Hungry

[Woodside]

Hi,
I am still getting my head around my diagnosis of being a diabetic type 2. Since finding out just before xmas,. I have taken to eating my dinner on a smaller plate. We eat our evening meal at about 4.30 pm to 5 pm. I have stopped potatoes completely. But by 9 PM I start to feel hungry again. Not sure what to est at that time of night. Have been having a mug of warm milk. Have just bought some almond milk & some coconut milk. I only really eat chicken fish, & salmon, along with vegetables.

 

[Eddy Edson]

Nuts are handy. Avoid anything salted and not too many peanuts (lots of saturated fat). Watch the calories too!

 

[Toucan]

Hello @Woodside
It sounds like your making a very good start, and you eating style sounds good.

It is difficult to deal with evening hunger pangs late evening, especially if you have eaten early.
Although your plate is smaller, maybe if you pile it up more with vegetables, particularly the leafy green ones, then it may make you feel satisfied for a bit longer.
A hot drink is a good idea and I do this, but tend to drink a herbal tea, or my favourite ( although it doesn't sound great) is chopped ginger soaked in boiling water for a while.

 

[Vonny]

You could try a cube or two of cheese as well. Luckily I don't get hungry in the evening because we don't eat until 8pm due to my partner's work but if I'm peckish in the day my fall-back snacks are a handful of unsalted mixed nuts or a small piece of cheese.

Hope you find something which works for you.

 

[Ljc]

Hi. Perhaps you have cut down the size of your dinner too much.
You see when we cut out/down on the starchy carbohydrates we often replace them with something else such us more veg that grows above ground, till you find suitable substitutes

Many of us tend not to cut down on good fats for two reasons
It keeps us feeling fuller for longer
It often tastes nicer than the low fat varieties of things.

Good snacks include, a small bit of cheese, eggs cooked anyway you like, unsalted nuts , ie a few almonds , walnuts , a few pork scratchings.
Drinking something can help fill you up.

 

[rebrascora]

Eating more fat should help to stop you feeling hungry. I know it will be contrary to the NHS advice you will have been given but if you are cutting the carbs you need to replace that source of easy, quick release energy with a slow burn alternative and fat fits that remit. It takes longer to digest so it keeps you satisfied for longer. I am not talking huge quantities because it is energy dense so just a knob of butter on your cabbage or cauliflower cheese made with cream cheese and grated cheese rather than a cheese sauce made with flour. As others have suggested, some chunks of cheese or a boiled egg with some mayonnaise when you feel hungry after dinner. A cheese board is a good diabetic option instead of dessert either at home or when eating out (fat chance I know!) Some creamy whole milk Greek yoghurt with a few chopped nuts/seeds/desiccated coconut/berries etc. can be quite filling without being heavy.

 

[daducky88]

Hi,
I am still getting my head around my diagnosis of being a diabetic type 2. Since finding out just before xmas,. I have taken to eating my dinner on a smaller plate. We eat our evening meal at about 4.30 pm to 5 pm. I have stopped potatoes completely. But by 9 PM I start to feel hungry again. Not sure what to est at that time of night. Have been having a mug of warm milk. Have just bought some almond milk & some coconut milk. I only really eat chicken fish, & salmon, along with vegetables.

3 slices of grilled black pudding and a poached egg, no toast :-(, and a cup of weak black tea is good.

Otherwise a few olives

Or you could fry a few slices of 1/2inch thick liver for 1.5 mins a side in butter, mmm

 

[daducky88]

3 slices of grilled black pudding and a poached egg, no toast :-(, and a cup of weak black tea is good.

Otherwise a few olives

Or you could fry a few slices of 1/2inch thick liver for 1.5 mins a side in butter, mmm

Also i'd bulk out dinner with veg.

Eg cabbage
Or mashed parsnip and equal weight of either carrot or suede. You can do a shed load in one go. Mash it. And freeze it in take away tubs, the inch thick oblong sorts is good for a veg load up on the plate.
1/2inch cauliflower slices, baked 40 mins gm 4, spread with harissa and a few frozen prawns for an extra 10 mins at gm 7. Can be had as a starter too. Nice with grilled fish eg mackerel dusted in flour b4 grilling

 

[ianf0ster]

I find my BG spikes too much with either parsnips or carrots, we all have differing reactions to foods.
But I can't even eat a raw carrot.

Though as far as I know practically everybody is OK with cauliflower or broccoli

 

[Pine Marten]

I would be ravenous if I ate as early as 4.30 - we usually have our evening meal at about 7pm, and it generally includes a dessert, usually blackberries & raspberries, or a sugarfree jelly, or the occasional banana shared between us, all with cream. We have a lot of veg, cauliflower, broccoli, other greenery, leeks, peppers, fennel - and now we've started roasting diced swede which is quite nice.

 

[adrian1der]

3 slices of grilled black pudding

I have to be careful with black pudding. It can contain a lot of carbs because of the rusk. A quick check online reveals that the Asda black pudding contains 8.7g of carbs in only 37g of black pudding

 

[grovesy]

I have to be careful with black pudding. It can contain a lot of carbs because of the rusk. A quick check online reveals that the Asda black pudding contains 8.7g of carbs in only 37g of black pudding

Ii think Black pudding is like saysages the xarb count is very variable!

 

[Browser]

Instead of potatoes, try a steak or chunks of cauliflower or celeriac. I brush olive oil on the steak, sprinkle it with crushed walnuts, some caraway, and fennel seeds and a few dried chilli flakes. Finally a drizzle of sesame oil and lemon juice. Cook in oven at 200 deg. C. for about 30 mins or to taste. Very tasty, quite filling and the added ingredients mask the taste of the veg. if you’re not too fond of it.