I was determined to go low carb, after watching what happened to my mother after her diagnosis.
I don't eat most red meat but do like bacon. My BLT is now wrapped in lettuce leaves without the bread!
I can't digest eggs in the morning/first thing, although I can eat up to 1.5 eggs later in the day without too many bad side effects.
So breakfast was a major issue, as I was switching from toast and marmalade or croissants. Occasionally porridge. And if I couldn't get breakfast right, or miss it out, then I needed a new idea. But I hated the texture of chia seeds first time I tried them.
After trying chia porridge, I slowly tested a mix of oats, flaxseed and chia instead. Starting with less oats than usual, with just a little chia, then using oatbran as it's lower in carbs, then increasing the amount of chia and adding in more and more flaxseed while reducing the oatbran.
I now love a porridge with:
mostly milled flaxseed, with a spoon each of chia and oatbran, made with water and a little coconut milk. Once cooked I add a sprinkle of salt, some cinnamon, a little stevia sweetener and more water. Then swirl double cream on top.
The other high carb in my diet was rice or pasta. Pasta is harder so I usually have a spag bol mix (made with turkey mince in my case) poured over green beans - but for rice I make my own cauliflower rice. Just grate the florets (don't use the thicket stem or leaves), drizzle over a little oil and bake for about 14 mins at 180C. Reheat in the microwave, a frying pan, in hot water.
If you don't fancy these then check your highest carbs meals and see what else you can swap?