hi all used to be a member not been on for ages. type2 for quite a few years . ive lost nearly 4 stone im walking 2/3times a week 10 miles plus feeling good im taking metformin .i cut down tablets so went for annual review yesterday.blood gone up to 55 hb quite shocked. spoke to wife we think its because i eating to much fruit. eating 5plus apples or pears a day could this be the problem. i do low carb in the week and weekends eat a few treats . was just having a read what would be the best fruits to eat or swap to cuecumbers to snack at work any ideas or tips would be most helpful thanks dave
HI
@davehead28 ,
Sorry to say, there's nothing low carb about that many apples or pears... There's about 12 to15 grams carbs or thereabouts in one of those, and you're having
five? That's a lot... Also because as a T2 you're prone to fatty liver disease, and fructose makes that a lot worse. So you really do need to cut down. Avocado's are good, as are berries in moderation, (preferably with something fat, like clotted cream or full fat greek yoghurt). Starfruit's alright too.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits might help. But I do think if you reduce your intake drastically, your HbA1c will be a whole lot better, 3 months from now.
Cucumbers would be alright, celery sticks and such, maybe cheese, nuts in moderation.... Pork scratchings maybe? There's enough you could snack on that wouldn't raise bloodsugars as horribly as fruits would.
Good luck!
Jo