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Hello all (a bit worried and confused)

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I must say I am surprised that you have not been given any medication too.

I wonder if you would find the following books useful for ideas on what to eat - "The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet" by Michael Moseley; "Blood Sugar Diet Recipes" by Michael Moseley. I have both and find them useful. "Reverse your Diabetes" by Dr David Cavan. He used to be a diabetes consultant but now works in the EU on diabetes research I believe. That is also a useful book. I also like Tom Kerridge's Dopamine Diet book although some people do find the recipes it a bit fiddly. I like it though but I like cooking and I have the time, unlike a lot of people juggling full time work and families. Davina McCall's low sugar diet book is good too but I just miss out the pasta, rice and potatoes.
 
Welcome from one Cathy to another :D like the others, I am also concerned that you haven’t been offered any medication to help you. I would suggest to ask your doctor what the thinking behind that might be so you can understand. Like you I was struggling with my numbers and couldn’t work out who best to listen to, even my meeting with the diabetic nurse today was ‘an interesting experience’. What I can say is that having sat and read through the various threads on this forum, hearing the experiences of those who are living with diabetes and have learned from their own mistakes, I was able to change my diet in a way that I didn’t feel like I was missing out and the best of it has been that I am now in single figures and feel more in control of my life 🙄
 
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Welcome from one Cathy to another :D like the others, I am also concerned that you haven’t been offered any medication to help you. I would suggest to ask your doctor what the thinking behind that might be so you can understand. Like you I was struggling with my numbers and couldn’t work out who best to listen to, even my meeting with the diabetic nurse today was ‘an interesting experience’. What I can say is that having sat and read through the various threads on this forum, hearing the experiences of those who are living with diabetes and have learned from their own mistakes, I was able to change my diet in a way that I didn’t feel like I was missing out and the best of it has been that I am now in single figures and feel more in control of my life 🙄
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There's more than enough experienced and knowledgeable people here to help and guide new folks on their diabetes journeys. We all began on the bottom rung and I for one wouldn't have got as far as I have without the wisdom of forum members. Its a great forum to learn about different types of diabetes and all that it brings plus diets and exercise. Glad you found us @Cathy Frankland and @CathyB.
 
Some people can eat a small serving of peas or beans - but I find they are best avoided as they seem to punch above their weight and put up my BG readings more than the carb count would if from other foods.
 
Wow - I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has responded to my post, it's really quite overwhelming how helpful/friendly people are!!

Last night I had a huge omlette with ham and cheese, some coleslaw and a tomato/red pepper/olive salad combo. I then did a 20 min yoga stretching video workout and snacked on raspberries as an evening snack - when testing my blood sugar before bed I was astounded that it was only 8.5 (amazingly low) for me and last night I didn't have any night sweats or headache.

I think my plan for earlier dinner time and then gentle exercise after eating might be a winner!!!

I have also ordered a job lot of the various books recommended and am going to get going on the BSD low-carb Mediterranean diet, as I reckon that will work best for both myself and my family (there's no way I'm cooking different meals for everyone, so they will be eating what I eat!!).

Right.... I have had my lunch (BTW Snack a Jacks are a rice/corn snack that are low fat, low sugar and not too bad for carbs - better than my usual crisps!) and rather than carrying on working, as usual, I am going to walk to the library in my actual lunch break!!

Thank you SO much again, I am sure I will be asking loads more questions, but you've given me loads of useful advice to get started with.

Cathy 🙂 xx
 
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...Right.... I have had my lunch (BTW Snack a Jacks are a rice/corn snack that are low fat, low sugar and not too bad for carbs - better than my usual crisps!) and rather than carrying on working, as usual, I am going to walk to the library in my actual lunch break!!...
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Good on you, however...

Snack a jacks are about 88% carbohydrate per weight and a quick google tells me that a 30g individual packet contains about 26g carb. Now, that's heavily processed so those carbs are going to convert to glucose and hit you like a steam train!

If I've having crisps (which is rare these days) I'm going for some children's crisps. A pack of wotsits has 12.6 g per pack (22.5g pack) and I believe Skips are even lower.
 
Hi Mark,

Yes, I know they're not brilliant, but my husband bought them for me, thinking that they were low fat and low sugar and I didn't like to hurt his feelings as he is being really supportive! I've got 5 packs left and that will be it - thanks to the various suggestions on this website and looking at the recipe books I've ordered, my lunch will be more crunchy salad-based in future.

I don't mind crisps, but I'm not too fussed (thankfully!!); my biggest thing is to give up chocolate, fruit juice, Red Bull and fruit like melon, bananas, dates and figs :-( I've totally stopped Red Bull now and am down to 1 small chocolatey treat twice a week; I've also given up all the high-sugar fruit (sob) and only have about 1 inch of orange juice to take my tablets (Prozac x 2 and 1 vitamin D), but I have switched to having it directly after my evening meal, rather than as a separate drink.

It would be nice to find a low-sugar fruit juice, but I'm not sure any actually exist!! I don't like many fizzy drinks, so giving them up is no problem at all, but it does get rather boring just drinking water!!

Cathy xx
 
Ribena Lite is fairly low carb if you don't mind blackcurrants. If you are ok with hot drinks there are always fruits teas (or you could let it cool down). Also, the zero sugar jellies are very nice.

In the kid's isle, the Robinsons Fruit-shoots have a few options. Edit: linky: https://fruitshoot.com/gb/our-products/hydro/

For chocolate, like many others, I've swapped over to dark chocolate and there are many nice varieties that are both mostly lowish carb and taste nice. Maybe find some green & blacks mini bars - but mind your portion control!
 
Wow - thanks Mark, I don't mind blackcurrants, so will definitely check that out. I don't mind jellys, but prefer a small pot of rasberries or strawberries for my evening snack, however I will pick a few up at the supermarket and see what they taste like!

Thanks also for the Green & Blacks mini bar suggestion - I will definitely switch to them and hope, in time, to wean myself of choccie totally!!

Cathy 🙂
 
Drummer said:
Some people can eat a small serving of peas or beans - but I find they are best avoided as they seem to punch above their weight and put up my BG readings more than the carb count would if from other foods.
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HI Drummer - do you mean green beans or baked beans/pulse type beans. I always thought they were OK but I suppose it depends on the person.
 
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HI Drummer - do you mean green beans or baked beans/pulse type beans. I always thought they were OK but I suppose it depends on the person.
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Green beans are low carb (3.6g per 100g). Baked beans are quite high, even the low sugar versions but also have a lot of fibre (like most beans) so may be tolerable in small doses.
 
HI @Cathy Frankland and welcome. I notice you mention "low fat" eating. Many members on here, myself included, have had success with a low carb,high fat way of eating. If you cut right back on carbs, and fat, you will be starving! Have a good look on the food and carbs section for tips and recipes. Try to include more fat in your diet, it has definitely worked for me. Good luck!
 
Adding to what @Jeandp says, don't worry about the fat. You will still lose weight without the carbs & it will not send your cholesterol high either.🙂
 
Would like to reiterate what Jean and Mark have said. The recipe section is very good. I have made Mark's flaxseed loaf and it is delicious. It does not raise the blood sugars much at all for me.
 
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