Blood Sugar in High 20's and GP not helping, please advise

[Enclave]

Scottie, I promice once you get your head around this new way of eating .. You will feel better .. Have more enegy .. And be able to do so much more ....

 

[donnellysdogs]

Thanks Donnelly, will buy that book. Still awaiting the other book I ordered.

It may be easier when I have something to refer to instead of asking stupid questions on here.

It has such good recipes and choices for all meals and they really are so low carb. It really is a superb book.

I beena low carber all my life cos that was just the way I was brought up. However, then everybody was advised low fat.. So although I always ate butter I kept to semi skimmed milk. It was inly @phoenix that persuaded me on a posting about a year ago to introduce more fat ie cream, cheese etc. it has taken alot of getting used to but my body is so much healthier. Being slim anyway, I didn't need to lose weight, although I lost 10lb in less than 3 weeks... But it has hugely improved my muscles and my brain and my cholesterol stays good...

 

[Bluetit1802]

Scottie, I promice once you get your head around this new way of eating .. You will feel better .. Have more enegy .. And be able to do so much more ....

We can all promise you that, Scottie.

We can also advise, support, even nag, but the rest is up to you. We are all here for you.

 

[scottie1]

Hi scottie heinz soup has lots of thickeners etc quite carby,chicen soup, or beef soup by Campbell's is quite good

Thanks Clive, will buy some of them, Or, should I say, I will send hubby for them.

Going to try this weekend and see how I go. Think I may make a list of what I eat on here if people don't mind,

 

[Clivethedrive]

Thanks Clive, will buy some of them, Or, should I say, I will send hubby for them.

Going to try this weekend and see how I go. Think I may make a list of what I eat on here if people don't mind,

No worries scottie, your doing well!! :)

 

[scottie1]

No worries scottie, your doing well!! :)

I'm not doing so well, I'm finding it hard to keep a track of the carbs, working out what food equals how many carbs. I think I am going to have to buy a notebook to make lists as I'm getting confused, asking questions I've asked before and the like.

 

[Clivethedrive]

Been there done that scottie , do what's best for you!

 

[Bluetit1802]

Have you looked at Carbs & Cals? It is a book you can order from Amazon. Not very expensive and worth every penny. It has colour photos of every food you can think of. The food is shown on a plate, so you can see at a glance how much of the plate is filled. It gives the weight of the item, plus the number of carbs, calories, fat, protein and fibre in that item as shown. I could not have managed without mine when I first started, and I still use it now. There is also a smaller book and an app for phones, but neither are as good as the book.

 

[rowan]

How on earth is Heniz soup so high in carbs. I could eat veg soup but not at about 12g.

Make your own, it's so easy! Chuck in any veg that you like, stock cube, seasoning, herbs, boil it up and simmer for a while and give it a whizz with a stick mixer thingy if you prefer it smooth, I leave it a bit chunky, and add some cream when you serve it.
You could also add chicken, or any meat really to make it a really substantial meal and you won't need spuds or bread with it.
Much better that any tinned soup
Have a look at the Food section, there's sure to be soup recipes in there.

And bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc, I used to have some at every meal but once you start reading and looking at recipes it becomes easy. We've all had to do it so plenty of advice on here for alternatives. I now prefer celeriac to potatoes yet 3 weeks ago I'd never even heard of them!

 

[donnellysdogs]

Have you looked at Carbs & Cals? It is a book you can order from Amazon. Not very expensive and worth every penny. It has colour photos of every food you can think of. The food is shown on a plate, so you can see at a glance how much of the plate is filled. It gives the weight of the item, plus the number of carbs, calories, fat, protein and fibre in that item as shown. I could not have managed without mine when I first started, and I still use it now. There is also a smaller book and an app for phones, but neither are as good as the book.

Carbs n cals good but doesn't really give ideas on low carbing as it really is based upon pictures of all foods- mainly carb laden.

 

[rowan]

I make homemade lasagne with courgettes....(zucchini). We have a spiraliser that is well used formaking meals look more.

The zucchini lasagne can be frozen and you wouldn't know its not pasta if it was served in a restaurant. It's truly yummy.
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It really tastes like pasta? i suppose the recipe is on here somewhere?

 

[donnellysdogs]

Naah, my recipe not on here because I have to google zucchini lasagne every time I make it. I normally bake 2 huge dishes and cut up into 16 portions and freeze, courgettes are homegrown so I tend to make constantly for 3 months and freeze.

 

[donnellysdogs]

It really tastes like pasta? i suppose the recipe is on here somewhere?

Providing you can slice the courgettes really thinly, bake tbe sluces in oven and then layer in kitchen towel prior to actually making the lasagne-yes. Courgettes have huge amount if water in and will make the lasagne awful otherwise.

 

[rowan]

Thanks Clive, will buy some of them, Or, should I say, I will send hubby for them.

Going to try this weekend and see how I go. Think I may make a list of what I eat on here if people don't mind,

It might help if you list what you've typically been eating before joining here, not just bread, pots, rice etc but what you have with them, and then we could hopefully suggest some ways of substituting / changing things?

And hope you don't mind me saying, but if you go to the shop yourself the exercise will help too

 

[rowan]

Naah, my recipe not on here because I have to google zucchini lasagne every time I make it. I normally bake 2 huge dishes and cut up into 16 portions and freeze, courgettes are homegrown so I tend to make constantly for 3 months and freeze.

Thanks, 2nd on google's list, a low carb recipe for it, will give that a go

 

[donnellysdogs]

Thanks, 2nd on google's list, a low carb recipe for it, will give that a go

Make sure:

Thin slices
Bake in oven
Layer in kitchen towel whilst doing other ingredients.

Nom:nom:nom. We only have 4 portions left and I try to make from home grown only, so envious if you going to make!!!

 

[scottie1]

It might help if you list what you've typically been eating before joining here, not just bread, pots, rice etc but what you have with them, and then we could hopefully suggest some ways of substituting / changing things?

And hope you don't mind me saying, but if you go to the shop yourself the exercise will help too

I don't mind you saying at all . The only problem is the nearest supermarket is a drive away and I can't drive.

If I didn't hurt so much, it would be much easier to excercise. I have something that begins with FY and I take lots of Gabapentin for it, I have had this for approx. 5 months.

Tomorrow though, I am washing down all my walls - they are just painted and there are 3 flights of stairs, one dining room, 2 landings, one dining room, 7 doors and one living room. I am actually looking forward to it.

 

[millysue]

I delayed responding to this post. I went and bought some Fage last night. It's ok but it's not a patch on Manor Farm Smooth and Creamy. Do please source this product and try it. It's made at Thrussington in Leicestershire. I believe Waitrose may be stocking it. If so, could be under their own label. Once you have tried Maor Farm you'll be hooked it's so rich. It's one of the things that I really look forward to each day.

Can you post this on yogurt and berries, ta

 

[Janiept]

I don't mind you saying at all . The only problem is the nearest supermarket is a drive away and I can't drive.

If I didn't hurt so much, it would be much easier to excercise. I have something that begins with FY and I take lots of Gabapentin for it, I have had this for approx. 5 months.

Tomorrow though, I am washing down all my walls - they are just painted and there are 3 flights of stairs, one dining room, 2 landings, one dining room, 7 doors and one living room. I am actually looking forward to it.

Good grief. That's exhausted me just reading about it Hope you enjoy yourself and don't wear yourself out will you - it's Valentines Day

 

[scottie1]

Can you post this on yogurt and berries, ta

Hello Milly

How are you?