bannana

[icedgem32]

hi im type 2 and eating bannas make my suger levals high is this a normal thing to happen when eating them faye :roll:

 

[acron^]

Bananas are notoriously problematic for a lot of diabetics. I still eat them quite regularly, however. I think the key is to incorporate them as part of a meal and then adjust your insulin as necessary. If you have them as a snack then it's more than likely your BG will shoot up and there'll be little you can do.

 

[iHs]

I use insulin and am type 1.

I am the complete composite I'm afraid. Bananas dont seem to do much to my bg levels. Potatoes too only raise me a tiny bit :?

 

[icedgem32]

thanks for all your help when i eat banna i only will have it in a smothie made with soya milk and a spoonfull of oats and its taste so nice but when i tested 2 hours latter it was 10 which is high , my doc want me to take metsol which is metformin but im really scared in taking it which is freaking me out after reading the leaflet that comes with it so im really struggling with the diet thing and its so hard to loss waight anyone with any advice please faye :roll:

 

[Trinkwasser]

thanks for all your help when i eat banna i only will have it in a smothie made with soya milk and a spoonfull of oats and its taste so nice but when i tested 2 hours latter it was 10 which is high , my doc want me to take metsol which is metformin but im really scared in taking it which is freaking me out after reading the leaflet that comes with it so im really struggling with the diet thing and its so hard to loss waight anyone with any advice please faye :roll:

Ouch, my BG went up just *reading* that combination. Many but not all of us have extra problems with bananas for some reason, also with oats and some of us will probably find soya milk unacceptable. You would probably do better aiming to have more of these

http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm

and sticking to berries, and in small quantities, if you want fruit.

White meat, fish, nuts and cheese are usually good things as they have few carbs. Fibrous veggies except for roots are useful, green leafy salads work the exact opposite of smoothies as they are dilute food and any carbs they contain are absorbed slowly rather than rushing into the blood all at once. Many people avoid red meats and saturated fats, preferring mono and polyunsaturated fats, but they don't seem to bother me.

My favourite site for beginners

http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html

I would try the metformin personally, it is actually a pretty safe drug although it needs to be started at a low dose and worked up gradually to avoid farting and worse. Along with exercise it's one of the best treatments for insulin resistance which is probably behind your diabetes and the weight.