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lesley from Chelmsford

lesley from Chelmsford

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hi I'm Lesley from chelmsford.
 
Hi Lesley, welcome to the forum....

Tell us a little about yourself?
 
Hi Martin
I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2, two days ago,my sugar levels are sky high,not on any medication as yet as I'm trying to get my sugar down,I'm finding it very hard to know what to eat,so I'm feeling sorry for myself at the mo lol,I'm 58 yrs old.
 
Hi Lesley. Sorry you've joined our select club but you've come to the right place for info and cyber support.
Its carbohydrates our bodies can't handle so well, sugar is just another type of carb. It's good idea to start a food diary first then When you're ready Try cutting down a little on things like potatoes, rice, pasta and white bread, increase veg that grows above ground to help fill you up. Don't go mad with the changes at first as you're in this for the long haul so it must be enjoyable as well as sustainable, exersize helps too .
We don't have to live on rabbits food either, Eggs, meat and cheese is fine as is the occasional treat.
If you are up to some light reading 😉
Have a read of Jennifer's letter http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
Maggie Davies letter
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/maggie-daveys-letter-to-newly-diagnosed-type-2s.61307/

Ps, Do ask them about giving you a glucose meter, so you can check how foods affect your BG (blood ), sadly if your not on certain meds that can cause hypos's (low BG) then they are unlikely to prescribe one , many strange reasons are often given such as it might upset you , IMO it's cost cutting.
If they won't give you a meter and test strips do let us know, before you consider buying your own.
 
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Welcome to the forum.🙂
 
lesley from Chelmsford said:
Hi Martin
I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2, two days ago,my sugar levels are sky high,not on any medication as yet as I'm trying to get my sugar down,I'm finding it very hard to know what to eat,so I'm feeling sorry for myself at the mo lol,I'm 58 yrs old.
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I know how you feel. the day after diagnosis I went to the supermarket to get some new food. Stood in the cereal isle crying, thinking to myself WTF can I eat!?!

Omlettes mate. They are great. You can have them for any meal and you can chuck in all sorts. Spicy ones, Asian ones, veggie ones. You can even pour the mix in muffin trays for portable lunch time options.
 
I've literally just finished my breakfast omelette. Had cheese, ham & spicy sausage.🙂
 
Hi Lesley and welcome to forum. Like pinkgrapefruit I stood in the isle in Sainsbury's and hardly bought anything cause I spent so much time looking at food labels, but didn't cry at that time. Ask lots of questions here and lots of answers and support will come back to you
 
If you eat meat, all meat including bacon and good quality sausages are fine as are good quality burgers, I do eat chips but no more than 6. I've switched from white to wholemeal bread as it releases its carbs a bit more slowly than white bread, some here have other types of bread such as protein rolls from Aldi or Burgan (sp?) bread available in lots of supermarkets.
 
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Welcome to the forum! I hope we can help you get to grips with things. One thing to hold on to, though, is slow and steady will win the race!! Don't feel that you have to understand everything from day one.

Anyway, my suggestion for meal options is home made spicy vegetable soups (but try not to include potatoes too much!). Easy to make, fills you up and is great on cold days (especially the thick soups that I end up making more often than not).

Also, don't underestimate what exercise can do for you (a 30 minute brisk(ish) walk each day is good enough. You don't have to join a gym). It helps 'mop up' glucose in the blood and also improves insulin sensitivity (i.e. how well the body uses the insulin to make use of the glucose in the blood) which then has a knock on effect of helping you 'mop up' the excess glucose etc etc!!

Andy 🙂
 
PinkGrapefruit said:
I know how you feel. the day after diagnosis I went to the supermarket to get some new food. Stood in the cereal isle crying, thinking to myself WTF can I eat!?!

Omlettes mate. They are great. You can have them for any meal and you can chuck in all sorts. Spicy ones, Asian ones, veggie ones. You can even pour the mix in muffin trays for portable lunch time options.
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Can you do muffins in microwave? Or have to be in oven. I use a halogen oven a lot and would that work?
 
PinkGrapefruit said:
I know how you feel. the day after diagnosis I went to the supermarket to get some new food. Stood in the cereal isle crying, thinking to myself WTF can I eat!?!

Omlettes mate. They are great. You can have them for any meal and you can chuck in all sorts. Spicy ones, Asian ones, veggie ones. You can even pour the mix in muffin trays for portable lunch time options.
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Ooh yes the magical omelette.
 
Mark Parrott said:
I've literally just finished my breakfast omelette. Had cheese, ham & spicy sausage.🙂
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Back on the horse after the fish
Carolg said:
Can you do muffins in microwave? Or have to be in oven. I use a halogen oven a lot and would that work?
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Don't see why not. You can do scrambled egg in the microwave.

Try it matey.

I do low carb microwave muffins and then slice and toast them for breakfast with whole earth peanut butter and a few blueberries.
 
Thank you All for your comments you have all helped me a lot... I will be bombarding you all with questions through out the week.thank you again
 
Thank you,I'm just struggling at the moment to get my sugars down in my urine seems to be dark green on the strip everytime
 
Recommend you purchase a test meter rather than pee sticks.... The SD Codefree from Amazon is a popular choice at the test strips are quite affordable.

As for getting the BG down, I'd suggest cutting or reducing things like bread, pasta, rice, cereals & starchy vegetables, replacing them with green leafy vegetables.... Avoid 'low fat' products as they tend to have hidden carbs (besides, if you read more than a few posts you will find that most of us are of the opinion that fat is not the enemy, carbs are)
 
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