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I was diagnosed about a month ago and GP didnt give me much except a leaflet that basically wanted me to become a vegetarian by the looks of it.. cutting out meats etc and told me a dietician will be in contact shortly to discuss it further.
Having no idea what to do next I've came here and the general consensus was High protein,High Fat,Low carbs unless i picked it up wrong ?
So making sure carbs come from fruits that dont spike blood, above ground veg, meats, eggs, full fat dairy, etc....
I've been on this strictly for a month and tbh i've been feeling great on it... probably a bit bored with lack of variety but much more energetic and was expecting to possibly get some monitoring device to test myself regularly after eating foods to get a rough idea what's okay to eat and whats going to be troublesome.
My 1 hour dietician appointment was basically an hour of getting told i've been doing this and that wrong and should be doing this..
I've not to be eating full fat anything and should be eating low fat option all the time.
I've to eat wholegrain foods... wholegrain bread,pasta, brown rice etc.... and potatoes.
And mainly watching out on packaging for anything above 5.1 sugar per 100g.
5.1 or less sugar per 100g = green
5.1 to 22.5 per 100g = amber ( okay on occassion)
22.5 > per 100g (never eat )
I would love to reintroduce some of these foods they have mentioned esp wholemeal products as it would make for less monotonous meals but not at the expense of it causing me issues.
I also mentioned about being able to test so I could check if certain foods are going to cause spikes or not, like a home testing kit to measure my blood after eating but she told me no, that i'd be getting tested every few months and this test would be able to tell the doctor if im controlling it correctly or not without any need for regular checks. :/
Thanks for any tips.
Having no idea what to do next I've came here and the general consensus was High protein,High Fat,Low carbs unless i picked it up wrong ?
So making sure carbs come from fruits that dont spike blood, above ground veg, meats, eggs, full fat dairy, etc....
I've been on this strictly for a month and tbh i've been feeling great on it... probably a bit bored with lack of variety but much more energetic and was expecting to possibly get some monitoring device to test myself regularly after eating foods to get a rough idea what's okay to eat and whats going to be troublesome.
My 1 hour dietician appointment was basically an hour of getting told i've been doing this and that wrong and should be doing this..
I've not to be eating full fat anything and should be eating low fat option all the time.
I've to eat wholegrain foods... wholegrain bread,pasta, brown rice etc.... and potatoes.
And mainly watching out on packaging for anything above 5.1 sugar per 100g.
5.1 or less sugar per 100g = green
5.1 to 22.5 per 100g = amber ( okay on occassion)
22.5 > per 100g (never eat )
I would love to reintroduce some of these foods they have mentioned esp wholemeal products as it would make for less monotonous meals but not at the expense of it causing me issues.
I also mentioned about being able to test so I could check if certain foods are going to cause spikes or not, like a home testing kit to measure my blood after eating but she told me no, that i'd be getting tested every few months and this test would be able to tell the doctor if im controlling it correctly or not without any need for regular checks. :/
Thanks for any tips.