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- Type of diabetes
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- Tablets (oral)
Thanks Rhubarb, I think I'm anti KFC now lol.Marcus
Step 1: don’t panic. Stay calm. You are not going to keel over tonight because you had some KFC.
Step 2: work out a plan for tomorrow that avoids carbs altogether- see what that does to your numbers
You are testing so that’s good but you need dietary advice- there is loads on here and some helpful responses already.
While things settle though weird stuff will happen to your numbers - things like exercise can affect it as well and strips can be dodgy. The overall trend will help as you get your diet under control.
I don’t like giving advice but do yourself a favour and stay out of KFC for a bit.
Everyone here wants to help you - we’re on your side. Hang in there.
Thanks Janey, is 48g a lot in carbs for diabetcs? this carb diet is really confusing me. Can I ask what app you use for carb monitoring?I just checked your KFC are you sitting down, the fries were a massive 41.8g for regular 60.6g for large plus 11.5g for the wings, for not very much quantity of food it’s a high number of carbs plus your toast this morning it’s so easy to eat way more than you intend to if you have no way of knowing the values.
It’s good advice from others to get rid of what you can from cupboards, I did the same, maybe your wife will join you in low carb eating for a while, it might help if only one meal is being prepared regardless of who is cooking. I don’t have that luxury but I do have my own cupboard now filled with all the strange and sometimes unpronounceable ingredients I cook with. There are days when my other half makes it easy and is happy to have eggs and bacon for tea, he is also quite a dab hand at whisking up an omelette for us at breakfast time, they take no more time to make then toasting and spreading toast, we had a challenge one morning to prove this.
It’s still early days but little by little you will come to know the good, the bad and the ugly regards carb values and once you see results in lower numbers both on the meter and the scales this will spur you on.
Thanks Alexandra, I will have a lookYou might find this site helpful: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/visual-guides
Yes you are right, I don't have a clue, I thought I did but I haven't.@Marcus1234
Read the forum, digest it and then formulate a list of some sensible questions as currently, you don't have a clue. Most don't starting out, so it's not being critical
Thanks NikkieMarcus I thought it was low carb/high fat.
If your doing low carb high fibre it may have a different result. Hopefully someone on here will know
That is exactly the right attitude. As they say it's a marathon and not a sprint.Yes you are right, I don't have a clue, I thought I did but I haven't.
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Hi Nikkie,Think we are on a similar time line although I started Metformin pre results because of my symptoms and now on 3 times a day. I seem to manage a good proportion of the day low or no carb then get lost as to what else to eat and blow it. It’s certainly not easy, but I am sure each day it will get easier, I am already eating far less carbs than a week ago. Keep it up you are doing fab
My next blood test is in 3 monthsHi Nikkie,
Are you a newbie too? My DN said my meds won't be increased until my next blood test and it will be decided if they are stopped or increased.
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Yes! 30g is around 2 carbs, check the back of the packet. They are different for salted, salt and vinegar and dry roasted.So I can eat salted peanuts?
So can I eat salted peanuts? Because I do like peanuts and if I can I will buy some for a snack.That is exactly the right attitude. As they say it's a marathon and not a sprint.
I love pork scratchings, that's good to know.Another snack, pork scratchings, I get Mr Porkey's lite version as they are easier on the teeth.
I also have a recipe somewhere that uses ground up scratchings as breadcrumbs over chicken pieces it's very good.
So I can eat salted peanuts?
Hi I think you will find there are a lot of people who would consider that amount of carbs too many especially for one meal. To put some context to the numbers I aim for between 30g - 50g in total for all my meals and any snacks, there are many days when I don’t go over 30g when I started I tried not to have more than 75g per day, I wasn’t taking any meds so I don’t know if you can have a higher amount of carbs than I did, hopefully someone who took meds can give you a suggested total to aim for.Thanks Janey, is 48g a lot in carbs for diabetcs? this carb diet is really confusing me. Can I ask what app you use for carb monitoring?
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I can see that if your combined meals equal 30-50g and my one meal was 40 plus then that is a lot of carbs in one sitting.Hi I think you will find there are a lot of people who would consider that amount of carbs too many especially for one meal. To put some context to the numbers I aim for between 30g - 50g in total for all my meals and any snacks, there are many days when I don’t go over 30g when I started I tried not to have more than 75g per day, I wasn’t taking any meds so I don’t know if you can have a higher amount of carbs than I did, hopefully someone who took meds can give you a suggested total to aim for.
I use the nutrachek app, I have attached a screen shot that shows my values for today, it’s over my preferred 30g but I did eat out at lunchtime and have slightly more carbs for my dessert today than I might normally have.