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[Maggie Bash]

Hi, I've had pre-diabetes for a number of years but now have Type 2 just over thr threshold so trying to keep track through diet and exercise. No medication for the diabetes.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi, I've had pre-diabetes for a number of years but now have Type 2 just over thr threshold so trying to keep track through diet and exercise. No medication for the diabetes.

Welcome to the forum, as you have gone through the threshold it suggests you were perhaps not given the best dietary advice to help bring your blood glucose down when you were in the prediabetic range, people often think they are eating a healthy diet but sadly that may be too high is carbohydrates. This link has good explanation and some ideas for modifying your diet with some menu plans to suit various tastes. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/

 

[Alan44]

Hi @Maggie Bash and welcome to the forum
As you have only just gone through the threshold, concentrating on diet and exercise is a good start.
Ask as many questions on anything your not sure about and someone will have an answer for you

Alan 😉

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hi, I've had pre-diabetes for a number of years but now have Type 2 just over thr threshold so trying to keep track through diet and exercise. No medication for the diabetes.

Welcome to the forum @Maggie Bash

Sorry to hear you have crept over the threshold into a diagnosis of T2.

Hopefully a few additional tweaks and changes to your menu will be enough to help your metabolism keep your glucose levels in the recommended ranges.

One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you have probably cut out already, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.

That doesn’t mean you can’t have any of those things - but reducing portion sizes, looking for swaps and alternatives, and choosing sources of carbohydrate that your body finds slower to absorb can all be helpful strategies.

Often people start with a food diary. Note down everything you eat and drink, along with a reasonable estimate of the total carbohydrate content in your meals and snacks - it doesn’t have to be gram-perfect, the nearest 5-10g is fine. It might sound like a bit of a faff, and will involve weighing portions, squinting at the fine print on packaging, and possibly looking up things on the internet, but it will give you a really good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu.

Once you can see where you are starting from, you’ll have an idea of which regular meals you have are the ‘big hitters’, and where some swaps, portion reductions, or using lower carb alternatives (eg celeriac or swede mash, or cauli ‘rice’) might help.

There are a number of meal plans here too which might give you some inspiration:

Meal plans and diabetes

Eating nutritious, healthy and downright delicious food is that bit easier with our meal planners. We've created multiple different weekly meal plans to suit all types and tastes. They're nutritionally balanced, are calorie and carb counted, and can help if you want to lose weight. They also...

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[HayleyR]

Hello & welcome 🙂 , you'll get lots of useful information and advice here!