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[shirlthegirl]

Enrolled today but have been Type 2 since 2013. Heart attacks in 2012 and 2016 so taking meds. for that. Having had some dreadful side effects from Metformin I have now stopped taking it and am taking 1 Sitagliptin daily. Am now trying to control by diet. My finger prick readings morning and evening are showing between 8.5 and 9.5. My husband has now been deemed to be preDiabetic and I feel advice on foods would really help. Neither of us eat cakes/sweets/pies, just have the occasional biscuit with a cuppa and we are not overweight. My biggest downfall is not exercising enough, much to his frustration!

 

[adrian1der]

As T2 you need to lower your intake of carbs as the body converts them into glucose very rapidly. So, not just sweet things but bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc. should be reduced

 

[shirlthegirl]

I rarely eat bread or rice, pasta fortnightly and a jacket potato weekly. I seem to be stuck in a rut now as breakfast is either 'overnight oats' with berries, banana with Greek yogurt or German meats and cheese with a tomato. I don't like eggs or fish. Lunch at midday always includes veg. or salad and tea at 5.30pm (ish) is either salad, rice cakes with smashed avocado, a Satsuma or Tangerine and sometimes a small treat of a slice of malt loaf. I eat nothing after my tea.

 

[adrian1der]

Hi @shirlthegirl
Check the carb content on things. Bananas are high and rice cakes contain rice!

Lots of people (including me) use a blood glucose monitor and test first thing in the morning (approximate fasting test), just before eating and two hours after eating. That way you can build up a knowledge of how your body reacts to various foods - which ones you can tolerate and which ones you can't. Over time you can adjust your diet to suit your body

 

[ianf0ster]

Unfortunately any form of grains for breakfast is a bad idea as is tropical fruit (except Avocado), fruit juice is even worse. Many people have least tolerance to carbohyfrates in the morning (though for a few others it is in the evening). So if you are in the majority you are setting yourself up to have a bad day glucose wise by eating that sort of breakfast.

Full fat greek style yogurt with a handful of berries is OK. Hard cheeses are generally good, but some find them not to be very satiating. Bacon or high meat content sausages also make a good breakfast.

 

[shirlthegirl]

Adrian, many thanks for the advice on testing 2 hours after eating. I shall do that today. I already know that potatoes roasted and/or baked, together with parsnips give my glucose a 'spike' which is a real shame as I love them!

Ian, thank you for your advice. I shall navigate this site further today for information and am considering a low carb. diet.

 

[adrian1der]

Adrian, many thanks for the advice on testing 2 hours after eating. I shall do that today. I already know that potatoes roasted and/or baked, together with parsnips give my glucose a 'spike' which is a real shame as I love them!

Ian, thank you for your advice. I shall navigate this site further today for information and am considering a low carb. diet.

As a general rule things that grow underground (potatoes, parsnips) are bad while leafy green things are good. You can substitute things like celeriac for potatoes. I also use turnips instead of potatoes in things like casseroles

 

[Drummer]

I don't eat oats, nor banana, no citrus fruit, no rice, no malt loaf, no high carb foods, not even rarely.
I think that carrot is the highest percentage carbs I have, and it is only a small amount of grated carrot in the premixed salad and some sliced in the vegetables mixture for casseroles etc.
Swede is a good alternative for roasting, celeriac is even lower carb.

 

[shirlthegirl]

Adrian, I didn't know that leafy green veg. are better than those grown underground. Every day's a school day!

Drummer, thanks for your comment.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @shirlthegirl

Sounds like your diet is a really good starting point, and just a few small tweaks would really help your body deal with the foods efficiently.

If you swapped your breakfasts about a bit and had the berries with the greek yoghurt (full fat will keep you feeling fuller for longer and will be lower in carbs) that probably be a great choice. The meats and cheeses would be good too, though I think there are still questionmarks over increasing the amount of cured meats you eat.

Slightly moderating/reducing the portions of any carbs you include with your veg/salad meals.

Keep us posted with how you get on, and ask the ‘hive mind’ of the forum for tips, hints and swaps for different meals.

The ‘what did you eat yesterday’ thread might be worth a browse?

What did you eat yesterday?

B- usual L- grilled salmon with salad T - cauliflower curry with salad No more supper; morning reads are over 6.0 Snacks- Walnuts, full fat greek yogurt with 10 blueberries. Lidl Wensleydale cheese, less than 1g per 100g, fantastic!

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