metformin and my previous insulin I forget the name. They have been great and I now have some support. I am being referred to a specialist to help with my weight and food addiction. I am also booked into see a nutritionist. I am going to try the keto diet as that should work along side the meds I'm now on. Basically things are looking much better. Thank you all for the help.
 
Craigtype2 said:
@Drummer @Leadinglights you both seem to refer to the control of carbs, but I though I had to try and control my sugar? Am I doing something wrong? I think the high fat low carb is called keto diet is that something I should maybe try?
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Diabetes is about you losing the ability to process the glucose that carbohydrates produce. Sugar is only involved because its a rapid acting carbohydrate. Check out Alan S's Test, Review, Adjust advice in the Help Section. Use your meter to find out how spuds, rice, pasta, bread, flour etc affect you and what portion size of them will raise your bgs by 1or 2 points. What portion size you can cope with ? The usual aphorisms for establishing good control are 'Test Test, Test' and 'Eat to your meter'.
 
Craigtype2 said:
Hello I'm new to this site and found it whilst searching for help on the net as I have had type 2 for 3 years with virtually no support. I do not know where to turn to for help or what help is available. I am struggling to have any control and for the last 18 months I have been having readings of 18 up to 30+. I haven't felt myself in along time every day is struggle. I have spoken to my doctors many times who have made adjustments to my medication several times. I'm now on insulin which still isn't bringing down my levels enough increasing weekly but it's taking so long and I'm so tired of feeling so rotten all the time. I have not been offered any support and dont know where to turn. I'm really struggling as I also have an addiction to eating and bad mental health and both of these are impacting my diabetes. Can anyone point me in the direction of some support please?
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I was the same. Stopped eating carbs for three months to allow my pancreas to heal. Diabetes gone. High Blood pressure gone. Gout gone. Weight plummeted. Mood soared. Now I eat carbs now and again but I am feeling sooooo much better and am so much stronger on a diet with most of my calories coming from protein and healthy fats.It really was not that hard.The mindset shift was from diabetes needs to be coped with...to diabetes can be overcome .
 
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