Diabetic

tracyboykin1

Hello I’m a type 2 diabetic female. Don’t know how many carbs I should be eating a day to lower A1c really need some help as my numbers are in 140s to 160 daily. Taking berberine, apple cider vinegar pills, chromium and vitamin D3. Any suggestions. I’m 4’11 184 lbs. Having trouble getting to nutritionists I welcome all suggestions

neanderthin

I'm not trained or have any medical credentials just what I've learned over the course to deal with my personal health concerns where Insulin resistance was one of them, which I totally reversed in less that a month, that was years ago which I still maintain. Just getting that out there.

How many carbs you eat, well, that's up to you, but the more carbs you remove the less opportunity it has to effect your blood sugar because without sugar/carbs there is no diabetes. Do you know what your fasting blood sugar is, you know when you haven't eaten anything for 8 hrs or so but not first thing in the morning and with the testing done twice 1 hour apart?

Anyway, with those kinds of spikes the idea of a diet where protein was the focus and animal protein should be preferenced, simply because there's no carbs attached and they are more easily absorbed by the body, in other words, they are more effective doing their job, we are animals after all and not plants. Don't neglect the natural fats in those proteins either. The plant foods you choose should be ones that are lower in carbohydrates, most of the volume coming from vegetables imo with a starch making up a smaller amount.

Also, it really helps those spikes your having if when your eating to consume the protein and vegetables first with the carb portion last, this delays and reduced the insulin response. Your breakfast really should be something other than a carb heavy one, which is very common, that just get the body of a diabetic bent all out of shape with a full roller coaster ahead of you. Consume protein and veg basically like a cheese omelet or a veggie frittata with a small salad, this will help keep the machinery of a diabetic nice and quiet and if you can eating twice a day instead of 3 or more is also ideal. Also take your apple cider pills before each meal as this helps slow the breakdown of starches into glucose, leading to steadier blood sugar levels and reduced glucose spikes after meals.

Like I said the amount of carbs you remove is up to you but the lower the better and the quicker you reduce your A1C and come off medications. Most people on very low carb diet reverse their diabetes in very short order, a few months but of course there are people where this isn't as effective.

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totameafox

Hi Tracy. I'm a type 2 diabetic. I take metformin and glipizide. My doctor prescribe me something else because I wasn't managing with the way I ate. But I have gotten my eating under control and need to take my bs each night to make sure I don't take too much medication. Nor do I take the new medication that was prescribed.

I personally focus on protein and fiber. When I look to fill those two macros, it usually keeps my carbs low (50-100g). My blood sugar is usually between 80-100 in the morning and 80-140 at night depending on the day. Since you are not under control, I would recommend looking up high glycemic foods and remove them from your diet: bread, corn, rice, potatoes, pasta... etc. Once your blood sugar has stabilized you can add a bit back.

I have added rice and corn back to my food list and I am still fine. Portion control will also help.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147555-speak-friend-and-enter

mmsmiles

HI if you are able to meet with a dietician they can help get you on track and have telehealth appts. Best of luck you can do it.