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Any tips for eating out?

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Kathrynjchub

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Hello there

I'm 32+4 and have been diagnosed with GD for just over two weeks. It has been a real struggle for me as I hate needles and am also terrified every time I get a high reading. A real problem I'm experiencing is that I feel really cut off from my friends and family. It's difficult to socialise because I'm scared that I'll get my meal choice in a restaurant wrong and have a high reading. I'm due to see the consultant tomorrow so will find out if I need medication but at the moment I'm diet only.

Has anyone got any tips for eating out? Anything to definitely avoid or any suggestions for good stuff from takeaway places? I obviously don't want to base my diet on those foods but I do want a break at least one night over Christmas and I need to be able to feel like I'm part of the wider world rather than hiding in my diabetes hole. Any suggestions or thoughts would be really appreciated. I know I may sound selfish wanting to eat out or get a takeaway but no one can give me as hard a time as I have been giving myself so please, any help would be really lovely!

Thanks.
 
Hi and welcome?

What sort of takeaway is your favourite?
I find Indian much easier than chinese... But there are so many different kinds. What do you like?
 
Hi, and thanks for replying so quickly!

Indian is most definitely my favourite so any tips there would be a massive help. We would also usually get fish & chips on Xmas Eve so just wondering if I have any options there too? My local fish shop does a whole load of stuff so I was thinking a grilled chicken kebab with salad, no sauce or chips, could be ok?

Meeting with the consultant today so wish me luck!
 
Hi Katherine, starters: butterfly king prawns....mains: meat curry of your choice in a creamy coconut sauce with sag aloo,and creamed lentils definately a good choice in an Indian ....just watch out for the sauces, ::))
 
Hi,

It depends on the Indian restaurant, and the chef, but generally, a lot of the creamy, or nutty, or fruity, curries have added sugar. Some have puréed veg added to thicken the sauce, and that may contain anything - banana, parsnip, potato...

You are better sticking with a drier sauce. Tomato, onion, beans, aubergine...

If you like lentils, dhal and pulses, then you are taking pot luck. Sometimes you will be fine, other times they are sweetened. Dhansak is usually VERY sweetened.

I can't tolerate any bread, rice or potato - but I'm a type 2, diet controlled.

I would imagine that guessing the carb content of a restaurant meal or takeaway, so that you can calc insulin, is going to be your biggest problem. But the lower you keep the carb content, the less insulin you will need, and the less likely you are to make a mistake... (I'm quoting Dr Bernstein here)

My favourite (so far) Indian nosh is this:

No bread, rice or poppadoms.
Starter: kebab type things
Main: chicken or lamb shashlik, or butter chicken, or a karahi
Rice substitutes (veg dishes): brinjal bhaji (aubergine, toms, onion) and sag paneer (spinach and cheese)

A meal this this kind of stuff will barely raise my type 2 blood glucose at all.
It is like my own personal miracle. I eat til I am stuffed, enjoy every morsel, never feel bloated or get indigestion. I sleep well, and never have any kind of food 'hangover'. The following morning, my fasting BG is spot on.

Ok, I'm hungry now.
 
Brunneria said:
Hi,

It depends on the Indian restaurant, and the chef, but generally, a lot of the creamy, or nutty, or fruity, curries have added sugar. Some have puréed veg added to thicken the sauce, and that may contain anything - banana, parsnip, potato...

You are better sticking with a drier sauce. Tomato, onion, beans, aubergine...

If you like lentils, dhal and pulses, then you are taking pot luck. Sometimes you will be fine, other times they are sweetened. Dhansak is usually VERY sweetened.

I can't tolerate any bread, rice or potato - but I'm a type 2, diet controlled.

I would imagine that guessing the carb content of a restaurant meal or takeaway, so that you can calc insulin, is going to be your biggest problem. But the lower you keep the carb content, the less insulin you will need, and the less likely you are to make a mistake... (I'm quoting Dr Bernstein here)

My favourite (so far) Indian nosh is this:

No bread, rice or poppadoms.
Starter: kebab type things
Main: chicken or lamb shashlik, or butter chicken, or a karahi
Rice substitutes (veg dishes): brinjal bhaji (aubergine, toms, onion) and sag paneer (spinach and cheese)

A meal this this kind of stuff will barely raise my type 2 blood glucose at all.
It is like my own personal miracle. I eat til I am stuffed, enjoy every morsel, never feel bloated or get indigestion. I sleep well, and never have any kind of food 'hangover'. The following morning, my fasting BG is spot on.

Ok, I'm hungry now.
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@Brunneria your post is making me hungry too ;) have you tried vindaloo and does it raise levels? I'm craving for Indian at the moment!
 
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