Stress and new T2 Dia

[JoeMcG]

Hi I am newly diagnosed T2 and really stressed out about it. Find I am comfort eating and making things worse. Any advice please.Hopeless Sugar addict

 

[jackie_oates_123]

im pretty new on this site but have learnt alot in the last couple of days, low carb foods are the best to go for and i found after a few days i found i wasn't craving the sweet treats , there is a recipe book on the site just browse round and its full of great ideas i had strawberries sugar free jelly and fresh cream after my tea last night hope this helps.

 

[Daffodils1]

Hi there, try not to worry, lots of really helpful info and advice here to pick up.

Are you thinking of eating less carbs? Have been trying that for 3 months and one of the benefits (in addition to helping get blood sugar readings down!), is that it seems to make you less hungry/less focussed on food overall.

All the best.

D

 

[JoeMcG]

im pretty new on this site but have learnt alot in the last couple of days, low carb foods are the best to go for and i found after a few days i found i wasn't craving the sweet treats , there is a recipe book on the site just browse round and its full of great ideas i had strawberries sugar free jelly and fresh cream after my tea last night hope this helps.

Thanks for that will do

 

[JoeMcG]

Hi there, try not to worry, lots of really helpful info and advice here to pick up.

Are you thinking of eating less carbs? Have been trying that for 3 months and one of the benefits (in addition to helping get blood sugar readings down!), is that it seems to make you less hungry/less focussed on food overall.

All the best.

D

Thanks for the support

 

[DeejayR]

Hello @JoeMcG, I'll tag @daisy1 to give you a really good guide to what goes on here. Maybe a mod can pull your 4 threads into one so we can concentrate on your questions. As above, loads of help coming your way.

 

[JTL]

Hi I am newly diagnosed T2 and really stressed out about it. Find I am comfort eating and making things worse. Any advice please.Hopeless Sugar addict

One way of killing the snacking urge is to have what we call a bullet proof coffee around here.
Whatever kind of coffee you normally have .... nowt fancy in my house just some Nescafe instant.
But stir a spoonful of butter into it.... froth it up a bit if possible and if you like it pipping hot put in the microwave to bring it back up to heat as the butter can bring the temp down.
Sounds unpleasant off putting?
Try it.
Butter is only churned cream and nothing else.
My wife can turn a tub of of cream into a pat of butter in ten fifteen minutes but anyway ... try a spoonful of butter in the coffee.
It takes away hunger and gives a great energy boost.
If you don't like it at least you tried it.

 

[JoeMcG]

Hello @JoeMcG, I'll tag @daisy1 to give you a really good guide to what goes on here. Maybe a mod can pull your 4 threads into one so we can concentrate on your questions. As above, loads of help coming your way.

Thanks will help the more info I get the better

 

[daisy1]

@JoeMcG

Hello Joe and welcome to the forum

Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask all the questions you like and someone will help.



BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 140,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

• Reduce your carbohydrate intake
• Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)

• Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l

However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

• structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
• self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.

 

[rowan]

One way of killing the snacking urge is to have what we call a bullet proof coffee around here.
Whatever kind of coffee you normally have .... nowt fancy in my house just some Nescafe instant.
But stir a spoonful of butter into it.... froth it up a bit if possible and if you like it pipping hot put in the microwave to bring it back up to heat as the butter can bring the temp down.
Sounds unpleasant off putting?
Try it.
Butter is only churned cream and nothing else.
My wife can turn a tub of of cream into a pat of butter in ten fifteen minutes but anyway ... try a spoonful of butter in the coffee.
It takes away hunger and gives a great energy boost.
If you don't like it at least you tried it.

I have a coffee with double cream, or sometimes clotted cream, and a small amount of sweetener, tastes decadent enough to feel like a treat but is almost carb free