Skipping breakfast in favor of an earlier lunch, say around noon or 1pm (early for me) is the easiest..fasting is a great option ... If you can go 12-16 hours between meals you are better than me
we need nowhere as much food as we eat to remain healthy , best option I think is 2 meals a day eat every 12 hours Breakfast and supper like 7am and 7pmSkipping breakfast in favor of an earlier lunch, say around noon or 1pm (early for me) is the easiest..
That's my goal, and to increase my insulin sensitivity...as opposed to increasing my insulin resistance...avoid insulin if you can
Completely agree with that... eating too much, and to much unhealthy food types is what got me to the point I'm at now... 30 years of driving trucks certainly didn't help..we need nowhere as much food as we eat to remain healthy
Do whatever you can do to avoid becoming insulin dependent. Once there, the maintenance and monitoring becomes 10 times more difficult to control it. Even if you do keep it under control, it is not uncommon for stress and other factors to send your blood sugars over 400 or even 500. Then, you are spending all day trying to get your blood sugar under control and peeing on keto-strips checking for signs of keto acidosis. Below is a picture of the devil my wife must dance with multiple times a day.we need nowhere as much food as we eat to remain healthy , best option I think is 2 meals a day eat every 12 hours Breakfast and supper like 7am and 7pm
Thank God for the long lasting insulin and the tiny needles.Do whatever you can do to avoid becoming insulin dependent. Once there, the maintenance and monitoring becomes 10 times more difficult to control it. Even if you do keep it under control, it is not uncommon for stress and other factors to send your blood sugars over 400 or even 500. Then, you are spending all day trying to get your blood sugar under control and peeing on keto-strips checking for signs of keto acidosis. Below is a picture of the devil my wife must dance with multiple times a day.
Agree 100%. Not to mention the fact that you can’t just throw the empty pen or syringe in the trash. You must store them somewhere until you can find a proper disposal location (like a pharmacy that accepts them). At least that is how we have to do it here.Thank God for the long lasting insulin and the tiny needles.
we need nowhere as much food as we eat to remain healthy , best option I think is 2 meals a day eat every 12 hours Breakfast and supper like 7am and 7pm
It's more genetics than food choices. Eating doughnuts all day does not cause Diabetes or drinking coke or pepsi all day. Weight magnifies the chances more but being fat does not mean you will ever have Diabetes but it does increase your odds.This is a great thread ! I currently am okay but things can sneak up on you as we age. I have to go to Doc 3-4 times a year and they watch very close , Jeff and you guys have brought some light to something many of the members have or may end up having because of continued poor food choices . I'm super careful about what I eat and lost over 100 pounds .
My mom was proof of that...she drank a six pack (or more) of Pepsi every day, and ate all kinds of sugary junk food....she was not heavy at all....when she was in the hospital before she passed I was shocked when the Dr. told me she was not diabetic.... I always figured she was, just undiagnosed, as she didn't go to the doctors....It's more genetics than food choices. Eating doughnuts all day does not cause Diabetes or drinking coke or pepsi all day. Weight magnifies the chances more but being fat does not mean you will ever have Diabetes but it does increase your odds.
lots of old people get whats called adult onset diabetes, Mostly is due to ageMy mom was proof of that...she drank a six pack (or more) of Pepsi every day, and ate all kinds of sugary junk food....she was not heavy at all....when she was in the hospital before she passed I was shocked when the Dr. told me she was not diabetic.... I always figured she was, just undiagnosed, as she didn't go to the doctors....
Right and that's why Doc keeps a close eye on me .lots of old people get whats called adult onset diabetes, Mostly is due to age
I wish you continued success... I wouldn't wish diabetes on anyone..This is a great thread ! I currently am okay but things can sneak up on you as we age. I have to go to Doc 3-4 times a year and they watch very close , Jeff and you guys have brought some light to something many of the members have or may end up having because of continued poor food choices . I'm super careful about what I eat and lost over 100 pounds .
I would much rather have a condition that I can easily control by what I eat as opposed to something I can't controlI wish you continued success... I would wish diabetes on anyone..
That's a good way to think about it... Thanks for that perspectiveI would much rather have a condition that I can easily control by what I eat as opposed to something I can't control