I was recently diagnosed as both Diabetic (Type 2) and Coeliac. I'm currently trying to come to terms with exactly what on earth I can now eat/drink to satisfy the requirements of both diets. It's causing myself and my wife some stress. Any help/experiences would be appreciated !
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Hello I'm Diabetic and Coeliac
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As a type two diabetic any meat, seafood, eggs, cheese or other dairy should be fine as long as it is full fat. I add stirfries salad or roast low carb veges.
I believe that a coeliac should avoid foods containing wheat or wheat gluten, which is good for the diabetes as well.
For desserts I use frozen berries, sugar free jelly, real custard, made with cream and eggs, which can be frozen to make icecream in hot weather, and yoghurt and cream.
I believe that a coeliac should avoid foods containing wheat or wheat gluten, which is good for the diabetes as well.
For desserts I use frozen berries, sugar free jelly, real custard, made with cream and eggs, which can be frozen to make icecream in hot weather, and yoghurt and cream.
AndBreathe
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@Beebfader , I don't have a diagnosis of Coeliac Disease, but on my Endo's direction, I lead a strictly gluten-free lifestyle, alongside my T2 diabetes. For me, I was diagnosed as T2 about 4-5years before needing to go GF.
For me, to get my T2 under control, and into a good place, I trimmed back on my carbohydrate intake. So, for me, that was sugar, baked goods, root vegetables, as the biggies. That worked for me.
Reducing grain based carbs is a great starter for gluten-free, although it isn't only wheat that contains gluten. Gluten is infuriatingly sneak stuff, being in all sorts, including stuff like cola drinks (even the sugar-free variants - it's i n the caramel), barley, Worcestershire and Soy sauces.
To get the hang of a sketch out way of eating for your T2, have a look at the following link: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/visual-guides
For the Coeliac aspects, have a look on here: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/information-and-support/living-gluten-free/the-gluten-free-diet/ It's a great starter, but to be honesteven though I wasn't taking in much gluten when I had to shun it all, I still sent ages on my phone/laptop googling "Is x, y or z gluten-free?"
It takes a while to get into these things. For you going totally gluten free is important. Annoyingly, there's no halfway house for gluten, whereas the general carbs you are cutting down, not necessarily cutting out.
Have you been referred to a dietician, or someone who can talk to you about your Coeliac issues?
(Just as an aside, I don't used gluten-free substitutes, except, GF Worcestershire sauce. The rest I just avoid, although, that's not for everyone.)
One final thing; could you share a little around your diabetes diagnosis? The only reason I ask is Coeliac is an auto-immune (AI) condition, and once you have one, sometimes others crop up. T2 diabetes is not an AI condition, but Type 1 is, so it'd be good to rule out T1 - just in case.
Good luck with it all. You have a steep learning curve ahead of you.
Pumper_Sue
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There's loads of GF stuff in the free from dept at supermarkets as well🙂
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Welcome to the forum @Beebfader
Sorry to hear about your double-diagnosis.
I wonder if the most direct route might be to aim to eat for the coeliac side of things and get hold of a BG monitor so that you can cross-check how your BG levels react.
If you check your BG immediately before and again 2hrs after your first bite you will get a good idea of the BG impact of the meal. Ideally you'd be aiming for a rise of no more than 2-3 mmol/L. If you get a much bigger rise than that you can look at the types and amounts of carbs in the meal and see if you can swap to something that suits you better (eg celeriac mash or cauli mash rather than mashed potato) or just reduce the portion size.
If you need to self-fund your BG meter the most affordable and reliable that forum members have found seem to be the
SD Gluco Navii (formerly the SD Codefree) or the Spirit Tee2 which both have strips for around £8 for 50 (other meters can be pushing £30 for a pot of 50!)
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Sorry to hear about your double-diagnosis.
I wonder if the most direct route might be to aim to eat for the coeliac side of things and get hold of a BG monitor so that you can cross-check how your BG levels react.
If you check your BG immediately before and again 2hrs after your first bite you will get a good idea of the BG impact of the meal. Ideally you'd be aiming for a rise of no more than 2-3 mmol/L. If you get a much bigger rise than that you can look at the types and amounts of carbs in the meal and see if you can swap to something that suits you better (eg celeriac mash or cauli mash rather than mashed potato) or just reduce the portion size.
If you need to self-fund your BG meter the most affordable and reliable that forum members have found seem to be the
SD Gluco Navii (formerly the SD Codefree) or the Spirit Tee2 which both have strips for around £8 for 50 (other meters can be pushing £30 for a pot of 50!)
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
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