Hello all

[annemchugh]

New to this forum and would like help with recipes to help weight and bs I have so many health problems including fractures of the legs quite often I need lots of advice any help is deeply appreciated thanks in advance

 

[Inka]

Welcome @annemchugh 🙂 Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Do you have a daily carb limit?You could look through the What Did You Eat Yesterday thread to get an idea of what other Type 2s eat.

There are also Meal Plans and Recipes on the Diabetes U.K. website:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/meal-plans

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[annemchugh]

Welcome @annemchugh 🙂 Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Do you have a daily carb limit?You could look through the What Did You Eat Yesterday thread to get an idea of what other Type 2s eat.

There are also Meal Plans and Recipes on the Diabetes U.K. website:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/meal-plans

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Hi yes I’m on novo rapid and solo stat and have absolutely no idea about the true amount of carbs in anything my sugars can be 5 and if I have a coffee no sugar without insulin it spikes up to 11 so I’m unsure about everything really and thank you for the link I appreciate it

 

[Inka]

The Novorapid is a fast-acting mealtime insulin to deal with the carbs in your food. If you’re on fixed doses of that, then it’s best to eat the same amount of carbs for each meal you take it eg always have 30g carbs for breakfast, or whatever amount. If you were to take a fixed dose of Novorapid but eat a meal with twice as many carbs as you normally would, then your blood sugar would go too high, and if you ate too few carbs then you run the risk of going too low.

There are various books and apps that tell you the carb amounts. A pair of digital scales is helpful too so you can weigh out the correct portion size. The Diabetes U.K. recipes have the carbs listed on them so that’s helpful.

The Solostar is Lantus, yes? That’s a basal/background insulin that keeps your blood sugar steady in the absence of food.

Some people do find that coffee increases their blood sugar, but that’s a big spike. Was your coffee first thing in the morning? Our bodies often pump out glucose when we get up and that can cause blood sugar to rise even though we haven’t eaten anything.

 

[annemchugh]

Yes lantus and as for the coffee that’s around midday my mind boggles sometimes at what shoots my sugars up and what doesn’t thankfully I have the libre2 so I can judge my insulin now it was all over the place before I got it and thank you so much @Inka for all the information I do so appreciate every little bit of help

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @annemchugh

It doesn’t sound like you’ve had much training, support or help with how to use insulin to manage your diabetes.

I wonder if this is something you could ask them about?

Chiefly it is the carbohydrates (total carbohydrates, not just sugars) which will raise your blood glucose levels. But as @Inka says, there are other bodily processes and even environmental factors that can affect blood glucose levels, so it’s not at all unusual to get a little confused!

If you’d like a basic overview of how to match carbohydrates with insulin doses you might find this page helpful:

The nuts and bolts of carb counting

When you live with type 1 diabetes, carb counting is a great way of managing your blood sugar or glucose levels. It can give you more freedom and flexibility in what you eat when you're preparing meals at home, grabbing food on the go or eating out. Carb counting does take some time and effort...

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[annemchugh]

Thank you so much I will check it all out I do appreciate everyone’s help 🙂