As u can see oops!! I got up this morning,tested my blood,ate 2 boiled eggs and at lunchtime I ate a pear,not much to you but a feast for me.I'm having beans on toast for tea hopefully,but better than anything I've NOT vomited.this day is getting better.Thankyou everyone for giving me the strength to do this.my first blood on asking was 10.7 after my eggs it was 14.9. Can someone please tell me if this was OK.thanx x x
Good to hear you sounding so positive and having eaten today.
Your blood numbers are a bit higher than you'd really like, but to reiterate what was said last night, whilst you're on steroids and you have a cold, whatever the number said, it'd be bound to be a bit more than if you were cold and steroid free, so try not to get too anxious.
To be honest, you just need to get yourself into a routine of eating, ideally fairly regularly. I don't mean every x hours, but just a bit of a routine. Nourishing your body is how it generally works best. Putting it through feast and famine can confuse it. As you're doing that, keep testing and recording the numbers, so that you can go back in a few days and review them.
In reality, many T2s find eating bread a bit tricky, but you need to test that out for yourself. If your numbers are OK, you can continue as you wish. If your numbers are too high, then it's a case of less of it or finding an alternative. However, don't jump to conclusions. This is a marathon, not a sprint.
Once your head is in a decent place, and you feel open to new ideas, there are loads of areas on the forum where folks post things they have eaten or made, and whilst at first glance you might think some things look a bit odd, there is loads and loads of delicious food to enjoy.
What sort of things do you enjoy eating, generally? Do you usually eat with your partner, and if so, what sorts of meals do you usually share?
For as long as we have been together my partner and I have always eaten together, and used that time to talk about or days or family, or just "stuff". When I was diagnosed he was concerned we'd lose that, to us valuable, time, so he has modified his way of eating a bit to support me with the changes I've had to make. I really appreciated that, and still do.
When we're not together he's a bit more free with his way of eating, which I have absolutely no issue with, but he has actually told me he feels extremely well, watching his carbs a bit and finds it easier to stay as trim as he likes to. It's amazing what we get used to after a while
Take it steady. You'll be fine.