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[wallycorker]

...........On Saturday at 17.20pm three hours after lunch I had a reading of 10.2..........

Hi again Ribenababy - that really is too high.

What had you been eating?

John

 

[Andy HB]

Hi again Ribenababy - that really is too high.

What had you been eating?

John

But don't worry about it just yet (in case you are!).

You have only recently been diagnosed and it will take a little while to settle down to more reasonable levels.

Andy

 

[Ribenababy]

I'm going to have to start writing down what Ive been eating as I can't remeber - other than a few garibaldis, a bag of crisps and some nuts and raisins.

The trouble with me is I rarely eat a proper lunch and I think Im going to have to from now on. Just tested now after 2 hours after a ham sandwich, a bag of crisps and some 30 mins after some garibaldis and my BS is:9.2

 

[Andy HB]

I'm going to have to start writing down what Ive been eating as I can't remeber - other than a few garibaldis, a bag of crisps and some nuts and raisins.

The trouble with me is I rarely eat a proper lunch and I think Im going to have to from now on. Just tested now after 2 hours after a ham sandwich, a bag of crisps and some 30 mins after some garibaldis and my BS is:9.2

Oooh! Actually, I think a little adjustment may be in order here! 🙂

May I suggest that you look to get on a Diabetes X-Pert course (it's run by the NHS and there may be one available in your area - chat to your GP or DSN about it when you next see them). It'll give you a good start in working out what to eat.

Failing that, I'd suggest trying to see a dietician.

It is important that you start to control your carbohydrates to avoid running high blood glucose levels consistently. Part of that is to eat three meals a day on a consistent basis, taking care to balance your carb intake over those meals. This need not be a tightly controlled thing, but you do need to spend some time thinking about it now to avoid problems in the future.

Andy 🙂

 

[Steff]

Oooh! Actually, I think a little adjustment may be in order here! 🙂

May I suggest that you look to get on a Diabetes X-Pert course (it's run by the NHS and there may be one available in your area - chat to your GP or DSN about it when you next see them). It'll give you a good start in working out what to eat.

Andy 🙂

I'll back Andy up here getting yourself on that course would be great I did it earlier on in the year and i highly reccommend it.

 

[wallycorker]

Hi again,

My recommendation would be to cut out the Garibaldis and any other biscuits altogether - same for the crisps - and be very careful with any bread that you might eat.

Try to think meat and vegetables and dairy.

Good luck - John

 

[PhilT]

Hi, welcome to the forum.