help!

[Littlefeet]

newly diagnosed with type 2 and on slow release metformin . i dont know what to eat and not to eat!!

 

[Sally71]

Basically carbohydrates are what your body has difficulty with, so try to eat as few of these as you can. Bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cereals, fruit as well as all obviously sugary foods such as cakes and biscuits etc should now be treated with extreme caution. What you can eat lots of are things like unprocessed meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and green veg. So good foods are things like salads, meat and veg type meals but go easy on the potatoes, omelettes, veg stir frys etc.

It’s almost impossible to cut carbs out completely, and it would be a bit extreme to try, so look at what you eat now and try to cut down. E.g. bacon and eggs or an omelette instead of cereals for breakfast, less potatoes or rice and more veg with your dinner, berries are the lowest carb fruits and bananas and pineapples are the highest so try to go for lower carb choices. Replace sandwiches with salads for lunch, things like that. Don’t try to change too much at once though or you won’t be able to stick to it, just do it gradually. Maybe one meal at a time and go from there, or maybe try to halve the amount of carbs you eat rather than cutting them out all together.

 

[Leadinglights]

newly diagnosed with type 2 and on slow release metformin . i dont know what to eat and not to eat!!

Welcome to the forum, you ask a very common question. In part the answer depends on what your HbA1C is, how far are you into the diabetic zone, I suspect quite a way if you are on metformin. For some people it might mean just reducing portion size of some of the high carb foods, cutting out things like cakes, biscuits, sugary drinks are the obvious things but some of the other culprits like breakfast cereals, bread, rice, pasta are the things you will need to watch. Pre-prepared foods are often high in carbs because of the sauces or hidden ingredients so many people find making from scratch when they can control what they are having to best option. Lots of recipes on here for tasty low carb meals or internet search for low carb or Keto recipes will give you some ideas.
Have a look at the thread What did you eat yesterday for ideas of what meals Type 2 folk have.
Keeping a food diary will help you to see what you are having and where you can make some savings. Many people do find a low carb higher fat (really just not low fat) is successful at reducing blood glucose and losing weight.
You might want to consider getting a blood glucose monitor so you can establish a testing regime to see what foods and meals you can tolerate without increasing your blood glucose levels.

 

[Littlefeet]

Basically carbohydrates are what your body has difficulty with, so try to eat as few of these as you can. Bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cereals, fruit as well as all obviously sugary foods such as cakes and biscuits etc should now be treated with extreme caution. What you can eat lots of are things like unprocessed meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and green veg. So good foods are things like salads, meat and veg type meals but go easy on the potatoes, omelettes, veg stir frys etc.

It’s almost impossible to cut carbs out completely, and it would be a bit extreme to try, so look at what you eat now and try to cut down. E.g. bacon and eggs or an omelette instead of cereals for breakfast, less potatoes or rice and more veg with your dinner, berries are the lowest carb fruits and bananas and pineapples are the highest so try to go for lower carb choices. Replace sandwiches with salads for lunch, things like that. Don’t try to change too much at once though or you won’t be able to stick to it, just do it gradually. Maybe one meal at a time and go from there, or maybe try to halve the amount of carbs you eat rather than cutting them out all together.

Welcome to the forum, you ask a very common question. In part the answer depends on what your HbA1C is, how far are you into the diabetic zone, I suspect quite a way if you are on metformin. For some people it might mean just reducing portion size of some of the high carb foods, cutting out things like cakes, biscuits, sugary drinks are the obvious things but some of the other culprits like breakfast cereals, bread, rice, pasta are the things you will need to watch. Pre-prepared foods are often high in carbs because of the sauces or hidden ingredients so many people find making from scratch when they can control what they are having to best option. Lots of recipes on here for tasty low carb meals or internet search for low carb or Keto recipes will give you some ideas.
Have a look at the thread What did you eat yesterday for ideas of what meals Type 2 folk have.
Keeping a food diary will help you to see what you are having and where you can make some savings. Many people do find a low carb higher fat (really just not low fat) is successful at reducing blood glucose and losing weight.
You might want to consider getting a blood glucose monitor so you can establish a testing regime to see what foods and meals you can tolerate without increasing your blood glucose levels.

Basically carbohydrates are what your body has difficulty with, so try to eat as few of these as you can. Bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, cereals, fruit as well as all obviously sugary foods such as cakes and biscuits etc should now be treated with extreme caution. What you can eat lots of are things like unprocessed meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and green veg. So good foods are things like salads, meat and veg type meals but go easy on the potatoes, omelettes, veg stir frys etc.

It’s almost impossible to cut carbs out completely, and it would be a bit extreme to try, so look at what you eat now and try to cut down. E.g. bacon and eggs or an omelette instead of cereals for breakfast, less potatoes or rice and more veg with your dinner, berries are the lowest carb fruits and bananas and pineapples are the highest so try to go for lower carb choices. Replace sandwiches with salads for lunch, things like that. Don’t try to change too much at once though or you won’t be able to stick to it, just do it gradually. Maybe one meal at a time and go from there, or maybe try to halve the amount of carbs you eat rather than cutting them out all together.

Thank you for yr help. Is there an app for phone with list of food carbs, how much in each etc

 

[Littlefeet]

Welcome to the forum, you ask a very common question. In part the answer depends on what your HbA1C is, how far are you into the diabetic zone, I suspect quite a way if you are on metformin. For some people it might mean just reducing portion size of some of the high carb foods, cutting out things like cakes, biscuits, sugary drinks are the obvious things but some of the other culprits like breakfast cereals, bread, rice, pasta are the things you will need to watch. Pre-prepared foods are often high in carbs because of the sauces or hidden ingredients so many people find making from scratch when they can control what they are having to best option. Lots of recipes on here for tasty low carb meals or internet search for low carb or Keto recipes will give you some ideas.
Have a look at the thread What did you eat yesterday for ideas of what meals Type 2 folk have.
Keeping a food diary will help you to see what you are having and where you can make some savings. Many people do find a low carb higher fat (really just not low fat) is successful at reducing blood glucose and losing weight.
You might want to consider getting a blood glucose monitor so you can establish a testing regime to see what foods and meals you can tolerate without increasing your blood glucose levels.

Thank you for your help. x

 

[Leadinglights]

Thank you for yr help. Is there an app for phone with list of food carbs, how much in each etc

There is a book or app Carbs and Cals which is a good resource for carb values of foods and meals. I think other people do use other apps so they may answer as well.

 

[Sally71]

Yes Carbs & Cals is available as an app on iOS or Android, you have to pay for it though. Very helpful, it’s only the carbs bit you need, ignore the fat and you only need to worry about calories if you are trying to lose weight. Although a lot of people find that if they reduce their carb intake significantly, they lose weight anyway.