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Thread: Share your diet
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Old 01-14-2009, 06:01 AM
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wow. broad question.

there are four caloric main food groups. carbohydrate, protein, fat and alcohol.

GENERAL RULES
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all carbohydrate raise BG fast.

protein raises BG slowly and not as much as carbohydrate (gram for gram).

fat and alcohol have little effect on BGL levels.

you need to test and see what each type of food does to you specifically. if your blood glucose is higher than you want you need to consume less carbohydrate and protein, increase the amount of insulin in your bloodstream or increase the sensitivity of your body to insulin. or all three of the above...

therefore, as you can see no general diet rules exist. you need to tell us more about what your levels are, how often you test, what supplements or meds you take and what you eat...



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early July 2007: 16.2%; early Sept 2007: 8.0%; early Dec 2007: 5.9%; early Jun 2008: 6.4%; early Apr 2009: 6.4%
triglycerides: 89 (1.0); HDL chol: 50 (1.2); LDL chol: 19.5 (0.5); total cholesterol 87.5
Lantus before bed - 14u; Novorapid for meals (averaging 10-16u per day); Lowish carb diet
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