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She didn't seem too concerned that my levels were so high til I brought up my eyesight! So I'm ringing opticians tomorrow to get an appointment as soon as possible. She seemed confidant that another medication would work instead of needing insulin so who knows? I guess I'll try the new tablets in a fortnight and see what happens!

I've heard the low GL diet is great for diabetics so I'll be doing some reading and trying it out! I'd like to be able to lower my sugars naturally if possible!
 
Good luck and I hope that you get it sorted out soon. Good idea to try reducing the carbs and doing about 30 mins exercise daily (can be split inot three slots of ten minutes, preferably after meals. Hope you have a good eye test and that it happens soon. Polite persistence will pay off. 🙂
 
Rosie - Apologies if I missed your reply to my query about rice or bread with your chilli when you had the very high reading?

I'm just wondering if there's any "self-service" trimming that could be tried to moderate those numbers a bit.

I've always been fairly OK with a modest portion of rice, but some people find it drives their blood scores into stratospheric levels.

Like you, I'd rather try things I could do for myself before relying on medication - although I accept that it's not always possible to achieve the desired results, without a bit of pharmaceutical support.
 
Glad you are at least making progress, Rosie, even if it's taking a while. I hope eye tests are OK.

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Nuts do contain some carb and are a nightmare for me (we're all different!) - I go high and stay high. Boo hoo, cos I love peanuts, etc.
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Oops, yes, I was thinking of half a dozen walnuts, which is about 1g of carbs, but the carb content of different nuts varies, so always sensible to check. Sorry you can't eat them, Bloden - I know how it feels to have to give up favourite foods, I have loads of intolerances and they always seem to be to things I love.

As far as rice is concerned, brown rice or pasta is better (at least for me) than white, though both are worse than potatoes.
 
AndBreathe said:
Rosie - Apologies if I missed your reply to my query about rice or bread with your chilli when you had the very high reading?

I'm just wondering if there's any "self-service" trimming that could be tried to moderate those numbers a bit.

I've always been fairly OK with a modest portion of rice, but some people find it drives their blood scores into stratospheric levels.

Like you, I'd rather try things I could do for myself before relying on medication - although I accept that it's not always possible to achieve the desired results, without a bit of pharmaceutical support.
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Sorry I must have missed that! Yes I had rice with it however it was brown rice which the nurse said would be miles better than white rice? I think maybe I'll risk trying it one more time then at least I know if it was the rice that's done it?

I know I've got quite a bit of weight to lose but I don't seem to be losing any? One of the first questions the nurse asked before saying I had glucose in my urine before diagnosis was have I lost weight.. My reply was no I keep gaining it!
 
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Sorry you can't eat them, Bloden - I know how it feels to have to give up favourite foods, I have loads of intolerances and they always seem to be to things I love.
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I haven't given up on them yet, TCD. The problem is that all the carb info I've got on nuts is different. My book says one thing, Roche's carb count book says another; packaging, Carbs n Cals, etc etc - all different! What's a nut-loving girl to do?!😛
 
To be completely honest, I would bet all of my pocket money the rice did it. Brown may have been better than white, but as I say, most people find rice difficult.

I have chilli either without rice - therefore more of the delicious chilli, or with cauliflower rice. The cauli rice is surprisingly fab, and even better as I make it in the oven, rather than the microwave. As I say, I can eat modest amounts of rice, and more so since I got control and skinnied up, so my insulin resistance is clearly much improved.

Clearly, rice is a great "carrier" for food in a sauce, and makes it easier on the fork, but if I'm not having rice (and sometimes, if I'm on my own, I can't be bothered), I tend to serve my chilli in a bowl, or pasta plate, which makes eating it easier.

I don't miss rice at all and only have the real thing if MrB is having any.

Why not try the chilli, without rice and see what happens. Conversely, if you are absolutely wedded to your rice, then have it again, but half quantity rice? And test, test, test.

Good luck!
 
The only difference between types of rice (white , brown, basmatti) is how it's cooked and what it's served with, and therefore how quickly the carb content within it actually arrives in our bloodstream. But ALL of them contain a load of carbs - exactly the same as (but obviously different to ! LOL) spuds or bread.

I'm T1 as you see, but years of experimentation have proved to me that I can manage up to 55g carb of cooked rice - I have a '2 tablespoon' serving spoon and it's about 2 heaped ones - of any description is what my body tolerates without my BG shooting up to high teens/early 20's despite injecting the correct amount of insulin prior to eating it.

Every single one of us will be different in what we can tolerate, and when we can tolerate it - doesn't matter what type of diabetes we have.

THE only way to find out is measure everything and TEST TEST TEST !
 
Oh - almost forgot! - my chilli has red beans in it too - don't forget they are full of carbs too, so if you were me, you'd have to count the carbs for them too in determining your insulin dose. So .... even if you had no rice, your chilli might not be 'carb-free' !
 
Thanks for the additional information trophywench. The kidney beans had slipped my mind, as the oddity that I am, they've never caused me any issues.
 
Glad the nurse seems to be making some moves in the right direction but I still think they're being exceptionally slow, so don't be scared to give them a shove in the right direction if needed 🙂. I had problems with my ears before and after diagnosis too but it calmed down when my blood sugar stabilised, via some painful "blockages", so take that syringe option!

On the carb front, rice doesn't cause me any problems (but I don't eat a lot), beans are a nightmare, nuts no problems, but sweet corn is my nemesis! Just proves we all react differently I suppose, and don't get me started on peas, my all time favourite veggie 🙄
 
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