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

rowan said:
Fibromyalgia? I have that too, one of a growing list of ailments! Three flights of stairs? Blimey, I can't even manage one, am in a bunglaow But good for exercising, I used to go to step classes many moons ago, a good workout
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Yes, that's it Rowan. Only small flights of stairs though.
 

I'm intending to, I have only just started.

I have stated, previously, that I have had my head in the sand for too long. Not anymore.

I've had enough. I don't need this. I feel ill and you and Milly have made me cry. Please stop.
 
I have fibromyalgia too. Currently in flare- think the Metformin has made it worse. But my mum was right.. It's easier being in pain 5st lighter. You do appear to be trying hard, but you are trying hard to hold onto your old ways and beat diabetes at these same time. As much as I'd love to say take the meds and just eat brown bread instead of white, I can't. A the risk of being brutal, that way lies an early grave. You can fight against giving up your old life all the way and make yourself sicker and sicker or you can decide that you deserve better and give this a real go.
Tomorrow I'm eating bacon and mushrooms for my breakfast ; lunch is going to be tuna crunch salad ( red peppers, red onion and tomatoes mixed with tuna mayo) homemade coleslaw ; dinner will be belly pork done in slow cooker with cyder vinegar, broccoli, few carrots and fiat beans and some cauli cheese. I plan ahead a few days and always have lots of salad stuff in so I can mix it up. Get a book and write a list of all the things you like to eat now and maybe post it on here so we can tell you how to adapt it to suit you. ( I can't adapt 6 slices of white bread into anything though!!)
 
scottie1 said:
I'm intending to, I have only just started.

I have stated, previously, that I have had my head in the sand for too long. Not anymore.

I've had enough. I don't need this. I feel ill and you and Milly have made me cry. Please stop.
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Sorry, I wanted you to get mad, at me if you like.
Come on Scottie lets get mad together, this diabetes thing is a *******, we need to get mad at it
 

Address please, can I come round, apart from the meat ( im a veggie ) it all sounds very tasty. Yum yum
 
scottie1 said:
Coleslaw or berries, maybe a couple of pieces of smoked sausage.

Lunch is 2 x crisp breads with salmon or tuna.
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Now your planning, well done. How about some salad with the tuna
 

And online you can easily check the carbs each food contains, that's how I learnt a lot in the first week or so
 
It's all about thinking ahead. Ditching the carbs does mean you can't just grab something but I enjoy thinking what I am going to have and reading on the low carb food thread what everyone else is having.
 
It is hard, Scottie. No one wants to make you cry. We've all been here and come out the other side. We will help as much as we can but only you can make the changes needed. Good luck .
 
scottie1 said:
I have been cooking, it's just all the meals have spuds in them, hotpot, stew, pie etc. Meals I can't eat anymore but what the children and hubby still can. i still intend to cook these but only for them, it's meals for me I am finding hard.
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You can still eat them (except the pies!) but just don't give yourself any potatoes. Or use celeriac instead of potatoes, they taste better anyway
 
rowan said:
You can still eat them (except the pies!) but just don't give yourself any potatoes. Or use celeriac instead of potatoes, they taste better anyway
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Roast swede is delicious. Once you get a handle on things you can test and see if you can manage a roast potato. use cauli cheese mash as a shepherd's pie topping.
 
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