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I've been wondering about increased carb sensitivity.

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  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    There's a great discussion on another current thread - including 1 vs. 2-hour BG levels.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10490291/interesting-dr-follow-up-with-lchf-friendly-doc-for-t2

    Yep, you're your own best doctor. Like @Sunny_Bunny_ says, our bodies are smarter than we are.
  • albertabeefy
    albertabeefy Posts: 1,169 Member
    RalfLott wrote: »
    Worst case scenario - you blow a little $$ on a meter and some test strips assuring yourself that you're doing fine!
    FYI you can often get free blood glucose meters from the companies themselves (in an effort to make more money of test strips).

    Just google "free blood glucose meter" and see if you can find some offers. It's amazing what you can get sometimes.
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    edited January 2017
    I'll add that T1D's get a ridiculous amount of free supplies through the years and if you happened to ask on a local FB group for T1D, if anyone has a meter they don't need, you'd likely get lots of responses.
    Someone on my local group recently had about 15 meters of various brands they were offering up for free but there weren't many takers because everyone kept saying how they had so many too. Lol
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Btw I looked it up and my A1C in March was 5.5.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    Nice.
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    RalfLott wrote: »
    Testing is good because it gives you information about how you handle different foods in different quantities - and some of info will likely be pleasantly surprising! (For me, it was discovering that some well-aged cheeses, cream cheese, and live-culture yogurts are ok, even though other dairy isn't.)

    I like Marty Kendall's stuff on how to tailor one's food choices: https://optimisingnutrition.com/2015/03/22/cheat-sheets/
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    kirkor wrote: »
    RalfLott wrote: »
    Testing is good because it gives you information about how you handle different foods in different quantities - and some of info will likely be pleasantly surprising! (For me, it was discovering that some well-aged cheeses, cream cheese, and live-culture yogurts are ok, even though other dairy isn't.)

    I like Marty Kendall's stuff on how to tailor one's food choices: https://optimisingnutrition.com/2015/03/22/cheat-sheets/

    I like Kendall's approach. His talks are good too.

    I wonder about the insulin load, though - whether individual insulin responses to various foods are as varied as BG responses. At least you can test the latter...
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