No Idea!

[jeni70]

Hello i am having real trouble working out what i can eat and what i can't, can anyone give a idea where to start please. I want to be able to prepare food that my partner and little boy would also like.

 

[Northerner]

I'd recommend getting a book about the GL (Glycaemic Load) diet. You can have a healthy, varied diet, it just takes planning and a bit of compromise here and there. Nothing is forbidden, but common sense needs to be applied for 'treats'!

Here are links to a couple of good books I found useful and well written:

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=7719
http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=7337

🙂

The main thing to remember is that all carbohydrate converts to glucose and raises levels, the trick is to eat meals that cause this to happen slowly and steadily rather than a sharp rise and fall (also known as a 'sugar rush' in extreme cases!). GL explains how to achieve this.

 

[jeni70]

Thank you i have been trying but think levels still too high. Thanks again 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Thank you i have been trying but think levels still too high. Thanks again 🙂

It takes time and a lot of experience jeni, and every now and again when you think you've got it cracked the Diabetes Fairy will get up to her mischief and totally confuse you. Record as much as you can in these early days by keeping a detailed food diary and blood test results and timings - once you get into the habit it's not such a pain and more of a habit! Once you get a good handle on things you can reduce the amount of detail you need to keep. 🙂

 

[Mark T]

Hi Jeni, welcome to the forums 🙂

As a family, we (myself, my wife and my 2 year old) all eat pretty much the same thing - I just alter some of the quantities and swap a few things around.

Generally in the evening we are very much a meat and two veg family, I'll generally have less potatoes and more caultiflower/brocolli/etc but it's still the same things on my plate as everyone else.

Most meats don't affect blood sugar too much and if we eat things like breaded chicken or fishfingers, I just remove the breaded bit if I'm concerned.

The only real exception is for puddings where I completely avoid the cakes when we have them.

 

[jeni70]

Hi Jeni, welcome to the forums 🙂

As a family, we (myself, my wife and my 2 year old) all eat pretty much the same thing - I just alter some of the quantities and swap a few things around.

Generally in the evening we are very much a meat and two veg family, I'll generally have less potatoes and more caultiflower/brocolli/etc but it's still the same things on my plate as everyone else.

Most meats don't affect blood sugar too much and if we eat things like breaded chicken or fishfingers, I just remove the breaded bit if I'm concerned.

The only real exception is for puddings where I completely avoid the cakes when we have them.

Thanks Mark, i did a roast chicken dinner only had 4 very small potatoes lots of veg and chicken. I did a test 3 hours after and had my lowest reading of 6.7 usually is around 8/9.