p.a. I don't think the potato will hurt from time to time as long as it doesn't raise your bg. I'm not really a good judge on that though. Obviously what you are doing works. BTW I couldn't find a website called Diabetes Daily. Do have the link to the site you mentioned?

Carol Sue I understand. Plus we often get in situations where we either have to eat the carbs or go without. You did good. Good luck with your picnic. One of the things I'm doing is drinking more water. I think the hot weather makes it easy to do so. I'm not using the stevia in my coffee any more just the Mini-moos half and half which means I only drink 2 or 3 cups a day. Usually only 1 1/2. I have decided to start drinking green tea again as well.

I read some on macronutrients. I'm not sure about the one I was reading, but I did get a better idea of how to figure my carbs, fats, and protein counts. I trust Dr. Eades with what he says about how much protein we need than the site I read only because they recommended more starches than I'm comfortable with. I decided to change my counts on MFP. They round everything off at 5% and 10% so I set my %s at carbs 15% = 60g,
fat 60% = 107 g, and protein 25% = 100g. My goal is to keep those grams lower than MFP shows, but will use these numbers as my limits. This will mean eating less if not 0 starches most of the time. Most of my carbs will be from low carb veggies. I hope this works because I just am not cut out for the 20 - 30g Atkins & Bernstein low carb.

Supposedly this along with the IF will bring the FBG down to normal as well as help me lose weight. It is definitely worth the doing and see what happens.

Have a nice week end.

www.diabetesdaily.com

You will have to copy and paste I'm not sure how to link it to bring you right there.
It's an information board but there are forums as well

Never mind the link worked automatically I tested it.

Thanks for the link p.a. I will check it out, too. I think with potatoes, a lot depends on how much you eat and what you are eating with it. A large meal, even low carb, will raise blood sugar, so a smaller meal that contains potatoes shouldn't hurt. It's actually what most diabetes educators recommend. Most diabetics try to avoid it because carbs increase their appetite and they cannot stick with the small portions. If you are having good blood sugar readings, it should be ok to stick with it.

Trish, I thought I did good at the picnic. There were so many sweets there but I didn't eat any of them. My blood sugar was high at bedtime, and I think the only thing that could have done that was the breading on the chicken. I think I am extremely sensitive to carbs, more so than most.

The picnic was nice, but had some sad undertones. My nephew who hosted it was recently diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. Although he didn't say so, I think he did this to gather those he loves together for a fun occasions before he becomes too sick for it. He is showing no visible signs yet, but the treatment is starting to tire him out easily. We are praying for a miracle.

p.a. Thanks again for the link. I bookmarked it to read later. I saw a post by a 65 yr old person. I want to spend some time reading there as I believe I can learn a lot.

Carol Sue I am glad you did well at the picnic, but so sorry about your nephew. I will be praying for him.

I think I'm very sensitive to carbs as well. I had added some carbs to my way of eating recently and I am paying for it as I have the rash that I always get when I go too far with it. So far I haven't learned just how much my body tolerates. However, I do believe it is the type of carbs not necessarily the amount that is the problem. I really think the ration that I've clocked as my goals on MFP must be right, because the weight I gained from eating the Chinese food is gone today plus almost 2 more lbs. Not ready to accept it until tomorrow. Tomorrow is my WI day so I'll change my ticker then. Besides, I weighed later today since I slept late because I didn't go to church due to the rash being uncomfortable.

My FBS was 132 this morning just before I ate at 11:30 am. Strange thing is that with my eating 3 meals and the night time snack seemed to only make me really hungry this morning. I'm not really sure if that is part of the process. My bp was 124/60 today. Still don't have to take the bp medicine. I am keeping a close watch on my bp. This is as close to normal as I've seen in a long time. It has been in this range for 2 days now. I'm still have bp medicine on hand in case I need it, but I never want the problems that my Daddy has with his bp going so low. His bp goes so low that sometimes it doesn't even register on his bp meter and he has to drink broth to bring it up to normal. His sister's bp went so low that she never got well from it before she died. She was on bp meds for low bp. When I told my doc about this he said the medicine they have to use for low bp is dangerous. I just have to keep an eye on it.

Trish, when you speak of the rash you get from eating carbs it makes me think of my psoriasis. Carbs don't seem to have anything to do with it but you never know. I am trying to get off coffee again, as I do believe that the tannin in coffee effects it. I am down to 2 cups in the morning where I was up to 4 or more. For a long time I would only drink what I called a mouthful of coffee in the morning....about an inch in my cup. I want to get back to that.

My weight is still not going down in spite of cutting back on carbs for 8 days straight. My blood sugar has improved, and therefore I don't have to take as much glimiperide, so that should reduce my insulin levels and weight loss should come eventually as a result.

My blood pressure has come down a bit but it's still too high. I think weight has a lot to do with that, too. Most of my medical problems all come back to my weight. I just can't seem to find my way to get rid of it without starving myself.

Afternoon everyone
Carol Sue I have heard diabetes, high carbs and psoriasis are linked together. I know I have had it in the past on my legs I scratched till I bled,,,what a mess.
Since I've been diagnosed and gone low carb...nothing! First summer without it in awhile.
I'm sorry your having a hard time losing weight. Would you like to start journaling here? I know with other boards people will have a daily journal to see what you eat...also gives you ideas when your in a slump.
Trish that's scary. Can I ask you guys something? How come you don't take your meds regularly? ( in no way am I being mean or sarcastic) I'm curious? Is this often done with diabetics or with HBP? I'm new to my meds and assumed they were to be taken this way. On the pills side effects pages it says not to stop without drs consent.

p.a. I've read that LCHF/IF lower bp. I never had "high" blood pressure to start with so never was sure why the doc had me on it. I've always taken it once a day about the same time until I started having lows. This mornings bp was 103/52. I think that is too low to be taking bp meds. I will discuss it with my doc when I see him. DH goes in a couple of weeks and I will take a record of my bp readings and talk to him about it then. While I do still eat salt, I really don't eat that much. I'm not even taking the fluid pill I asked him to give me years ago. As long as I do the lowcarbing, I don't need it either. I learned a yr ago when a niece started taking it calling it a bp bill instead of a fluid pill, I'm not comfortable taking it either.

I do take my other meds fenofibrate which doc says is supposed to keep me from having heart attacks and strokes and Januvia for bs. I tried taking the Januvia earlier in the day, but I do better by taking it in the evening with a snack. I take them faithfully trusting what my doc has told me.

Carol Sue I got the feeling from watching Dr. Fung that getting the glucose under control comes first and then the weight loss when doing LCHF/IF. So I've decided to just accept the fact that I'm slowly lowering my FBS and that eventually the weight loss will come. I may end up giving up my coffee too or maybe only drink 1 cup. I drink a lot of water, 1 c milk and I am drinking green tea again as well. I can do tea easier without sweetner although the coffee is getting easier to drink without it, but even the half and half seems to cause palpitations and I don't really care for the decaf.

I wasn't as good at keeping my MFP tracking last week. I plan to do better this week. Just having to get use to making it a habit. I try to be very active throughout the day so when I go to the store or ride the bike is extra. I actually lost 1 lb this week which is better than a gain. My measurements stayed the same and my FBS was down to 127 this morning. I am still doing the low carb breakfast although I didn't want veggies this morning. Just made 1 egg, a sl of Canadian bacon and a pinch of shredded cheddar cheese and 2 c coffee with 2 Mini-moos.

I'll have salad, pork loin center cut chop, green peas and cabbage for lunch with a c of milk. Dinner will be a chicken thigh and stir-fry veggies. I'll have 2 snacks 1 with nuts and 1 slice of cheese and then have 1 scrambled egg sometime before bed with my Januvia. I will have a 9 hr eating window today. All this is less than 1600 calories and the carbs minus fiber will be within the 60 g.

Have a good day.

I can see why your concerned with LBP...

I saw a Januvia add today. Januvia works with diet and exercise. So although I am being more active lately, I'm going to really get serious at doing the exercise. FBS was 131. BP is still low 111/59. I'm not really worried about the bp, because according to all of the HFLC/IF info, many people with high bp are able to come off the bp meds. So I do believe that the fact that mine is low this quick is great since it never was high before. My weight is still bouncing up and down but as I said yesterday that seems to be normal and is to be expected on HFLC/IF even for diabetics.

Don't think I'm going to continue the snack before bedtime. I just don't like eating that late and it makes me eat when I'm not hungry. I will stick to the 8 or 9 eating window. I've read somewhere that the 9 hr window works better for women. I'm keeping the calories in the area of 1600, but I am beginning to work out the protein, fat and carb grams so that I am actually doing HFLC/IF now. I also read that if I can get the protein, fat and carb grams right then this will also work better maybe a little faster. Although I'm not counting on faster.

Hope everyone is doing fine. Have a good day.

p.a. my doctor prescribed the glimiperide as one tablet twice a day. It forces the pancreas to release extra insulin to bring blood sugar down. If my blood sugar is below 150 and I take it without eating carbs, my blood sugar will go down too low, like it did that time I woke up during the night and had a glucose reading of 44. This is why I don't take it. I know that it is recommended that you take your meds as directed by your physician and not to change your dose or stop taking it without consulting him/her. But if I take my glimiperide when my blood sugar is not high, I will probably be seeing the doctor in the ER. It would be great if I could just take my meds and everything would work as it should, but it doesn't. If the doctor took me off the meds or reduced the dose, that wouldn't work either, because sometimes I need the full dose. I don't know until I test before meals if I need it or not. With the Metformin, I wasn't taking it on weekends because I was having diarrhea which I blamed on the Metformin. I didn't want to risk having an accident when I was out somewhere. Now I am no longer getting the diarrhea and I'm able to take the Metformin as prescribed. Medformin does not lower my blood sugar and put me at a life threatening risk.

I think it is the same with Trish and her BP meds. Her blood pressure has gone down and if she continued to take the BP meds, she would end up in the ER.

I don't mind your asking or think you are being mean or sarcastic. I know that there are probably more people who think it is a mistake to handle my meds the way I do, but I don't know what else to do. I am trying to keep myslf from getting dangerous highs or lows the best I can.

I do journal my food sporatically to see where I stand. Glimiperide is known to cause weight gain, so right now I think the glimiperide is keeping my insulin levels up and keeping me from losing. If I can get my blood sugar in line with diet and exercise and not need the glimiperide I think I will start losing.

I'm glad you weren't offended,,,I'm just trying to learn more.
I'm putting in a call to my Dr tomorrow, I had 3 lows this week,,, :/

I just read info on Januvia and how it works on their website and also read the information I got from the pharmacist. I don't think I can do strict low carb while on this medicine. In fact, it is recommended that you eat a balanced diet with exercise. There is a warning to call your doctor if you have ketones in your blood or urine or ketoacidosis. Am I correct in remembering that VLC does cause this problem? I might be safe keeping the carbs no lower than maybe 60 g a day. One good thing I learned is that I can still take the Januvia in the evening without eating because it can be taken with or without food.

I got up multi-grain toast with bacon and eggs this morning. Not sure about lunch because we are eating out. I actually could go back to my 2 meals a day and have 19/5 or 20/4 eating time since I do not have to have a snack at night. This will eliminate eating by the clock and also eating just to take a pill when I'm not hungry. I think I finally have the plan that will not only work with my medicine but it will also fit my natural way of eating.

Hope everyone is doing good today.

I am checking out Diabetes Daily. I read on there about Januvia and lowcarb. It seems that there were some on there who took Januvia and did the lowcarb way of eating. Januvia.com recommends using lowfat diet. I really think a lowfat is easier, but with all I've read and learned through the years, I am not sure that lowfat is as healthy as we were once made to believe. I will continue taking the Januvia at least till my next doc's appt. and continue lowcarbing and see how it goes. I just won't do extreme lowcarb. Also I read that the higher FBG is normal but the after meal readings are low. Januvia does not cause extreme low readings unless on glimiperide or something like that. it is supposed to work with your body by helping it produce the glucose normally. We will see how it goes.

I will keep researching... probably using Diabetes Daily for guidance.

Trish, I think every diabetes med says to eat a balanced diet and exercise, and to contact your doctor if you have ketones/ketoacidosis. These are normal warnings. According to most diabetic educators we are to eat carbs, the same number of gms at each of 3 meals, spread throughout the day. This is how they had me eating in the hospital when I was diagnosed and I continued for a while afterwards. Many people do this and it works for them. Do what works for you. I say this because I know that you will be reasonable, and not do anything drastic. Many people experiment with their meds, seeing what works best for them, taking it with food or without food.

If I would eat like this, my blood sugar would probably be steady with taking the glimiperide. Wanting to get off the glimiperide is why I don't do it. I don't think I will lose weight as long as I'm on it.

Hi ladies

Can't get thru to the Dr office on the phone and no voice mail...she only works half days fris so I'll wait til next wk now.
This morning ,of course, I woke up with a higher bg reading then I normally have. So I fasted till noon but it wouldn't budge till I ate lunch...so maybe something about fasting and high readings?? Who knows... Last time I fasted I was low.
It's been heating up again weather wise...calling for 100 degrees this weekend...omg!!! I can't handle that lol.
Carole sue I'm on glaclazide,,,,it does same thing your drug does to. I want to get off it as well.
I made some low carb bread yesterday ( Bob mills low carb bread mix) it wasn't bad.....had a piece for lunch with butter and cut the rest into slices and froze it. I think it would be better toasted. I'm thinking toasted tomato sandwiches this time of year. The only time tomatoes taste like tomatoes....
I never did make the recipes I was going to this week.
I did order some low carb food online....I can't buy the tortilla factory low carb tortillas here except by ordering them. Froze them to. The Bob mills bread mix...some different flavoured sugar free pudding mixes ( banana and cheesecake) and some protein chips. I feel like I have more choices now for breakfast and lunches. The protein chips are eh,,,, but with a little dip would be something with crunch factor. Everything is portioned out so no temptation to pig out!!! I'm teetering on a new decade weight wise and really want to hit it soon.
Have a good weekend everyone!