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I'm in the same boat with the insulin resistance. I started my first couple of weeks aiming for < 50g per day, but after that I adjusted my goal to < 30 and usually I hit right around 20 unless I go out for a big dinner at which point I still end up only around 30 - 35.

I'm counting down. About a week left until I can get this cast off my foot, then I should be able to start getting back into the pool.

Thanks

I've been using blood test strips, damn they are expensive!

Nice work!

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151, didn't eat a whole lot of carbs yesterday, but that 12 oz steak dinner late yesterday evening didn't do me any favors

This is the 1st year ever that I've done well during the big holiday season. My biggest slip ups so far have been a couple very large steak dinners out that didn't really have a lot by way of carbs in them, but would be in the 1000 - 1200 calorie range for one meal. Fortunately, the rest of those particular days I was on…

The fat definitely keeps you full, I've very recently switched to just a "bulletproof coffee" for breakfast with coffee, butter, whole heavy cream, MCTs or Coconut oil and a dash of Stevia, and I don't need to eat lunch til 1pm.

No doubt, it's legalized robbery.

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To get the most bang for you buck, tightening your diet would definitely go a long way. I would start with a week of tracking exactly what you eat through this web site, without changing anything about your diet. This site's database is pretty good at having meals from fast food, restaurants, etc. Also, if you find…

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My mom has been doing Christmas Eve dinner for a while, and yes there will be rolls, potatoes and other carb nightmare food, there is usually enough stuff there that won't hurt me like turkey, ham, sauerkraut and kielbasa (made without any sugar) sour cream cucumbers, and broccoli with melted cheese.

awesome!

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I can tell you that as a diabetic, when I fall off keto diet, even moderately (not talking about cramming my face with cookies and ice cream) my blood sugar starts running high again (upper 100s to low 200s) even while on full doses of all my meds. It also leads to me getting sweaty really easily again and it becomes a lot…

That's awesome! I started again and am down 13 lbs, it definitely helps.

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I've been dealing with it for a while, and it is way more complicated than I ever want anything to be. I'm finding that even though I'm losing weight and having lower blood sugars on a < 50g carb a day diet, that I never get a keytone reading over .4. I'm making adjustments, like reducing carbs to 25 and trying to drop…

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Agreed, definitely not a miracle pill. If you are just starting to hit higher blood sugars, it is usually a 1st go to for doctors because it will bring blood sugar down and a lot of diabetics stay on it because there aren't really any documented bad side affects for staying on it long term. However, if you are a long term…

best place that I've seen for anecdotal info on keto training are body building forums. Most of them have some type of low carb/keto forum where people post about progress, experiences, tips etc. about cutting and training on keto.

@Tattooedmommy427 hang in there and keep up the good work!

it is embarrassing what dietary advice I hear from most doctors treating my diabetes.

well, I've learned from being diabetic that eating a lot of carbs triggers your body to generate an insulin spike to try to shuttle sugar from the blood, however, the insulin in the blood also triggers the body to store fat as opposed to burning it. Also, since fat is a calorie dense nutrient, it is easy to eat more than…

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That's awesome news!