Welcome to the forum
@Caz812
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, and that you feel you‘ve been thrown in at the deep end by your surgery and not really given much help
Have a browse around the forum, and feel free to ask any questions you have. We are a friendly bunch, and there are literally centuries of lived diabetes experience here for you to tap into, with all sorts of people finding their own way through the diabetes maze. No questions will be regarded as too obvious, or silly, so fire away!
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of total carbohydrate (not just ‘of which sugars’) in the meals and snacks. This will give you an idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu, and which meals have the highest ‘carb load’ as it is these which are most likely to be raising your blood glucose levels.
If you would like a good overview of T2 diabetes, to add to the knowledge you’ve already picked up, members here frequently recommend
Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book
T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
There’s also the ‘learning zone’ (look for the highlighted menu item above) which has a whole raft of very helpful modules and resources to get you started.
Let is know how you get on
🙂
