It’s not just about carbs for diabetes management, but how we can control our blood sugar levels and create the best environment for optimal bodily performance. No matter what your goals or health condition, the team at Optimising Nutrition has a recipe guidebook for you.
[VIDEO] Protein: Requirements, Dosing & Myths
How much protein do you need for low carb diabetes management? What types of protein are best? What if you’re still hungry after a meal? What about protein for kids and athletes? Check out this video post as we cover all the basics of protein consumption for optimal blood sugar levels - and include both metric and imperial measurements.
Reducing Your Insulin Needs (AND Cost)
How, as a diabetic, can you reduce your overall insulin needs and insulin expense (if in the USA)? By changing the way you eat. Read about Shane’s experience reducing his insulin needs and losing weight after just 4 months of adopting the low carb lifestyle.
Small Numbers: A film about Lisa La Nasa
A new film about Lisa La Nasa of diaVerge, the journey to find low carb and the changes that she's experienced.
Insulin Update: Tresiba Troubles
A personal story about how after 6 months using Tresiba, my impressions of it and what it was doing to my health changed dramatically. Read here to learn about the symptoms I experienced, how I tested if it was Tresiba or other factor, and what I'm doing now.
So I Walked Into Walmart...
My experience at Walmart, with a stranger looking for advice about blood glucose meters, made me question all of what we are taught as people with type 1 diabetes.
Insulin Tips: Pre-Bolus, Protein Bolus & IM Shots
This is not just about low carb eating. Diabetes management includes insulin dosage and timing, along with a whole group of other factors. Here we discuss a few of Dr. Bernstein's recommendations for insulin therapy, and how these can be translated to use with rapid-acting insulin.
Control: How I Regulate Diabetes
Is being a control freak really a bad thing? What if I say that i don't really "control" my Type 1 Diabetes, but because of my controlled diet and corresponding small amounts of insulin, T1 Diabetes is somewhat self-regulating? Absolutely impossible? Read more....
The Low Carb Secret Ingredient
For weeks, I suffered from varying degrees of dizziness, body weakness, headache and confusion. I had trouble finding the right words and concentrating on my writing. I felt absolutely helpless.
Of course I was thinking my problems were really serious. I was convinced I had a brain tumor or degenerative neurological issue. SOMETHING had to explain the symptoms I'd been experiencing.