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Kaylz
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Do you test your blood sugars?
Nobody can say whether it's ok or not apart from a meter so you'd test before eating it and 2 hours later and ideally your looking for no more than a 2-3mmol rise post meal level
Bananas are quite carb heavy, some can tolerate them, others cant
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Nobody can say whether it's ok or not apart from a meter so you'd test before eating it and 2 hours later and ideally your looking for no more than a 2-3mmol rise post meal level
Bananas are quite carb heavy, some can tolerate them, others cant
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Kaylz
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Sugar isn't the only problem as a diabetic its total carbohydrate that is the problem so reducing carbs is something you should consider
what is a day worth of food for you?
unless you are on any hypo causing medication it's unlikely your surgery would provide a meter, my mother in law was even though she wasn't on hypo causing medication but they stopped prescribing her strips last year sometime
the only way to really know how and what foods affect you are to test pre and post meal and if you can afford to self fund one then yes I would strongly suggest you invest in a meter
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what is a day worth of food for you?
unless you are on any hypo causing medication it's unlikely your surgery would provide a meter, my mother in law was even though she wasn't on hypo causing medication but they stopped prescribing her strips last year sometime
the only way to really know how and what foods affect you are to test pre and post meal and if you can afford to self fund one then yes I would strongly suggest you invest in a meter
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Huskydog
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A typical day would be
Porridge with 50g of berries
Lunch ….Egg salad and 2 slices of wholemeal bread, and a banana
dinner ...Fish,veg and a few potatoes
in the evening a few nuts
so are you saying I should look more at the Carbs as well ? trying to get my head round all this and do the right thing
thanks for your help
Porridge with 50g of berries
Lunch ….Egg salad and 2 slices of wholemeal bread, and a banana
dinner ...Fish,veg and a few potatoes
in the evening a few nuts
so are you saying I should look more at the Carbs as well ? trying to get my head round all this and do the right thing
thanks for your help
Kaylz
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Carbs is the problem not just sugar and that is a very carby menu
I have 45g porridge oats every morning totalling 27g carbs
Bread can be very carby and so are bananas
potatoes again very carby and so can some veg be
I'm slightly different as I'm type 1 so can just about handle more but as a type 2 most would struggle to keep their levels in range with a day of food like that
Ideally you'd be looking to limit your intake of carbs so reducing or cutting out on porridge, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc
@Drummer would be the best person to chat to you about this kind of diet if you want someone with experience but in the mean time you could try googling low carb diet etc
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I have 45g porridge oats every morning totalling 27g carbs
Bread can be very carby and so are bananas
potatoes again very carby and so can some veg be
I'm slightly different as I'm type 1 so can just about handle more but as a type 2 most would struggle to keep their levels in range with a day of food like that
Ideally you'd be looking to limit your intake of carbs so reducing or cutting out on porridge, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc
@Drummer would be the best person to chat to you about this kind of diet if you want someone with experience but in the mean time you could try googling low carb diet etc
xx
Ljc
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Hi. I know this may sound strange to you as you have been told to cut down on sugar. I was given the same mis information by a Gp when diagnosed back in the 90s .
I totally ignore the sugar content of any food as it is a simple carb and is already included in the carbohydrate content in the nutritional info usually in the back of the tin/pack
It is carbs we can’t handle to well, how many and which sort of carbs are very individual.
Take porridge, it is heathy , but for some it shoots up their BG levels.
I can eat one pear or one apple without it affecting my BG levels, others cannot.
Without testing, you would never discover what foods do to your bg levels and could end up cutting out things that you tolerate well while eating things you should cut out/ down on .
If your Gp p/nurse won’t proved a glucose monitor, tbh most wont unless you are on medications that can cause hypo’s (low blood glucose) this meter is the cheapest one we know of to self fund the ongoing cost of the test strips, £8 for a pot of 50, where others are over £15 for 50
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-Glucose-Monitor-Monitoring-Testing/dp/B0068JAJFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1506485682&sr=1-1&keywords=sd+codefree+meter+mmol/l&linkCode=sl1&tag=xfm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003&th=1 You are entitled to claim VAT relief.
You will need to buy more pots of test strips and a box of lancets.
If you haven’t already done so have a read through the T2 section on this thread , for future reference you’ll find it at the top of the newbies forum.
useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.
I suggest you start with
Maggie Davies letter.
Test review adjust by Alan S
I totally ignore the sugar content of any food as it is a simple carb and is already included in the carbohydrate content in the nutritional info usually in the back of the tin/pack
It is carbs we can’t handle to well, how many and which sort of carbs are very individual.
Take porridge, it is heathy , but for some it shoots up their BG levels.
I can eat one pear or one apple without it affecting my BG levels, others cannot.
Without testing, you would never discover what foods do to your bg levels and could end up cutting out things that you tolerate well while eating things you should cut out/ down on .
If your Gp p/nurse won’t proved a glucose monitor, tbh most wont unless you are on medications that can cause hypo’s (low blood glucose) this meter is the cheapest one we know of to self fund the ongoing cost of the test strips, £8 for a pot of 50, where others are over £15 for 50
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-Glucose-Monitor-Monitoring-Testing/dp/B0068JAJFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1506485682&sr=1-1&keywords=sd+codefree+meter+mmol/l&linkCode=sl1&tag=xfm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003&th=1 You are entitled to claim VAT relief.
You will need to buy more pots of test strips and a box of lancets.
If you haven’t already done so have a read through the T2 section on this thread , for future reference you’ll find it at the top of the newbies forum.
useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes.
I suggest you start with
Maggie Davies letter.
Test review adjust by Alan S
SueEK
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Hi, I completely agree with the others, diabetes is a very individual thing. I can tolerate a little rice but pasta is terrible for me. I went out for an Italian last night, first one in about 7 months and had carbonara so the only carbs really were pasta, my reading shot up 6.5 points which is awful. Without being able to test I would not know, it was my decision to have it but even I was shocked at the rise. Without my meter I would not know what I can tolerate and what I can’t. At least it then gives you the knowledge to plan your food and what you can have a bit more of and really what not to touch. To begin with it is difficult because you have to rethink all of your food but you will be surprised how quickly your adapt and learn, though we all learn from each other all the time. That’s what this forum is all about so don’t hesitate to keep asking questions x
Drummer
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It would be a lot easier if only people were told what the problem is - carbohydrates, that is starch and sugar.
We sometimes see claims for 'natural sugars' - as though there were any unnatural ones.
You might make progress if you can really cut down on carbs of all kinds, but having a meter really helps to find out what you can and can't eat - some people can tolerate porridge, or a small serving of beans - but without a meter it is impossible to do that fine tuning.
I found that I am sensitive to all carbs, which is good to know and one reason for my Hba1c being just at the top of normal.
I got a Tee2 meter kit and 150 strips for under £40, so not too bad, but these days I only test once in a while to check where I am.
We sometimes see claims for 'natural sugars' - as though there were any unnatural ones.
You might make progress if you can really cut down on carbs of all kinds, but having a meter really helps to find out what you can and can't eat - some people can tolerate porridge, or a small serving of beans - but without a meter it is impossible to do that fine tuning.
I found that I am sensitive to all carbs, which is good to know and one reason for my Hba1c being just at the top of normal.
I got a Tee2 meter kit and 150 strips for under £40, so not too bad, but these days I only test once in a while to check where I am.
Ljc
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🙂 This is so good to hear.
Unless we really really and I do mean really like salads we don’t live on them , dour meals need not be dull and boring.
We usually have no problem with protein and this is going to surprise you , good fats. I don’t do low fat , I eat normal fats, Just like I used to as a child. , what I mean is I don’t eat anything that has been made to be low fat deliberately, as they often contain more carbs to make them more palatable.
This sort of diet is LCHF ( low carb high fat) don’t worry about the high fat bit as it is really normal fats.
I do have some cheddar, some nuts, peanut butter etc just not huge amounts.
We all need an occasional treat too.
If you would like to see what we’ve been eating their is a long running thread, which includes times when our halos fallen round our ankles .
what-did-you-eat-yesterday
We have some innovative cooks on here , you wouldn’t believe what they can do with a bit of almond flour and some imagination, you’ll even find pizza here
recipes.
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rebrascora
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For information, you are looking for a rise of no more than 2 full units 2 hours after eating. If a particular food that you like gives you a big spike, try halving the amount next time rather than ruling it out altogether straightaway and remember that the carbs from a previous meal can take up to 8 hours (or more) to drop out of the blood stream, so a previous meal could add to the spike.
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