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[Kaylz]

Hi Grogg 1, very interested to see you mention sausages, i was told to avoid them due to the amount of breadcrumbs in them. I'm guessing you mean the butcher's own sausages with higher meat content?

I was shocked at the difference in sausages a Richmond thick pork sausage contains 7.8g yet 2 Tesco Finest Pork & Leek sausages only has 4.7g I much prefer the tesco ones too actually haha

 

[Lindarose]

Hi Sarah and a warm welcome from me. Another type 2. I have good and not so good times keeping on track but find walking as much as possible a good exercise to help lower BGs.

 

[Radders]

I know it is my own fault as I do not eat at regular times and do not have the best diet, but hey I have got to sort myself out now but at least I know now and hopefully can turn it around. With regard to medication had stated that they prefer to start you straight away.

Not necessarily your fault; plenty of folk have bad diets but don't get diabetes, genes play a part too. However you're right that there's plenty you can do to take control. This is a great forum to come to because of the wealth of experience and goodwill.

 

[Grogg1]

Hi Grogg 1, very interested to see you mention sausages, i was told to avoid them due to the amount of breadcrumbs in them. I'm guessing you mean the butcher's own sausages with higher meat content?

As other's have said watch the carbs in them. I have 1 sausage with breakfast and probably cheapish sausage from work canteen but I have measured my blood sugar 2 hours post breakfast and it's fine. However I pigged out on 4 sausage for tea one evening with just green veg and my rise was too much so I checked carb content of these sausage and it was high. I now buy more expensive sausages from Aldi that have 1/4 of the carb of the Richmond ones and there are only 6 in a pack so no danger of eating more than 3.