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[Vince_UK]

Just saying Hi.
I am Vince, living in Newcastle upon Tyne, a Geordie.
67 this month and diagnosed as Type 2 last week and still trying to make sense of it all.
Currently in Shanghai I spend up to 9 months each year travelling.
Now deperately trying to loose weight and watching very carefully what I eat. Guess my pie, sausages, cakes, choccy biscuits (of which I ate a lot) and fruit juice days are well behind me now. My own fault I guess so just got to get on with things and try get this right.
I used to drink up to 1 litre per day of juice, now it's water with a slice of lemon in.
On 500g Metformin daily so let's see
Nice to know I am not alone on this journey.

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome to the forum Vince. I never think of pies and sausages if I think of Shanghai! I think of exotic foods. 🙂

 

[nickinwarwick]

Hi Vince, welcome to the forum. I used to drink lots of pure orange, especially with bits in it, loved it. Seems a bit cruel that fruit juice is a no-no for me now.

And ditto to what Ditto said!

 

[Vince_UK]

Hello and welcome to the forum Vince. I never think of pies and sausages if I think of Shanghai! I think of exotic foods. 🙂

Thanks for the Message Ditto, much appreciated.
Trying VERY VERY VERY hard to avoid the food here. I love it and so far it is like hell

 

[Vince_UK]

Hi Vince, welcome to the forum. I used to drink lots of pure orange, especially with bits in it, loved it. Seems a bit cruel that fruit juice is a no-no for me now.

And ditto to what Ditto said!

Thanks Nick... I am struggling, what to eat and what not to eat. Seems going to be a lot of fish.
Sittig up at 04.33 trying to make sense of this.
One benefit haha I ordered a diabetic meal on the way here and got served first on both of my flights. GUess all is not so bad.

no Dimsum

 

[Copepod]

Welcome to the forum, Vince. You can cut out dim sums (and other carbohydrate rich foods), but you could also reduce portion size, down to just 1 or 2.
Diabetic meals on planes are often relatively high carbohydrate, so many of us don't bother, and save bread rolls and crackers for after flight.

 

[Vince_UK]

Thanks Copepod. The Emirates meals were salmon fillet and chicken breast. I left the rolls etc just the meat and the veg.
At the moment I am avoiding Chinese food,which I love.
My Diet at the moment is oatmeal and blueberries breakfast 50 grm each with skimmed milk, 2 boiled eggs, 5 or 6 small tomotoes and 2 tablespoons of baked beans for lunch (not the full tin I used to have), and dinner around 100 grams lean steak and a salad. Drinking only water. Ordered some smoked salmon to be delivered tomorrow. No Chinese food which is really devastating.
Seems boring but I am unsure at the moment what i can or cannot eat. I didn;t have time to get into the details before I left Newcastle on Saturday I was only diagnosed on Wednesday.

 

[Copepod]

Please don't think that diabetes means you have to eat boring western food when travelling.
Here's the very short paragraph about Chinese food from Diabetes UK website: "Guess what, Chinese meals can be high in fat too. Why not stick to the stir-fry dishes, providing they are served with rice (choose boiled over egg-fried) or noodles for the carbohydrate part of your nosh. Soup makes a good starter and is better than deep-fried foods such as spring rolls or prawn toast." (from https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/teens/me-and-my-diabetes/food-and-diet/eating-out) Obviously, it's more about Chinese restaurants & take aways in UK than in China, and doesn't reflect the lower carbohydrate, moderate fat approach followed by many people with type 2 diabetes.
Please consider smaller portions of high carbohydrate / high calorie foods, rather than cutting out entirely. Eating local food is one of the delights of travel! I've never been to China, but have enjoyed Chinese food in Malaysia, along with food in regions I know better, such as Europe, Scandinavia, Middle East, South East Asia, Latin America and Australasia. Arctic, Sub Arctic and Sub Antarctic regions have meant nearly all preserved food brought from UK or lowr latitudes of Canada.