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applegrove

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4. I'm not directly trying to get into ketosis. I had borderline sugars in the
Thu Nov 18, 2021, 10:20 PM
Nov 2021

long term and my doctor told me she could give me insulin as a type two diabetic or, and I piped in, I would avoid starches and sugars. I was eating a lot of sugars so my insulin still works. I tested myself and I am low after the pasta. I'll test myself again. So I'm doing this to be healthy but am not officially diabetic. Not doing the keto diet per se. It will end up making me lose weight but I still eat carrots and other veggies that are high in sugar. I don't need to go to that extreme.

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