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Hi @Batoza
Welcome to the forum,
I was also diagnosed a few years ago, but also still learning! The forum is a great place for this and I hope you will find some things of interest in the many discussions that are always going on.
Is there anything in particular that you wanted to know more about at present?
Welcome to the forum,
I was also diagnosed a few years ago, but also still learning! The forum is a great place for this and I hope you will find some things of interest in the many discussions that are always going on.
Is there anything in particular that you wanted to know more about at present?
adrian1der
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Welcome to the forum @Batoza
Tell us a little more about your diabetes and how things are going for you
One of the biggest questions from new forum members is ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will be wanting to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
The really tricky thing is that there is no simple ‘one size fits all’ plan that will work for everyone. Blood glucose responses to various foods are highly individual, and it can be impossible to say which types and amounts of carbohydrate might ‘spike’ your BG without checking for yourself.
You can use a BG meter, taking a reading before and again 2hrs after eating, to see what the differences are, to identify any carbs that seem to be spiking BG (if you’ve not tried this approach before, initially in a way the numbers themselves matter less than the differences between them). Once you can see how you respond to different meals you can begin experimenting with reducing amounts of carbs and trying different types (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference). With a bit of experimentation, you can gradually tweak and tailor your menu to develop one that suits your tastebuds, your waistline and your BG levels 🙂
If you are interested in this approach you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S a helpful framework.
If you need to self fund your BG meter, 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
Let us know how you get on if you give this approach a go, there are lots of friendly helpful members here who can offer swaps and alternatives and share meal options that work for them.
Good luck!
Tell us a little more about your diabetes and how things are going for you
One of the biggest questions from new forum members is ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will be wanting to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
The really tricky thing is that there is no simple ‘one size fits all’ plan that will work for everyone. Blood glucose responses to various foods are highly individual, and it can be impossible to say which types and amounts of carbohydrate might ‘spike’ your BG without checking for yourself.
You can use a BG meter, taking a reading before and again 2hrs after eating, to see what the differences are, to identify any carbs that seem to be spiking BG (if you’ve not tried this approach before, initially in a way the numbers themselves matter less than the differences between them). Once you can see how you respond to different meals you can begin experimenting with reducing amounts of carbs and trying different types (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference). With a bit of experimentation, you can gradually tweak and tailor your menu to develop one that suits your tastebuds, your waistline and your BG levels 🙂
If you are interested in this approach you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S a helpful framework.
If you need to self fund your BG meter, 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
Let us know how you get on if you give this approach a go, there are lots of friendly helpful members here who can offer swaps and alternatives and share meal options that work for them.
Good luck!
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