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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 1647393" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>Firstly the dizzy and shaky. You really need to test his BG levels with a finger prick and a BG monitor. You will then know if it is due to lower sugar. There is a thing called a "false hypo" where you get symptoms of low blood sugar when you don't actually have low blood sugar. You just have lower blood sugar than your body is used to. Lower blood sugar is GOOD!!</p><p></p><p>Food. Forget almost everything you have been told until today, especially about fat.</p><p>A good breakfast is bacon, eggs, sausage (90% pork or higher), mushrooms and tomato. As much as you can eat.</p><p>Good snacks for the munchies are strong cheddar wrapped in ham, hard boiled eggs.</p><p>A large steak with green vegetables is superb. Chips are off the menu, sadly.</p><p></p><p>Bad things are sandwiches (because of the bread), muesli, fruit juice, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes - almost anything beige.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Anything labelled low fat is probably bad for a diabetic. Double cream is good. Butter is good. Margarine is bad and so is skimmed milk.</p><p></p><p>You can eat like a King (or Queen) until you are full to busting without eating any major carbohydrates, so you don't have to suffer at all.</p><p></p><p>Please note this is my personal view - and I really enjoy my food.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite37" alt=":happy:" title="Happy :happy:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":happy:" /></p><p></p><p>The main thing is not to panic and take it slow and steady. The first few weeks (months, years) it will all seem strange and you won't know what is happening. It takes a long while to understand how Hubby's body reacts to foods and in the first few weeks every little detail will seem like a major issue. Chill. No biggie. You can both handle it and still enjoy life. Look around the site for loads of useful information. Post what you are currently eating together and we will try and suggest small changes which might help. A new diagnosis is a downer but you will soon realise that it is all manageable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 1647393, member: 6467"] Firstly the dizzy and shaky. You really need to test his BG levels with a finger prick and a BG monitor. You will then know if it is due to lower sugar. There is a thing called a "false hypo" where you get symptoms of low blood sugar when you don't actually have low blood sugar. You just have lower blood sugar than your body is used to. Lower blood sugar is GOOD!! Food. Forget almost everything you have been told until today, especially about fat. A good breakfast is bacon, eggs, sausage (90% pork or higher), mushrooms and tomato. As much as you can eat. Good snacks for the munchies are strong cheddar wrapped in ham, hard boiled eggs. A large steak with green vegetables is superb. Chips are off the menu, sadly. Bad things are sandwiches (because of the bread), muesli, fruit juice, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes - almost anything beige.:) Anything labelled low fat is probably bad for a diabetic. Double cream is good. Butter is good. Margarine is bad and so is skimmed milk. You can eat like a King (or Queen) until you are full to busting without eating any major carbohydrates, so you don't have to suffer at all. Please note this is my personal view - and I really enjoy my food.:happy: The main thing is not to panic and take it slow and steady. The first few weeks (months, years) it will all seem strange and you won't know what is happening. It takes a long while to understand how Hubby's body reacts to foods and in the first few weeks every little detail will seem like a major issue. Chill. No biggie. You can both handle it and still enjoy life. Look around the site for loads of useful information. Post what you are currently eating together and we will try and suggest small changes which might help. A new diagnosis is a downer but you will soon realise that it is all manageable. [/QUOTE]
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