@A DiabetesTeam Member I follow the "max 130" or more specifically the "26% of calories from carbs" which is 130 if you eat 2000 calories a day.

It works well for me. Well controlled (A1C 5.4) and like you, stay in the 5.0 to 8.0 range about 97% of the time.

In actuality I rarely eat the full 130 carbs, my weekly average usually comes in about the 110'ish range, but I certainly hit 130 some days and it doesn't blow me up or anything.

The "130" is based on a couple of studies that were done to see if they could come up with a (system) to invoke remission but they did have some pretty stringent guidelines for those that they tried it on - had to have diabetes for less than 6 years and less than 3 years preferred, never had an A1C above 7.6, had to lose at least 35 pounds in the first 6 months of the study etc.

So while they had excellent results (better than 80% remission rates) in that (tight group) there is no data to suggest that the (130) would work as well for others who had higher starting numbers, longer duration of disease etc.

But if it works for you (and your numbers suggest it is), then like me it seems to be a very viable program.

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My readings,in the mornings, before breakfast ,are, usually pretty good, 5-6. If bedtime readings are around 5-7, I have a snack; if over 8, no snack. This routine works for my body. 2 Metformins , after breakfast, another 2 after supper. I experimented, making changes, till I finally found , what works for me. We have different bodies, so, something might work for someone, and, not the other, it's all about experimenting. Keep on, keeping on, my fellow Diabetics.

You bet, Virginia; you go by carbs, per meal; the end result , of 45 carbs per meal, would end up , like me; 130 carbs/day, however, we all have different bodies; what I do, just for example, carbs-25/breakfast, 40/lunch, 50-60/dinner; I keep mentioning my numbers, because ,it produces end result numbers, satisfactory , for me. I finally achieved ,after experimenting, for some time. We can control Diabetes, but, we must find the right variable ;what will work for you, and you, and, finally for me; we can do it. I battled breast cancer, and won; then, Diabetes came along, without invitation, but, I am controlling it. Never give up, follow your willpower, you can do it

Glucose is regulated by 2 hormones: insulin and glucagon. Insulin takes glucose out of your bloodstream and stores it in the liver. Glucagon takes it out of storage and puts it into the bloodstream to be carried to cells. Your brain works purely on glucose, so your body makes sure you have enough for it.

Glucagon is part of your homeostasis mechanism to keep your body in balance. We have problems with our insulin, so during sleep we might be overcompensating; the body expects there to be insulin there to balance,and it's just not.

I've been doing a modified intermittent fasting for discipline and other reasons for 37 years. I fast for 76-86 hours for 4 out of 6 weeks every spring and every fall. I just fasted for 86 hours. This week I will do it again. Thursday lunch will be my last meal till Monday breakfast.

I will take 2 weeks off then fast for 2 consecutive long weekends again. This is now a matter of discipline for me.

I will have to investigate Jason Fung and other fasting gurus deeper.