High sugar levels

[rebrascora]

@Totalwar
I wonder if perhaps you do not understand what carbs (carbohydrates) are as those breakfast options are all quite high carb.

Bread/toast is high carb as is Weetabix, Shredded Wheat and porridge. Pilchards and eggs are both good choices but not with normal bread. You might try just one slice of a low carb bread like Livlife or Burgen or go for something like an omelette with a variety of fillings like mushrooms, ham, cheese etc
or
bacon, eggs and mushrooms (but avoid baked beans, hash browns and bread/toast.... all high carb foods).

Many of us find creamy Greek Natural yoghurt (not low fat versions and best to steer clear of flavoured yoghurts as they are usually higher carb) with a few berries (raspberries blackberries, blueberries etc) and mixed seeds and/or chopped nuts works well as a breakfast choice.

If you want to stick with what you already eat, reduce the portion size, so just have one slice of toast instead of 2 or half a slice instead of a whole one. Just have 1 Weetabix or Shredded Wheat instead of 2 .... that sort of thing. Have cream on your cereal instead of milk as that is lower carb and the fat will help to fill you up. Have a chunk of cheese if you are still hungry.

I am finding that regular exercise is helping my mental health. I mostly just walk and it also helps to say hello or exchange pleasantries with people you pass whilst you are out or even just give them a smile, which can brighten their day a bit and your own. It doesn't have to be anything exertive. Set yourself a very small achievable target. It may be just 100yards round the block each day or even just up and down some stairs once or twice or walking round your living room for 10mins each day and then start building it up to twice a day or twice round the block. Got to make it easy and achievable to start with so that you get into a habit which is not too daunting and then build on it. You also get a positive feeling from achieving a target so make it something easy and get started. It also helps to know other people are supporting you, so share your targets and successes with us here so that we can cheer you on.

 

[Totalwar]

Thanks for the feedback.I know what low carbs are spent 9 months with a dietician.I use Semiskimmed milk and use granary or multigrain bread.My problem is high carbs I binged due mental health problems.

emotionally and stable personality disorder.

You shut off emotions by engaging in activities that soothe, stimulate or distract. These behaviours are often addictive or compulsive and can include overeating, gambling, dangerous sports, promiscuous sex, drug abuse. Includes solitary compulsive behaviours such as playing computer games, watching television, or fantasizing.

 

[SB2015]

Mmmmmm. I love pilchards.

Have you calculated the carbs in your breakfasts. Most cereals are pretty high in carbs.
Some breads are also high but there are other options like Bergen bread which is lower.

I was surprised when I worked out what they were doing to my glucose levels.
My option is a homemade mixture of coconut, nuts, seeds and I use quinoa instead of oats. I can help myself to four healed spoonfuls, with plain yogurt and still be below 20 g of carbs.

It might be worth looking in the food thread on this forum for lots of good ideas on hw to reduce carbs.

 

[Inka]

Thanks for the feedback.I know what low carbs are spent 9 months with a dietician.I use Semiskimmed milk and use granary or multigrain bread.My problem is high carbs I binged due mental health problems.

emotionally and stable personality disorder.

You shut off emotions by engaging in activities that soothe, stimulate or distract. These behaviours are often addictive or compulsive and can include overeating, gambling, dangerous sports, promiscuous sex, drug abuse. Includes solitary compulsive behaviours such as playing computer games, watching television, or fantasizing.

Then that must make things harder for you. I hope you’re getting appropriate help with your PD and that there’s some understanding of how it might impact your diabetes control and how best to deal with the two things alongside one another.

 

[Totalwar]

Then that must make things harder for you. I hope you’re getting appropriate help with your PD and that there’s some understanding of how it might impact your diabetes control and how best to deal with the two things alongside one another.

Yes it does thanks and getting help.

 

[Drummer]

Thanks for the feedback.I know what low carbs are spent 9 months with a dietician.I use Semiskimmed milk and use granary or multigrain bread.My problem is high carbs I binged due mental health problems.

emotionally and stable personality disorder.

You shut off emotions by engaging in activities that soothe, stimulate or distract. These behaviours are often addictive or compulsive and can include overeating, gambling, dangerous sports, promiscuous sex, drug abuse. Includes solitary compulsive behaviours such as playing computer games, watching television, or fantasizing.

Then you should know that the granary and multigrain breads are not the best choices as they are high in carbs so they might be 'triggers' for other high carb choices, perhaps?
I use extra thick cream in my coffee as that is the lowest carb option.
We often see that those most involved in 'healthy diet' options have a skewed idea about that are the good choices for a type two diabetic.
There are a couple of specialist breads which are 4 gm of carbs per slice. I use Livlife from Waitrose, but there are protein breads available with the same amount. If you can cope with them it might be an advantage to look for those rather than continue to eat the high carb options.

 

[pm133]

Thanks for the feedback.I know what low carbs are spent 9 months with a dietician.I use Semiskimmed milk and use granary or multigrain bread.My problem is high carbs I binged due mental health problems.

emotionally and stable personality disorder.

You shut off emotions by engaging in activities that soothe, stimulate or distract. These behaviours are often addictive or compulsive and can include overeating, gambling, dangerous sports, promiscuous sex, drug abuse. Includes solitary compulsive behaviours such as playing computer games, watching television, or fantasizing.

When you have cereal or toast, how much are you eating?
Do you weigh your food?

 

[Totalwar]

Contacted my Community diabetes nurse and she told me that insulin 80 units is to much and that I should split my dose into two and reduced down to 60 units.Because it was causing pain because of the large dose also said that I could be resist to the insulin i been taking.

 

[Inka]

Hopefully that will help your pain @Totalwar Did she mean resistant to that particular insulin or insulin in general?

 

[Totalwar]

Hopefully that will help your pain @Totalwar Did she mean resistant to that particular insulin or insulin in general?

To that one as not tried any other one yet

 

[Inka]

Ok, well if that’s the case there are a number of other basal/slow-acting insulins you can try if needed so you’d be able to find something that suited you 🙂

 

[Totalwar]

Ok, well if that’s the case there are a number of other basal/slow-acting insulins you can try if needed so you’d be able to find something that suited you 🙂

Ok thanks see what Doc says when I see them in Decembe.

 

[Totalwar]

Well looked into ceals like theses.



Breakfast cereals tend to be carbohydrate heavy, which can mean that even people on insulin may struggle to maintain good sugar levels. However, Weetabix, Oatabix and Shredded Wheat have quite generous amounts of fibre and therefore are some of the more blood sugar friendly cereals available and if you look on box under carbs there in sugar there low in sugar

 

[grovesy]

Well looked into ceals like theses.



Breakfast cereals tend to be carbohydrate heavy, which can mean that even people on insulin may struggle to maintain good sugar levels. However, Weetabix, Oatabix and Shredded Wheat have quite generous amounts of fibre and therefore are some of the more blood sugar friendly cereals available and if you look on box under carbs there in sugar there low in sugar

It is the Carbs not just the sugars !

 

[rebrascora]

Whilst dietary fibre can slow down the absorption of glucose from carbs, it is an individual response and some people's digestive system responds to that and others break down the carbs just as quickly regardless of the fibre.
Those carbs are still there and will get broken down, it is just a question of how efficient the digestive system of the person eating them is. Many people take Low Glycemic Index as fact when it is just an average of how people's systems break foods down. So something that is Low GI might work well for one diabetic and not for another.

Testing before and 2 hours after eating these foods will show you how your body responds.

I do take exception to the term they use saying that these are "more blood sugar friendly options". Maybe should be "less blood sugar enemy" than the other options.... think that might be controversial though!