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Felinia said:
I have eggs - boiled, poached, scrambled or dry fried, with grilled mushrooms, tomatoes and the occasional helping of bacon or high meat sausage. I also have the occasional slice of medium cut bread from a small wholemeal loaf, or a 1/4 tin of beans.
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Hi, Ya I don't like English breakfast, Eggs are ok for breakfast but I am more the continental girl 🙂
 
I quite often eat muesli with full fat greek yogurt and a sprinkling of mixed seeds. This gives me a balance of carbs, fat and protein and I have learned over the years to adjust how much insulin I need for my normal portion.
Now, if you are being told to take a fixed dose of insulin at the moment, and it’s not working how you’d like, the only option for you is to adjust the balance of carbs, fat and protein to reduce or increase the carbs a bit, depending on whether the insulin seems too much or too little. You can do this whatever your normal breakfast is, I just used mine as an example. If my Blood glucose was too high after breakfast, I'd have a bit less muesli with a few more seeds and an extra spoonful of yogurt the next day. If I was finding my levels too low, I’d increase the muesli, etc etc.
You just need to experiment a bit with the balance of what you normally eat.
 
Robin said:
I quite often eat muesli with full fat greek yogurt and a sprinkling of mixed seeds. This gives me a balance of carbs, fat and protein and I have learned over the years to adjust how much insulin I need for my normal portion.
Now, if you are being told to take a fixed dose of insulin at the moment, and it’s not working how you’d like, the only option for you is to adjust the balance of carbs, fat and protein to reduce or increase the carbs a bit, depending on whether the insulin seems too much or too little. You can do this whatever your normal breakfast is, I just used mine as an example. If my Blood glucose was too high after breakfast, I'd have a bit less muesli with a few more seeds and an extra spoonful of yogurt the next day. If I was finding my levels too low, I’d increase the muesli, etc etc.
You just need to experiment a bit with the balance of what you normally eat.
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Hi, yes that is right is best way to figure it out is to test it
 
AndreaVonBerl said:
Because it just does not work and the Nurse knows it does not work,I was just wondering what other people eat to figure out what could be good for me,I know everyone is different
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Can you explain what is not working and how are you assessing that, from your Libre?
If you post a screen shot of a typical day people may be able to interpret and make some suggestions.
Is you Diabetic nurse at the hospital as those at the GP may not have enough experience of Type 1 as they are more used to dealing with people who are Type 2.
 
It just does not adjust regardless of what I eat, it goes up up up even when I have not eaten, it is totally unpredictable still . My Libra 2 just monitors my day all going from 18 to 7 up and down all day and my nurse has 35 years of experience she is my rock, I just wanted to know what people eat for breakfast, I know I have a long journey still
 
AndreaVonBerl said:
Ok, ... but there is nothing without carbs :( I am a true Nordic person I don't like meat and I can't eat fish in the morning ,I am now scared of food
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Why are you looking for things without carbs? The recommended diet for Type 1 diabetes is the same healthy diet recommended for people without diabetes - including carbs. Apples aren’t bad for you. 99 times out of 100 the problem is not what you ate, it’s that your insulin is wrong (wrong dose, wrong timing).
 
AndreaVonBerl said:
It just does not adjust regardless of what I eat, it goes up up up even when I have not eaten, it is totally unpredictable still . My Libra 2 just monitors my day all going from 18 to 7 up and down all day and my nurse has 35 years of experience she is my rock, I just wanted to know what people eat for breakfast, I know I have a long journey still
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If your blood sugar is going up when you haven’t eaten, your basal insulin might be wrong.

For breakfast I eat cereal and milk, just like I did before diagnosis.
 
Apples are really bad for me they spike me over 20, and yes the insulin is still an experiment and a big learning curve, my diet is very healthy but I learned some stuff is not great like artisan rye sourdough bread ,also porridge is not great for me
 
Inka said:
If your blood sugar is going up when you haven’t eaten, your basal insulin might be wrong.

For breakfast I eat cereal and milk, just like I did before diagnosis.
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Ok, yes insulin is not balanced yet at all , what cereal are you eating?
 
AndreaVonBerl said:
Apples are really bad for me they spike me over 20, and yes the insulin is still an experiment and a big learning curve, my diet is very healthy but I learned some stuff is not great like artisan rye sourdough bread ,also porridge is not great for me
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But it could be if you get your insulin dose correct.
 
As you’re recently diagnosed, it’s extremely likely you’re on the wrong doses of insulin for you. This will be adjusted over time and also as you learn more about how to ‘be your own pancreas’.

If I eat a sandwich and then my blood sugar goes high, the problem is NOT the sandwich! It will be my insulin - I either didn’t take enough or I took it at the wrong time (or both).

You’ll gradually learn how to use your insulin. Don’t be afraid of food! It’s not the food, it’s the insulin.
 
You say your diabetic nurse has lots of experience but she doesn't seem to be using that experience to help you get your insulin doses right so you can eat a normal healthy diet.
 
For lunch I have a sourdough sandwich usually. For my evening meal, I eat normally: potatoes or pasta or rice plus green veg and protein.
 
Inka said:
As you’re recently diagnosed, it’s extremely likely you’re on the wrong doses of insulin for you. This will be adjusted over time and also as you learn more about how to ‘be your own pancreas’.

If I eat a sandwich and then my blood sugar goes high, the problem is NOT the sandwich! It will be my insulin - I either didn’t take enough or I took it at the wrong time (or both).

You’ll gradually learn how to use your insulin. Don’t be afraid of food! It’s not the food, it’s the insulin.
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Ok , this is very helpful, do you use any other tools like an app or books?
 
Leadinglights said:
You say your diabetic nurse has lots of experience but she doesn't seem to be using that experience to help you get your insulin doses right so you can eat a normal healthy diet.
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I think we do it slowly,I am just impatient and I try to learn from others
 
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