fulla wrote:
No, I like carbs too much! I have tried going "low carb' at dinner for 3 months and it was horrible. I can get really good levels so long as I measure all of the carbs I take in and am strict.What
What do you eat on the low carb diet? Just protein and fats?
Are you able to give an example of what you might eat in one day?
See. With all the respect, but you and others on this thread are against low carb and even say what happens on a low carb diet without trying it.
I knew you never tried it since you said "going low all the time" -- this DOESNT happen on a low carb due to the "Law of small numbers". Which one you think will keep the levels at a healthy range (70-90)
Option 1) You start at 85mg/dl. You have a meal with 15g of carbs (or 75mg/dl), requires 1u of insulin. (lets not talk gluconeogenisis via protein for now to keep it simple)
Option 2) You start at 85mg/dl. You have a meal with 75g of carbs, requires 5u of insulin.
Option 2 presents a much higher chance your carb counting won't go as planned, lets say there is a 20% error margin (aproved by FDA) for insulin dosage, the result will be:
1) 20% of 1u of insulin (0.2u), will take you from 85mg/dl to 70mg/dl if low or 100mg/dl if high
2) 20% of 15u of insulin (3u), will take you from 85mg/dl to 00mg/dl if low or 250+mg/dl if high
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On the I like carbs too much!! True, we all do, but I'm happy enough to be able to have a healthy life and do other things that I like more than carbs. Plus, bacon, steak, butter and avocado are pretty good too ;-)
For the menu, there's a bunch of options out there, google ketogenic diet menu.
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