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A bit dissapointed

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celast

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Location
wilmslow cheshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
My first Haba1c was 44 the second 43 this latest one 42,I had phoned up before going to see the nurse and got the latest reading.
Anyway of I went to see the diabetic nurse feeling great,that I must have been eating the correct foods etc for it to keep coming down, when I got the call to see the nurse I was taken back as it was the diabetic doctor and she is always as keen as mustard,
she says the only type of cerial I should have is Weetabix, and Bran Flakes, but not to eat all of the milk you put on,
I can only have two slices of granary bread per day,must not have broccoli in cheese sauce or haddock in Mornay saiuce as its not good to have the sauces, but looking at the carbs in Broccoli and cheese sauce it says its 5 and sugars less than that,
if you have fruit it must be one of the berrys, blueberry,strawberry etc and only 1/2 bannana and must not have cream with it,
if you go out for Sunday lunch you can have just one sweet a week, I am 76 now and have been eating all those things the last 12 months, do you think its going a bit far for someone my age
, or what are your views, also no toasted cheese sandwich at lunchtime.
 
I think its a good idea to listen to your doctor.

My grandmother lived until she was 98. So you have probably got a lot of life and years to look forward to. It makes sense to make the most of them and stay as healthy as you can so you can enjoy them.

You honestly get used to the changes very soon. And you can introduce the changes slowly, one at a time until you feel comfortable.

I have the occasional slice of cheese on toast using wholemeal bread. Just the one slice as an open sandwich. Would that work for you?
 
I think that your doctor seems to be pointing out not just carbs but also high fat foods (as in the sauce with broccoli and fish ,the cheese sandwiches and possibly the milk). Since 3 medications you take are directed at helping protect from heart and vascular disease this may be why she is highlighting these parts of your diet.

tip you can easily reduce the fat in your sauce If you use a very strong cheese(parmesan is very good) with a tiny bit of mustard and lower fat milk.
 


Would you say the carbs 5 in the broccoli sauce is high ? I thought that was well in the limits,seems with this you can eat hardly anything, what about fish and chips or the odd meat pie ? suppose we can't eat those
 
How is it that the three times I have been tested and each time it has gone down very slightly means I have been eating the wrong things?
 

No, the carbs from the broccoli aren't high. I don't think anyone would want you to cut back on those but your doctor may be looking at the fat content in the sauce.
 
Hi luckylocket

I am type 2 on 2000mg metformin, but my bg has gone up, I rang doc for results this week 65% which I think is about 8.5 in old terms. He said I would have to go on meds if I couldnt get levels down, they were 7,7 before xmas, so I know when I go for appointment they will want to put me on glikdizaide. I want to avoid this, so have been looking on this site, have never thought about lowcarbs before, I am about 3 stone overweight, I have just tried to eat healthily. Is low carb healthy? Are you hungry? Do you feel tired or unwell? How many carbs? Sorry for so many questions but I am feeling desperate and confused. :shock:
 
I can only speak from my recent experience, but low carb for me has changed the way I feel about food. I had a very high carb diet before with lots of sugary things and wheat-based products and I loved potatoes and rice and pasta. I was bloated, tired, taking gaviscon for reflux every night, poor bowel health, etc. to top it all off I knew the food was causing my problems but I had insatiable cravings for more and more sugary things.

Following some of the advice given here in the low carb forum, and just putting together my own plan of eating, I've reduced my carbs to around 120g per day - that's on the high side for some of the extreme low carbers here, but it works for me. I've lost some weight and belly bloat, no longer insatiably hungry all the time and feel generally better (after an initial cranky sugar-withdrawal phase). And importantly the blood glucose is reducing.

There's lots of good advice on this forum on how to go about with a low carb lifestyle. Use it, read up. It's good stuff!


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Hi Tron

Thanks for the reply, I have ordered some low carb books this week and I am trying to come to grips with it all, did you find it very difficult? as I also ate lots of carbs as I thought they were low fat and healthy.
 
It's not been too difficult, but I tend to eat the same thing for breakfast every day - a two-egg omelette fried in butter with 20g grated cheddar. Sometimes I'll fire in some scallions or have it with rocket or skip the cheese. Or I'll boil the eggs if I have time. I don't t vary my lunches just for convenience and if I forget to make my salad (romaine, cherry tomatoes, and 100g chicken breast and dressing) I'll try to choose just a meat option with a low carb side from the canteen. Main Meals are easy - stir fries, soups and stews. Just no potato or pasta or rice or bread.

The best thing that has helped me monitor the carb intake is myfitnesspal.com a tool in which you list what you eat and it works out the calories and carbs for you.


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Thanks for advice, I'm sure I will be on here a lot whilst I try and do this low carbing, think I'm going to find it very difficult, but I will try and give it a go, better than going on insulin.
 
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