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  1. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, I'm very wary of side effects and I already take a lot of pain killers and other pills. Don't really want to add to them if I can help it. I was told it would be quite easy to control Type II by changing my diet, but it's proving to be harder than 'advertised'. Kind Regards, Bob.
  2. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi Thanks, I'll change to Caesar, although I've not been using a lot of the dressing, a cap-full at most. I saw Balsamic on a list of 'free foods' somewhere so I thought that was Ok to use. My options seem to be diminishing rapidly. That's very bad news for me if I can't rely on protein, I'm...
  3. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, Thanks for the reply. The vegetarian sausages are Cauldron Cumberland and have a carb content of 3.75g per sausage. The sugar is very low. I don't have any bread with the breakfast. I was advised by the nurse to substitute my 'chocolate problem' with an apple as it had 'better' carbohydrates...
  4. Bob-111

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Yes, I was told the same thing. No need to test. Bob.
  5. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Thanks I'll look at that! Kind Regards, Bob.
  6. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, I put some butter on the fish and some parsley with salt and pepper and bake it in the oven. The salad was a simple mixed leaf salad, occasionally it will be a crunchy salad with strips of carrot. I put a little French or Balsamic/Olive Oil Dressing on it, along with salt. That's it. I...
  7. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. I looked at the Low Carb Diet Forum and clicked on the list of 'recommended' foods. I was dismayed at the prevalence of meat. As a vegetarian I have a particular issue with this kind of diet. I have compromised my vegetarianism and started eating fish but I...
  8. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, Thanks for the advice but as far as pork chops and steak are concerned they aren't an option as I'm a vegetarian who has now compromised and started eating fish but I won't be eating any red meat or chicken no matter how bad things get. I eat vegetarian sausages for breakfast which are very...
  9. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I tested when I got up and before I ate anything and I do always test over 2 hours after a meal. The Bread I'm using is the one recommended (Bergen: Soya and Linseed) so it's the best I can get. So far I haven't found anything that causes so small a rise as...
  10. Bob-111

    Type 2 Waking up to High Levels

    Hi, Today I woke up and checked my blood sugar levels and they are too high (13.6)! I thought the salad sandwich and apple I had last night would be Ok, apparently not! What should I do about this? Do I not eat at all until they fall, or is there something else I can do to lower them? My...
  11. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Yes, wont be buying that ever again! I wouldn't think the salad would have much in the way of carbs though. But maybe I'm wrong about that too! LOL! Kind Regards, Bob.
  12. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Hi, There was a fillet of haddock baked in a spray of Sunflower Oil with butter. The rest of the dish was a leafy salad with a light Balsamic/Olive Oil dressing. The Bread was Biona Organic Rye and Pumpkin Seed it has 30g of Carb/100g and 2.2g sugars. The loaf was 500g and had only 6 slices. I...
  13. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Hi, Ok, I've ditched the last two slices of the expensive Rye Bread, as one slice with the fish/salad meal shot my levels up from the 4.6 to 11.1! It was the only suspect on the plate! How much carbs (g) should I be limiting myself to per meal? Bearing in mind, up until now, I have a fairly...
  14. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. I use Rapeseed oil for pan frying, the spray Sunflower Oil for coating fish for baking in the oven. I stopped frying eggs a long time ago but the Sausages are Cauldron's Cumberland Vegetarian and the carb & sugar content for 2 sausages are: 6.3g and 1.0g...
  15. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Thanks for that. That was the last of the Muesli anyway. No, I didn't calculate the carbs, just measured the portion with the control tubs I bought. As I can't weigh my food calculating the carbs is going to be difficult. I'll probably just test each meal as I go and record the result. I'll be...
  16. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Hi, Yes I got my meter today and did my first test. The reading from my Doctor was 17. When I tested it today a few hours after breakfast, (which was two poached eggs on toast) it was 4.6. I then had the last portion of muesli with natural yoghurt and it went up to 7.4. How should I judge...
  17. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Dear DCUKMod, Thanks for the links. Yes, there is a lot to get my head round. When I was just trying to lose weight, Muesli with Natural unsweetened Yoghurt was flagged as a healthy breakfast. As was the Poach Eggs on a slice Wholemeal or Oat & Barley Bread Now, suddenly, it's not. Very...
  18. Bob-111

    Hello - I'm a former Pollution Chemist & Musician. Recently diagnosed Type II.

    Hello - I'm a former Pollution Chemist & Musician. Recently diagnosed Type II.
  19. Bob-111

    Type 2 Hello - Just signed up - Newly Diagnosed - A few Questions

    Hello, I've just signed up having been just diagnosed as Type II. I have no information as yet and my first appointment with a nurse is on Thursday. However that'll have been a week with no information at all! I filled in the Profile questions as best I could but I would like to edit it and...