Hi   @A DiabetesTeam Member,
Diagnosed February 2021.
I control my diabetes with right eating, portion control, Japanese science and medicine, exercise if your doctors allow, attitude, and a compelling reason to do what is necessary. I sleep 6-7 hours nightly, 8 is better. I do 10-15 minutes self care daily. Baby steps.

I Test 4-6 day. 1) upon waking- fasting blood glucose number, less than 126 is good. 2) 2 hours after eating my most carb laden meal, 140ish. 3) before exercising, looking for 120ish. 4) before bed, 103+, if lower I adjust, I hate hypos (<70).

I am half Japanese and a recovering rice-aholic, I ate rice 2-3 meals a day my whole life. Now I have 1 tablespoon 2x a month and savor it for the taste and memories. If I do more the temptation to binge is too great. Baby steps.

The Japanese medical mindset says get to the source of the problem and correct it, don't just treat symptoms with medications. Baby steps.

I plate my food before eating on a 7 inch plate --- portion control. The Japanese say 1/2 plate of very low carb vegetables, 1/4 plate of protein, 1/4 plate of high fiber or whole grain carb or carb friendly fruit. Baby steps.

The Japanese say to eat in this specific order. First 2 bites vegetables, eat slowly and savor each bite. Next protein, next carb. Repeat this order till done. The Japanese surmise that your digestion rate is set by the first 2-3 bites it sees. So digestion is slower flattening the glucose spike. Baby steps.

The Japanese also say to walk 10-15 minutes immediately after eating, redirecting blood from digestion to muscles slowing digestion, flattening the glucose spike. Baby steps.

Glucose spikes are the enemy and lead to many complications associated with diabetes. Such as neuropathy, retinopathy, kidney disease, heart disease, blindness, brain damage, etc.

My go to very low carb vegetables are cruciferous - cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, bok Choi, brussel sprouts, napa cabbage, Chinese cabbage, kale, etc. - and cucumbers, egg plant, zucchini, summer squash, some spaghetti squash, green beans, snow peas, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, radishes, beets, turnips, rutabaga, asparagus, greens of all types including spinach, lettuces, collards, turnip greens, radish greens, poke weed, etc, young fiddlehead ferns, celery, green onions, leeks, chives, onions, garlic, parsley, mints, dandelion greens, endive, watercress, gourmet greens, ginger, cilantro, basil, some flower pedals like mints, pansies, chamomile and squash blossoms. I eat avocado too, it is 1 net carb per serving. Baby steps.

Beat down your diabetes monster one baby step at a time. I can do baby steps. Don't let diabetes control your life. Enjoy your life on your terms. Rejoice in both the good times and the not so good. I wish for you more good days than bad and have many exceptional days too.

Be the Samurai Warrior you never knew you were.
You got this.
Never give up, never surrender, never ever

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Good morning from South Jersey @A DiabetesTeam Member.

Some of the best advice I've seen is to control the carbs eaten in a very tight range.

This will make it easier:
To calculate insulin dosages.
To work out food choices meal by meal and day to day.
Will lower insulin cost, by lowering insulin use.

It is suggested that 1 workable plan is:
Breakfast 6 carbs.
Midday 12 carbs.
Evening 12 carbs.

I know this is possible and workable because my range is tighter than that and I've been doing it for 2.5 years.

I do 5-8 net carbs per meal and total 15-20 net carbs per day, including an evening snack many days.

I do eat a lot of eggs because 2 eggs are 1 carb and they are quick and easy to prepare.
Milk is 1 carb per ounce whether whole or skim.
Heavy cream, aka whipping cream, and whipped cream is no carbs unless sweetened.

Meat and fat have no carbs.

A high fiber diet also helps the gut biome. Inulin fiber as a supplement can help. Inulin fiber is usually extracted from chicory root and packaged as a powder supplement.

I eat almost no traditional carbs.
Most of my daily carbs come from very low carb vegetables. There is the added benefit that many vitamins and vegetables are loaded into those vegetables naturally.

As a treat I will have 6 blueberries, 3 raspberries and 2 blackberries on occasion for a total of 3 carbs with whipped cream. That satisfies my sweet tooth. These diabetes friendly fruit at 1 carb each are a great treat, loaded with vitamins and minerals.

I try to limit my snacks to 3 carbs.
My usual snack will be 7-10 almonds or the equivalent in other nuts.
Did you know that an avocado is 1 net carb per serving and a serving is half an avocado.

Most of my meals look like
Eggs
Stir-fry
Soup
Salads
Or some combination of the above.

Check out this chicken Stir-fry over a bed of fresh spinach.

I will add a part 2 in the next 24 hours.

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