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[Mrs Manilow]

I have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, but am finding it difficult as to what to eat, as have heart problems and need to watch my cholesterol and fats. Any help please, as am always hungry. Thank you.

 

[Lucyr]

Hi and welcome. There’s lots of things you can eat to help both blood sugars and cholesterol. Lean meats, fish, vegetables are good places to start.

 

[Mrs Manilow]

Thank you Lucy. Will stock up on veg and chicken when I go shopping

 

[trophywench]

Fish oils are a brill way of getting good fat into the body without being considered dangerous regarding heart problems - therefore if you haven't thought of eating eg salmon - which is now widely available in supermarkets, not the rare expensive fish it was when I was growing up, and it doesn't taste mega fishy like ones such as mackerel and sardines. Quite a delicate flavour in comparison in fact - so if you haven't tried it, perhaps you should. Trout's another oily fish - but that is still 'fishy'. The reason I'm saying this is because 'more fat' does actually help to keep you feeling fuller for longer than the equivalent portion of eg chicken.

 

[Mrs Manilow]

Thank you Jenny

 

[Leadinglights]

You may find this link useful for finding suitable meals and there are some sensible do's and don'ts as well. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
How times have changed when salmon and chicken are the cheap foods whereas when I was a kid they were the luxury foods and lamb and beef, the everyday meats.
I heard a restaurant was saying that cod was more expensive than steak so they had stopped serving it.

 

[Cherrelle DUK]

Hi Mrs Manilow, welcome to the forum.

You don't need to go hungry when eating in a more healthy way but it may take a bit of trial and error to figure out what works well for you.

I'm wondering whether your GP has a dietician service available as you'd need to take into consideration you other health challenges so they may be able to help you come up with a more unique plan.

We've do have some great general ideas on our main site so feel free to have a look https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/i-have-type-2-diabetes.