Just Diagnosed

[Scotfalconer]

Hi all, Just been diagnosed with T2, finding it all a bit of a minefield with regards to diet what you should/ shouldn’t eat?
Hoping to find all relevant information on this forum.Therefore any info greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Pine Marten]

Welcome, @Scotfalconer. I'm sure others will be along in due course, but to start off, how did you come to be diagnosed? Did your surgery give you any info, or tell you what you blood glucose reading is?

A good start is to cut out or reduce starchy carbs like bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. Replace with more green leafy veg, eggs, cheese, good quality meat (unless you're vegetarian); start or continue with regular exercise; lose some weight if necessary. It's also good to get yourself a meter (most surgeries don't supply them) and test your blood sugar before a meal, and two hours after starting to eat. This way you can get a handle on which foods spike you and which don't.

A useful and cheap meter is the SD Codefree from Amazon or Home Health. I haven't got the link to hand but Home Health take off the VAT if you say you're diabetic.

Please ask any questions you like, give us a bit more info, and we'd be pleased to help. You may find yourself fitter and healthier than before diagnosis 🙂

 

[CathyB]

Hi @Scotfalconer and welcome to the club no one wants to join 😉 it’s a lot to take in at the start but you will find all you need to know here on the forum. As Pine Marten has said, it’s the carbs we need to watch, these are the beasties that push our blood glucose levels up and our pancreas into a meltdown
Testing is key, it’s how you work out what foods work for your body, keeping a food diary really helped me in the first few weeks, for example I was having Greek yoghurt with a few raspberries but my bloods would shoot up afterwards, I worked out that the yoghurt was fine if I removed the fruit! Others can tolerate a few berries without any problem.
Ideally you need to test before your meal and then again two hours after and have a rise of no more than 2 for it to be a ‘good’ meal. Take your time and have a good read, then ask any questions you might have

 

[HOBIE]

Good luck & welcome Scott 🙂

 

[Scotfalconer]

Welcome, @Scotfalconer. I'm sure others will be along in due course, but to start off, how did you come to be diagnosed? Did your surgery give you any info, or tell you what you blood glucose reading is?

A good start is to cut out or reduce starchy carbs like bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. Replace with more green leafy veg, eggs, cheese, good quality meat (unless you're vegetarian); start or continue with regular exercise; lose some weight if necessary. It's also good to get yourself a meter (most surgeries don't supply them) and test your blood sugar before a meal, and two hours after starting to eat. This way you can get a handle on which foods spike you and which don't.

A useful and cheap meter is the SD Codefree from Amazon or Home Health. I haven't got the link to hand but Home Health take off the VAT if you say you're diabetic.

Please ask any questions you like, give us a bit more info, and we'd be pleased to help. You may find yourself fitter and healthier than before diagnosis 🙂

Thanks for replying I am looking into purchasing the SD code free .

 

[Scotfalconer]

Hi @Scotfalconer and welcome to the club no one wants to join 😉 it’s a lot to take in at the start but you will find all you need to know here on the forum. As Pine Marten has said, it’s the carbs we need to watch, these are the beasties that push our blood glucose levels up and our pancreas into a meltdown
Testing is key, it’s how you work out what foods work for your body, keeping a food diary really helped me in the first few weeks, for example I was having Greek yoghurt with a few raspberries but my bloods would shoot up afterwards, I worked out that the yoghurt was fine if I removed the fruit! Others can tolerate a few berries without any problem.
Ideally you need to test before your meal and then again two hours after and have a rise of no more than 2 for it to be a ‘good’ meal. Take your time and have a good read, then ask any questions you might have

Thanks for your assistance, I have now purchased the SD kit from Amazon, hopefully when it arrives I will be able to operate it ok and start recording meals and readings.

 

[Scotfalconer]

Good luck & welcome Scott 🙂

thank you