Taken off Metformin..now diet and exercise

neohdiver

RalfLott wrote: »

But the idea that nuts could drive down your BG is a new one. Could you eat some almonds after fasting for, say, 4-6 hours, and have your BG drop?

Also, how much alcohol do you need to do the trick?

Thx again!

The nut trick works for me to cut the dawn phenomenon - which is a several hour fast. If I've had a relatively high number of carbs for a few days, dawn phenomenon often lasts until early afternoon. I typically don't eat before noon, but If I want to eat something with any carb content at all at lunch time and it hasn't dropped below 100, an ounce or so will typically drop it.

5 oz of alcohol is all I've tried. I log everything and noticed that after a glass of wine at Thanksgiving (moderately sweet), my BG barely budged with the meal. My doctor commented on it (he seemed a bit surprised). Then I hit a rough patch and decided I'd like to have a bit of wine to wind down - and got a moscato (pretty sweet). I was braced for pretty high blood glucose and, instead, it went down significantly. Double-checked the carb content - it should have been barely tolerable based on content.

I spread the bottle out over 3-4 days - 5 oz at a time. I was able to have a reasonable sized slice of bread with my wine, still without elevation. So I started searching for why.

My normal M.O. with new, unfamiliar things, is to figure out everything I can about whatever it is so my life is as predictable as I can make it. (My family specializes in unpredictable - so I create stability where I can find it).

neohdiver

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Almonds keep my BS stable...I don't think it drives it down but it keeps it lower than if I don't eat them. 1 oz daily...it's about 24 almonds!!
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I don't know that they help with stability for me (I've have very little for the last few weeks & the lowest most stable blood glucose yet). It is a 30-60 minute direct response time when I eat .5-1 oz of almonds.

JaneKnoll1

It's going quite well eating every 3 hours. My blood sugar results with no meds for 30 days.
Example: yesterday's readings
Fasting: 5.0
PC breakfast 5.4
AC snack 5.3
PC snack 6.8
AC lunch 4.7
PC lunch 6.9
AC snack 4.9
PC snack 5.4
AC dinner 4.3
PC dinner 4.8
AC bedtime snack 5.4
PC bedtime snack 7.6

This morning fasting 4.4
So some are higher than I like (bedtime snack) but most are ok.
It's eating 40-45g carbs at each 3 hour "meal" along with all the other stuff and about 50g fibre per day. Included are always 1 oz almonds and avocados. Eating 1950 calories +/- 60 calories

Chewing up my test strips but I had to keep track for the dietician tomorrow!!

JaneKnoll1

The PC are at the 2 hour mark and the AC are at the 3 hour mark when I have to eat again!!

MargaretLunan

those figures look great except the one before bed way to go i would be feeling ill on some of them if i go under 4.5 to 5 i feel sick

JaneKnoll1

Over June, my diet was increased to 2055 by the dietician as I had trouble maintaining my weight. Kept losing and losing. Now it's more or less stable but have to eat as much as I can. My blood sugar has crept up a little..it's now low 5s...5-5.3 before meals ( 90-93) approx and the same post meals...i don't check all the time but I am sure my A1C is gonna be a bit higher. I don't know if he will opt to put me back on the metformin or what...I honestly think the 3 month trial he wanted me to try is good considering that I eat healthy but like that of a non diabetic person...I am such a worrywart.