Yes possibly I’m removing them for the next few days then I’ll try again, see if I get the same result. Thank you again.All those foods do contain carbs - bananas are reasonably high in carbs as are oats, so maybe it was that?
Yes possibly I’m removing them for the next few days then I’ll try again, see if I get the same result. Thank you again.All those foods do contain carbs - bananas are reasonably high in carbs as are oats, so maybe it was that?
Hi and thank your for your reply. I’m not sure where I would find this number - only from the nurse maybe - HbA1c? I will get that tomorrow.Hi KatMoo, welcome to the forum.
It's great that you're being so proactive as you have improved your chance of nipping this in the bud. Do you know what your HbA1c number was? It can help to have an idea of your goal in relation to where you're starting from
As you can see, there are many ways to manage diabetes as people do what works best for them. Keeping a food diary is fab as is testing 2/3 hours after your meal, most people do 2 hours.
As mentioned, all foods will cause a spike immediately after, even those with no carbs and sugars which is why we leave a it of time before we test as you're looking for what your numbers are once your food has begun digestion. You're going to find certain foods impact you that don't impact others. That's totally fine and one of the benefits of testing, so you can personalise your plan.
It sounds like you're on the right track so along with some exercise, you should hopefully see an improvement in your numbers when you next go for a blood test.
Do have a poke around this forum and main site as we've got load of info that may be helpful and as always, let us know if we can help in any way.
Thank you for this, it is encouraging to hear your experience, which seems similar to mine - where the foods I had been eating were as I thought - healthy. I will adjust as you have done, thank you for the tips. A stir fry tomorrow it is!I was a full blown diabetic with a diet full of 'healthy' carbohydrates.
By changing all the high starch and high sugar foods to much lower ones - salads and low carb veges - I was back in the normal ranges very quickly.
Rather than a small serving of things as high carb as potato, I can have a stir fry, a curry using cauliflower rather than rice, a fry up with mashed swede to make the bubble and squeak - so my meals are far more delicious and varied now.
You might not need to cut back as drastically as I did, but if you have the genetic makeup for type 2 diabetes it might be reassuring to know that it is all about the carbs, and that the usual options for our daily diet can be left out without it causing problems, rather the exact reverse.
If your having stir fry keep the noodles to minimum there relatively high in carbs (I.e glucose) which are not good in any great amount to us t2's.Thank you for this, it is encouraging to hear your experience, which seems similar to mine - where the foods I had been eating were as I thought - healthy. I will adjust as you have done, thank you for the tips. A stir fry tomorrow it is!
Just an update, I did take out the banana from my breakfast, first time in years. No spike today, just oats and 8 blueberries. tomorrow with strawberries! Thank you again for the advice.All those foods do contain carbs - bananas are reasonably high in carbs as are oats, so maybe it was that?
Thank you, just making a stir fry now - I would have been having rice noodles as I am GF, not now though!If your having stir fry keep the noodles to minimum there relatively high in carbs (I.e glucose) which are not good in any great amount to us t2's.
I am old enough to know they are tropical, my Mum always said how lucky we are to have them - they had no idea what they were whe they first saw them in the 1930’s. Since then I’ve seen them growing in the Caribbean. I have banana trees in my garden - never saw a sign of a banana though - joke!One thing I wanted to add - so many people simply don't realise that a banana absolutely is a tropical fruit! We've been importing them for so long and in such vast quantity, they are always available!
A bit like pineapples used to be, so expensive they were hired out as table centre pieces in the homes of the aristocracy, not actually for eating.Im
I am old enough to know they are tropical, my Mum always said how lucky we are to have them - they had no idea what they were whe they first saw them in the 1930’s. Since then I’ve seen them growing in the Caribbean. I have banana trees in my garden - never saw a sign of a banana though - joke!
We went to the Azores and visited a pineapple 'farm' and it was amazing how complex the whole process is. It is surprising how cheap they are to buy now..... and I grew a pineapple from cutting the top off one, years ago. Eventually it even produced a fruit, it grew in its pot on my kitchen windowsill until the fruit was as much as a whole inch long, bright green, then the whole plant died fairly quickly thereafter!