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Mrs B

Mrs B

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Hiya all...

So as u can see, I'm newly diagnosed as having diabetes. At the moment I'm not sure if I'm T1 or T2. I'm awaiting blood results coming back hopefully next week. I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago. I was started with 2x gliclazide daily for 1 week. Then for the past 2 weeks this has been upped to 4x daily. I check my bloods before every meal. (This it what has been advised by DSN) My blood readings are getting into single figures some of the time. I have also been to see a dietician & had all explained about carb counting. Although this i still find it all a bit daunting. I still find I struggle eating meals. I've had years of habit being a snacker. I'm hoping that this forum might help me find a better way to manage things. Also find some friends who know what I'm going through mentally as well as physically. Xx
 
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Hi Mrs. B, welcome to the group.... Certainly there are a lot of us who have gone through similar experiences & are only too happy to help....

I see you went to see a dietitian.... My simple advice for diet is to ignore what they say about carbs & do the following.... Cut or reduce carb sources such as Bread, Pasta, Rice, Cereals & starchy vegetables, instead replacing them with green leafy vegetables. As for snacking, nuts may become your best friend or celery & cream cheese... Well, anything with minimal carbs.

You will probably find that the lower carb you go the less urge you will have to snack.
 
Welcome Mrs B your in the right place 🙂 As martin has said, I am one who ignored the advice and cut right down on carbs and am heading in the right direction as a result, Must admit the snacking was one of my big habits, It was difficult at first not to be naughty so to say but after a couple of weeks now I dont miss it one bit.
Keep in touch and let us know how you get one.
 
Thank you both... 🙂

Also thank you for the advice. Defo some changes to be made to my diet then. I had been advised to use an app called Carbs &...oh I Can't even remember what it was called. Lol. Just going to take time to get used to all this. Appreciate your replys. 😛
 
Hello Mrs B, and welcome 🙂

You will probably find it useful to check your blood sugar about 2 hours after a meal sometimes, as well as just beforehand, so that you can see how different foods effect you - for instance, some people with diabetes can eat oats with no problems, but others find they send their blood sugar sky-high.

I'm a snacker too - nuts are great, as Martin says, and if like me you struggle with the idea of snacking on vegetables, very dark chocolate (at least 85% cocoa) is surprisingly low carb, if you can stick to a square or two! Also, if you are cutting out carbs you can replace them with things like cheese - a chunk of cheese and a TUC biscuit is about 3g carbs. Eat fruit in moderation as it will send your blood sugar up, but berries are good - they are much lower carb than other fruits.

Add to the list of things to avoid - pizza, honey, and dried fruit (unless your blood sugar starts to go down low and you are getting readings around 4, in which case dried fruit is your friend!).
 
Thanks Juliet...

If I'm honest, I'm not the greatest with salad. But I am trying. This has been a bit of a wake up call for me. I used to drink A LOT of fizzy full fat juice. It was a given to give that up. But I wasn't entirely sure what foods were best. I am trying to carb count...although I still feel I'm taking too much. Defo trial & error. What kind of nuts are best?
 
Hi and welcome 🙂 I eat walnuts, Brazil nuts and sometimes cashews.
 
Walnuts and pecans are the lowest in carbs, I think - some nuts are definitely higher carb than others.

As well as the carbs & cals app, you could have a look at this site - http://www.calorieking.com/foods/ - put in a food and then select the serving size (eg 10g or 1 cup or whatever) and it will tell you how many calories there are in it - scroll down a bit and it also says how many carbs there are in it.
 
Hi Mrs B. You've come to a great place for advice and friendly encouragement and support. I was diagnosed Type 2 about eight weeks ago and am amazed at the knowledge and insight into my condition I've discovered in a short time. If I hadn't found this website and simply followed the basic instructions and advice of my Diabetic nurse, I'm sure I would still be floundering about in the dark. It's worth having a wee surf around the various forums. Good luck.
 
Welcome Mrs B. The best thing about this forum is that we're a complete mix of T1 and T2, so it doesn't matter which you turn out to be. The advice so far is fine for either. Doesn't matter how many questions you ask either. We've all asked them some time or other, so keep in touch🙂
 
Welcome Mrs B from a T2.

Mrs B said:
The Diabetic Specialist wanted to start me with insulin straight away. But my DSN started me with 2x gliclazide daily ...
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Is that a doctor wanted to start you on insulin? Are you telling us they were over ruled by a nurse?
 
I eat salted peanuts as a snack!! I also have a lump of cheese and maybe 1 cracker. I eat high protein bread (Tesco finest high protein loaf) which is lower carb but Burgen is also lower carb and Lidl Rolls. I only have a max of two slices a day and never at the same time. i.e. one for breakfast and one in the evening. I have lashings of proper butter with it as fat helps you deal with carbs.

I used the carbs and cal app in the early days as I liked the visual plate potion size and it helped me to manage my carb intake.

If you like sausages, while you may think they are all equal - i.e. high protein some have far more carbs than others per sausage so read packaging. Cheaper ones normally higher carb but not always.
 
I have been getting a hold on diabetes for three months. I now test first thing before food and two hours after every meal. Apart from the odd hi astound 7.8 and a waking test of 6.8 - 7.2 I keep it from mid 5's to about 6.2..... I found the most important for me was portion size and to eat little and often.
 
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Welcome Mrs B from a T2.

Is that a doctor wanted to start you on insulin? Are you telling us they were over ruled by a nurse?
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Must confess - that shocked me, too, Ralph.
 
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