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Welcome Alvin 🙂 x
 
I have lots of questions,re food what you should and shouldn't,which fruit.which bread. How do I obtain a meter to check my blood.
Thank you for your reply.
 
Alvin Nightingale said:
I have lots of questions,re food what you should and shouldn't,which fruit.which bread. How do I obtain a meter to check my blood.
Thank you for your reply.
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Hi Alvin, welcome to the forum 🙂 Some people are able to get a meter and prescription for test strips from their nurse or GP, so that would be the first place to try. Unfortunately, a lot of them don't see the value of testing unless you are on certain types of medication, like insulin, and think they will save money by not prescribing. If that happens, then it's still worth funding your own for while, whilst you discover how well (or otherwise) you tolerate your various food choices. The cheapest option we have come across is the SD Codefree Meter which has test strips at around £8 for 50. Have a read of Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S to understand how to use test strips efficiently and effectively to tailor your diet to things your body can handle well 🙂

In terms of bread, a forum 'favourite' is Burgen Soya and Linseed, which is lower carb than most other types of bread, due to some of the flour being soya flour, plus the seeds help it to release energy slowly and steadily - also Lidl high protein rolls, which are low carb and very filling. I'd recommend looking at the GL (Glycaemic Load) diet for some good ideas of an
approach to selecting and combining foods so that they have a slow, steady impact on blood glucose levels - The GL Diet for Dummies is a very good introduction 🙂

Any more questions, ask away! 🙂
 
Heyyyyyy Alvin how are you getting on. Im new too and this forum is awesome. I was told today i can eat almost anything within reason as long as novorapid is taken.
 
CraigLucywebb said:
Heyyyyyy Alvin how are you getting on. Im new too and this forum is awesome. I was told today i can eat almost anything within reason as long as novorapid is taken.
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That's maybe fine for us Type 1's who take insulin but as Alvin is Type 2 and on tablets it's not possible for him x
 
Alvin Nightingale said:
I have lots of questions,re food what you should and shouldn't,which fruit.which bread. How do I obtain a meter to check my blood.
Thank you for your reply.
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Feel free to post any questions you like, we are all a friendly bunch and will try to help as much as we can 🙂 x
 
Thank Northern that's fantastic,and to everybody else for the advice.
I have a friend that has a Nexus Gluco/Rex machine that I can have the use of but no stripes would that be ok.
The doctor said that to many grapes are bad? What about pink grapefruit?
The tape of bread you surjest do have to shop round for it.
 
Hello Alvin. 🙂

What have you been doing for four years? Have you been in denial like me? I was in denial a year but you beat me. :D
 
Alvin Nightingale said:
D I have been trying without making to much progress.
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Well it's very hard. Just keep going. I've found this forum to be a fount of information. I only started taking D seriously when I joined here!
 
Hi Alvin. Burgen bread is available in most supermarkets, though some people on here are finding it harder to get. Grapes are little sugar bombs & should be approached with care. I don't know about pink grapefruit. Generally, tropical fruit is high is sugar & can spike very quickly. Best thing is get a meter & test. We are all different with the foods we can & can't tolerate.
 
Alvin Nightingale said:
Thank Northern that's fantastic,and to everybody else for the advice.
I have a friend that has a Nexus Gluco/Rex machine that I can have the use of but no stripes would that be ok.
The doctor said that to many grapes are bad? What about pink grapefruit?
The tape of bread you surjest do have to shop round for it.
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Hi Alvin, what you might find with the Nexus meter is that it's fine to use, but it is the test strips that are the main expense, so that's why we recommend the SD Codefree Meter which has test strips at around £8 for 50 - you might pay at least twice as much for the Nexus strips.

As mentioned, grapes tend to raise your levels very quickly, so any more than a couple is usually not a good idea - but who could stop at just two grapes? 😱 If you want fruit then berries are usually a much better option 🙂 As for grapefruit, you would need to check with your doctor as some medications say you shouldn't have grapefruit whilst you are taking them (statins are one example, if you are on them).

I get my Burgen bread from Sainsbury's, but it should be available in most big supermarkets. The Lidl high protein rolls are only available in Lidl, although I think Warburtons also do a high protein bread which you might be able to get elsewhere 🙂

Keep asking questions, and let us know how you get on! 🙂
 
Northern thank you again for the info.
What advice can drugs the doctor has put my Atorvastatin up from 10mg to 40mg???????

What about butter.
 
Alvin Nightingale said:
D I have been trying without making to much progress.
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Welcome to the forum Alvin. Well I reckon you'll begin to make progress from now on, there are plenty of friendly kind folks here that are willing to help you do just that. Ask as many questions as you wish & as often as you want. If one of us can't give you an answer then someone else will come along to help you out. Good luck & take care

DX Type2 April 2016
Metformin withdrawn
Diet & exercise only
 
Welcome from a fellow T2 who's two years in.
 
How often should you test your blood? I did my blood first thing this morning and it was 10.5 which is too high that was fasting. What about butter I use Flora Original.
 
Mark Parrott said:
Hi Alvin. Burgen bread is available in most supermarkets, though some people on here are finding it harder to get. Grapes are little sugar bombs & should be approached with care. I don't know about pink grapefruit. Generally, tropical fruit is high is sugar & can spike very quickly. Best thing is get a meter & test. We are all different with the foods we can & can't tolerate.
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@Mark Parrott I can't eat grapefruit of any description because I take high blood pressure tablets.
 
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