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Thanks all.

Where does Quorn mince fit into all this ??

Bill.
 
What do you mean by 'fit in' just check the back of packs from what I can find on Tesco website a 75g portion of it has 3.4g carbs x
 
What I mean by "fit in" is if you in this forum class it as a food to look at, unlike bananas, spuds etc. ( as endorsed by the NHS)

Bill.
 
Bill Stewardson said:
What I mean by "fit in" is if you in this forum class it as a food to look at, unlike bananas, spuds etc. ( as endorsed by the NHS)

Bill.
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As previously mentioned it's all down to the individual and that's why testing is the best thing to do, many members do have a few new potatoes with their meals as do some people cope well with bananas there is no one size fits all unfortunately! x
 
Yes,, I will request a testing thingy and start recording stuff.

Thanks

Bill.
 
Bill Stewardson said:
Thanks all.

Where does Quorn mince fit into all this ??

Bill.
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Hi Bill, I use Quorn a lot of the time. Many years ago (long before D!) I was veggie for quite a while and got used to it. I'm not veggie now and eat pork, chicken, turkey etc., but I still find that meaty mince just doesn't taste right, so I use Quorn mince or the pieces or peppered steaks. They are all fine for my readings and aren't very carby.

As others have said, the only way to find out is by testing, so get a meter as soon as you can 🙂
 
Cheers Pine.

Bill.
 
Mark Gudgeon said:
Hi Bill,

I was DX in April and was given very similar information from DNS as you. I got myself a BG test kit (against their advice) and ate healthy, without the reduction of carbs as I was only told to "watch out for sugar". My BG levels didn't improve. I found this site and followed the advice of the low carb approach and found that it started to make a difference. With testing , i found that anything lower than 15g of carbs per meal worked for me (depending on what the food is - i have eaten Sunday roast and calculated at over 30g, and was fine???). Luckily i enjoy cooking, so don't mind the experiments and my family are very supportive and are also enjoying the low carb meals. i have managed to drop around a stone in weight in around 6 weeks which can only help the situation. I find breakfast is the hardest meal to sort out, but I have found that Greek Yogurt with berries and flaxseed sees me through till lunch.

The people on here are brilliant and very patient and are happy to help with any kind of question. Good Luck
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Mark Gudgeon said:
Hi Bill,

I was DX in April and was given very similar information from DNS as you. I got myself a BG test kit (against their advice) and ate healthy, without the reduction of carbs as I was only told to "watch out for sugar". My BG levels didn't improve. I found this site and followed the advice of the low carb approach and found that it started to make a difference. With testing , i found that anything lower than 15g of carbs per meal worked for me (depending on what the food is - i have eaten Sunday roast and calculated at over 30g, and was fine???). Luckily i enjoy cooking, so don't mind the experiments and my family are very supportive and are also enjoying the low carb meals. i have managed to drop around a stone in weight in around 6 weeks which can only help the situation. I find breakfast is the hardest meal to sort out, but I have found that Greek Yogurt with berries and flaxseed sees me through till lunch.

The people on here are brilliant and very patient and are happy to help with any kind of question. Good Luck
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Hi mark I like your post some good ideas for meals there. I was only diagnosed last week and get to see dn next week I haven't a clue what my blood sugar is now but was 9 when diagnosed. I will be looking on here for meal guides. It's very hard having to change the diet for life now but it has to be done and the plus side is weight loss! I've lost half a stone up to now.x
 
Bill Stewardson said:
Hello Kay

Yes I looked at that thread, most of the stuff in it Ive never heard of ! Then again, I am just a thick northerner living on the side of a hill in Yorkshire.

I went to Asda yesterday to buy the correct stuff, they don't even have sugar free cordials.I did get granary bread and tinned salmon and cottage cheese, generally I was a bit lost as to what to get.
My main meal consisted of cottage cheese and salmon with turkey bacon.
That went nowhere near filling me.
It does not help when the booklet my GPS gave me says eat lots of bread, spuds and starch, which the experienced people in here say do not do.

Anyway, I am following the advice here, trying to put together a shopping list is a bit of a challenge.

Bill.
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Hi
I am in exactly the same situation as you !! but after 10 days and finding this site the mist is starting to clear !!! I have that same booklet from the Surgery.... they don't believe in testing, nurse actually told me its a waste of nhs resources ! I ordered a meter online and promptly ran out of strips after 3 days !! so now waiting for supplies, I am now following the LCHF way of eating, and I think because I grew up being filled up on Potatoes, Rice and Bread, it was a way of life,
We will get there !!!!
 
As I'm not texting yet (hoping to request a kit from GP this week) I have no idea about tailoring my diet to blood numbers.

Seems quite obvious that a proper balanced healthy diet is the way to go.
I'm lucky that I dont have any weight problems.
 
Hi all saw my dn yesterday and asked for a meter and strips but she said I don't need them as I am on tablets and diet to manage my type2 diabetes.
If I end up on insulin then I can have meter. Hopefully I will do this with changing my diet.
She's changed my tablets to 2 twice a day now instead of 1 three times a day.
I'm finding it so hard to cut my carbs down any help or hints would be welcome,thankyou all x
 
Pamjanet said:
Hi all saw my dn yesterday and asked for a meter and strips but she said I don't need them as I am on tablets and diet to manage my type2 diabetes.
If I end up on insulin then I can have meter. Hopefully I will do this with changing my diet.
She's changed my tablets to 2 twice a day now instead of 1 three times a day.
I'm finding it so hard to cut my carbs down any help or hints would be welcome,thankyou all x
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What kind of things do you like? X
 
Jacket ,cheese and beans.
Chicken only in meats,
Fish and chips.
Spaghetti bolognese
Salads,but I'm getting bored with salads at moment.
So I am having chicken and veg a lot,but finding it hard to not have potatoes with my meals.
 
Pamjanet said:
Hi all saw my dn yesterday and asked for a meter and strips but she said I don't need them as I am on tablets and diet to manage my type2 diabetes.
If I end up on insulin then I can have meter. Hopefully I will do this with changing my diet.
She's changed my tablets to 2 twice a day now instead of 1 three times a day.
I'm finding it so hard to cut my carbs down any help or hints would be welcome,thankyou all x
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I find it a shame that they advise for anyone not to self test as its really the only way to discover what you can tolerate, They told me the same but I invested in a SD codefree meter anyway, Its helped me no end to find out what foods i can tolerate and what causes spikes. They are available on Amazon and Ebay if you decide to go for one.
 
Like @RobK has just said it would be best to invest in a meter if you can afford it, you may well find that if you do and try a few new potatoes they may not affect you too badly, without testing nobody ever knows what is going on x
 
Thanks for that I may well invest in a meter.
Just starting out and I haven't a clue ,it's all a bit much really but I'm sure I will cope eventually,
Dn said my reading was over 80 ,
Seeing her again in 3 months time,got my foot check today,and my eye test next month,
 
RobK said:
I find it a shame that they advise for anyone not to self test as its really the only way to discover what you can tolerate, They told me the same but I invested in a SD codefree meter anyway, Its helped me no end to find out what foods i can tolerate and what causes spikes. They are available on Amazon and Ebay if you decide to go for one.
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Just noticed your signature good luck for your review 🙂 x
 
Pamjanet said:
Thanks for that I may well invest in a meter.
Just starting out and I haven't a clue ,it's all a bit much really but I'm sure I will cope eventually,
Dn said my reading was over 80 ,
Seeing her again in 3 months time,got my foot check today,and my eye test next month,
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Good luck, foot check isn't too bad unless you have tickly feet like me haha, wear sunglasses after your eye check! 🙂 x
 
Kaylz said:
Like @RobK has just said it would be best to invest in a meter if you can afford it, you may well find that if you do and try a few new potatoes they may not affect you too badly, without testing nobody ever knows what is going on x
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Thanks Kaylz , ok will get some new potatoes, will 3 potatoes be ok?
 
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