KellySuffolk
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I have been diagnosed with type 2 in the last couple of weeks and I am finding hard what snacks I can have, my tummy started rumbling about mid morning.
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Leadinglights
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There are somegood breakfast ideas in this thread, https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/breakfast.105590/
Having a low carb but breakfast based on protein and healthy fats should help with your morning tummy rumbles.
I have full fat Greek yoghurt with berries and about 15g of low sugar granola and don't feel at all hungry, it keeps me going for 4-5 hours with just a drink in between.
For most Type 2 diabetics, breakfast is the worst meal of the day.
it used to be the best meal of the day (meat, fish, eggs), but it's now decades since breakfast cereals took over.
The vast majority ot those (even whole grain oat porridge) are a huge dose of carbohydrates which are almost immediately turned into glucose making our diabetes worse!
So a typical 'healthy breakfast' or porridge, toast, fruit juice is extremely unhealthy for a T2 Diabetic since basically it consists of glucose followed by more glucose washed down with more sugar (in this case fructose)!
it used to be the best meal of the day (meat, fish, eggs), but it's now decades since breakfast cereals took over.
The vast majority ot those (even whole grain oat porridge) are a huge dose of carbohydrates which are almost immediately turned into glucose making our diabetes worse!
So a typical 'healthy breakfast' or porridge, toast, fruit juice is extremely unhealthy for a T2 Diabetic since basically it consists of glucose followed by more glucose washed down with more sugar (in this case fructose)!
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Hi Kelly and welcome to the forum! I'm sorry to hear that you are finding it hard to figure out what snacks you can have, it always takes a bit of adjustment time to figure out what works for you especially when you're recently diagnosed. What have you been having for breakfast? The others above have mentioned some really useful tips, such as swapping certain breakfast foods for high protein, low carbohydrate options.
KellySuffolk
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I have been having toast with very thin low fat olive spread on it and a decaff coffee, can I have porridge and fruit?
Leadinglights
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You would be better having scrambled or poached egg on your toast or a piece of cheese. porridge and fruit depending on the portion and the particular fruit may be too high carb.
Of course if you get yourself a blood glucose monitor you could very easily test to see if you could have those things.
Ah the great brekkie debate. I decided to stick with porridge and then test myself to see the damage It usually returns 5-6 which is fine but i have a ready weighed sachet which is about 16 carbs. I did weigh loose porridge when when i was first diagnosed but ended up with oats in my hair, up my nose and on the floor. So i soon gave that up and bought the sachets. It keeps me full for hours. I must add the GP advised me NOT to have porridge but the nurse at my first review was bemused by that and told me to try and see what happens. The same GP also told me NOT to bother with testing I also ignored that it made no sense. The same nurse agreed with me. The glucose monitor has been my best friend.
Eggs and bacon far more filling along with a coffee with double cream... although I have given up eating in the morning completely and just stick with the coffee and double cream (3 per morning).
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Welcome to the forum @KellySuffolk
You aren’t alone in finding this confusing, and it can be so tricky when different sources are saying very different things (including like @Sharron1 says - from two different healthcare professionals within the same GP surgery!). It’s no wonder people end up confused
As others have said, one popular way through the maze is to get a home BG meter and check how your body responds to different options that appeal to you. Everyone is different - so what suits one person and their body copes well with might cause a big BG ‘bump’ for someone else. Thats part of where the confusion comes from! We had a thread recently about cherry tomatoes of all things. completely fine for most members here, but off the menu of one member who kept seeing unusual BG ‘spikes’ after eating them.
One strategy is to take a reading just before and again 2hrs after eating a meal and looking at the ‘meal rise’ (to begin with the numbers themselves arguably are less importance than the differences between them).
If you can tweak your portions of carbohydrate, and aim for options that suit your body and give a rise of 2-3mmol/L or less at the 2hr mark, then you should find that your overall levels gradually come down over time.
If you are interested in giving this a go, the most affordable meters members here have found are the SD Gluco Navii or the Spirit Tee2 - which both have test strips at around £10 for 50
Hope you find a breakfast that suits you, and keeps you full all morning. 🙂
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I notice that you still haven't received an answer about snacks
If you prefer to have a snack, or find you still want one even after trying some of the breakfast alteration suggestions, then low carb options include nuts, a hard boiled egg, houmous with low carb veg to dip in (maybe celery if you like that, I don't so would go for slightly higher carb options like pepper slices). If you do like celery then you could also spread some celery sticks with a bit of peanut butter (the kind that doesn't have any sugar added). There are also some commercial snack bars that are lower in carbs - most of the Kind nut bars for instance are under 10g carbs each.
If you prefer to have a snack, or find you still want one even after trying some of the breakfast alteration suggestions, then low carb options include nuts, a hard boiled egg, houmous with low carb veg to dip in (maybe celery if you like that, I don't so would go for slightly higher carb options like pepper slices). If you do like celery then you could also spread some celery sticks with a bit of peanut butter (the kind that doesn't have any sugar added). There are also some commercial snack bars that are lower in carbs - most of the Kind nut bars for instance are under 10g carbs each.
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