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Struggling

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Hii am a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic that is not on medication. I am struggling with my diet during this lockdown period. Any tips please ?
 
Could you clarify what you mean? Is it that you aren't keeping on track? Struggling to find what you would normally eat? Something else?
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Hi Kaylz

Thanks for reply. Struggling to eat the right things . I keep succumbing to the biscuit jar and generally eating the wrong things.
 
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Hi Kaylz

Thanks for reply. Struggling to eat the right things . I keep succumbing to the biscuit jar and generally eating the wrong things.
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The easy answer is don’t buy biscuits BUT I too find them very tempting and keep succumbing.

Have you ever worked out how many carbohydrates you eat at a meal?
This can be a useful measure of what you are eating, and can then give you the information to enable you to reduce those, either by swapping to lower carbs options, or by reducing your portion sizes.

Are you testing your glucose levels. I know that for a lot of T2s GPs do not recommend this, but this may for a financial reason with the cost of test strips. However many people on here self fund this and find it helps them to monitor what is happening between their tests at the surgery. Also with many Practices cancelling reviews you could find that it will be a longer gap between their tests.
 
Dave Biggins said:
Hi Kaylz

Thanks for reply. Struggling to eat the right things . I keep succumbing to the biscuit jar and generally eating the wrong things.
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Don’t buy them! Buy alternative ‘treats’ eg Babybel, nuts, etc etc If there are other people in your household that buy the biscuits, think of an alternative you can have when they have a biscuit eg a hot drink and a few nuts.

This lockdown is hopefully a few weeks. I try to see it as a time to get healthy without the distractions of going out. Maybe you could do the same? Get your daily exercise in, concentrate on eating plenty of veg and low carb meals, get a good amount of sleep. Then you’ll emerge after lockdown a new person - well, on the way to being a new person 🙂

Achieving things and keeping busy helps. Learn something new, read that book, watch that dvd, weed the garden, do the annoying jobs that never get done. If the biscuits call you, count to 10 and think what else you can do and how much better you’ll feel if you resist.
 
I agree, swap for lower carb things, as suggested, nuts, babybel, other cheese portions, peperamis, dark chocolate, it doesn't all have to be I cant have this or that, I have to say I'm not one that's tempted by things and set amounts of carbs per meal and don't eat any extras unless I have to xx
 
Don't feel that you need to cut down on food to the extent that you are feeling hungry in the evenings.
We are so bombarded with the idea of cutting calories being a good thing - but it can bring problems.
I have to forgive myself for wasting food from time to time when I am not hungry - but rather that than being tempted into eating things which are unwise choices.
Could you look for some low carb options to make for yourself? There are lots of different options - sausage rolls made with 'fat head' dough, low carb crackers to eat with cheese, some nuts, maybe a blob of mozzarella with a tomato, or some chicken thighs cooked earlier and put in the fridge for emergencies.
 
Hello @Dave Biggins
As you can see from the replies you already have there is a great deal of help here.

Changing your eating habits is a difficult thing to do, so if you want to get more hints and tips about how somebody else went about it, have a read of Maggie Davey's letter.
Also the Diabetes UK Learning Zone (there is a link to this at the top of the page) has lots of useful information.

If you are considering getting a glucose meter then SD Gluco Navii is one that many people use, and test-review-adjust gives information on how to go about testing.

There is a lot of information available, and it can be very confusing. You need to take your time to find out the solution that works for you, and there are many of us here that will try to help.

Best Wishes
 
Hi @Dave Biggins

How are you doing now?
If you have any questions about the information you have been given, or anything else do come back to us.

Let us know how you are getting on.
 
Welcome to the forum @Dave Biggins

Hope you find some of the suggestions already made helpful.

Many members over the years have said how hugely important a BG meter (as suggested by @Toucan above) was for them to change their eating habits. Nothing quite like seeing the before-after results of food choices in cold hard numbers to encourage you to try different strategies and choices next time. 🙂
 
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