Any advice for a t2

I asked what are you eating in your other thread.

 

Way too many carbs and not enough food.

 

Hi Sammy99 - I'd say you probably need to drop the carbs further. Personally I'd replace the Weetabix with something low carb and use full fat or cream in the tea. You might be able to keep the banana and apple but check blood glucose before and after to see if you get an acceptable rise.

 

With all the meds you are on you'll need to be careful and monitor your bloods in case you start to go low.

I'd speak to your doctor about reducing/removing some if not all of them before trying very low carb but then..

Ditch the weetabix
"low carb" bread
jacket potatoes
beans
banana
apple
and low fat milk.

Base your meals around meat, fish, eggs, full fat dairy and green veg if you like them.

Try and maybe skip a meal too to give your body a rest.

Have a look at ketogenic diets.

 

Everyone is different, whilst some may be fine on 160 carbs a day, others may need much less, it will be trial and error to find out how many you can personally deal with

 

I’d aim for no more than 50g carbs per day and DEFINITELY lose the weetabix. You probably need more fat as well. Bread, potatoes, breakfast cereals, fruit may well all be off limits at least until your numbers improve a bit.

Tuna is good though. Have you considered also: salmon, avocado, eggs, green veg smothered in butter, steak and chicken (if you eat meat), nuts, cream, cheese, full fat Greek yoghurt, berries? Any of those should give you an improvement on your current diet which from what you’ve posted seems based on bread, potato, apples/bananas and breakfast cereal - all probably no-no’s for a type 2 diabetic.

Give it a try for 2 weeks and see what happens. If you have no improvements at all, you’ll probably need to speak to your healthcare team to consider possible alternative diagnosis. But honestly if I ate what you’re eating, my figures would be the same or even worse than yours (I’m on more or less the same meds as you btw).

 

The fat will help slow the rate of absorption, and I find I need less for the same effect on the drink.

I think the main issue you are experiencing is carbs are above what your body can tolerate - even with several medications.
I think if you drop carbs enough you will be in a better position. You do need to be careful because at least one of the medications you take can cause hypoglycemia - so dose may need to be adjusted.

 

Some people can eat that many carbs and keep their T2 under control unfortunately your high numbers and large amount of medication prove that you are not one of them.
Use your meter to test your meals, take a reading just before you eat and again 2hr after. The difference in the 2 results will show you how that meal has affected your blood sugar. In a perfect world after 2hrs you would be back to the starting level. Most of us allow ourselves a little leeway and set a limit of no more than a 2mmol rise.

 

Have a look here for some tips on making the change to a low carb way of life
https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/carbs-top-tips/

 

Hi, I am in a similar place but my readings where much much higher, I was hitting 25 at times.
I was diagnosed about 4 years ago and spent a lot of time doing low carb and finding a balance. I could tolerate weetabix back then. Due to covid and a few other things I went off the rails but now trying to sort it out.
What I have found out is what worked before does not work now, weetabix for example now causes me a huge spike that I struggle to recover from. Bacon and scrambled eggs now for breakfast, and I’m eating salmon slices/meat with salad most lunches. If I’m working from home I have tried having another egg at breakfast and missing lunch at that works too. Evening meals I find tricky and still finding options that work.
In the space of a week I have seen my daily average drop from 16 to 10 so I still have lots to do but I’m getting there.
Like you it feels like starting again but it’s nice to know your not alone and this forum is a great tool to help.

Good luck