Sorry, just rewatched and I see that you said slightly above someone without diabetes.

Hey Can’t remember exactly what I said on this video as it was some time ago Quite a lot of our patients have problems with spikes between meals because the food they eat is too quickly released for the insulin. So you either have to inject a lot earlier than the food which isn’t always the most practical, accept the spike or change the type of food and/or match it with protein and fat as you say. This helps level out spikes If it’s too slow releasing mind it can cause spikes later but that’s more for things like pizzas and curry’s which wouldn’t be in keeping with healthy eating advice if that’s too often But if there’s no problem on your glucose levels post meal, then no need to try fix it by making changes and some people might be fine even with quicker releasing carbs 👍

Hey Rustee Thanks for the comment I get this a lot and I’ve got a lot of videos on the subject and replied quite a lot on this topic so I’ll try keep it concise. What you say isn’t entirely true. When you actually work in the field every day and when you dive into the evidence extensively (not 6 month long studies that are poorly designed but more population studies over years - like Cochrane reviews etc) you see there’s actually a happy middle ground. And agree low fat is a myth but not in the way I suspect you mean. Low fat is a perception of bloggers who created a narrative that the low fat is the dietary advice. The actual guidance is to get about 35% of your calories from fat. So that’s about 700kcal a day on a 2000kcal diet Not really low fat but it’s the type of fat ya eating that’s important. Insulin will not store excess glucose as fat if you’re in a calorie deficit. If you only ate candy but only ate 500kcal per day for example, I’ll you will lose weight despite the fact the food you’re eating is pure sugar and spiking your insulin. So it’s a lot more nuanced than what you say. However I do agree if someone with type 2 diabetes is struggling to control their glucose levels, throwing loads of carbohydrates into their diet might not be the best idea short term However, if that’s part of an overall dietary overhaul and over time they’re eating healthy and exercising, you can quite easily turn back the diabetes clock and improve your glucose levels without going low carb

@@billyscorner2232 hey Billy Thanks for the comment. Admittedly I can’t remember exactly what I said point for point in this video and perhaps you’re responding to someone else, but I don’t think I specifically said any incline is required and it doesn’t have to be in one go or at the gym. I think the sentiment is this is what the research has shown accumulated over the entire day of you changed nothing else in order to consistently lose weight.

@@diabetesdietguy thanks for the reply. no, it was just me adding extra context. you didn't mention the incline. i see others mention it on other videos. i think it is more important to get the target goal. so between 15k-20k steps a day. that's a ton of natural movement on its own without worry about a steep incline that some promote. consistency is key. thanks for the info

General finger pricking remains gold standard However, if it’s a small difference - then we’d say just choose one and go with it Finger pricks and CGM all have a 10% margin of error give or take. So depending on how high we’re talking, let’s use an example. Say Glucose is 300 on finger and 330 on CGM Well 10% margin says that the finger prick could actually be 270-330 and CGM could be 297-263 So in this case it’s expected However, if it’s huge differences, that’s not normal and shouldn’t happen This effect is obviously less noticeable at lower glucose readings and so if it’s happening then, again it shouldn’t happen

@diabetesdietguy , thank you so much for your explanation. Appreciate it so.much.

Hi Thanks for comment I had another kid and so admittedly around work it’s been difficult to rewrite it I did have it but I updated the website and decided to start again but haven’t started as yet The plan is to do it asap

I have a similar problem of being what is called skinny fat. It's tiresome when for pre-diabetes and type two people info relating to this is being overweight. I now on very low carb diet, but high in fats have managed after one year to take myself out of pre-diabetes by 0.1 It's certainly not been easy.

Lots going on here Based on that picture it does sound like a bit of a square peg and a round hole on that diagnosis However, I’m not privy to all the info of course which could shed some light Not saying it is this, but there are genetic forms of diabetes also where glucose levels just run a bit higher for multiple reasons. Normally a strong direct family history is a giveaway of this. Spending on the duration they’ve been monitoring too, sometimes it can be a very slow burning type 1 diabetes but that would take months to a a year ish rather than several years so to speak. So hard to answer I’m afraid.

my blood sugar was 4.9 is this normal

i was told i was pre diabetes and last year it was 4.8 .im confused

Sorry i have type 2 diebetes

It would be easier to reverse it by diet, many people do.

Glad it was helpful!

Hi alpha beta Unfortunately I can’t There’s an easy test that will tell you immediately if you have diabetes or not - HbA1c. So go see the doc In fairness, what you describe does not sound like type 2 diabetes People with type 2 don’t typically struggle to gain weight - in fact it’s normally the reason they get type 2 in the first place Type 1 on the other hand or LADA (slow onset type 1) is when people struggle to gain weight. However, type 1 is usually a very quick onset so you’d likely know by now if you had that. LADA is a bit different but just go see the doc. They could have a answer for you within a couple of days

Yes type 1 adult onset sounds more like it. I’ll definitely try to speak to a doc asap. Are you aware of anything that could be possibly damaging/reducing my insulin producing ability?

@@diabetesdietguy oh yeah it sounds more like type 1 adult onset… maybe from fat blocking my insulin receptors. Any tips on how to fix it?

You can’t fix type 1 I’m afraid. It’s lifelong Assuming it is type 1