allison1701
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Hi Im Allison. Since being diagnosed a few months ago I have lost 23lbs in weight, which is great, but I am really struggling with what I can and cant eat... any suggestions?
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New and Dont know what to eat!!!!
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margie
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Hello Allison and welcome to the forums.
If you haven't already read it - have a look at this link
http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=10406
it gives quite a bit of information for those newly diagnosed.
Food affects us all differently and the best way for you to find out which foods you can tolerate is to test. Unfortunately not all GPs will give you testing strips or a meter - but they can really help and you will probably get a lot of replies saying how much a meter helped them work out what they could eat, or how much of something they could get away with eating.
You might want to look in this section (just follow the link) to see what others have been trying
http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=4
If you haven't already read it - have a look at this link
http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=10406
it gives quite a bit of information for those newly diagnosed.
Food affects us all differently and the best way for you to find out which foods you can tolerate is to test. Unfortunately not all GPs will give you testing strips or a meter - but they can really help and you will probably get a lot of replies saying how much a meter helped them work out what they could eat, or how much of something they could get away with eating.
You might want to look in this section (just follow the link) to see what others have been trying
http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=4
Northerner
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Hi Allison, welcome to the forum 🙂 Well done on your weight loss, that's a terrific achievement! As well as looking at the links margie has given you (particularly the GL Diet books), I'd suggest that you start keeping a food diary so that you can analyse it, perhaps with the help of a dietician if you can get an appointment, and look for areas where you might be able to cut down on some things, or replace items with a more diabetic and calorie-friendly alternative. It really does work to be able to look back over the week and see what you actually ate and drank rather than trying to remember it.
Do you test your blood sugar levels to see what effect different meals have on them? It's highly recommended, as although you can read general advice about healthy eating, people can have different tolerances for the same food items, and learning what works best for you will help to keep your levels steady, and at the same time give you more energy. Speaking of which, are you able to exercise much? This will really help, both with the diabetes and with the weight loss by making you more insulin-sensitive and burning more calories.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly', and we'll do our best to help you and encourage you! 🙂
Do you test your blood sugar levels to see what effect different meals have on them? It's highly recommended, as although you can read general advice about healthy eating, people can have different tolerances for the same food items, and learning what works best for you will help to keep your levels steady, and at the same time give you more energy. Speaking of which, are you able to exercise much? This will really help, both with the diabetes and with the weight loss by making you more insulin-sensitive and burning more calories.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly', and we'll do our best to help you and encourage you! 🙂
Steff
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Hi Alison a warm welcome to the forum from me, well done on your weight loss thats great.If you are testing then the meter is your best friend it will tell you in what way food effects you....All I will say is moderation is the key dont deprive yourself.
teapot8910
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Welcome to the forum Alison!
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Hi Alison
Plenty of advice/links for you to wade through so just 'Welcome'.
Once you've had a chance to read around a bit fire away with any questions. Nothing will be though of as silly or too obvious and someone is almost bound to have been there before you 🙂
Congrats on the weight loss too!
M
Plenty of advice/links for you to wade through so just 'Welcome'.
Once you've had a chance to read around a bit fire away with any questions. Nothing will be though of as silly or too obvious and someone is almost bound to have been there before you 🙂
Congrats on the weight loss too!
M
Hi Alison,
I'm also new to this forum and also want to know more about what food to eat and how different foods can affect you.
I don't have diabetes but my husband has been recently diagnosed and I know I have to change our feeding habits and lifestyle so we can both lead a healthier life.
Our doctor has given us very little information but he did give my husband a list of foods that can be eaten and those to be avoided.
There was no mention though about quantities; just eat in moderation.... or eat as much as you like etc. Well our idea of moderation is probably someone else's idea of gluttony.
I was shocked when I read a book about how much a portion was of meat for example. It says not to eat more than 3 1/2 oz. We were eating almost twice that. 5oz fish, again it seems tiny but I'm getting used to recognising weight now.
The biggest shock was the ammount of carbohydrate in cereals, pasta, bread etc. I now recognise approx. 1/2(half)oz. dried porridge, rice and pasta (whole grain of course) and use no more than that per portion. I just cook more veg to go with it.
I cut meat up smaller and that makes it seem more. I made a 5oz. chicken breast; thinly sliced and stir fried, do for two of us last night. It was plenty. It can save money as well.
I'm sure we'll talk again.
Best wishes
I'm also new to this forum and also want to know more about what food to eat and how different foods can affect you.
I don't have diabetes but my husband has been recently diagnosed and I know I have to change our feeding habits and lifestyle so we can both lead a healthier life.
Our doctor has given us very little information but he did give my husband a list of foods that can be eaten and those to be avoided.
There was no mention though about quantities; just eat in moderation.... or eat as much as you like etc. Well our idea of moderation is probably someone else's idea of gluttony.
I was shocked when I read a book about how much a portion was of meat for example. It says not to eat more than 3 1/2 oz. We were eating almost twice that. 5oz fish, again it seems tiny but I'm getting used to recognising weight now.
The biggest shock was the ammount of carbohydrate in cereals, pasta, bread etc. I now recognise approx. 1/2(half)oz. dried porridge, rice and pasta (whole grain of course) and use no more than that per portion. I just cook more veg to go with it.
I cut meat up smaller and that makes it seem more. I made a 5oz. chicken breast; thinly sliced and stir fried, do for two of us last night. It was plenty. It can save money as well.
I'm sure we'll talk again.
Best wishes
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