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Drink more water and increase your salt intake. Broth or salted nuts is a good choice.

This has been my experience. A low carb, moderate protein, high fat diet brought my BG readings under 100 and the weight is falling off of me. That is without any diabetes medication.

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You are hungry and overeating because you are craving sugar. You are craving sugar because you are eating too many carbs and high glycemic foods. I would recommend that you cut out all fruit and starchy vegetables for 2 weeks. During that time eat as much meat, fat and low glycemic veggies as you want. That should get the…

Yes, a lot of the temptations are emotional. On my own I don't care if I ever eat another piece of pizza or cake. But, when I'm at a birthday party where everybody else is enjoying pizza and cake I want to join in on the FUN of eating pizza and cake even if I really don't want pizza and cake. I've had to learn that I can…

Are they getting kickbacks from the pharmaceuticals? Sheesh. My doc would be dancing on the ceiling for you. Have you considered finding a new doc?

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That's a wonderful NSV. Congrats to you and your wife.

Add some fat to those meals... olive oil, avocado, nuts, etc. Fats will fill you up and you will eat less.

If you are overweight then you were easily eating more than that. Throw out whatever idea you have as to what a "diet" allows you to eat. You don't have to live on tuna and soup. Eat good food. Don't be afraid of fats. Cut out the junk. Log log log.

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South Beach is a pretty good diet. I've done it before. I am currently on a very low carb diet in order to control diabetes. Just going low carb worked great for me for awhile. After a few month the weight loss slowed way down to almost a complete stop. I've discovered since that I needed to keep my carbs low, lower my…

I'll share how I ended up here. I'd never heard of a Primal/Paleo diet until I saw so many referring to it here on MFP. I started back on a very low carb diet last May to gain control of T2 diabetes. I heard about MFP in August from my doctor and joined. Reading and some personal discoveries led me to eliminate dairy…

What are you eating? I have observed that many insulin dependent T2 diabetics depend on the insulin to control the BG instead of controlling what they eat.

During "carb flu" eat as much allowed foods as you want. Don't worry about calories until you're past the flu. Drink lots of water. A lot of the "flu" symptoms is sodium loss. If you're feeling light headed, drink some broth.

Go to dinner first. Eat very well. Go to the theater very full. Order a large diet drink.

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Unfortunately it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Weight loss itself isn't necessarily the cause of a relationship breakup but the behavior generated by the fear of a breakup can. Jealousy, control, sabotaging, lack of support, constant negative comments are all relationship killers. Fortunately, my hubby is very…

You can have bacon and... bacon. I love asparagus for breakfast. Sometimes I eat it with bacon or sausage. Avocado is a good breakfast choice.

Call your doctor and let him/her know about your low blood sugar. Those are life threatening lows.

Here's an indelicate question: Have you been going poo regularly? Low carb can cause constipation. Make sure you drink a lot of water and take a fiber supplement every day.

Constipations?

A man I went on a couple of dates with said, "I know you'll lose weight for me." I did... I let at least 250 pounds walk out the door and never invited him to return.

You're doing great. It takes time for the BG to come down. Excellent work in 6 days.

Yes. Exercise causes your body to release glycogen. It also produces more ketones. Both can increase BG. The benefits of exercise, however, far outweighs the temporary increase in BG.

9/15 Challenge starting Weight : 279 12/15 Goal Weight: 255 January 1st weight: 253 Lost: 27 pounds. Happy New Year everyone. May your losses be magnificent in 2013.

I would estimate the pasta. 2 oz or 1/2 cup cooked fettuccine is 200 calories, 42 g of carbs. Based on the carb count in Olive Garden's Fettuccine alfredo I would guess that there is a cup of fettuccine. So, I would subtract 84 g carbs and 400 calories and add in the values for the broccoli.

<sigh> I miss heavy cream. Such is the dairy free life.

Why is a beautiful body photoshopped to look thinner? That is the problem with the fashion/model industry. A healthy, fully mature woman with a fantastic body isn't good enough? They have to make it look thinner. 30 year old women have to have the body of a 14 year old. Unless she's an athlete there is no reason for a…