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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1418207" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>When I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the first thing I did was check the ingredients labels on what I was eating and drinking. I found my "heathy" Jordan's Country Crisp breakfast was 24% sugar, so I stopped eating that. Instead I was eating porridge as I that had no sugar and was low glycemic carbs, but when I eventually tested two hours after eating it I discovered it spiked my blood sugar from 6.5 to over 10. So I stopped eating that too and now have a cheese omelette for breakfast.</p><p></p><p>I was eating the occasional jacket potato, but discovered this was high carb and cut that out. Similarly with bread, rice and pasta. It turns out that Special K breakfast cereal raises blood sugar faster than eating raw sugar. Most breakfast cereals should be avoided if you are type 2. It does take a while to realise all the foods you need to stay clear of.</p><p></p><p>Someone with a blood sugar level of over 10 long term is likely to suffer serious complications such as nerve damage. Unfortunately, drugs like Metformin and Gliclazide are not a cure for high blood sugars. They can help a little, but they also can have serious side effects. The most effective way to reduce high blood sugar levels is though your diet. This should enable levels of medications to be reduced as blood sugar levels normalise. Testing is the key and care is needed to ensure blood sugars don't get too low and cause hypos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1418207, member: 375067"] When I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the first thing I did was check the ingredients labels on what I was eating and drinking. I found my "heathy" Jordan's Country Crisp breakfast was 24% sugar, so I stopped eating that. Instead I was eating porridge as I that had no sugar and was low glycemic carbs, but when I eventually tested two hours after eating it I discovered it spiked my blood sugar from 6.5 to over 10. So I stopped eating that too and now have a cheese omelette for breakfast. I was eating the occasional jacket potato, but discovered this was high carb and cut that out. Similarly with bread, rice and pasta. It turns out that Special K breakfast cereal raises blood sugar faster than eating raw sugar. Most breakfast cereals should be avoided if you are type 2. It does take a while to realise all the foods you need to stay clear of. Someone with a blood sugar level of over 10 long term is likely to suffer serious complications such as nerve damage. Unfortunately, drugs like Metformin and Gliclazide are not a cure for high blood sugars. They can help a little, but they also can have serious side effects. The most effective way to reduce high blood sugar levels is though your diet. This should enable levels of medications to be reduced as blood sugar levels normalise. Testing is the key and care is needed to ensure blood sugars don't get too low and cause hypos. [/QUOTE]
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