Hello

[SueEK]

@NoOtters welcome to the forum and very well done on your progress so far. Sounds like you have already taken big steps towards improving your lifestyle. AS others have said reducing your weight is going to help enormously and will help your other health issues in the process. A saying on here is that diabetes is a marathon not a sprint and that is very true. One lap at a time, which is what you are doing. Even if you are having more carbs than is probably ideal, the fact is that you are taking control, losing weight and if keeping your cupboards bare at the moment is what works for you then for you that is definitely the right way to go. If need be, and your meter will tell you, and you see that you need to reduce carbs further then ask questions, tell us how you are getting on. We are all in the same boat with you and willing each other on so take heart and become one of the ‘family’.

 

[NoOtters]

You could post some of the daily meals in the thread What did you eat yesterday.

So Sundays are a little tough at the moment, the plan is only 6 days a week so I'm still trying to find my way.

Breakfast: Mushroom, Spam, Peppers omelette (Spam is easy, mushrooms and peppers are frozen, but quickly fried up in a smidge of olive oil)

Lunch: I have some leftover huel product, so I just made up one of those, 2 scoops. - pretty high in carbs though but DT2 folks on their forums say it's a high dose, but low GI so is released relatively slowly?

Evening: pre-cooked chicken breast fillets with a handful or two of salad out of a mixed salad bag and some cherry tomatoes (had to pop out to get this stuff, so got some steps in 🙂) but... that was my evening meal which I tested around so that was 6.2 pre-meal and 9.9 2 hours post - which i'm putting down to the honey and mustard dressing I bought to have "just a bit" and standard me... went a bit overboard.

 

[Leadinglights]

You sound to have done quite well for your Sunday meals but I am surprised that your dinner caused that rise in level. It could have been the tomatoes as they can be highish carb but depends on how many you had, mayonnaise (not the light) might have been better than the H & M dressing but depends on how much you had, carbs should be on the bottle so you know for next time.

 

[rebrascora]

Yes, full fat mayonnaise or creamy coleslaw would have been a better option than the Honey and mustard dressing, but on the whole not a bad menu. It is years since I had Spam and I used to love a Spam fritter from the chippy with a pineapple ring and chips!

Do be aware that the way GI affects people is highly individual, so some people will digest low GI foods quite slowly and the glucose release will be delayed and over a longer period but others may well digest them almost as fast as white sugar. It very much depends upon your metabolism and gut biome.

 

[Leadinglights]

Yes, full fat mayonnaise or creamy coleslaw would have been a better option than the Honey and mustard dressing, but on the whole not a bad menu. It is years since I had Spam and I used to love a Spam fritter from the chippy with a pineapple ring and chips!

Do be aware that the way GI affects people is highly individual, so some people will digest low GI foods quite slowly and the glucose release will be delayed and over a longer period but others may well digest them almost as fast as white sugar. It very much depends upon your metabolism and gut biome.

So what you are saying is, it could be delayed reaction from the low GI lunch meal.?

 

[rebrascora]

I wasn't suggesting that but just trying to point out that Low GI is no guarantee of anything, however it is certainly possible that the Huel could still be releasing glucose during the evening..... we will never know with just the pre and post evening meal readings. As you say cherry tomatoes can add a good bit of glucose if they are used liberally and the honey and mustard dressing is obviously going to contribute, so it may just be the combination of those.