Diabetesforme
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Hi im new and struggling with pre diabetes dont know what i can and cant eat
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Hi im pauline
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Welcome to the forum @Diabetesforme
Have you lived with diabetes for long and only recently joined the forum, or was your diagnosis recent too?
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a brutally honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content in your meals and snacks - not just the ‘of which sugars’.
It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, your diary might also suggest some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions, or using lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’).
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach that will suit everyone, but you might find some ideas in this selection of meal plans?
www.diabetes.org.uk
Good luck! And let us know how you get on 🙂
Have you lived with diabetes for long and only recently joined the forum, or was your diagnosis recent too?
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a brutally honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content in your meals and snacks - not just the ‘of which sugars’.
It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. Once you can see which meals or snacks are your ‘big hitters’, and where carbs might be unexpectedly lurking, your diary might also suggest some likely candidates for swaps, portion reductions, or using lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’).
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach that will suit everyone, but you might find some ideas in this selection of meal plans?
Meal plans and diabetes
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Good luck! And let us know how you get on 🙂
Inka
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Welcome @Diabetesforme 🙂
Maria DUK
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Hello and welcome @Diabetesforme, so sorry to hear that you are struggling but just remember that that is a completely normal feeling but with time those feelings can settle. 🙂
We have a recipe finder tool on our website which may help give you some inspiration on what to eat!
www.diabetes.org.uk
We have a recipe finder tool on our website which may help give you some inspiration on what to eat!
Recipe finder - Enjoy Food | Diabetes UK
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