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Hi @Shz Welcome to the forum, Sorry to hear you are not feeling well and fed up. Can you tell us a little about your condition? (It will help other tailor a suitable response and give you any advice which may suit you. How long have you been diabetic, and your HB1Ac levels? are you taking any medication or controlling things with diet. I know its a lot of question, but really, we are not that nosey! 😉
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Hello @Shz
Welcome to the forum!
sorry to hear about your diagnosis, how did it come about? Were you feeling poorly for some time or did it come out of the blue? Do you have diabetes in your family? Are you taking medications or using diet and exercise alone at the moment?
If you’ve not already found it the ‘useful links’ thread is a mine of helpful information - useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes
Members her frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book, as very helpful starting points.
One of the biggest questions is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will be wanting to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits. The really tricky thing is that blood glucose responses to food are highly individual, and it can be impossible to say which forms and amounts of carbohydrate will ‘spike’ your BG without checking for yourself. But the good news is that it is possible to check this for yourself and tailor your own ideal way of eating that suits you and your BG levels. You can use a BG meter, checking before and after meals, and checking what the differences are. Then identify any foods that seem to be causing you difficulties and try varying or reducing them (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference)
If you are interested in using a BG meter to find out how different foods affect you, you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S helpful.
One of the most affordable meters members here have found is from SD, and has been recently updated to the SD Gluco Navii which has test strips at around £8 for 50
Good luck, and keep asking questions!
Welcome to the forum!
sorry to hear about your diagnosis, how did it come about? Were you feeling poorly for some time or did it come out of the blue? Do you have diabetes in your family? Are you taking medications or using diet and exercise alone at the moment?
If you’ve not already found it the ‘useful links’ thread is a mine of helpful information - useful-links-for-people-new-to-diabetes
Members her frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book, as very helpful starting points.
One of the biggest questions is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will be wanting to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits. The really tricky thing is that blood glucose responses to food are highly individual, and it can be impossible to say which forms and amounts of carbohydrate will ‘spike’ your BG without checking for yourself. But the good news is that it is possible to check this for yourself and tailor your own ideal way of eating that suits you and your BG levels. You can use a BG meter, checking before and after meals, and checking what the differences are. Then identify any foods that seem to be causing you difficulties and try varying or reducing them (sometimes just having things at a different time of day makes a difference)
If you are interested in using a BG meter to find out how different foods affect you, you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S helpful.
One of the most affordable meters members here have found is from SD, and has been recently updated to the SD Gluco Navii which has test strips at around £8 for 50
Good luck, and keep asking questions!
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