Unfortunately there are times when you have to take what's on offer. I usually read the nutritional info and opt for the one which is lowest carb and can be 'pulled apart' easily - I take the filling out of one of the sandwiches and put it into the other so that I'm only eating one slice of bread or give one of them to the other half!! You may find that it is easier to decide what to eat if you test your sugar levels. By the way, and apologies if you've already been asked etc, are you on statins?
I'm Not on statins. Have had daily blood tests when I had surgery 5 years ago.
I have had good B/P rates the other than when I was younger It culiminated to a point where I had a severe nose bleed that wouldn't stop untill I had been given ''tampons'' to stick up it. I was quite otherwise fit having a job that was very physical and could require a 5 mile walk on top . I was a heavy smoker & drinker. I occasionally got foot/lower calf cramps then but only during the initial 1 mile walk early in the morning. After a rest they were gone and I could walk 5 miles or more without pain for the rest of the day, 5 X a week.
I swapped to more sedentary jobs and badly twisted my knee, It's then I put on a lot of weight. Strangely enough the injury led to me being restricted to the house for most of the 6 months leading to me going from every night smoking & drinking to once a fortnight. Sadly it was the catalyst to my weight gain as I got used to staying in and was a lot less active. Even the Walk to the Pub and back was 2 mile round trip or 14 miles less walking per week. And the cycle goes on. You even become less active because your weight puts you off going out.
Other than type 2, my only issue since was Cholesterol which spiked after a Peanut binge.
Looking at me history of leg cramps while walking- pre-diagnosis-. It was usually less severe or none at all when I'd been a ''good boy'' and avoided smoking & drinking for long periods of a month +. Bear in mind I hadn't lowered or monitored my Carbs/sugar intake at this time.
I am trying to compare scenarios now with ones before diagnosis as I'm sure I could have been close to type 2 within the last 12 months:-
Even 8 months ago I managed a brisk 2.5 mile walk to the station from a game without issues with only a chocolate bar & tea for sustenance all day. Again I had avoided smoking and drinking for the month prior.
After leaving hospital 5 years ago for bowel surgery. Id spent 12 days there on oxygen for 3-4, and an NHS hospital diet after I was off ''the drip''(.I hadn't eaten for 4 days prior to surgery) I was on Iron tablets and pain killers while there
I was unable to leave the house for around 1.5 weeks after but when I did my energy levels were amazing I could walk at a good pace for miles and felt better the further I walked. Untill:-
2 months later I went for a check-up and went for a pint or few to ''celebrate''. My drinking leads to smoking so within a week my leg cramp and walking issue was back.
Since diagnosis:
I have followed the NHS's High fibre, low sugar no bad Carbs diet
I week prior game. I had 1 binge drink day plus 20 cigarettes.
In the last month my two visits to football had a similar outcome:-
1. Walk. to the Station, then ground (.5 miles)I'm fine. Walk back from stadium, leg cramps. Walk from station nearly OK but I was dehydrated having not drunk enough fluids. Only a hot dog to eat. all day.
2 weeks prior plenty of exercise. 1 week prior 2 binge drink days 40 cigarettes.
2nd time:-
A faster walk to the station feel brilliant, walk to the stadium plus a good meal, feel brilliant, plenty of fluids. Walk back to the station leg cramps. Sandwich. Long train journey lots of Water, walk from station to home brilliant again. I
It appears to be progressing positively;
The common theme is the drinking binge which leads to me smoking which I will try more at combating.
So along with this next will be the LCHF diet although and see what occurs here.
This morning I felt brilliant, which leads to another question:
I'm trying the LCHF diet today I have had a piece of Cheese for a late breakfast due to me having a Sunday Lunch early.
My Sunday lunch was Low Carb 1 baby potato, 1 small roast potato, lots of broccoli, lots of Peas lots of Pork, lots of Crackling, lots of Gravy(no Corn Flour)added salt. I feel full but get an ache in the chest. I've got a feeling this maybe a side affect of the heavy smoking 10 days ago, but could the pile of Meat + Salt be doing it?