Welcome. Are you taking any meds at the moment? What? Can you update your profile to show this as it’s relevant to advice you may be given. What sort of numbers do you get whilst testing (if you do) and hb1ac? What have you tried to lower them so far?
Unless you are expecting this what we will tell you may surprise you. Ditch bread rice potatoes pasta flour and obviously sugar. Replace it with fat. Yes fat. It doesn’t mess your blood sugars up like carbs, it keeps you feeling full for ages and despite being warned against it for 40 yrs evidence is coming out daily that it isn’t the evil it was believed to be. Most of us have had drastically improved cholesterol figures eating this way. It’s known as low carb high (healthy) fat LCHF. A more rigorous version is keto which is even lower carb. It helps many of us lose significant amounts of weight, if desired, keep our numbers down and for some even eliminate medications and achieve remission and reduce or improve complications. Try clicking these links for more detailed explanations that are well worth readings
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/ for info including low carb made simple
And
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/success-stories-and-testimonials.43/ to show it really works and for motivation
and
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/ for food ideas
also
https://www.dietdoctor.com/ for more food ideas and general info of carb content of foods. Lots of other websites for recipes out there too. Just use the term low carb or keto with whatever you fancy.
Also it’s very important to be able to check for yourself what’s happening so you can make the necessary adjustments day to day and meal by meal rather than wait 3, 6 or even 12 months and then have no idea what had what effect. Getting a blood glucose meter is the only way to do this (no matter what contradictory advice you may have heard - it’s usually budget based rather than anything more scientific). Please ask if you want any guidance on this.
IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE ON MEDS CONSIDERING LOWERING CARBS: if you lower your carbs then any glucose lowering meds may need to be adjusted accordingly to make sure you aren’t taking more than your new diet requires. It can cause a hypo if you have more gliclazide or insulin etc (this is not relevant for metformin on its own) than your new carb intake requires. Keep a close eye on your numbers and do this with your dr’s knowledge. Please don’t be put off by an ill informed out dated rubbishing of low carb diets or being told you should eat carbs to match meds, it should be the other way around.