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Well, there's your likely problem. You're underestimating your calories (could also be over estimating calories from exercise if you eat those back, almost all machines and fitness bands *massively* overestimate what you're burning.) Even "portions" listed on packaging unless you're doing it by weight are often off by as…

5/20 - 91 5/21 - 100 5/22 - 87 5/23 - forgot to get fasting 5/24 - 101

111 this morning, I had my keto dirty refeed, diet, and diabetes cheat day yesterday... "*kitten* got real." ^_^ 5k of cals, 500g of carbs, etc. I'm feeling ok about my numbers after that kinda abuse. It seems like, losing 50 lbs has helped a *LOT* on how my numbers respond... nother 80 to go. Yesterday: Fasting @823 bs:87…

In regards to meter accuracy-- this test will make most of you slightly ill, and from what I've seen from my own 3 meters, its pretty much true across the board... but +/-10 seems fairly common across all meters... and really that's not nearly accurate enough. I think lack of accurate testing is harming most diabetics an…

68 today fasting & 70 at doctor (not really a concern on keto down to about 55 once fat adapted, since very few things using glucose to run, and no symptoms of hypo at all), had my 3 month check up-- a1c is 4.7, hell yeah! Not bad from almost 10 3 months ago ^_^ Doctor was actually supportive which is nice too, said he…

That's still massively high, you're talking about taking 2 vitamins and using up 25% of your daily carbs (remember-- only INSOLUBLE fiber doesn't count against carbs, soluble fiber absorbs water and does not pass through our intestines intact, it is digested... insoluble can't absorb water or break down (or at least not…

Potassium is in so many things and isn't tracked its very easy to hit without realizing it. You very likely, except when first starting to avoid the flu, don't need to supplement potassium.

Only thing I'd note, is watch the gummie vitamins, that's straight sugar-- "Vitafusion™ - Fiber Well Gummies, 6 gummies 15g carbs", all sugar. Might wanna change to some kinda 'one a day' or other vitamin.

The whole "fat is bad" mantra that dietitians espoused for many years was based on a couple bad studies and has been repeatedly proven to be wrong, in literal hundreds of studies since. Hell they were even wrong about dietary cholesterol, it really doesn't have hardly any impact on your blood cholesterol, humorously…

Are you using a gram measure food scale and also measuring liquids like oils that you cook with? Are you counting everything you drink as well as what you eat? You're verifying the labels and WEIGHTS not quantity right (if it says 1 tbsp [28g] you weigh 28g, not 1 tbsp), etc? At 1200 calories, if you're not losing weight…

You can view a1c as "average blood glucose" over a 2-4 month period roughly. An a1c of 7.7 would be right around 175 mg/dl average.

I went to <30g/day (mostly), it seems to 'behave' if I stay under about 50g though... above 60g my BG numbers get real wonky. I wanna keep losing weight and see if that helps stabilize my numbers some and then do testing on actual carb tolerance. I don't care about being in ketosis exactly, I care about keeping my sugar…

5/7 - 94 5/8 - 89 5/9 - 91 5/10 - 86 5/11 - 94 5/12 - 93 5/13 - 79 Yay keto :smiley: Wednesday is my blood work, really curious to see where my a1c ends up.

Classic smoked hickory jerky (wild bills), the chewing helps with cravings. Greek yogurt, delicious dill dip/salad dressings. Black Diamond Grand Reserve Cheddar, if you like sharp cheddar... this is the bomb.

I second 1234usmc's opinion that low carb makes it far easier to manage type 2 than the ada recommended diet. I'd also highly recommend "Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars" https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bernsteins-Diabetes-Solution-Achieving/dp/0316182699 for anyone new to…

When I first went in Feburary my fasting was 204 and my a1c was 9.5, I was originally prescribed 2000mg/day, but took myself down to 1000mg/day (more because of how badly it messes with my guts than because my blood sugar was at a range i liked and thought I could do without it), and then 500mg/day before ditching it, and…

5/2 - 97 5/3 - 92 5/4 - 89 5/5 - 92 5/6 - 94 ... but i took myself off my meds about a week back (metformin), so I'm feeling ok with being up ~5-10 points over what i was, but still under 100. I still get spikes in my fasting and 2h. pp numbers if I fail to keep my carbs under about 35g/day (at about 60g/day I get +10-20…

Actually, my body odor has dropped on keto in general. Breath... eh, worse... but nothing gargling in mouthwash, brushing teeth and tongue, and chewing gum doesn't fix.

4/27 - 82, 4/28 - 81, 4/29 - 82, 4/30 - 99, 5/1 - 93. Got a little wild with the carbs late on 4/29. Whoops.

Imitation crab meat... 13g/3oz vs real crab meat 0g/3oz.

For the average day, for the average person, that is likely plenty. Since you're so active you might need to supplement a bit further on the days you work out after you work out especially since sweating and being active is lowering electrolytes for you as well. I tended to add salt to my water for a long time (half tsp)…

Holy *kitten*! I must be a high-pulser, I had never even heard of this... my pulse is just fast and always has been, I'd be at 180bpm when exercising and not even feel particularly winded... when friends were dying at 150. I gotta read up on this, got any suggested resources?

4/24 - 77, 4/25 - 85, 4/26 - 104... but I knew that was coming, screwed up my carb counting last night at dinner... ended up with 60g of carbs for the day vs my normal 30g. Showing a 90 7d average... so still not feeling to bad about things.

For my buck, I just prefer to snack on jerky (wild bills or home made)-- the chewing seems to help satiety.

New pants every month, meh.

Not with artificial sweeteners, yet at least... other than the taste of saccharin (Sweet 'n low) makes me wanna puke. I also didn't really experiment with the 'sugar alcohols' much either, just the commonly available sugar replacements (wanted one that had little or no impact on bg levels and ended up with splenda because…

If i partake of them excessively I get some stomach upset on certain ones, but I've never seen a blood sugar spike of any kind. 15m-3h... and that was one of the first things I took the time to test after getting a meter. Also, say what you will... CICO works at a macro level, but ... when you're diabetic, when you have…

It's called dawn phenomenon if you wanna research it, hits type 1's a lot more often than type 2's but isn't all that uncommon for anyone who is pre-diabetic or diabetic at all, about 1 in 3 diabetics I know personally have it regardless of type or how well its managed. I was running an average of mid 80s-90s 1-3h post…

Also- consider eating a tablespoon of peanut butter before bed. That ended my high blood sugar numbers in the am.