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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1138974" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>I think one of the hardest things many newly diagnosed folks have to come to with is that yesterday's "healthy" quickly becomes a "healthy-ish for those without diabetes". </p><p></p><p>For me, my one and only objective was to get my blood sugars into order. I wasn't really interested in weight loss. Why would I be, I had blood sugar issues?</p><p></p><p>In my journey to understanding things a bit better, my meter was utterly pivotal. In my earliest days when I couldn't believe the diagnosis, it shouted at me with every meal that the Doc was right and my Scoobie senses were wrong. My Doc's suggestion I continue to eat healthily, but give up the cakes (I had never eaten) didn't seem to add up to me. Again, this was reinforced by my blood sugar reaction to rice, pasta, bread and so on.</p><p></p><p>So, I experimented and gave up some of those things and watched the numbers fall. Those falling numbers guided me to what need to be done. I might have really enjoyed a slice of toast or the odd home made cheese scone, but not as much as I began to love smaller (blood glucose) numbers.</p><p></p><p>I kept it simple for example, tonight we had grilled pork chops with a lovely mountain of Hellman's based Coleslaw. What recipe is required for that? Meat and veg. Don't you eat any of that now?</p><p></p><p>Invest in your spice rack. Flavours can be changed in a trice and the variety is staggering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1138974, member: 88961"] I think one of the hardest things many newly diagnosed folks have to come to with is that yesterday's "healthy" quickly becomes a "healthy-ish for those without diabetes". For me, my one and only objective was to get my blood sugars into order. I wasn't really interested in weight loss. Why would I be, I had blood sugar issues? In my journey to understanding things a bit better, my meter was utterly pivotal. In my earliest days when I couldn't believe the diagnosis, it shouted at me with every meal that the Doc was right and my Scoobie senses were wrong. My Doc's suggestion I continue to eat healthily, but give up the cakes (I had never eaten) didn't seem to add up to me. Again, this was reinforced by my blood sugar reaction to rice, pasta, bread and so on. So, I experimented and gave up some of those things and watched the numbers fall. Those falling numbers guided me to what need to be done. I might have really enjoyed a slice of toast or the odd home made cheese scone, but not as much as I began to love smaller (blood glucose) numbers. I kept it simple for example, tonight we had grilled pork chops with a lovely mountain of Hellman's based Coleslaw. What recipe is required for that? Meat and veg. Don't you eat any of that now? Invest in your spice rack. Flavours can be changed in a trice and the variety is staggering. [/QUOTE]
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