Diabetes type 2 foods

[brett1973]

Hi been diagnosed with type2 diabetes been trying to keep it down but keeps coming up high need to lower my readings so any suggestions on suitable foods doing the brown bread etc but need to lower it quickly

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi been diagnosed with type2 diabetes been trying to keep it down but keeps coming up high need to lower my readings so any suggestions on suitable foods doing the brown bread etc but need to lower it quickly

Welcome to the forum. I assume you are quite newly diagnosed but you obviously must have a home blood glucose monitor to know that your blood glucose level is high. Can I ask when you are testing and how high it is?
What was your HbA1C when diagnosed and are you on any medication as that will make a difference to what you might expect in terms of how quickly your levels will come down.
In any event avoiding or reducing portion size of high carb foods will help to reduce blood glucose as ALL carbs convert to glucose. The big hitters are bread (even brown ), rice, potatoes, pasta, pastry, breakfast cereals, tropical fruits as well as the more obvious cakes, biscuits, sugary drinks and fruit juices.
It may sound as if there is nothing you can eat but meals based on meat, fish, eggs, cheese, dairy, vegetables, salads, fruit such as berries with only small portions of those high carb foods.
Depending on what your HbA1C is will determine how much work to need to do.
Lowering your blood glucose gradually is kinder on your eyes and nerves so don't be in too much haste.
Have a look at the Learning Zone for information.
There are different approaches people take, low carb, low calorie, short term shakes based but whatever you do need to be enjoyable and sustainable long term.

 

[brett1973]

Hi thanks for the reply just been told my diabetes is high by my doctor so need to reduce it thanks looking at foods to help I eat a lot of potato and lentil crisps or such to help and lots of milk

 

[ianf0ster]

Hi thanks for the reply just been told my diabetes is high by my doctor so need to reduce it thanks looking at foods to help I eat a lot of potato and lentil crisps or such to help and lots of milk

Those harm rather than help. Cream or full fat natural yogurt is probably better than milk because usually it contains fewer carbs and secondly it has lots of natural healthy fat in it which will keep you feeling fuller for longer than just milk would.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi thanks for the reply just been told my diabetes is high by my doctor so need to reduce it thanks looking at foods to help I eat a lot of potato and lentil crisps or such to help and lots of milk

It is something you should ask your doctor as otherwise you don't know your starting point and how much you need to do. If you have not been given any medication it may not be all that high but those food you have just mentioned are high carb with no protein.
Have a look at this link it may give you a better understanding of what you need to do. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @brett1973

Sorry to hear you are having a tough time getting your diabetes to behave. Sounds like you are trying to follow they suggestions you have been five, but that it’s tricky to know how to turn those into food choices that will help you day to day.

While I completely understand why you would want to get things sorted very quickly, it can be wise to make the changes fairly gradually - partly because they need to be sustainable long term, but also because very rapid and sudden changes to blood glucose levels are harder on the fine blood vessels in your eyes and on your nerve endings, and changing things more gently will give your body time to adapt.

One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will have probably cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.

Many members find it can be really helpful to keep a brutally honest food diary for a week or two. Note down absolutely everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content (not just ‘of which sugars’) - it might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu.

Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, you might also be able to spot some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions, or switches to lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’).