Hi Janet, welcome to the forum
🙂 It can be tricky at first, with a lot to take in, but you will get there!
🙂 Unfortunately, our tolerances vary from person to person, so it's hard to just give you a number of carbs and a list of things to eat - it's something that you learn largely through experience and, ideally, following a blood testing regime so you can find out what you tolerate well and what you should either reduce or omit from your diet.
I'd suggest, as a starting point, looking at the GL (Glycaemic Load) diet. This is an approach to selecting and combining foods so that they have a slow, steady impact on blood glucose levels, which is what you are trying to achieve.
The GL Diet for Dummies is a good, straightforward introduction
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As I mentioned, following a testing regime will tell you how you are affected by different things - have a read of
Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S to understand how this works. If you don't have a meter and blood testing strips prescribed by your nurse or GP (they often say you don't need to test unless you are on certain types of medication) then the cheapest option we have come across is the
SD Codefree Meter which has
test strips at around £8 for 50. So you understand more about diabetes, have a look at
Jennifer's Advice and
Maggie Davey's letter. I would also highly recommend getting a copy of
Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - the more you understand about it, the easier it becomes to deal with
🙂 Lots of reading material there, but try not to become overwhelmed - this is more of a marathon than a sprint!
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This isn't something that you can change overnight, so take your time to absorb and understand the information, and always ask questions if there is anything you are unsure of - there's bound to be someone here to help
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