FURTHER UPDATED WITH BARLEY CEREAL, BARLEY GRASS PILLS, AND BARLEY BREAD

This is just a short post to report further progress lowering my insulin needs by using barley.  I am eating Tsampa cereal each morning, barley bread in the afternoon as a snack, and barley pills each time I eat, for the equivalent of what I consider to be 3 servings of barley daily.

My insulin dosage is down to 15 units Lantus daily and I am burning about 400 more calories, even on reduced Lantus.  This appears to be cumulative, getting better the longer I follow the regime.

I am not a health professional, but my own take on this is that by having the cereal and barley bread daily, plus 4 pills barley grass, I am cutting out the higher glycemic index choices for most of my meals.  In addition, the barley makes it so I am never hungry now, and my digestion has become much better.  The barley encourages the growth of gut bacteria that actually directly lower blood sugar by sending hormonal messages, and increase the feeling of satiety.  You can't get any better than this for someone who has diabetes.

It remains to be seen if I can go less than 15 units Lantus. It does seem to be reducing my insulin needs throughout the time I am on 3 servings barley daily, and I hope I can go further in reducing my insulin needs.