A surprised Newb here

[Leadinglights]

Cows milk is roughly the same amount of carbs whether it is full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed so i would have whatever you prefer, there is no reason to have the other milks unless you need or want to.
The suggested amount of carbs per day is no more than 130g for everything, meals, snacks and drinks so you can tot up your carbs from your food diary ad see how close you are to that.
There is no way of knowing whether that is too many for you unless you test your meals out by testing your blood glucose with a home monitor before you eat and 2 hours after.
I would suspect your sausage and rice meal may have been OK but then adding not just 1 but 2 bananas would have been pushing it.

 

[s'nic]

half a pack of savoury rice( about 29g carb) finally couple of bananas ( again I’m sure I was told not to eat them ) and a small bowl of frozen strawberries with a couple of dollaps of yoghurt.
Probably have an apple later. At the moment I’m eating food in the house that Fuel granola I would assume I will have to stop but it’s expensive and I’m not chucking it out. Should have been more specific.

Watch out for dried stuff like pasta/rice/pearl barley etc ... sometimes I have seen the 'per 100g' info with the note 'as sold', at other times it says something like 'when cooked as instructed' - clearly that would result in a large difference in carbs per serving, so its worth checking for.
Remember fruits contain sugar. Apples and strawberries are 2 of the better ones, but banana's are high in sugar.

 

[manji]

The milk would be a personal choice - if you are happy with the milk itself, and with the ingredients list then it's fine 🙂

That traffic light guide from this site somewhere was one of the first things they sent me on the first day. I was going to follow that religiously. I’m fine my main dietary concerns are about lowering my risk factors re the diabetes

 

[manji]

Cows milk is roughly the same amount of carbs whether it is full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed so i would have whatever you prefer, there is no reason to have the other milks unless you need or want to.
The suggested amount of carbs per day is no more than 130g for everything, meals, snacks and drinks so you can tot up your carbs from your food diary ad see how close you are to that.
There is no way of knowing whether that is too many for you unless you test your meals out by testing your blood glucose with a home monitor before you eat and 2 hours after.
I would suspect your sausage and rice meal may have been OK but then adding not just 1 but 2 bananas would have been pushing it.

I’ve been checking home monitors on Amazon this one seems decent don’t mind paying more if it’s easier to use. One thing I haven’t perfected yet is the dexterity of my fingers

 

[Leadinglights]

I’ve been checking home monitors on Amazon this one seems decent don’t mind paying more if it’s easier to use. One thing I haven’t perfected yet is the dexterity of my fingers

I don't know about that one but the thing to look at is the price of the test strips as those are the consumable bit.
The GlucoNavii or TEE2 are a couple of monitors with the cheaper test strips.
It does require a bit of coordination to apply the blood drop to the test strip but if you look at one of the YouTube videos about using the monitor you could see the process. Do you have someone who could help you until your dexterity improves.

 

[manji]

I don't know about that one but the thing to look at is the price of the test strips as those are the consumable bit.
The GlucoNavii or TEE2 are a couple of monitors with the cheaper test strips.
It does require a bit of coordination to apply the blood drop to the test strip but if you look at one of the YouTube videos about using the monitor you could see the process. Do you have someone who could help you until your dexterity improves.

No I live on my own. I’m OK with that over the last couple of years it’s actually been a good thing it’s pushed me to do tasks that I might not have tried. That’s a huge part of the stroke therapy. I think I’m going to stop apologising about mentioning my stroke it’s kind of part of this . There was a point where I couldn’t do my shoelaces up. Repetitive practice worked.
Trouble is potentially the monitor could be an issue and I need the info quickly.
I’m the type of person that needs to see results however small. Even with the str*ke you could see small improvements.
YouTube a great idea. It helped me change the wire thing in the Strimmer. Nightmare.

 

[manji]

Today is the start of my official carbo log. I’m going to write it down then put on the calendar on my iPhone . I appreciate the help again last week I not have had a clue about this. Incredible.

 

[Felinia]

Today is the start of my official carbo log. I’m going to write it down then put on the calendar on my iPhone . I appreciate the help again last week I not have had a clue about this. Incredible.

Hi
Initially the learning curve after diagnosis is very steep, but please be reassured, it does get easier and becomes second nature. If you in general like to be in control, an app which measures calories and carbs is a very good idea. I plan my day first thing, so I know exactly what's on the menu. (Your official carbo log perhaps?) I keep under 130gm carbs a day, usually between 75-90gm.
Since my diagnosis I have found milk tastes too sweet, so I actually switched to unsweetened almond milk, which is also lower in carbs. (Tesco version is cheaper than Alpro). You can get low carb breads but I found I like Warburtons "no added sugar" bread. Again it is less sweet than other breads, and a 400gm loaf is 8.9gm carbs a slice. It makes nice crisp toast to go under my egg. I have to say I did finger prick testing for a few weeks to see what food affected my blood sugar and what stayed in acceptable limits. Now I test for new foods only. I'm a lazy cook and often use ready prepared vegetables for certain things. Chuck it all in a slow cooker and come back 8 hours later for casserole, Or tip it in a large saucepan or soup maker with stock, and hey presto, soup in 30 minutes, give or take. Today's meals are a typical example - pork casserole, carrot/swede mash, green veggies, plus curried red vegetable soup. All courtesy of the slow cooker, saucepan and microwave.

 

[Drummer]

That traffic light guide from this site somewhere was one of the first things they sent me on the first day. I was going to follow that religiously. I’m fine my main dietary concerns are about lowering my risk factors re the diabetes

If the traffic light system is listing carbs, then that is fine. What trips up many people is the standard labelling one where only the sugar is listed, so starchy foods get a green spot.

 

[manji]

Hi
Initially the learning curve after diagnosis is very steep, but please be reassured, it does get easier and becomes second nature. If you in general like to be in control, an app which measures calories and carbs is a very good idea. I plan my day first thing, so I know exactly what's on the menu. (Your official carbo log perhaps?) I keep under 130gm carbs a day, usually between 75-90gm.
Since my diagnosis I have found milk tastes too sweet, so I actually switched to unsweetened almond milk, which is also lower in carbs. (Tesco version is cheaper than Alpro). You can get low carb breads but I found I like Warburtons "no added sugar" bread. Again it is less sweet than other breads, and a 400gm loaf is 8.9gm carbs a slice. It makes nice crisp toast to go under my egg. I have to say I did finger prick testing for a few weeks to see what food affected my blood sugar and what stayed in acceptable limits. Now I test for new foods only. I'm a lazy cook and often use ready prepared vegetables for certain things. Chuck it all in a slow cooker and come back 8 hours later for casserole, Or tip it in a large saucepan or soup maker with stock, and hey presto, soup in 30 minutes, give or take. Today's meals are a typical example - pork casserole, carrot/swede mash, green veggies, plus curried red vegetable soup. All courtesy of the slow cooker, saucepan and microwave.

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Ah thank you. As well as starting my log today . I’m setting up my weekly food shop delivery. You’ve already solved my bread dilemma.

 

[manji]

Hi
Initially the learning curve after diagnosis is very steep, but please be reassured, it does get easier and becomes second nature. If you in general like to be in control, an app which measures calories and carbs is a very good idea. I plan my day first thing, so I know exactly what's on the menu. (Your official carbo log perhaps?) I keep under 130gm carbs a day, usually between 75-90gm.
Since my diagnosis I have found milk tastes too sweet, so I actually switched to unsweetened almond milk, which is also lower in carbs. (Tesco version is cheaper than Alpro). You can get low carb breads but I found I like Warburtons "no added sugar" bread. Again it is less sweet than other breads, and a 400gm loaf is 8.9gm carbs a slice. It makes nice crisp toast to go under my egg. I have to say I did finger prick testing for a few weeks to see what food affected my blood sugar and what stayed in acceptable limits. Now I test for new foods only. I'm a lazy cook and often use ready prepared vegetables for certain things. Chuck it all in a slow cooker and come back 8 hours later for casserole, Or tip it in a large saucepan or soup maker with stock, and hey presto, soup in 30 minutes, give or take. Today's meals are a typical example - pork casserole, carrot/swede mash, green veggies, plus curried red vegetable soup. All courtesy of the slow cooker, saucepan and microwave.

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Lazy cook . That meal is light years ahead of any meal I’ve made. I’m divorced ( it was a good thing, my daughter agreed ) but I’m going through the kitchen. I’ve unearthed a really good slow cooker and again ( she liked spending money ) a top end soup maker.I did last weeks shop two days after the news so it was a bit random . Normally have white bread so with little purchased Sainsburys Wholemeal Sourdough Bloomer Sliced. To me the carb per slice looks high.

 

[manji]

This is so far the best bread on Sainsbury’s 9gm carbs a slice.

 

[Leadinglights]

This is so far the best bread on Sainsbury’s 9gm carbs a slice.

The shop web sites are really useful as you can look through at leisure rather than have to peer at the small labels on the back of packets in the shop.
If you inadvertently get something a bit high in carb then just have half and add some more low carb bits.

 

[manji]

Right I’m really into it now. Just checked last weeks Sainsburys shop horrified at the carbs of some of the meals.
I’m going to ask questions all day. I’m getting a good feel of what I am looking for. Some of my favourite treats are zero carb like No Sugar Energy Drinks. Surely there has to be a catch there ? I’ve mentioned I have to watch my money so I’m going to get a monitor until I get paid on Monday.

 

[manji]

The shop web sites are really useful as you can look through at leisure rather than have to peer at the small labels on the back of packets in the shop.
If you inadvertently get something a bit high in carb then just have half and add some more low carb bits.

Well currently my shopping is home delivery. Walking to local Sainsburys ( not that far ) then wandering round the store is a step too far at the moment. Like you say website is useful. I’m casually compiling my shop for the end of the week already.

 

[Leadinglights]

Right I’m really into it now. Just checked last weeks Sainsburys shop horrified at the carbs of some of the meals.
I’m going to ask questions all day. I’m getting a good feel of what I am looking for. Some of my favourite treats are zero carb like No Sugar Energy Drinks. Surely there has to be a catch there ? I’ve mentioned I have to watch my money so I’m going to get a monitor until I get paid on Monday.

You need to distinguish No or low sugar from low carbs as there are foods and drinks that can be low sugar but still high carbs or No sugar which are loaded with artificial sweeteners or No added sugar which is often seen on fruit drinks but they can then have natural sugars so can be highish carb.
Bit of a minefield and can have some surprises in store.

 

[manji]

Bog standard muesli. Currently eating what I have in house . Again surprised and confused . Is their anything I can replace my granola ( horrifically high carbs ) and muesli mix ( I assumed plain muesli would be low )

 

[manji]

Not all bad have sorted milk and bread . Breaded ham was surprisingly low. On a winner with that ham and cheese sandwiches. Going to have to change spread that shouldn’t be a problem. I have got to finish off what I have in the kitchen though. Looking at my list at the moment I reckon I will go over but at the same time it should be lower than normal.
I’m going to continue bear with me.

 

[grovesy]

Bog standard muesli. Currently eating what I have in house . Again surprised and confused . Is their anything I can replace my granola ( horrifically high carbs ) and muesli mix ( I assumed plain muesli would be low )

When I had some in the house that needed using, I could only tolerate half the serving on the packaging.

 

[manji]

Surely this drink is ok or am I on wrong track ?