I recommend low carb (20 - 50 g a day), moderate protein (approx. 0.8 - 1 g / kg of body weight), and the fat that comes naturally with the selected foods; enough that you are not hungry.
Note: you must not eat low fat foods - eat regular fat foods, use butter, oil reasonably in cooking, choose fatty meat cuts, avocado, etc).
This afternoon i ate some fruit (some bananas and oranges) and after 2 hours i ate an avocado with some egg yolks; once eaten the avocado, i started experiencing hypoglycemia-like symptoms in 15-20 minutes.
The symptoms were: sudden weakness with inability to walk (i had to sit down) and tremors; probably also some degree of lightheadedness. The symptoms resolved in few time (10 minutes) spontaneously.
It may be 1 unit of insulin covers 10 g of carbs? or maybe 1 unit covers 5 g of carb. During pregnancy this will continue to change and you will continue to need more insulin.
Has your dr instructed you how to do corrections with insulin. For example, when I am high, I know that 1 unit of insulin will bring my blood sugar down by 10 points. Then if I am 150 at 3 hours after eating, I will correct.
Your basal insulin (the levemir) will also need to be increased as the pregnancy progresses.
There is plenty of information online about low carb and diabetes. However the diet is made up of plenty of non-starchy veges, meats and nonsweetened dairy, some nuts, oily fruits such as avocado. Very limited fruits and grains. It is quite opposite to the establishment high carb low fat diet. This diet needs to be high fat, moderate protein and low carb. Essentially the carbs are replaced mostly with fats, and with some additional protein.
It happens when you eat very high protein with little fat and low carb. Try to not go over 1 gram protein per pound of lean body mass. For example, a person who weighs 150 lbs should limit to 150 grams protein per day. Also do not shy away from healthy fats, like olive oil, avocado, grass fed butter, nuts, full fat yogurt, etc. many people make the mistake of removing fats from their low carb diet, which then causes gluconeogenesis.
I eat under 50gr of carbs a day.
Reasonable or not depends on who you ask. We do know carbs are what your body turns to Blood Glucose (BG). Dont confuse the carb with the stuff its mixed with, vitamins, minerals. All those are available in other foods without the carbs.
I take my bolld sugars of a morning fasting and they are like 167-191, I take 1000 mg of janumet and 18 units of lantus before bed, of a morning I take 20 Units of lantus, 45 mg actos why am I having problems regulating my blood sugars, I also take 7 units of novalog after every meal??? Do you have any other sugustions??
they give me indigestion. I do make low carb breads from time to time (particularly for my children) out of almond flour or coconut flour. There are some great low carb website for lowcarb baking (alldayIdreamaboutfood) is a great one. However, I mostly just stick with basic foods.
Breakfast is typically just coffee with cream. Both lunch and dinner will typically be some sort of meat and veges.
Use a muffin tin, spray with Pam. Add diced veggies of your choice. (I like mushrooms, spinach, sprinkle of cheese). Fill with egg white (purchased small cartons in grocery store )
Bake 350 about 15 to 20 min. Cool and store in the fridge. I pop one in a sandwich thin with a little cheese and microwave about 45 secs to warm.
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My baby is a size of a avocado ! I am 16 weeks & 5 days .... Moving on to the size of an onion in two days ... How about you mommas ? What size is your bundle of joy?
150 grams of avocado contains 240 calories, 184 of them from fat, with only 3 grams of protein. While avocados are very good for you, the fat content must be taken into consideration.
1 large egg (50 grams), contains only 71 calories and 6 grams of protein. Eggs are also a major source of vitamin B12, which many people who don't eat meat, are deficient in.
Milk is also an excellent source of both protein and vitamin B12, with the added benefit of lots of calcium.
It's not the end of the world. You could have been hit by a meteor, for example. With those levels it is imperative you connect with a program employing a nurse or nurse practicioner and a nutritionist to assist you in setting up a program to maintain normal levels of glucose and prepare to modify your nutritional habits.. Following their instructions will enable you to live a relatively normal lifestyle. The good news is the problem has been identified early in the game.
You need to be sure you are using the right Insulin Carb ratio for your doses before meals and that you have an accurate carb count. Calorieking.com is a good resource for carb listings in addition to what's on packages (and be sure to correctly measure servings). In order to gain weight you want to increase your protein and fats so that you can gain weight without increasing carbs.
Your diet would then consist of vegetables (leafy greens, salad veges, avocado), some nuts, and proteins with fats. People following low carb diet typically need to increase salt and electrolytes intake, and drink plenty of water (unsweetened tea, coffee, etc also ok).
It can be hard to follow a low carb diet if you are eating vegan, so you may wish to research.
Again, hope you can find medical help as well. Please let us know how you go.
Also, you may not be able to do a traditional glucose tolerance test, but you might be able to do a carbohydrate challenge test. A carb challenge test can give a doctor a lot of information and at the same time not be so hard on your body.
If you get one insist on a 4hr test. Also insist that they measure your insulin levels at 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4 also.
Also, try to calibrate your glucometer with serum test. Your glucometer could be off. Some of them can be off by as much as 30+%.
//www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Common-Drinks-by-Carb-Count/2303
http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Common-Drinks-by-Carb-Count/2303
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