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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 40291" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>Hi Simon,</p><p>First lesson in being a diabetic - its not just added sugar that you need to avoid. Sugar is just one of many forms of carbohydrate, and ALL carbohydrates will increase your blood sugar. Its just that sugar does it immediately, whereas other forms of carbohydrate (like porridge and shredded wheat) take slightly longer. The worst culprits are starchy carbs. Your blood sugar level is very high - about 4 times higher than it should be - so you need to get it reduced. You won't do this overnight but if you simply reduce your intake of starchy carbs as much as possible you should see it coming steadily down over the next week or two. The starchy carbs are found in cereals, bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't eat these at all, just eat half of what you would normally eat, and look for low-carb alternatives (e.g. Nimble and Weightwatchers bread is half the carbs per slice than other breads).</p><p></p><p>Carbs are not just good for you but are essential - but it needs to be the right sort of carbs, like those present in vegetables and some fruits (there are some fruits that are very high in sugar, e.g. bananas and grapes, and are best avoided). All this can be very confusing when you are first diagnosed, but before you know it you will have a built-in mental list of which foods are good for you and which aren't. To get you started can I suggest that you ask Santa for a Collins Little Gem Carb Counter book. These are around £3 from WH Smiths and most other book stores and will tell you what is the carb value of pretty much any food you could want to eat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 40291, member: 1338"] Hi Simon, First lesson in being a diabetic - its not just added sugar that you need to avoid. Sugar is just one of many forms of carbohydrate, and ALL carbohydrates will increase your blood sugar. Its just that sugar does it immediately, whereas other forms of carbohydrate (like porridge and shredded wheat) take slightly longer. The worst culprits are starchy carbs. Your blood sugar level is very high - about 4 times higher than it should be - so you need to get it reduced. You won't do this overnight but if you simply reduce your intake of starchy carbs as much as possible you should see it coming steadily down over the next week or two. The starchy carbs are found in cereals, bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't eat these at all, just eat half of what you would normally eat, and look for low-carb alternatives (e.g. Nimble and Weightwatchers bread is half the carbs per slice than other breads). Carbs are not just good for you but are essential - but it needs to be the right sort of carbs, like those present in vegetables and some fruits (there are some fruits that are very high in sugar, e.g. bananas and grapes, and are best avoided). All this can be very confusing when you are first diagnosed, but before you know it you will have a built-in mental list of which foods are good for you and which aren't. To get you started can I suggest that you ask Santa for a Collins Little Gem Carb Counter book. These are around £3 from WH Smiths and most other book stores and will tell you what is the carb value of pretty much any food you could want to eat. [/QUOTE]
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