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Dee81 said:
I think I ate a relatively balanced diet, such as eggs & bacon, or similar ay breakfast, salad and protein at lunch, or noodles/rice, then meat and veg/salad with potatoes at dinner. Calorie wise I've been in deficit on average 700 calories daily.
I only had a few bites because it was so bland....and on the BHF website it says only low fat things whereas the diabetes website says no to low fat.....it's very contradictory.
I think I'm struggling mentally as my relationship with food has always been bad and this just makes it all the worse.
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All those things you mention with the exception of the rice/noodles and potatoes where portion size would be important, would be absolutely fine for managing blood glucose as they are pretty well zero carbs.
It is very hard to take account of both carbs and calories so people often take either a low carb or low calorie approach but obviously its carbs that convert to glucose and that is what you need to manage better.
You can have all sorts of dressings on your salad, mayo, or home made ones with lemon, herbs, balsamic vinegar.
I think you are being overly strict with your self.
 
Leadinglights said:
All those things you mention with the exception of the rice/noodles and potatoes where portion size would be important, would be absolutely fine for managing blood glucose as they are pretty well zero carbs.
It is very hard to take account of both carbs and calories so people often take either a low carb or low calorie approach but obviously its carbs that convert to glucose and that is what you need to manage better.
You can have all sorts of dressings on your salad, mayo, or home made ones with lemon, herbs, balsamic vinegar.
I think you are being overly strict with your self.
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But the eggs and bacon aren't allow due to cholesterol.....neither are the dressing etc.
Maybe I am....I'm sorry, just feeling very low and abit bleak
 
Dee81 said:
But the eggs and bacon aren't allow due to cholesterol.....neither are the dressing etc.
Maybe I am....I'm sorry, just feeling very low and abit bleak
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I thought that myth had been dispelled years ago that eggs contributed to cholesterol, some fats actually reduce the 'bad' cholesterol and increase the good cholesterol.
 
Dee81 said:
But the eggs and bacon aren't allow due to cholesterol.....neither are the dressing etc.
Maybe I am....I'm sorry, just feeling very low and abit bleak
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You might find this a useful read to dispel some of your misconceptions about cholesterol.
forum.diabetes.org.uk

A Basic Guide to Cholesterol: Myths & Misconceptions

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/a-basic-guide-to-cholesterol-part-3-myths-misconceptions/ A handy succinct collection of responses to common cholesterol misinformation.
forum.diabetes.org.uk forum.diabetes.org.uk
 
Dee81 said:
That's my problem though, one site says low fat, the other says no low fat. So whichever way I go I'm going to cause health issues with my body.
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I was trying to say that it's ok not to eat full fat products as I manage ok with it
 
Leadinglights said:
I thought that myth had been dispelled years ago that eggs contributed to cholesterol, some fats actually reduce the 'bad' cholesterol and increase the good cholesterol.
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I thought that too!! I must eat over a dozen eggs each week!
 
It's late but here are a couple of links I had intended to add to my previous post. Similar approaches, both with a good track record:

- Dr David Unwin's Conference talk 2023, The nuts & bolts of drug free T2 diabetes remission and diet sheet .
- Zoe Harcombe's What should we eat? and handy table

As you are not eating anyway maybe consider Newcastle Diet soups and shakes for 2-4 weeks to hopefully get your blood glucise down to normal? Then keep going with (say) Harcombe for the short and long term.
- Newcastle Diet leaflet:
- Roy Taylor, Achieving T2D remission (May 2023):
 
Why on earth can you not eat vegetables and only a tiny amount of salad? If they are too bland for you to enjoy - why not seek ways of livening the taste up instead of instantly deciding you can't possibly eat them?
 
Thank you all so much for your replies and input. It's appreciated more than I can say.
 
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