Hello
@Janet McGee , welcome to the forum.
It is some carbohydrates that our bodies can no longer cope well with, they turn to glucose the fuel our hody runs on very very quickly and build up in our blood as they can’t get into the cells that need them easily or at all. that’s why we count carbohydrates.
Sugar is a very simple carb but in the uk it is already included in the total carbohydrates in the nutritional label on the back of packets .
As you have T2 it’s likely that you reducing sugar intake may have helped a bit, but it is really only a small part of the story.
The main ones you need to reduce or cut out are firstly the starchy carbohydrates as they turn to syrup quickly once inside us
Potatoes, though some can cope with a couple I’d small new potatoes
Bread , their are substitutes some buy a high protein bread or the industrially made Bergen (SP) Soya and linseed
I hate the stuff.
Rice , cauli rice is nice
Pasta.
Things made with flour ,some use other types of flour such as almond flour .
Breakfast cereals are often high carb
though considered healthy fruit juice and smoothies are not good for us
Fruit can be problematic with some of us, anything with berry as part of its name is often tolerated better.
We have no problems with protein and so long as you don’t have a medical condition that precludes it, good fats, so dairy need not be cut out.
I hope you find the above helpful.
Ask all the questions you need to about diabetes, we’ll do our best to help.
Do you have a glucose meter so you can test how the various carbohydrates affect affect you, as we are all different in this respect.
