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At one point (like from 2016 to 2018), I made my own "sports drink" that had some amount of ACV, epsom salts (for the magnesium) and lite salt for the sodium and potassium in a half strength Crystal Light base. I forget the exact amounts, but I made a gallon every morning and drank that during the day. Let us know!

Sometimes you just have a plateau with the weight loss. Goodness knows I did. I don't stress any more about the fasting bg when I wake up. It is just a "thing." At one point people were giving me advice about it on the forums - ounce of cheese before bedtime and that sort of thing. Nothing helped and I decided to roll with…

Everyone is different in their response. One of the issues with diabetes treatment/medication is that doctors, nutritionists, etc. have this one-size-fits-all approach. In reality, I think we all have general guidelines and need to figure out how we are responding. This is why frequent bg checks are key. A few quirks for…

The scales can be difficult with irritating long times when you seem to be in a holding pattern. I would not be too discouraged here. I am no expert on this, but there may be stores of glycogen in your liver that will eventually be exhausted. I would suspect the walking would be (very) good in the long run.

@patriciafoley1 I can eat it, but I am not so much the fan. I have a little romaine or iceberg in a salad when I eat out, but it is not really something I am going to go to much effort to have around. Now - cabbage I like. I eat cooked greens like collards a couple of times a week.

I would like to be able to eat spinach salad, and that is a fact. Spinach, arugula and cucumbers seem like good goto's.

I get the same permission problem when I try to quote. The challenge is keeping an eye on the trends. You will get one reading, and it will look terrible, but it is the average you are going for. Having said that, there is the hiker's adage: "Take care of the ounces and the pounds take care of themselves." You want to…

Exercise brings mine up too. In the long run it is good and part of overall fitness, weight loss, etc. The immediate BG reading can look scary when you have been making progress overall.

@patriciafoley1 Mine came on somewhat abruptly as well. I was always a fan of spinach salad, and then suddenly a bad reaction. I thought it might have been a batch that did not get washed properly or something in the dressing. I cautiously tried small servings from different sources and with different dressings. It was the…

I get the allergy/bad reaction thing. I am that way with spinach.

I want to know how things are going too.

Broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage are sources. Net carbs are minimal. I take a multi vitamin.

That weight loss is going to help your glucose readings!

That is all pretty scary with the DKA. How are your numbers doing? We can all relate to the diagnosis taking the wind out of your sails a little. Have you made changes in diet or exercise?

My wife and I used to make a "mug bread" with almond flour. I thought it was pretty good toasted. You might want to try making that. It was easy as I recall. I have had low carb tortillas but no "keto bread."

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48516411#Comment_48516411 Mine is the Relion, and it seems to do a good job. I would be interested in a review of the blood sugar watch.

You are doing great!

I want to hear from Amy too. Sounds like you are doing great Sam...

Hey Amy... I keep my net carbs under 10 most days, and I consider myself keto. In the keto group there was some guy who told me I was not because I was not checking ketones, and so I call it "very low" carb these days typically. I have been eating this way since 2016, and I got my A1C low enough that my doctor took me off…

Waves to my friend... Check the link from FIT_Goat above for carnivore.

I claim yes if a doctor prescribes it. Maybe it depends on insurance?

Sounds as if you are doing all the right things. If you are struggling with weight loss, I know the ozempic will help with that. The logging of BG and food helped me track trends and stay accountable. It is too easy to get a cookie or two off the tray in the lounge at work. When you see the impact on GB and calories, it…

w00t! You are doing great...

Hello! Glad you are here... Pretty much it is a matter of establishing new patterns of behavior. That is true for taking the meds, exercise, the diet, etc. It gets easier. Your walking is really impressive! How far a long are you in your studies?

Sounds to me as if you are going to have to be picky with veggies and eat lean meats. Starchy carbs are probably off the menu. Leafy greens and things like broccoli are pretty low in net carbs. Did they suggest a target for carbs and fats per meal? That would help a lot with meal planning and the Food Diary would be really…

The weight loss is a huge factor. It is a complicated thing. You don't want health problems from high BG. I understand the desire to be off meds. You are doing the right things! Keep it up!

That is amazing progress. Possibilities are hard to know, but if you have done that in three months, it is trending down for sure. Congrats!

I am in the eastern US so I am not a Canadian resource. Do you know your A1C? I am curious that you were not prescribed metformin, but maybe it was more borderline. I am on meds for blood pressure. I was on metformin for the diabetes too but found I could manage the glucose readings by following a very low carb diet, and…

I am wondering if you need to do a "carb fast." Just eliminate everything BUT meat for a few days. Some people are not good with moderation of carbs, booze, nuts, whatever. That cookie is a slippery slope and suddenly you have fallen off the wagon.

This is how it was explained to me as well. It is all dependent on the life span of red blood cells. BG with the finger sticks are instant/this moment readings. I did find that if I logged BG readings in an app I had, it would estimate the A1C for the previous three months or so and the app number was almost exactly what…