Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member and warriors,
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).

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 walking muscles, slowing digestion, flattening the glucose spike. Baby steps.

Glucose spikes are the enemy and lead to diabetic complications and comorbidities. 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, at 1 net carb a serving. Baby steps.

My meals look like stir-fry, eggs, soup, salads, or some combination of the above. Cut out all added sugars in food and drink. Cut out white and processed carbs. I get my carbs from very low carb vegetables and diabetes friendly whole fruits.

Meat and fats have no carbs.
A few nuts is a good snack.

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

Breakfast for my Bride and me.

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A Diabete...

Good morning from South Jersey @A DiabetesTeam Member.

Most of my meals look like eggs, salads, stir-fry, soups, or some combination of the above. Since I cannot eat more than a tablespoon or 2 of what we know as carbs, I usually just avoid them.

Most people can handle 100-130 net carbs spread equitable throughout 3-5 meals and 1-2 snacks.
Some can only do 80 net carbs.
Some only 50 net carbs.
Some only 30 net carbs.
Then there is me at 15-20 net carbs daily and 5-8 per meal.

I eat to my meter, test a minimum of 4-6 times a day, and follow TITR, 4.0(72) to 7.8(140). TITR arrests diabetic complications and comorbidities right where they are now. TITR will stop cumulative additional vascular damage.

It is the cumulative vascular damage that leads to diabetic complications, such as diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, kidney disease, heart disease, blindness, brain damage, amputations, dementia, nerve damage, slow healing, edema, and more.

So over time you can eat to your meter.

I know it can be done for type 2, because in February 2021 I was diagnosed with diabetes. My A1C was 13.5. I chose to attempt control of my diabetes journey without diabetes medications.

So I negotiated for a 3 month reprieve with my doctor, before beginning diabetes medications. She set a A1C goal of 6.1. I met that and am still without diabetes medications. At 3.5 months my A1C was 4.9.

I maximized my net carbs, while staying in TITR.

My meals often involve eggs. Eggs are quick and easy to prepare. Whenever I don't want to think about it I have eggs and meat, over some greens, garnished with some diabetes friendly whole fruits.

2 eggs is 1 carb, meat or fat have no carbs. Milk is 1 carb per ounce whether whole, or lactose free, or skim. But heavy cream, aka whipping cream has no carbs.
1 net carb is:
a serving of greens, or
6 blueberries, or
3 raspberries, or
2 blackberries, or
half an avocado.

So it is easy to have eggs for any meal for me.

I don't care if it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
I will have stir-fry, soup, salads, eggs or some combination of the above for a meal regardless of time of day.

I do portion control. I plate all my food on a 7 inch plate before eating. Half plate or more of greens or very low carb vegetables. A quarter plate of protein, a quarter plate of diabetes friendly whole fruit.
I often use some diabetes friendly berries as a garnish.

This is a typical dinner.

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A Diabete...

@A DiabetesTeam Member I think it depends largely on your own circumstances. It a good idea to reduce carbs significantly though to lower bg. In the beginning I did away with all bread. When I did start adding bread back, I found Dave's Killer bread and Joseph's pita and lavash was low carb. Since I also need to limit my fats, sodium and cholesterol I began adding half liquid egg substitute to the eggs I eat. My "go to" breakfast is half an avocado on a Wasa crispbread with half a banana. I also plan out my meals in the morning and will eat less carbs for breakfast/lunch when I have carbs for dinner.

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