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Some breakfast info/advice please

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Hi,

Am new to Diabetes and to the forum and would be grateful for any opinions re the below which I have been having for breakfast hoping it is good for my Type 2 and High Cholesterol. I haven't had my DESMOND Day or started self-testing as yet (and realise that will also be an accurate guide) so any info in the meantime would be most appreciated

Quaker Oats - Oat So Simple Original (sachet) Porridge

Servings: 27 g 1 g 1 container (324 gs ea.) Calories 98 Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 2 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 16 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 3 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 3 g
Cholesterol 0 mg

I am having this with skimmed milk and also add the following

Handful of Diced Almond or Walnuts
Handful of Mixed Seed
Some Ground Cinnamon
Spoon of Milled Flaxseed
Spoon of Benefiber (powdered Fibre)

Many thanks
 
While I'm type 2, I'm also a Coeliac so eating gluten breakfast items are out.

I do have a Gluten Free breakfast cereal comparison among other things on my Diabetic Coeliac website (click link in signature and check food comparisons)

May not be what your after.

David
 
Hi Micky, I would recommend going for proper porridge oats rather than Oatsosimple - the latter is highly processed so that it can be prepared very quickly and unfortunately this makes it also quick to digest and raise blood sugar levels (although the things you are adding will help offset this). Using coarser oats will help both with your blood sugar levels and your cholesterol 🙂
 
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The Oatso simple packets normally gives you a second figure that says how many carbs are in a dish made up with skimmed milk.
 
Suga free musli

Hi

I was advised to try sugar free musli, to this I added yogurt.
also go for the lowest GI option in all foods.

regards Andrew
 
I usually eat fruit and fibre for breakfast with unsweetened soya milk. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing but it seems to be okay for me
 
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