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Just diagnosed with T2
- Thread starter MikeRead
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Hi
No i dont know what my numbers were, too nervous to ask, yes i would like /have to lose alot of weight.
im eating alot of Chicken, salmon, lamb,
Loads of green veggies like broccoli and beans, apples berries.
i have completely cut out for now chocolate and fizzy drinks, crisps and other snacks.
No i dont know what my numbers were, too nervous to ask, yes i would like /have to lose alot of weight.
im eating alot of Chicken, salmon, lamb,
Loads of green veggies like broccoli and beans, apples berries.
i have completely cut out for now chocolate and fizzy drinks, crisps and other snacks.
Inka
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Well that all sounds a great start @MikeRead 🙂 I think it’s best to make gradual changes because it’s not wise to suddenly drop your blood sugar right down. Looking at your diet before diagnosis is a good idea as you can then spot things you can improve.
If you’re looking for ideas, there are some meal plans here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/meal-plans
But you can just keep things quite simple as you seem to be doing. I know you understandably said you were scared to ask your number but you might find a home glucose meter useful as you could use it to test how you react to certain meals (ie if they push your blood sugar too high).
Don’t forget exercise either. A walk can help insulin sensitivity apart from the other health benefits.
If you’re looking for ideas, there are some meal plans here:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/meal-plans
But you can just keep things quite simple as you seem to be doing. I know you understandably said you were scared to ask your number but you might find a home glucose meter useful as you could use it to test how you react to certain meals (ie if they push your blood sugar too high).
Don’t forget exercise either. A walk can help insulin sensitivity apart from the other health benefits.
Cherrelle DUK
Much missed Online Community Coordinator
Hi @MikeRead, welcome to the forum! I know it may seem scary but knowing your numbers help you to regain control of the situation so do look into it when you're ready.
We have some really good recipes from the community that you might want to look at https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/recipes.21/.
We have some really good recipes from the community that you might want to look at https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/recipes.21/.
Drummer
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If your starting point is fairly low on the scale you will probably be fine, but if you plan to get a meter to test your blood glucose levels you might check how beans affect you - I can apparently extract almost twice the listed amount of carbs from peas and beans - others have reported the same thing, so it might be something genetic which shows up once it is looked for. It solved quite a few puzzling results for me.
Apples are a problem for me as I have two apple trees in the garden and whilst one small and unripe apple is just about OK a big ripe one is not.
Apples are a problem for me as I have two apple trees in the garden and whilst one small and unripe apple is just about OK a big ripe one is not.
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