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I am looking at this as someone who got a reading of 5.6mmol/l after Christmas dinner, and would never advise no carbs - but the OP has a meter and should - hopefully see a significant drop in BG levels by reducing carbs.
Burgers and salad - or a stir fry of mushrooms sweet peppers and courgettes is something I have on my menu.
 
Here's hoping that you see some improvement in your blood glucose. But if not, keep an open mind about whether this might turn out to be Type 1, blood tests are often inconclusive, and don't feel it's your fault if your blood sugars don't come down despite your best efforts. In view of your rapid weight loss, I think your doctors are right to be keeping it in mind.
 
Thanks for all your replys, it is such a daunting time.
For lunch I had a ham salad sandwich on wholemeal bread so hoping this is ok, not sure if I should have a piece of fruit or not, will it be too much?
I decided on homemade burgers for tea I am going to use the recipe I found on this site.
Sam
 
I make my own spag bol but use soya bean spaghetti instead. Sold in Asda & Holland & Barrett. Aldi did have it for a while but it was a one off special. As for bread, you might want to try Burgen Soya & Linseed. Lower carb than regular wholemeal, which may still spike you. Or try wholemeal thins. I'll give you an example of what I eat for different meals.

Breakfasts: mackerel in tomato sauce on a low carb muffin. The recipe for the muffin is in the recipe section on here. Very easy to make. Cream cheese pancakes with berries & cream. Also very easy to make with 2oz cream cheese, 2 eggs, 1tsp sweetener (Stevia or Xylotol) & few drops vanilla essence, whip together & fry like normal pancakes. Nice as a dessert too. Natural Greek yoghurt with a few berries & mixed (unsalted) nuts & seeds is a nice simple brekky. On a Sunday I have a fry up consisting of high meat sausages, bacon, mushrooms, eggs & tomatoes. Lunches: Fritattas (basically crustless quiches) made in a bun tin. You can add ham or tuna. Wraps made with very thin omelettes. I sometimes make scotch eggs but used ground linseed as a coating instead of breadcrumbs. And of course, salad. Dinners: This time of year I make a lot of stews in the slow cooker. Just use lower carb veg such as turnips or swede instead of potatoes & plenty of green veg. Cottage pie with cauli mash. Curry with cauli rice (home made sauce).
 
samanthag46 said:
Thanks for all your replys, it is such a daunting time.
For lunch I had a ham salad sandwich on wholemeal bread so hoping this is ok, not sure if I should have a piece of fruit or not, will it be too much?
I decided on homemade burgers for tea I am going to use the recipe I found on this site.
Sam
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Wholemeal bread is only slightly less bad than white bread. But I agree with Mark about Burgen bread, I find I tolerate that well, also many find they tolerate the Lidl protein rolls well. Think of fruit as natures candy. In general berries are OK in moderation. The best thing you can do is test, test, test to find out what is OK for you. We are all different. Check the what did you eat yesterday thread for more meal ideas.
 
A rise of 4 isn't horrendous. That's why we're saying to test before and after. It's the differences, as well as the general levels.

What to have for breakfast:
Eggs and a pitta bread.
Bacon and eggs
Bacon & pitta bread
Maybe a full English.
 
Sugars this morning were 12 so coming down
For breakfast I had Greek natural yogurt and a banana
Is that ok?
I will test again at 10 I then have doctors at 12.15
 
Greek natural yogurt is perfect .... but not the banana! It is very high in sugar. If I crave banana, I have 5 thin slices at the most on porridge, and then it has to be a green banana. But you will find out what suits you best by testing.
You would be better having a few raspberries in your yogurt.
There is a lot to learn, I am still learning myself, it's not easy.
 
Thanks for the tip about the rasberries I will get some today, at the moment it is trial and error I think but I am determined to get my sugar levels down so I can go on my holiday in 3 weeks time, fingers crossed
 
Hi Samantha46
I would recommend you get a copy of Carb and Calorie Counter book which shows carb values of certain portion sizes of most common foods (in pictures) this will obviously give you ideas of which foods are low carbs and which are high. You can then work out the total carb intake per meal. If you test just before a meal and then two hours after that will give you an idea of which foods affect your blood glucose levels the least or the most. This book costs just over £10 but it instantly gives you a good idea of what is low carb. It's a case of getting into a routine and disciplining yourself not to be tempted by too much of the naughty food🙂
 
Thanks for the book recommendation, I have also ordered the Tom Kerridge one so hopinf for some good recipes I can use.
On the plus side been back to docs today and she is more than happy with my levels as they have come down considerably, she is now happy that I can go on my holiday.
She also told me about things I can eat like I can have a scone or a small piece of bara brith or 1 digestive biscuit or a cracker, this is good news as then I feel as though I am not missing out entirely if that makes sense.
Sam
 
samanthag46 said:
Thanks for all your replys, it is such a daunting time.
For lunch I had a ham salad sandwich on wholemeal bread so hoping this is ok, not sure if I should have a piece of fruit or not, will it be too much?
I decided on homemade burgers for tea I am going to use the recipe I found on this site.
Sam
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bread and fruit?
Well - I couldn't eat it.
Did your BG level go high?
 
samanthag46 said:
Thanks for the book recommendation, I have also ordered the Tom Kerridge one so hopinf for some good recipes I can use.
On the plus side been back to docs today and she is more than happy with my levels as they have come down considerably, she is now happy that I can go on my holiday.
She also told me about things I can eat like I can have a scone or a small piece of bara brith or 1 digestive biscuit or a cracker, this is good news as then I feel as though I am not missing out entirely if that makes sense.
Sam
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Does your meter back up what the nurse said? I could not even think of eating all those densely carb foods - sugars and starches from grains are things most type twos avoid even in small quantities - if I am missing out entirely on soaring blood glucose numbers I am absolutely fine with that.
 
Bread, fruit, burgers!! When I have a burger (rarely) I use a lettuce leaf in place of a bun, tasty and much kinder on our bg.

Unbelievable that your nurse is advising you to eat high carb foods. Please bear in mind that not all health professionals are up to date with the latest research. Decide for yourself when you see the results on your meter. Good luck!
 
samanthag46 said:
Thanks for the book recommendation, I have also ordered the Tom Kerridge one so hopinf for some good recipes I can use.
On the plus side been back to docs today and she is more than happy with my levels as they have come down considerably, she is now happy that I can go on my holiday.
She also told me about things I can eat like I can have a scone or a small piece of bara brith or 1 digestive biscuit or a cracker, this is good news as then I feel as though I am not missing out entirely if that makes sense.
Sam
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Samantha
This sounds like the type of snacks my son's DN recommended 30 years ago. Keep feeding him digestive biscuits in between meals she said. Fortunately we did not follow that piece of advice. Look through that book Sam and you'll see what foods are low in carbs. We can only make suggestions so decide for yourself which foods will be more beneficial to you.
 
Thanks guys I will take on board what you have all said, I really do have a lot to learn.
My BS this morning was 10.1 so going in the right direction.
 
We were all in your shoes once. When I was first diagnosed, I had a bagel with jam for breakfast no thinking that this was a bad thing. How could I have been so naive!
 
My current choices fro brekfast are - Porridge & fruit (raspberries or blackberries mostly),Mackerel & lettuce or Bacon & scrambled eggs.
(bacon & eggs usually result is a sub 5.0 before lunch so I have to be careful about driving)
for the spag boll use Whole wheat pasta (it is a slower release so gives the body more time to cope) & reduce the qty (have more meat & sauce instread).
whit flour seems to be much worse & I find it best to seriously limit my bread consumptions (Warburtons wholemeal thins make a good burger bun replacement).
unfortunatly as a newbe the only thing to do is keep a food diary & test, just remember an occasional temporary high is not a disaster.
As I occupationally go scuba diving I was advised it would be to start of high before diving to reduce any risk of a hypo underwater.
 
You could also try the cooling & re-heating pasta method. Rumour has it that it lowers the carbs.
 
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