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Welcome to the forum
It is a lot to get your head around when first diagnosed but slightly worrying that you are mentioning 'sugars' when it is really ALL carbohydrates you need to be concerned about. It is not just sugar and things containing sugar like cakes, biscuits and sugary drinks that are problematic for Type 2 diabetics but things like potatoes, bread, cereals, rice, pasta, tropical fruits and starchy veg as they will all convert to glucose.
The more you reduce the amount of 'sweet stuff you have the less you will crave it.
There are quite a few recipes for low carb or keto deserts in the Food forum. The sort of things people have are sugarfree jelly with fruit like berries with cream, or full fat Greek yoghurt with berries or seeds and nuts.
A few people make Keto cakes or muffins.
Have a look at the Learning Zone (orange tab at the top) to get a better understanding of Type 2 diabetes. Also look around at some of the other posts as there are lots of dietary ideas for reducing those carbohydrates in your diet
Do you know what your HbA1C is that gave you your diagnosis and are you on any medication and do you have weight to lose as that will help people give appropriate advice.
It is a lot to get your head around when first diagnosed but slightly worrying that you are mentioning 'sugars' when it is really ALL carbohydrates you need to be concerned about. It is not just sugar and things containing sugar like cakes, biscuits and sugary drinks that are problematic for Type 2 diabetics but things like potatoes, bread, cereals, rice, pasta, tropical fruits and starchy veg as they will all convert to glucose.
The more you reduce the amount of 'sweet stuff you have the less you will crave it.
There are quite a few recipes for low carb or keto deserts in the Food forum. The sort of things people have are sugarfree jelly with fruit like berries with cream, or full fat Greek yoghurt with berries or seeds and nuts.
A few people make Keto cakes or muffins.
Have a look at the Learning Zone (orange tab at the top) to get a better understanding of Type 2 diabetes. Also look around at some of the other posts as there are lots of dietary ideas for reducing those carbohydrates in your diet
Do you know what your HbA1C is that gave you your diagnosis and are you on any medication and do you have weight to lose as that will help people give appropriate advice.
Hello, yes I am trying to cut out most carbs and sweet stuff 4weeks in starting to crave I’m sure I will get used to it eventually as time goes on
My HBA1C level was 69 and was put on Sukkarto tablets also high cholesterol 7.5 put on statins but cannot tolerate them so came off the statins
My diet has changed a lot and have increased my exercise so hoping things will go down at my 3mth check
Will explor this site for lots of info and help
Thank you for your comments
My HBA1C level was 69 and was put on Sukkarto tablets also high cholesterol 7.5 put on statins but cannot tolerate them so came off the statins
My diet has changed a lot and have increased my exercise so hoping things will go down at my 3mth check
Will explor this site for lots of info and help
Thank you for your comments
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You may find that reducing carbs will be beneficial in reducing cholesterol, that has been the experience of a few people.
Yes your HbA1C is quite high but if you read around you will see people with similar and higher levels have succeed in getting it down and losing weight also by a low carb approach.
You might find Nature Valley, KIND or shop own protein bars (nut based) are not bad an carbs10g or less per bar for a sweet hit. Just bought some sea salt and chocolate ones from Morrisons at 7g carb per bar.
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Welcome to the forum @Ju123
Sounds like you have jumped into action to try to get to grips with your new diagnosis - well done! Good luck with your weight loss ambitions, and great to hear you are being more active 🙂
Have you considered buying a blood glucose meter? Many GPs are reluctant to prescribe meters unless people are on meds which may cause hypos, but many folks on the forum find them invaluable because they can check before and after eating to see the effect of particular foods. Responses to different varieties and portion sizes of carbs can vary widely, and aren’t always very logical - carbs haven’t always read the rules, and different people’s metabolisms can absorb some ‘slow release’ carbs fast, while taking much longer to process supposedly ‘fast carbs’.
By checking BG immediately before, and again 2hrs after the beginning of a meal you can see the effect on you as an individual, rather than the reputation of the food. You might get some pleasant surprises, and learn to avoid other things you may have assumed to be ‘better’. Ideally you would want the rise in BG from a meal to be 2-3mmol/L or less.
If you can keep your meal rises down to lower levels, you should find your overall levels gradually reduce on their own. And a more steady, gradual change in average levels is easier on the fine blood vessels, so your eyes and nerves will thank you!
If you are interested in giving this approach a try, the most affordable meters members here have found are the SD Gluco Navii or the Spirit Tee2 - which both have test strips at around £8 for 50
Do consider registering an account with the Learning Zone. Lots and lots of bite sized modules you can work your way through.
Members here also frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which will help add to the information you have already picked up.
Sounds like you have jumped into action to try to get to grips with your new diagnosis - well done! Good luck with your weight loss ambitions, and great to hear you are being more active 🙂
Have you considered buying a blood glucose meter? Many GPs are reluctant to prescribe meters unless people are on meds which may cause hypos, but many folks on the forum find them invaluable because they can check before and after eating to see the effect of particular foods. Responses to different varieties and portion sizes of carbs can vary widely, and aren’t always very logical - carbs haven’t always read the rules, and different people’s metabolisms can absorb some ‘slow release’ carbs fast, while taking much longer to process supposedly ‘fast carbs’.
By checking BG immediately before, and again 2hrs after the beginning of a meal you can see the effect on you as an individual, rather than the reputation of the food. You might get some pleasant surprises, and learn to avoid other things you may have assumed to be ‘better’. Ideally you would want the rise in BG from a meal to be 2-3mmol/L or less.
If you can keep your meal rises down to lower levels, you should find your overall levels gradually reduce on their own. And a more steady, gradual change in average levels is easier on the fine blood vessels, so your eyes and nerves will thank you!
If you are interested in giving this approach a try, the most affordable meters members here have found are the SD Gluco Navii or the Spirit Tee2 - which both have test strips at around £8 for 50
Do consider registering an account with the Learning Zone. Lots and lots of bite sized modules you can work your way through.
Members here also frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which will help add to the information you have already picked up.
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