Alison Dumford
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Hi I’ve just been told I’m borderline diabetic so need to get sorted so I don’t get any worse ♀️
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Hello I’m a newbie
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Welcome @Alison Dumford 🙂 The good thing is you know you’re bordering on diabetes so can take action to improve things. Have you been given any guidance? A good starting place is to keep a food diary of your normal meals for a few days and then look at it to identify places where you can improve your diet. This might be as simple as upping the veg and reducing the bread/rice/pasta/potato portion.
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Welcome to the forum @Alison Dumford
I’d second the suggestion to keep a food diary. It can be really helpful, and for many people is the first time they really begin to understand where the main sources of carbs are in their meals, and which meals (though ‘large‘ and filling) are relatively ‘carb light’.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with being at risk of diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That doesn’t mean you can‘t ever eat any of those things, but being mindful of them, and moderating your carb intake can really help to balance your menu with your metabolism’s ability to process carbs 🙂
I’d second the suggestion to keep a food diary. It can be really helpful, and for many people is the first time they really begin to understand where the main sources of carbs are in their meals, and which meals (though ‘large‘ and filling) are relatively ‘carb light’.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with being at risk of diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
That doesn’t mean you can‘t ever eat any of those things, but being mindful of them, and moderating your carb intake can really help to balance your menu with your metabolism’s ability to process carbs 🙂
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