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Bad week.

xlisa23x

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I have just got a new job and I love it but I'm having a bad week food/carbs wise. I start at 7am so don't really have time to make a low carb healthy breakfast. I need a grab and go breakfast tht will keep me going till about 2pm as I don't really get a break.

Lisa
 
Agree. Hubby boils a supply of eggs for me that I keep in the fridge. Another good one is breakfast "Muffins ". Line a muffin tin with muffin cases or line with rolled out bacon. Fry whatever low carb assortment takes your fancy - sliced mushroom, tomato, chopped bacon, peppers, spinach? Put a little of the fried mix in each space. Beat up eggs with some double cream , season and add parsley if you like. Pour into the cases , sprinkle with grated cheese (or not) and pop in the oven at 200c. They're ready when risen and lightly browned. About 10 - 15 mins. Keep the extras in the fridge. Very easy and as you see you can vary to suit your tastes.

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Blur I don't think I could eat eggs at 6.30am lol

Lisa
 
xlisa23x said:
Blur I don't think I could eat eggs at 6.30am lol

Lisa
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Have you tried? If you want to get your BS levels down to somewhere near normal and avoid a future with more and more medication, you have to try everything you can. Why not give it a go? You could make them into egg-mayo with some real mayonnaise. A cold chicken leg perhaps? Cheese and a few nuts are good. For a drink you could have a coffee with cream. If you want toast, and if you have a Lidl nearby, you could get some of their high protein rolls that are only about 9g. carbs per roll, and are lovely and filling with butter melting in.
 
Half an avocado. My bf is usually avocado on a lettuce wrap witha slice of turkey or chicken. Lettuce works as a great substitute for breads for sandwich fillings. Bf does not have to be traditional bf food

Deli meat and cheese is great. Wrap it in lettuce if you like. Those muffins as well. The can be frozen or reheated or eaten cold.

I have no problem eating or not eating whatever controls my bs to avoid complications.
 
Lidl rolls are brilliant.
 
I get up at 5.15 and have b/fast at 6.00 which is Greek yoghurt and berries - takes about 5 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to eat.
 
Not a low carber, but have on occasion concocted a breakfast to give me a change.
Greek style yogurt, avocado and peanut butter, all blended together and left overnight in the fridge.
Kept me going for a good few hours of a morning.
Not sure of its affects on a T2's control but as T1 it required minimum insulin.
 
I take almonds to work with me. I have a couple as I drive to work then some as I feel like it a bit later on. Very sustaining and super good for you (though I thought the same of Brazils until someone told me I could only have 2!).
 
I work right near a lidl so will pop in there tomorrow at some point. My stomach is not awake enough at 6.30 for eggs but I do love eggs.

Lisa
 
I retired fairly recently, but before I did, I used to start work at 7. No time for breakfast so I used to take a packet of Lidl mixed nuts and keep it in my locker. Nuts ae very filling and adjustable you can eat a few or a lot. I didn't know then about being diabetic/prediabetic or low carbs.
 
Boiled eggs , or string cheese - I did 2 of these in morning for years , or 1 green pepper , chew sugarless gum - if it dont trigger sweet craving for you , or 1 tomato , keep drinking water- if you can .
 
I'm up early too, it's not fun! I tend to have a small portion of museli with blueberries or raspberries. Found this doesn't cause spikes like bread or cereal sometimes does. Congrats on the new job @xlisax23
 
3 slices of Burgen bread toasted with peanut butter on seems to be ok with me at the moment.
 
xlisa23x said:
I need a grab and go breakfast that will keep me going till about 2pm as I don't really get a break.
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Nothing is impossible, just more difficult and requiring more organisation. I think organisation is the key word. Also, if needs must, being picky isn't going to help. There's some suggestions here http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/18-low-carb-breakfast-recipes#section20, although some look a bit carby, depends on what your carb goals are.

One thing it suggests and something I've done before is cook 1 1/2 portions of dinner the night before and make sure you leave 1/2 to stick in the microwave the next morning. Lamb stew might not seem like a breakfast and my wife tells me I have no taste, whatever that is. She eats her toast and honey ('cos it's a breakfast) and I have heated up lamb stew with grated cheese.
 
Have you considered the option to skip breakfast completely ? - lots of folk on here don't bother with - some people see benefits of extending the overnight fast through to lunch time ?- it may sound very difficult - but one of the things I have learned with this condition is that it can change/alter completely your relationship to food, why not challenge the accepted norms of breakfast ?, why not eat chicken for breakfast etc, etc - all things that I would never have considered before - but now do without thinking about it - its not for all - but maybe an option ?
 
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