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What did you eat yesterday?

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Yesterday
Weight 14 8.2 Tum 49 1/2>
Not long after getting up - 7.6 @ 7.56am / pint water / Nescafe with single cream
Brunch: @ 10.30 carton cottage cheese, 2 hard boiled eggs mixed in mmm / pt water with meds
Snack: so I could last out till dinner, I just want to eat all the darned time! slice turkey, couple slices ham, 2 baby toms
Dinner: pint water / tons sausages baked in the oven by sister, mash with squashy peas nom nom nom / pint water

I refused the ice cream cornet with a flake in it this afternoon because like I said to my sister I'll only have to confess it on the forum and I just can't face it. :D
 
Fri
B:Full fat greek yoghurt, blueberries, All Bran
L: carrot, red pepper and lentil soup, ryvita, cheese, ham half apple
D: chicken Tikka, stir fry mix veg, thin slice bread
Sat
B: bacon, egg, mushrooms, thin slice toast
L: soup, rest of chicken tikka, coleslaw, cheese, half apple
D: tuna steak, broccoli, spinach with pesto sauce, jelly with berries and cream
 
Yesterday
B Yoghurt and raspberries a coffee
D. Fish and roasted (what they call) mediteranean veg
aubergine and courgette included and absolutly gross
dont care how healthy it is wont be having that again
Tea time low fat crackers with blue cheese, a choc eclair
jelly and cream and olives a bit later.
 
RirisR said:
Yesterday
B Yoghurt and raspberries a coffee
D. Fish and roasted (what they call) mediteranean veg
aubergine and courgette included and absolutly gross
dont care how healthy it is wont be having that again
Tea time low fat crackers with blue cheese, a choc eclair
jelly and cream and olives a bit later.
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I absolutely love ratatouille but my OH hates it and gets very nervous if he sees aubergine, courgette, peppers and tomatoes on the chopping board even though he likes all those ingredients individually or it a tray bake with lamb or pork or chicken with plenty of spices. Maybe it was in combination with the fish?
 
Must confess whilst I love Mediterranean veg and ratatouille in particular, I really wouldn't fancy it with fish although I do sometimes use aubergine to soak up the surplus butter and fish oils when I have pan fried salmon. For me, tomatoes and fish are a big "NO-NO" combination although I appreciate that there are many recipes which combine the two and I am sure some people really enjoy them together.... just not me.
 
Leadinglights said:
I absolutely love ratatouille but my OH hates it and gets very nervous if he sees aubergine, courgette, peppers and tomatoes on the chopping board even though he likes all those ingredients individually or it a tray bake with lamb or pork or chicken with plenty of spices. Maybe it was in combination with the fish?
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No the fish was really good and peppers and tomatoes and onion
just revolting aubergine and courgette:(
 
Yesterday
Weight 14 9.2 Tum 50
Not long after getting up - 7.4 @ 5.29am / pint water with senna / Nescafe with single cream
B: scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomato, bacon, olive oil
L: carton cottage cheese / pt water with meds
D: pint water / chicken pasta salad, diet coke - bits / pint water / luxury biscuits from Mum's jar, horrid, dunno why I was eating them, I just don't know, felt 'lost' because the day didn't go according to plan. :(

The Day Before Yesterday
Weight 14 8.4 Tum <50
Not long after getting up - 6.9 @ 6.33am / pint water with senna / Nescafe with single cream
Snack @ 10.24 small bag peanuts (a mistake as it was three bags for 79p and I ate all the darned bags today!)
Brunch: @ 11ish 2 fried eggs 1/2 pack mushrooms 2 tomatoes 3 rashers bacon / pt water with meds
Snack: the second bag of peanuts :: sigh ::
Dinner: pint water / steak and cabbage / pint water / 7.0 @ 18.44 / the last bag of peanuts

I want to do rigid two meals a day low carb but I can't manage it, I can't stop eating...
 
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hi yesterday l had a ready meal spaggettie boll from sainsburys for dinner is this bad:confused: and garlic bread help please
 
first time on this, yesterday l had sainsburys ready meal spagettie boll with garlic bread is this bad l dont see it can be as l take my metformin after but nurse says blood suger to high l dont under stand so why do l take metformin for l feel like giving up.
 
hi l had a ready meal yesterday with garlic bread , lm told by my nurse mine blood suger to high but l take metformin tab after this , weres the point of me taken the tablet, l give up
 
rosie1 said:
first time on this, yesterday l had sainsburys ready meal spagettie boll with garlic bread is this bad l dont see it can be as l take my metformin after but nurse says blood suger to high l dont under stand so why do l take metformin for l feel like giving up.
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Welcome to this forum where I'm sure you will find lots of helpful advise. But as far as your meal was concerned it has some quite high carbohydrate components, the pasta and the bread and probably the sauce as well. You should find the carbohydrate content on the packaging so you can see how much carb it contained. Taking metformin does not mean that you don't need to be careful about the amount of carbs you are having, it just helps the body cope and use the insulin you are naturally producing a bit better but you still can't afford to overload your body with more than it can cope with.
So you could think about having a smaller portion and bulking out with plenty of green veg or salad. Things like meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and vegetables are good choices but starchy veg like potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips are high carb as is pasta and rice so those are best restricted. It is often recommended that you self test with a blood glucose monitor so you can see the effect various meals and foods have on your blood glucose level. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours is a suggested regime. There is no need to avoid fats and protein, indeed full fat versions usually have less carbohydrates than low fat and help to stop you feeling hungry when you reduce the carbohydrates you have.
It is a good idea to keep a food diary so you can see what foods you are having and maybe you could reduce some of the high carb foods. It is better to take things slowly as reducing blood sugar too quickly can sometimes cause visual problems.
I'm sure a few others will offer some advice and point to some links which are aimed at newly diagnosed folk.
Do look at some of the meals that people have to give you some ideas.
 
Leadinglights said:
Welcome to this forum where I'm sure you will find lots of helpful advise. But as far as your meal was concerned it has some quite high carbohydrate components, the pasta and the bread and probably the sauce as well. You should find the carbohydrate content on the packaging so you can see how much carb it contained. Taking metformin does not mean that you don't need to be careful about the amount of carbs you are having, it just helps the body cope and use the insulin you are naturally producing a bit better but you still can't afford to overload your body with more than it can cope with.
So you could think about having a smaller portion and bulking out with plenty of green veg or salad. Things like meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and vegetables are good choices but starchy veg like potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips are high carb as is pasta and rice so those are best restricted. It is often recommended that you self test with a blood glucose monitor so you can see the effect various meals and foods have on your blood glucose level. Testing before you eat and after 2 hours is a suggested regime. There is no need to avoid fats and protein, indeed full fat versions usually have less carbohydrates than low fat and help to stop you feeling hungry when you reduce the carbohydrates you have.
It is a good idea to keep a food diary so you can see what foods you are having and maybe you could reduce some of the high carb foods. It is better to take things slowly as reducing blood sugar too quickly can sometimes cause visual problems.
I'm sure a few others will offer some advice and point to some links which are aimed at newly diagnosed folk.
Do look at some of the meals that people have to give you some ideas.
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lm sorry but l cant cope with counting b carbsthis has up set me today l dont know what the hell to eat now lm sorry l give up
 
Hi. No one is saying you have to eat meat every day. You can have eggs or fish or cheese or nuts or mushrooms instead. In order to lower your Blood Glucose levels you need to reduce the amount of carbohydrates you eat.... that means less bread and pasta and potatoes and breakfast cereal etc. You might try eating a smaller portion of these foods or having something completely different instead.....
For instance, if you have breakfast cereal at the moment for breakfast, try having an omelette instead because eggs do not contain carbohydrate. You can have mushrooms and ham and cheese or even prawns in your omelette if you like. I often have a salad with my omelette and a big dollop of cheese coleslaw with it instead of bread, because the bread will raise my Blood Glucose levels and be bad for my diabetes.
Or many of us have Natural Greek yoghurt with a few berries (I buy bags of frozen berries and defrost a couple of tablespoons in the microwave each day to go in my yoghurt) with some chopped nuts and mixed seeds like pumpkin and sunflower and sesame and chia seeds.
These breakfasts will be much easier on your BG levels than a bowl of cereal or a couple of slices of toast.

We can make similar suggestions for other meals if you would like, but just changing one meal at a time and getting into a routine with that new food will really start to help your Glucose levels come down.
 
I know being diagnosed is hard to get your head round but as has been said, small steps day at a time should all help. If you look at the learning zone and Maggie Davey's letter to newly diagnosed Type 2 which can be found in the links hopefully you can find a route to getting your blood glucose better controlled.
Gone are the days when your medical practice managed your diabetes for you, coming round to give you your medication on a daily basis and the recognition that everybody is different so no one size fits all when it comes to meds or diet, so people have to find a way to self manage the condition by finding a dietary and exercise regime which suits them.
A book you may find useful is Carbs and Cals which give the carb content of a whole range of foods so together with some digital scales takes the guess work out of knowing what you are eating. Knowing how much carbohydrate (not just sugars) you are having is much easier than trying to count calories as you can basically ignore the fat and protein content.
 
2 Lifts
B - Super Nutty granola and Greek yoghurt, mug of coffee
D - wholemeal German salami sandwich and a nature valley oats & honey protein soft bake, pint of water
mug of cafetiere coffee
T - 4 slices Brunswick ham, radishes, 3 homemade oven chips, baby potatoes, 2 gherkins, hefty serving of cheese coleslaw, 2 squares Lidl's 95% chocolate, pint of water
mug of coffee
3 and 3 quarter oat nobblies

On to Lindt 90% after tea tonight as didn't realise I was almost out of Lidl's 95%! 😳 xx
 
rebrascora said:
@adrian1der I am so impressed that you try all these new recipes.... and on an almost daily basis! Do you shop specifically for them or adapt them to what you have in stock?
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Hi Barbara
I do the menu planning on a Friday evening, then do the online shop at Sainsbury's for delivery on Saturday. We have a very good farm shop half a mile away so a few trips during the week for meat. Usually Monday and Friday.

I have a list of thinks I've cooked that we like and recipes I've found that I want to try.

Mongolian Beef last night which was another new one from the new Pinch of Nom book
 
rosie1 said:
lm sorry but l cant cope with counting b carbsthis has up set me today l dont know what the hell to eat now lm sorry l give up
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Perhaps this book would be useful for you to look at.
Gretchen Becker's book is a great reference

First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Marlowe Diabetes Library): Amazon.co.uk: Becker, Gretchen: 9780738218601: Books​

Buy First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Marlowe Diabetes Library) Illustrated by Becker, Gretchen (ISBN: 9780738218601) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
 
Leadinglights said:
Perhaps this book would be useful for you to look at.
Gretchen Becker's book is a great reference

First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Marlowe Diabetes Library): Amazon.co.uk: Becker, Gretchen: 9780738218601: Books​

Buy First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (Marlowe Diabetes Library) Illustrated by Becker, Gretchen (ISBN: 9780738218601) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
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