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Maybird
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The more I read the more confused I become. I still cannot get my head around carbs and why type 2 need to have a low carb diet.I thought it was only about cutting sugar down
I have the book Carbs and Cals but still does not mean much to me only telling you how many carbs are in foods but no help as to how many I need
I am only prediabetic now but my GP advised me to see the DN for some diet advice She asked me about what I ate and
said as I have a fairly low sugar diet already that is good ..not got much of a sweet tooth... and I have a good low fat diet with plenty of veg and fruit because of raised cholesterol so to keep on with that. She never told me to cut anything out and the only thing she said about carbs was that it is better to have wholemeal rather than white carbs which I do with bread and rolls anyway and I hardly ever eat pasta or rice.. not keen on them.. but she never said anything about restricting carbs,the first I heard about that was on this forum ...I do not need to loose weight I am under 9 stone and don't want to loose any more which I think I would if I cut the carbs
I have been testing my BG for the last couple of weeks and whatever I have eaten I seem to get more or less the same results on average in the 6's when I get up and then in the 5's 2 hours after a meal. Couple of times I have been in the 7's first thing in the morning.I have not tested after every meal just after breakfast and evening meal. I have stopped testing now for the time being it is to stressful.
I can see why DN's and doctors are not keen on type 2's and prediabetics testing as it just seems to confuse and worry us more
I have the book Carbs and Cals but still does not mean much to me only telling you how many carbs are in foods but no help as to how many I need
I am only prediabetic now but my GP advised me to see the DN for some diet advice She asked me about what I ate and
said as I have a fairly low sugar diet already that is good ..not got much of a sweet tooth... and I have a good low fat diet with plenty of veg and fruit because of raised cholesterol so to keep on with that. She never told me to cut anything out and the only thing she said about carbs was that it is better to have wholemeal rather than white carbs which I do with bread and rolls anyway and I hardly ever eat pasta or rice.. not keen on them.. but she never said anything about restricting carbs,the first I heard about that was on this forum ...I do not need to loose weight I am under 9 stone and don't want to loose any more which I think I would if I cut the carbs
I have been testing my BG for the last couple of weeks and whatever I have eaten I seem to get more or less the same results on average in the 6's when I get up and then in the 5's 2 hours after a meal. Couple of times I have been in the 7's first thing in the morning.I have not tested after every meal just after breakfast and evening meal. I have stopped testing now for the time being it is to stressful.
I can see why DN's and doctors are not keen on type 2's and prediabetics testing as it just seems to confuse and worry us more