MariannNOVA Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Jean in Newcastle's post is below: I've said this in other threads but the biggest thing that has helped me is actually monitoring my blood sugar. I got a free glucometer online (and 10 free test strips) and started to monitor my fasting blood sugar and 2 hours after eating. It took me about a month to figure out how I could eat and keep my blood sugar within normal ranges. In my case, it has been keeping my carbs around 150 g. a day. I cannot have more than 30 g. of carbs per meal. If I do, my sugar goes out of control. Having immediate feedback was invaluable for me. Also - as my blood sugars stabilized, I started to tell when it was out of whack because I wasn't feeling poorly all the time any more. Keeping my blood sugar stabilized has made 14 pounds (so far) melt off. I am not eating less calories per day than before or exercising more. The only difference is that I do not have excess insulin acting as a fat storer. The other change has been that my body, including my ankles are not swollen and retaining water. Jean: i think you may have hit on something for me that might actually work -- is there anything else I need to know. I haven't done glucose testing in 11 years -- since I was pg with the twins. THX:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jean in Newcastle Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Let's see: A normal blood sugar should be under 100 (this is tested when you wake up in the morning). Your blood sugar 2 hours after you started eating should be 120 or under. I found that at first my body was used having higher sugars and so I felt a bit shaky even when my blood sugar was a high normal. As my body got used to having normal blood sugars, this went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Let's see: A normal blood sugar should be under 100 (this is tested when you wake up in the morning). Your blood sugar 2 hours after you started eating should be 120 or under. I found that at first my body was used having higher sugars and so I felt a bit shaky even when my blood sugar was a high normal. As my body got used to having normal blood sugars, this went away. I you. And, now that you have shared them, I remember that from being pg with the twins.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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