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Kaylz said:
It may take but you will get there 🙂
What is a typical days menu at the moment for you?
Have you taken a look at this thread? It may give you some ideas 🙂 https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/what-did-you-eat-yesterday.30349/ xx
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That has probably been the most useful information I have seen yet, so many ideas for meals! My typical day would be porridge for breakfast, I have now got some sugar free caramel to sweeten it with, lunch is a sandwich using burgen bread, then dinner a salad or curry, snacks are almonds or a couple of sugar free biscuits, supper I’ll have strawberries with a little quark but I will swap that now for Greek yoghurt.
 
CathyB said:
That has probably been the most useful information I have seen yet, so many ideas for meals! My typical day would be porridge for breakfast, I have now got some sugar free caramel to sweeten it with, lunch is a sandwich using burgen bread, then dinner a salad or curry, snacks are almonds or a couple of sugar free biscuits, supper I’ll have strawberries with a little quark but I will swap that now for Greek yoghurt.
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It's a very useful thread, especially for those newly diagnosed/wanting to keep track of what they are eating etc, what do you use to make your porridge? water, milk? I have porridge every morning too but just made with unsweetened almond milk and throw in raspberries 🙂, be careful with the sugar free things though! Some people aren't aware of the effects the 'dreaded' polyols can cause, I apologise if you do but in case you don't they can cause the runs 😳 sorry haha xx
 
Hi Cathy and welcome aboard! Sounds as though you are making a really good start on this new journey. Have a look at my levels, and those of other members, and you will see that it is usually possible to get the blood glucose levels down, even when they have been stratospheric on diagnosis. If you haven't already done so, have a look at the links at the top of the Newbie section - lots of good stuff there. And lastly: test, test and test! Good luck, look forward to getting to know you.
 
Porridge, being a grain sends my BG high and keeps it there for hours, so it might be wise to test your reaction to it, also just because something is low or no added sugar doesn't mean it is low carb - it can still be full of starch, or be naturally sugary.
 
@CathyB, if you like a biscuit or two, try Nairn's. They have a lower sugar range without the polyols that are just 6.2g carb per biscuit.🙂
 
Kaylz said:
It's a very useful thread, especially for those newly diagnosed/wanting to keep track of what they are eating etc, what do you use to make your porridge? water, milk? I have porridge every morning too but just made with unsweetened almond milk and throw in raspberries 🙂, be careful with the sugar free things though! Some people aren't aware of the effects the 'dreaded' polyols can cause, I apologise if you do but in case you don't they can cause the runs 😳 sorry haha xx
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Oh no! Thanks for the warning, that will make sure I keep them to a minimum 😱 at the moment I’m making porridge with semi skimmed milk but will get some unsweetened almond milk and try it. I am well aware how ignorant I am at the moment but I am keen to learn.
 
Thanks for
Drummer said:
Porridge, being a grain sends my BG high and keeps it there for hours, so it might be wise to test your reaction to it, also just because something is low or no added sugar doesn't mean it is low carb - it can still be full of starch, or be naturally sugary.
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the advice, this is the bit I’m struggling with at the moment, I had assumed low sugar low fat was best but it seems to be more complex than that o_O
 
We all fell for the 'fat is bad' myth. OK, avoid trans fats like the plague, but natural fats (and this includes saturated fats) are fine. Carbs & fats are bad.
 
Low sugar low fat is not going to cut it - the problem is the carbohydrates - starches and sugars.
Fats and proteins are the way to go, as they have low or really low insulin responses. Your body can use the fats as an energy source, so you do not need to eat carbohydrates, so your insulin production falls and your metabolism can get back into balance - with any luck.
I did smile at the idea of over 6 gm of carbs per biscuit - that is a whole meal's worth of carbs - I know which I'd rather have.
 
The medical profession will tell you to use a fresh one each time. I think most people here don't (I change every day or so when it starts to hurt) & some would give the avice change it once a year weather it needs it or not ;-)
 
Drummer said:
Low sugar low fat is not going to cut it - the problem is the carbohydrates - starches and sugars.
Fats and proteins are the way to go, as they have low or really low insulin responses. Your body can use the fats as an energy source, so you do not need to eat carbohydrates, so your insulin production falls and your metabolism can get back into balance - with any luck.
I did smile at the idea of over 6 gm of carbs per biscuit - that is a whole meal's worth of carbs - I know which I'd rather have.
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Oh boy....I have SO much to learn!! I need to get my head around the fats bit. I am fairly confident with the sugar and carbs (although I need to learn to see the hidden carbs), but the fats awill be a challenge, as a ‘yo yo’ dieter fats have always been the enemy :( joining this forum has been the best thing I have done, my doctors advice when she started me on metformin was, “your life will never be the same, you can’t eat sugar and you need to walk every day” :confused:
 
CathyB said:
(although I need to learn to see the hidden carbs),
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Sorry but I'm not quite sure what you mean by that, there are no 'hidden carbs' xx
 
Kaylz said:
Sorry but I'm not quite sure what you mean by that, there are no 'hidden carbs' xx
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Today was a classic example, out with my daughter & we went for breakfast, I said I didn’t want any toast or hash browns, to me they were the obvious carbs, it wasn’t until I was half way through I realised that the sausages probably had more carbs than I had thought about, that’s what I mean by the ‘hidden’ carbs, those not so obvious that I need to learn to be more conscious about.
 
CathyB said:
Today was a classic example, out with my daughter & we went for breakfast, I said I didn’t want any toast or hash browns, to me they were the obvious carbs, it wasn’t until I was half way through I realised that the sausages probably had more carbs than I had thought about, that’s what I mean by the ‘hidden’ carbs, those not so obvious that I need to learn to be more conscious about.
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Ah right okies, I'm not confident enough to eat out so I don't have that to think of, high meat content sausages are far better and often around 2g for 2 sausages, Tesco Finest Traditional Pork Sausages being in that category, the likes or Richmond are way up at around 7g carbs a sausage! 😱 x
 
Kaylz said:
Ah right okies, I'm not confident enough to eat out so I don't have that to think of, high meat content sausages are far better and often around 2g for 2 sausages, Tesco Finest Traditional Pork Sausages being in that category, the likes or Richmond are way up at around 7g carbs a sausage! 😱 x
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Thanks for that, I really want to be more aware of what I’m doing 🙄
 
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