Hello
@Blossom72 , welcome to the forum. Sadly you are not alone in your experiences so far.
Now you have found us , you will get all the info you need with a hefty dose if cyber support included.
So ask all the questions you need o about diabetes , we will do our best to help.
Diabetes is doable as it’s one of the few conditions the with the right info and some work by yourself, that can be managed well by ourselves.
Their is an awful lot of misinformation out there about diabetes sadly lots of conmen too so be careful what sites you go to.
The good news
We are fine with protein in all it’s forms and this is likely to surprise you, providing you don’t have a medical condition that means you need to reduce it, good fats, so you don’t need to cut down on dairy. So a traditional fry up for breakfast is fine for us, minus the potato products and baked beans .
It is carbohydrates esp the starchy ones that turn our blood into syrup , though considered healthy , fruit juice, smoothies and often fruit do the same. Fortunately for many things their are good substitutes that you may enjoy, cauli or broccoli rice. Anything with berry as part if it’s name us iften tolerated better than other fruits
Many breakfast cereals are high in carbohydrates too.
If able exercise helps too, unless you really enjoy it this doesn’t meant going to the gym or going for the burn , going for a walk regularly is great.
Would you mind telling us what your Hb1ac result was.
Here are some helpful links to some info on here. Some threads are rather long and their is much to learn , which you don’t have to do in five minutes, so take your time going through them.
This one is very good, however it was written in a time when it was believed fat was everyone’s worst enemy.
Maggie Davies letter
Test review adjust by Alan S
If you decide you want to test so you can make informed food choices ,this glucose meter is one of the cheapest ones we know of to self fund the ongoing cost of its testing strips
GlucoNavii Blood Sugar Meter (mmol/L) Glucose Monitor Starter Kit - VAT Free: Amazon.co.uk: Health & Personal Care
www.amazon.co.uk
It’s the replacement for the SD Codefree that you will often see mentioned on here.
Sadly unless you are on medications that can cause hypo’s (low blood glucose) it’s highly unlikely to be provided with a glucose meter and test strips, but you will see here that many if us with T2 have found it a useful tool for gaining control of our diabetes and learning what food our bodies can and can’t tolerate.
I hope you find the above helpful.
