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whole milk
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I have recently been diagnosed Type 1 LADA. I use insulin and metformin. I have been using whole milk in porridge 160 gas but have read recently it's a no no for diabetics. Does anyone know why please? I have so many questions about this awful disease!!
nonethewiser
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No idea why if honest, use full fat milk myself as there's hardly any difference to semi skimmed.
Bruce Stephens
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No idea. Seems like it might be the general idea that fat is bad and an easy way to reduce it is to use semi-skimmed or low-fat milk?
(I doubt it matters much in the great scheme of things, and if I particularly liked whole milk I'd continue using it. I only use milk in my coffee so it's much less than with cereal. I'm no expert, however.)
Not sure what you have been reading but there is a traditional hang up about fat and diabetes. However, the healthy diet for someone with Type 1 diabetes is the same as a healthy diet for someone without diabetes.
When reading online, take care not to get dragged into the rabbit hole of "type 2 diabetes" being shortened to "diabetes". If the type is not mentioned, they are usually writing about type 2. Type 1 and type 2 are very different conditions.
Managing Type 1 is about learning how to get the best out of injected insulin. It is not about diet.
When reading online, take care not to get dragged into the rabbit hole of "type 2 diabetes" being shortened to "diabetes". If the type is not mentioned, they are usually writing about type 2. Type 1 and type 2 are very different conditions.
Managing Type 1 is about learning how to get the best out of injected insulin. It is not about diet.
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Interestingly, the fuller the fat in milk, the fewer the carbs. It's only by a smidgin though, not worth bothering about. And as you don't have Type 2 (per @helli and @stephenS50 above), carry on eating what you enjoy and adjust your insulin to accommodate. Enjoy your porridge!
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Welcome to the forum @Jugged
Keep those questions coming! We have literally centuries of lived diabetes experience on the forum, and no question will be considered too obvious or 'silly' - so ask away.
A diagnosis with diabetes can be a really steep learning curve, so it can really help to have a few experienced heads about you to share what they've picked up over the years 🙂
Keep those questions coming! We have literally centuries of lived diabetes experience on the forum, and no question will be considered too obvious or 'silly' - so ask away.
A diagnosis with diabetes can be a really steep learning curve, so it can really help to have a few experienced heads about you to share what they've picked up over the years 🙂
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rebrascora
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Always whole milk for me since diagnosis (I used semi skimmed before but low carb means I can have full fat milk and yoghurt and cheese) and I also have real double cream in my coffee.
The porridge would be far more of a problem for me as it spikes me really badly and doesn't live up to it's slow release reputation at all in my digestive system. Presumably you are managing OK with the porridge.
Ask away with any other questions you have.
How long have you been diagnosed?
Do you have a sensor to help you monitor your BG levels?
Which insulins do you have?
The porridge would be far more of a problem for me as it spikes me really badly and doesn't live up to it's slow release reputation at all in my digestive system. Presumably you are managing OK with the porridge.
Ask away with any other questions you have.
How long have you been diagnosed?
Do you have a sensor to help you monitor your BG levels?
Which insulins do you have?
if ur feeling overwhelmed u have come to the right place they are a good supporting group here
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We all felt overwhelmed at first because it is simply.... overwhelming! There is so much to learn and take into consideration and at times it is positively scary and frustrating and challenging but just every now and then when you manage a tricky situation really, really well, there is also triumph!!
There are something like 42 factors which affect BG levels and we only have control over some of them..... thankfully the ones with the biggest impact like food and medication and exercise, we do mostly have control over, but there are lots of other things like stress and sleep or lack of it, or ambient temperature, or hormones or seasons. These things all mess with the carefully calculated doses that we think we have got right but rarely do. If you are a perfectionist or a logical person, it can be really challenging as you rarely get the same result twice and there is an element of intuition or "dark arts" about managing diabetes well together with lots and lots of experience, which of course you don't have when you are first diagnosed but could really benefit from. 🙄 Hang in there it really does gradually get better and coming her to the forum regularly and comparing notes and thoughts with others who face the same challenges can really help a lot, so I am very pleased you have found the forum.
There are also something like 200 extra decisions or considerations that we have to process each day with respect to our diabetes management, so it takes up a lot of "band width" or head space, particularly in the early days, but gradually you are able to shift more and more of these processes and considerations into autopilot mode, in the same way as you do when you drive a car, compared with when you first learned to drive. Then you had to think about every single action like looking in your mirror and indicating and dipping the clutch and selecting the right gear and steering and activating the windscreen wipers etc. Gradually you just do these things without having to think about them and you are then able to focus on selecting the right road to take you to where you want to go or what the idiot in the car in front or behind is up to, or if that loose dog is going to run out into the road in front of you or the traffic lights are going to change just as you get to them. The rest of the driving processes just seem to happen in the background of your mind and eventually your diabetes will become a bit like that, but it takes time.
The great thing is that we are blessed with access to great technology to help us these days. Modern insulins, injection pens, BG meters and now Constant Glucose Monitors (CGM)and insulin pumps for some people and hopefully more soon. These things should all help us to keep ourselves safer and healthier and our diabetes better managed if we invest some time and effort into it.
Do you have a CGM like Libre 2 or Dexcom One plus?
There are something like 42 factors which affect BG levels and we only have control over some of them..... thankfully the ones with the biggest impact like food and medication and exercise, we do mostly have control over, but there are lots of other things like stress and sleep or lack of it, or ambient temperature, or hormones or seasons. These things all mess with the carefully calculated doses that we think we have got right but rarely do. If you are a perfectionist or a logical person, it can be really challenging as you rarely get the same result twice and there is an element of intuition or "dark arts" about managing diabetes well together with lots and lots of experience, which of course you don't have when you are first diagnosed but could really benefit from. 🙄 Hang in there it really does gradually get better and coming her to the forum regularly and comparing notes and thoughts with others who face the same challenges can really help a lot, so I am very pleased you have found the forum.
There are also something like 200 extra decisions or considerations that we have to process each day with respect to our diabetes management, so it takes up a lot of "band width" or head space, particularly in the early days, but gradually you are able to shift more and more of these processes and considerations into autopilot mode, in the same way as you do when you drive a car, compared with when you first learned to drive. Then you had to think about every single action like looking in your mirror and indicating and dipping the clutch and selecting the right gear and steering and activating the windscreen wipers etc. Gradually you just do these things without having to think about them and you are then able to focus on selecting the right road to take you to where you want to go or what the idiot in the car in front or behind is up to, or if that loose dog is going to run out into the road in front of you or the traffic lights are going to change just as you get to them. The rest of the driving processes just seem to happen in the background of your mind and eventually your diabetes will become a bit like that, but it takes time.
The great thing is that we are blessed with access to great technology to help us these days. Modern insulins, injection pens, BG meters and now Constant Glucose Monitors (CGM)and insulin pumps for some people and hopefully more soon. These things should all help us to keep ourselves safer and healthier and our diabetes better managed if we invest some time and effort into it.
Do you have a CGM like Libre 2 or Dexcom One plus?