Hi I have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Would just like to say hello. I live in Wigan with my husband and my two best friends Megan who is a Westie and Daisy who is a Shorkie. Both old now. Looking forward to meeting like minded people and help with what I can and can’t eat. xx
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Hi, welcome. I have a morkie,so similar. have also had a Westie in the past. Just lost my little pug. Dogs are far more fun than diabetes aren’t they. How have you been coping with your diagnosis? Was it a shock? You will get a tonne of helpful advice and support from people who really know their stuff on here. What’s your diet like at the minute, what would your typical days meals be? Xx
janw
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Hi and welcome from a fairly recent type 2. Best get a blood glucose monitor so you can test your BG before you eat and then again 2 hours after you started to eat, that way you can see what makes it spike, then you know to either cut back on the culprit or avoid as much as you can. Things to check - bread, pasta, rice, veggies that grow under the earth. most fruit though berries tend to be friendly, apples in moderation, pastry, cake, biscuit - check carbs and go for lowest you can find. It is a learning curve and we are all different with different responses. Lovely people on here and plenty of good advice too.
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Hi and welcome.
You have come to the right place for advice and support so make yourself at home and ask whatever questions you need to, but can I ask a couple which might be pertinent to any advice you are given.....
1. Do you know your HbA1c result. This is the blood test which is used to diagnose diabetes and will usually be a number of 48 or more if you have received a formal diagnosis. How much more than 48 gives us an indication of how much awry your system has become and therefore how big or small the dietary adjustments may need to be.
If you don't know the result then ring your surgery and ask for the number..... it may be expressed as a smaller number as a percentage which is the old way of expressing it.
2. It is also important to know what, if any, medication you have been given to treat your diabetes because that too can impact on dietary advice.
Hopefully your levels are only just across the diabetes threshold and you will be given an opportunity to bring them down through lifestyle changes (ie. diet and exercise and weight loss if appropriate) perhaps for a short period of 3 months or so in the hope that medication will not be necessary.
I look forward to hearing more from you.
PS I'm an animal lover too, but have horses, cats and chickens.... and bees... but no dogs.
You have come to the right place for advice and support so make yourself at home and ask whatever questions you need to, but can I ask a couple which might be pertinent to any advice you are given.....
1. Do you know your HbA1c result. This is the blood test which is used to diagnose diabetes and will usually be a number of 48 or more if you have received a formal diagnosis. How much more than 48 gives us an indication of how much awry your system has become and therefore how big or small the dietary adjustments may need to be.
If you don't know the result then ring your surgery and ask for the number..... it may be expressed as a smaller number as a percentage which is the old way of expressing it.
2. It is also important to know what, if any, medication you have been given to treat your diabetes because that too can impact on dietary advice.
Hopefully your levels are only just across the diabetes threshold and you will be given an opportunity to bring them down through lifestyle changes (ie. diet and exercise and weight loss if appropriate) perhaps for a short period of 3 months or so in the hope that medication will not be necessary.
I look forward to hearing more from you.
PS I'm an animal lover too, but have horses, cats and chickens.... and bees... but no dogs.
I WANT A HORSE!! Wanted one my whole life. I have the land, but hubby says no. I even live next door to 2 vets… it’s perfect but he still says no. 😡 Sorry Audrey … back to you lol
Hi Emma, nice to meet you. So sorry for the loss of your little pug. The nurse phoned me yesterday and said that I was 48 she wanted me to go on medication but I said I would try and get it down by diet. I usually have muesli and banana for breakfast, two rounds of toast for lunch, one with jam on. Varies for dinner.
rebrascora
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You need to find some leverage then.... Doesn't he want a motor bike or something?? 😉
Hi thank you. It’s all new to me and don’t know what’s what yet.xx
Nice to meet you too ! At 48 your just dipping your toe in so I’m sure you can do great with changes in diet, unfortunately bananas are really bad for most of us which is such a shame, Muesli and toast can also be a bit dodgy. Greek yogurt and berries make a nice alternative. Salads and meat good at lunch time, and keep the carb portions smallish at dinner time and see how you get on. You will be fine xx
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Well there is certainly some room for some gentle carbohydrate reduction in that menu. Banana and muesli together at breakfast time is a hefty hit to your BG levels as they are both carb rich foods. Just a change of breakfast could be all you need to bring your levels down if your HbA1c is borderline at 48. Well done for negotiating time to try dietary changes.
Banana is one of the highest carb fruits, so swapping that for some berries which are the lowest carb fruits and perhaps swapping your muesli for a lower carb alternative. Many of us have wholemilk (not low fat) natural Greek yoghurt with berries and mixed seeds and/or chopped nuts and just a sprinkle of low carb granola.
Great idea but the thought of OH on a motorbike made me chuckle.
Hi aww thanks a lot for that. Breakfast has always been my favourite meal, now I know why. I am going to have a long list of different foods to buy this weekend. Am I replying right to the posts, not brilliant with technology.xx
Hi Jan, thanks for your reply. I have a lot of reading to do.xx
Yep your doing fine. It can be quite overwhelming when your shopping and you start looking at the carbs in everything but bit by bit you will get used to it. Nuts are great for a little snack and if you can find it Hi lo bread only has about 5g carbs per slice and is nice with peanut butter xx
I have been making my own shortbread biscuits which I don’t think has helped. Do you know of any alternative please.xx
Leadinglights
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As you are only just in the diabetes zone then some small modifications to your diet should be sufficient. The breakfast suggestions already made are good but eggs in any form with bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes are also good and you may be ok with just one slice toast.
Your 2 slices toast with jam for lunch is not so good as high carb with no protein, home made soups or cooked meat, fish, cheese and salad would be a better alternative.
Being watchful of the amount of high carb foods and having meals based on protein, healthy fats, veg and salad and fruit like berries will still give you plenty of scope for tasty meals.
Your 2 slices toast with jam for lunch is not so good as high carb with no protein, home made soups or cooked meat, fish, cheese and salad would be a better alternative.
Being watchful of the amount of high carb foods and having meals based on protein, healthy fats, veg and salad and fruit like berries will still give you plenty of scope for tasty meals.
Leadinglights
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There are a few recipes in the food forum for low carb/keto versions of biscuits and even bread which people have success with.
Drummer
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As your Hba1c is only just into the diabetes range and your diet is rather high in carbohydrate, it should be fairly easy to make a few swaps and return to normal - and increasing protein and fat should result in a fitter and stronger future. I feel decades younger since going back to a low carb diet and having meat and mushroom stirfry, meaty curries, fish and salad or low carb veges.
Shortbread was one of my absolute favourites too. I’m afraid they are pretty much a no go. For a sweet treat I have found some nice bars (again peanuts ) in m&s other supermarkets do similar so I’m told. I also have no sugar jelly and cream for puds. I can also get away with a bit of Kelly’s Cornish ice cream. Dark chocolate is best instead of milk but I’m not a fan. However remember topics ? They have brought out a bar of milk chocolate which is mostly nuts and I don’t react too bad to that. I’ve attached the peanut bars and also some yogurty type things I found in sainsburys these are very low carbs and nice for a change from the plain Greek yogurt xx
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