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Hi found out today

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Like the idea of thinking of them as poison lol. I've got a few Qs if you all don't mind
1. What does BG stand for
2. How do I go about checking my sugar levels
3. And what levels do I look for
4. What fruit is best i.e. Bananas, satsumas.
Thanks in advance
 
1. What does BG stand for - blood glucose
2. How do I go about checking my sugar levels - you need a meter. If GP didn't give you this one is cheapest to buy and for the testing strip. You can you tube in how to do it or go ask your nurse at GP surgery to show you.
3. And what levels do I look for - I was told 4-6 before food, under 8 after food. You test on waking for your fasting level, then before meals and 2 hours after food.
4. What fruit is best i.e. Bananas, satsumas. - berries but fruit is sugar.

How were you diagnosed? What was your level?
 
I think i was tested at 6.7-6.9-7.0 I had 3 blood tests done over a period of time. To be honest I'm not totally sure, I just remember being told them numbers and wasn't sure what they were.

So ideally I need to lay of fruit, are yogurts ok ?
 
Hi Rhino. It's a good idea to eat some fruit , as grogg said berries are usually best, but you really won't be able to tell what your body can tolerate without testing your BGs, so if your doc/nurse won't provide one and you can afford to fund one ,then the SD Codefree on Amazon, is much cheaper to fund than high street brands , where the testing strips cost between £15 - £25 for 50 .
To check your BGs you test just before eating and two hours afterwards .

It's very early days for you, what I suggest you do till you get a meter is , cut down a bit on the carby things, remember this is a marathon not a sprint. Then when your able to test your own BGs you will see if your body likes different types of foods and wich sends your BGs haywire, we are all different in what we can and cannot tolerate. Another reason for cutting down slowly is, a rapid drop in your BGs can cause your brain to go into panic mode because it thinks your starving (our bodies run on glucose) and it will be doing all in its power to alert you it's not happy, It's what we call a false hypo (low blood sugar) real or false they are not nice.

Their is a lot to take in esp in the beginning , just remember we've been where you are now and come out the other side ,many of us are much healthier/fitter than pre diagnosis, speaking of fitter , exersize is good for us and helps with bg control too.
 
Unfortunately there is no one size fits all regarding food, what sends our blood sugar's up varies. It is a case of trying and see, either avoid or reduce the portion. Porridge generally regard as good is ok for and not for others.
 
I've ordered my SD codefree of amazon, so looking forward to finding things out and testing myself.
I'm lucky my wife has helped me out today with my eating today's meals are
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with salmon
Lunch: tuna, cus cus , broccoli, fine beans, low carb yogurt
Dinner: low carb sausages, broccoli, sweetcorn, table spoon of mash potato, low carb yogurt

It's been ok but still feel as if I have a hole to fill any ideas anyone? Also is this a good start ?
 
If you are still hungry then maybe aubergine sliced and topped with cheese and tomato baked in oven! I love this.

If you are missing bread Lidl's protein rolls are 10g carbs or less and lovely warm with some butter. You will find in their bakery with other loose rolls.

I often just have a piece of cheese and a few peanuts in evening.
 
Brazil nuts and a couple of squares of dark chocolate are my low carb go-to, if you nibble them alternately, they feel like a sweet treat, even though they're not.
 
Dark chocolate ?? Never looked at this
 
Don't bother with Lindts 99% chocolate. It's foul!
 
Rhino said:
Dark chocolate ?? Never looked at this
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I eat 85% or even 90%. Very low on carbs, quite high in calories, but if you put it the fridge or even the freezer and let a bit melt on your tongue, you only need a little bit.
 
Brilliant thank you this is the advice I need
 
Hello and welcome to the forum Rhino. 🙂
 
Hi and welcome to the Forum. I was told I was "high risk" in April this year and that came as a total shock. I only found out due to being in some medical research.

Thanks to people here I have found out a lot of information, in particular, that eating 6-7 pieces of fruit a day (my GP was horrified when I told her), loads of dried fruit on cereals on a daily basis and toast, at breakfast; sandwiches and fruit at lunchtimes, potatoes etc and loads of fruit in the evenings and, horror of horrors, snacking on dried fruit before I went to bed, was not exactly the healthy diet I thought it was.

I vary my breakfasts now - still risk porridge but only once or twice a week. I go for eggs a lot or wheat free pancakes. On work days I go for natural yoghurt with nuts and seeds as I need to be quick. I like the Skyr, Onken full fat and Greek yoghurt.

I know quite a few people who are diabetic, most of whom had a complete shock when they were diagnosed too.

You should get plenty of help here as to how to help to deal with it.
 
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