husband has type 2 diabetes

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Austin, you're forgetting her husband is a taxi driver and it may affect his livelihood to go on insulin straightaway. Insulin would bring the levels down quickly, but that doesn't mean he should necessarily be put on it straightaway - the doctor will have much more information to hand than we do so at this early stage.
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the problem would be big if my husband went on insulin as he would have to pack up taxis for good, its bad enough that he can't drive the lorries now because the insurance won't cover him but type 2 ok driving taxis, it weird i know but different jobs mean different things.😡
 
What sort of things do you find it easy/prefer to cook?

Typically our evening meal has always been some form of protein combined with some new potatoes and veg. From opening the fridge to serving that is about 30 minutes. From a diabetics point of view, usually it's the potatoes that are the major thing to consider (I actually cut myself back to 3 new potatoes).

The pre-prepared tin stuff isn't so bad, but it's a good idea to have a good read of the labels to see what it contains. I've once or twice removed an extra potato or two from my plate because the tin had a bit more carbohydrate then I wanted. (when I was loosing weight I was aiming for 70g carb per day, but these days I think I aim for ~150g)

How is your husbands weight?
 
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I'm with Mark, some protein, easy stuff like tinned ham, very tasty and low in calories too, with small boiled potatoes (2 in my case), with cauliflower and broccoli, 2 things I used to hate, but now buy frozen packets. Put in steamer and 15 minutes all done.

Lunch is usually a pitta bread with mushroom omelet.
 
Judging by what you said about your husband's metformin it's early days and you should be concentrating on helping him with his eating. I would suggest that you try and substitute Burgen and a wholegrain bread instead of white. Cut down on the portion size of carbs, 50g rice instead of 75g, 2 small potatoes instead of 4 etc. Give him time for the metformin to kick in.

Is there a reason why he doesn't take the meter with him, would be a lot easier than coming home. Is eating during the day a problem, it is difficult when you have to buy something when you are out and taxi drivers seem to eat a lot in their cars, so it's sandwiches, burgers etc.
 
Is there a reason why he doesn't take the meter with him, would be a lot easier than coming home. Is eating during the day a problem, it is difficult when you have to buy something when you are out and taxi drivers seem to eat a lot in their cars, so it's sandwiches, burgers etc.[/QUOTE]

did my husbands levels this morning and his 13.2 before food alot better than the last 2 days.
the reason he doesn't take it with his is because he can't take needles in the car and is still not sure how to check his levels on his own yet.
eating during the day is not to much of a problem as we have friends that run a cafe near where we work so they help with meals that he can eat ect.
i just need to get the balance right on what he can have but not sure what to avoid as he eats lots of different things.:confused:
 
Hi there. It's really confusing when you start out, isn't it. But please don't worry - you seem to be doing fine looking at the reducing numbers. I'm a busy working mum and need to prepare meals quickly. I eat carbs only twice a day and make sure they are wholewheat ones (burgen bread, wholewheat pasta etc). If I do have potatoes, I stick to a couple of new potatoes boiled. I usually have a small portion of porridge for breakfast with a handful of berries, or if my bg is raised, scrambled eggs/ham or low fat yogurt and berries. Lunches are usually fish or chicken and salad with a low fat dressing. My evening meal is meat or fish, loads of veg and a small portion of new potatoes or wholewheat pasta or rice. Stir fries are really quick, easy and healthy. Chicken, veg and a small portion of noodles (medium egg noodles) is ok for me. I often make my own veg soups and have for lunch or evening meal. If your husband doesn't need to lose weight, he can snack on nuts, houmous with carrot sticks etc. If he does need to lose weight, then these are ok but he may need to limit them to small portions. I recently discover cauliflower mash! Grate the cauli and blitz in the microwave for 2-3 minutes with seasoning in a covered dish (cling film works ok) and use instead of mash on shepherds pie, or serve with curries and chillies instead of rice. It works. Honestly! The very best of luck and keep doing what you're doing, cos you're doing fine! Katie
 
hi again thanks all for the advice, had to go back to the drs again with husband as his reading high 20's since last night, drs put his metformin up to 3x a day and have to let them know what his reading is tonight and first thing in the morning as it might mean hospital time, not looking forward to that as it will mean he will have to pack up work if he need insulin injections. 😱😱
 
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