Just wanted to say hi and how I hope I will gain information and support on this journey which I am struggling with. Diagnosed type 2 but the medication and I do not get on so am looking at using diet to improve my health. Do have a bit of a sweet tooth/reduced carbs.
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If you are looking a reducing blood glucose with a dietary approach then this link hopefully will give you some ideas for a way forward in modifying your diet. There are some menu plans to suit various tastes and budget or you can follow the principals which is what I did.
Freshwell Low Carb Project - Home
lowcarbfreshwell.com
Having a home blood glucose monitor is a valuable tool so you can test the effect of your meals on blood glucose by testing before you eat and after 2 hours, an increase of no more than 2-3mmol/l suggests your meal is OK if more than that then it is too carb heavy and you should reduce portion size of any high carb foods or cut out those.
A sweet tooth could be satisfied by making your own low carb cakes and biscuits as one of our posters does on a weekly basis from recipes on sugarfreelondoner website.
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Welcome to the forum @Looloo
Sorry to hear you are struggling
You aren’t alone - lots of people new to the forum are finding things difficult, or overwhelming - and there can seem to be so much conflicting information that it can be hard to know where to start.
One of the big reasons why things can feel so confusing is that diabetes can be very individual, and there is no one simple answer that works for everyone. It’s very much a case of experimenting, and trying things for yourself, to see that works best for you, and what you can sustain long-term.
The two main approaches to diabetes management are weight loss, and trying to eat in a more blood-glucose-friendly way.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your 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.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a brutally honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content (not just ‘or which sugars’) in your meals and snacks. It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu.
Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, the diary might also suggest some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions, or using lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’).
Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
Sorry to hear you are struggling
You aren’t alone - lots of people new to the forum are finding things difficult, or overwhelming - and there can seem to be so much conflicting information that it can be hard to know where to start.
One of the big reasons why things can feel so confusing is that diabetes can be very individual, and there is no one simple answer that works for everyone. It’s very much a case of experimenting, and trying things for yourself, to see that works best for you, and what you can sustain long-term.
The two main approaches to diabetes management are weight loss, and trying to eat in a more blood-glucose-friendly way.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your 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.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a brutally honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content (not just ‘or which sugars’) in your meals and snacks. It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu.
Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, the diary might also suggest some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions, or using lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’).
Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
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