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<blockquote data-quote="Yorksman" data-source="post: 444950" data-attributes="member: 55568"><p>Sadly, most of what you write is normal.</p><p></p><p>You've started off correctly by avoiding some of the more obvious foods, presumably the very sugary ones, and by trying to get yourself informed.</p><p></p><p>The best way to learn is to assume nothing and test everything. Getting your own meter is a big step in the right direction. Cheapest is the SD Codefree, which apparantly reads a little higher than most or something like the GlucoRx which is still at the cheaper end of the meter scale but more expensive than the SD in terms of the cost of strips.</p><p></p><p>Avoid all white bread, white flour products, pasta, white rice and mashed potato. Start eating brown rice, wholewheat pasta, rye bread, boiled potatoes, pulses, beans, pearl barley, porridge, ie all the more complex carbs, at first in small quantities and test before and two hours after every meal. In time, over the weeks, you will get some idea of what does work and what doesn't work for you. Bread is the biggest problem because what you get is rarely what is described. A Waitrose wholemeal loaf for example only contains 6% wholegrain flour.</p><p></p><p>Much of what you describe as conflicting advice is really because different people react in different ways to different foods so it is best for you to learn what works for you and that means testing.</p><p></p><p>Cutting out the obvious sugary foods is a big help, cutting out the white or refined carbs is another big step and limiting portions of the more complex carbs is also very helpful. These will all directly affect your carbohydrate intake and digestion. Weight loss will help your insulin sensitivity as will exercise. Becoming more active provides a big benefit in this respect because of the way the hormones and subsequent production of various enzymes helps your blood lipids. If you get all 3 right and lose enough weight, potentially you can reverse the progression and even if you can't, you can slow it down. Some people report managing it for decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yorksman, post: 444950, member: 55568"] Sadly, most of what you write is normal. You've started off correctly by avoiding some of the more obvious foods, presumably the very sugary ones, and by trying to get yourself informed. The best way to learn is to assume nothing and test everything. Getting your own meter is a big step in the right direction. Cheapest is the SD Codefree, which apparantly reads a little higher than most or something like the GlucoRx which is still at the cheaper end of the meter scale but more expensive than the SD in terms of the cost of strips. Avoid all white bread, white flour products, pasta, white rice and mashed potato. Start eating brown rice, wholewheat pasta, rye bread, boiled potatoes, pulses, beans, pearl barley, porridge, ie all the more complex carbs, at first in small quantities and test before and two hours after every meal. In time, over the weeks, you will get some idea of what does work and what doesn't work for you. Bread is the biggest problem because what you get is rarely what is described. A Waitrose wholemeal loaf for example only contains 6% wholegrain flour. Much of what you describe as conflicting advice is really because different people react in different ways to different foods so it is best for you to learn what works for you and that means testing. Cutting out the obvious sugary foods is a big help, cutting out the white or refined carbs is another big step and limiting portions of the more complex carbs is also very helpful. These will all directly affect your carbohydrate intake and digestion. Weight loss will help your insulin sensitivity as will exercise. Becoming more active provides a big benefit in this respect because of the way the hormones and subsequent production of various enzymes helps your blood lipids. If you get all 3 right and lose enough weight, potentially you can reverse the progression and even if you can't, you can slow it down. Some people report managing it for decades. [/QUOTE]
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