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Newly diagnosed type 2! And struggling

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EmilyJMart said:
Hello! Well over the years I’ve struggled with my weight with my biggest reaching 21 stone. I had realised but over 2 years I’d lost 5 stone without diet change which was the diabetes that was causing the weight loss. I was told I had type 2 through having a blood test because I felt unwell and couldn’t find the reason why (now we know). Yes I have cut out red meat. I loved red meat too… I just thought of the benefits from not having it. Also regarding dairy products, I have never had them through my own choice as I don’t like them.. I do have the odd egg white though so putting them in my diet as much as possible. I did have ham but thought turkey ham would be healthier. Without my testing strips at the minute I’m sticking with safe foods.
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I find red meat is a great thing for type 2, i eat generous amounts of minced beef, pork, and beef steak and green veg. Egg is also protien and no carbs and full of nutrients. = a cheese and mushroom omlette is a staple with me. Also you can try konjak pasta for a quick pasta meal. .
 
EmilyJMart said:
Hello! Well over the years I’ve struggled with my weight with my biggest reaching 21 stone. I had realised but over 2 years I’d lost 5 stone without diet change which was the diabetes that was causing the weight loss. I was told I had type 2 through having a blood test because I felt unwell and couldn’t find the reason why (now we know). Yes I have cut out red meat. I loved red meat too… I just thought of the benefits from not having it. Also regarding dairy products, I have never had them through my own choice as I don’t like them.. I do have the odd egg white though so putting them in my diet as much as possible. I did have ham but thought turkey ham would be healthier. Without my testing strips at the minute I’m sticking with safe foods.
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unless you are vegan there are not many benefits to not eating unprocessed red meat. Our bodies can process it.... it's carbs that we don't get on with. I speak as an overweight type 2 who has lost nearly 2 stone on low carb and eating lots of meat fish diary and eggs with green stuff. i now have normal blood sugar.
 
harbottle said:
I find Aldi products very hit and miss, but their peanut butter is a huge hit for me - I haven't found one I like more anywhere else, and I've had a lot.

I used to like their almond butter as well, but they appear to have stopped doing that.
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My favourite peanut butter at the moment is Manilife Dark Roast Crunchy. A bit pricey but I think it's worth it!
 
EmilyJMart said:
Surely the doctors would know the difference right? They would of picked it up sooner? I couldn’t of possible gone through 30 years without knowing I had diabetes? However you have me thinking as I did have gestation diabetes twice. However I did ask my diabetic nurse about the weight loss over the years and she said that would of been the diabetes. I can only go by what a professional says.
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I think you are quite right to trust what the healthcare professionals have told you @EmilyJMart

But I guess it’s also quite natural for forum members to get a bit of an ‘itch’ from some people’s accounts of their diagnosis - or from their own experience of having been given one classification initially, only to be told they have a different type of diabetes later on. It happens on the forum more often than one might imagine, and sometimes the correction of a T2 to T1 diagnosis does indeed come several years after the initial classification.

Definitely best to go with the advice of your surgery for the time being though.

If it happens that the suggested treatment plan doesn’t seem to be working, your BG levels don’t respond, or you begin to get concerned, you can always request a cPeptide check, which will show how much of your own insulin you are producing. In classic T2 you’d expect a high level of production because of insulin resistance, while with T1 or LADA the waning beta cells wont be producing much. GAD antibody tests can also be helpful.

These tests aren’t routinely run to differentiate between types, which is usually best done on clinical presentation.
 
Mrs Mimoo said:
instead of crisps you can have pork scratchings, or nuts, or parmesan crisps (dry fry blobs of cheese with herbs).
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Funnily enough i had some pork scratchings today and for some reason they made me fee sick instantly... I enjoyed them at the time and they did nothing to my sugars but the fat content was lurking in the back of my mind lol.... I just want to enjoy food without obsessing which i find im doing.
 
I made some celeriac crisps today (peeled thin slices off a celeriac with a potato peeler then deep fried them). I weighed the saucepan with oil before and after to estimate the amount of oil soaked up, and it was less than I expected
 
EmilyJMart said:
Hey guys! So I’m newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It’s quite evident I went undiagnosed for a few years. However moving forward I’m in need of some help… I’m stuggling on what to eat. I’ve completely changed my eating habits which is great but I’m getting bored of just chicken, veg, eggs and turkey ham. I’m not one for breakfast so finding myself just eating a piece of fruit. I’m missing my carbs enormously.. I was a crisp addict and that was all I would eat. Now I’ve completely cut them out I’m wondering if there was any that I could have with the odd lunch that wouldn’t spike my sugars. Also, what about gravy and stuffing etc? I know I can’t have potato unless it’s sweet but those two staples I am missing a little. Can someone please help me with snack ideas and more meal ideas. I’ve changed my bread, pasta, and rice to whole meal/wholewheat but it’s obviously dry as don’t know what I can use as sauces or anything. I’ve turned into a plain Jane , a healthy plain Jane but plain . Someone please help. Thanks for having me
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Hi
Wholemeal pasta and rice is still quite high in carbs so I now give both a miss (or have as a rare treat).
I was like you missing my carbs BUT you do not need to cut out all carbs, just do less carbs. I tend to do between 80-120 per days and my bloods are fine.
I also eat cauliflower rice but only the frozen (from asda) which I make into egg fried rice and add chciken and veg, really tasty.
Greek salads are another good meal ( well if you like feta cheese and salad )
Cod and Salmon are great wrapped in a paper parcel with lemon and herbs and popped in the oven for 20mins served with veg and cauliflower rice ( I stir fry the rice tho ).
I also make my own bread and biscuits and get the recipies off The Sugar Free Londoner ( https://sugarfreelondoner.com/ ) there are loads of ideas on there and are quite easy to make 🙂
I do still eat bread but now tend to either make my own or even better buy Nimble wholemeal which per slice is pretty good carb wise so lots of sandwiches for me :rofl:
Snack wise, I drain a couple of cans of chickpeas in water, pat dry and mix some spices ( curry powder , chilli, garlic etc ) with a bit of oil and roast them in the oven for about 30-40mins and put them in a small jar and eat when a little peckish. I also mix these with some nuts, brazils,almonds,hazlenuts and mixed about 10grms of each.
I dio also like salt and vinegar rice cakes - yum.
Tinned tomatoes make really good sauces and you can add pretty much anything you like to it as you can with a cream sauce.
I love greek yoghurt with mixed berries and a spoon of 100% cruchy peanut butter on top for brekky.

Regards to a metre - I get mine free on perscription as I do the lancets and strips and if the Dr/Nurse is asking you to monitor your bloods ask then to provide the equptment.
Anyway, plenty of advice on here as I can see by all the feedback 🙂
Good luck - let us all know how you get on.
Nigel. :D
 
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Peanuts tend to be fine in terms of carbs and sugar for most people. What you have to watch out for is all the junk that go on the peanuts.

I buy plain unsalted and flavour them myself.
I buy salted
Sometimes eat dry roasted buy mostly avoid them unless there is nothing else (personal flavour preference)
Mostly avoid coated nuts. Like the Sahara type.
Mostly avoid honey roasted.


Do watch how much you have as nuts are high fat but not necessarily the bad kind. I've increased how much I'm eating nuts but I also try to avoid too much salt again another personal pref.
 
notmez said:
Peanuts tend to be fine in terms of carbs and sugar for most people. What you have to watch out for is all the junk that go on the peanuts.

I buy plain unsalted and flavour them myself.
I buy salted
Sometimes eat dry roasted buy mostly avoid them unless there is nothing else (personal flavour preference)
Mostly avoid coated nuts. Like the Sahara type.
Mostly avoid honey roasted.


Do watch how much you have as nuts are high fat but not necessarily the bad kind. I've increased how much I'm eating nuts but I also try to avoid too much salt again another personal pref.
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Hi , I do enjoy different types of nuts. I do / did enjoy dry roasted peanuts.We do not cook with salt ( at least 10 years ) but do use a small amount to flavour.Just a few grains !
 
offspin said:
Hi , I really enjoy dry roasted peanuts ( did ) . Could I eat them again ?
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I’m type 2 was diagnosed in jan 22 with hb1ac of 108 and I have eaten nuts all the way through my journey so far - salted- dry roasted and salt and vinegar nuts too (curbs my crisps craving) I just limit the portions. And thankfully I don’t usually get any form of spike from them

When I had my last test in July my hba1c was 48 so I have continued to enjoy some peanuts
 
EmilyJMart said:
Hey! I was testing but the nurse on gave me a few strips which have gone. When I say few I mean 10- urgh. I called today and asked for more, I spoke to a pharmacist and he said I shouldn’t worry too much about testing as I’m on 2 metformin a day and ozempic!!!! I told him I’d much rather he consulted my nurse. Apparently he’s messaged her but we shall see x
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Hi @EmilyJMart, hope everything’s settled down for you. I find there’s so much to learn and so many ‘rules’ about what you can and can’t do!! I’m also recently diagnosed as T2 and wondered how you were getting on with ozempic. My doctor had mentioned it, and I think was considering it before choosing another medication for me. How do you find it works alongside metformin? I’ve got to go back in a few weeks and thought I might mention it. Thanks for any info and advice x
 
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