Diabetic diet delivery

[coby]

I've been diagnosed for almost six months now as a type2 , but am still in a foggy haze with it all.
Yes I know I'm slow on the uptake with new things but this beats all other problems hands down.
The diet thing is hopeless.
My doctor says one thing and this site contradicts it all, so I am totally stumped.
As for low carb foods ... well, I cannot ever work out what that means despite various people telling me stuff.
It just goes in one ear and out of the other!
I eat porridge with fresh blueberries every breakfast time ... always have, wholemeal tuna sandwich, or two hard boiled eggs and malt loaf at lunch ( again a long standing thing) and either tomato soup, freshly cooked mixed veg with turkey, (or with avocado slices) at dinner. I snack on almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, flapjacks, the odd few squares of 70% Lindt choc, to name but a few usuals ... so my diet has hardly altered in the past few years.
Occasionally I'll have a cheese baked potato or a tomato and garlic flatbread on a Saturday dinner time for a treat.I will eat ice cream once in a while too.
I also eat sweet potato mash a lot, usually with Haddock and green beans.
What I'm ( s l o w l y ) getting to is ... Do any firms especially cater for diabetics ... perhaps doing weekly deliveries of the correct foods to eat?
Itb would be a godsend to me because I flounder in the dark day after day.
Thanks for any help on this

 

[ewelina]

I came across this one http://www.natural-low-carb-store.co.uk/

 

[Bluebell_GB]

I've been diagnosed for almost six months now as a type2 , but am still in a foggy haze with it all.
Yes I know I'm slow on the uptake with new things but this beats all other problems hands down.
The diet thing is hopeless.
My doctor says one thing and this site contradicts it all, so I am totally stumped.
As for low carb foods ... well, I cannot ever work out what that means despite various people telling me stuff.
It just goes in one ear and out of the other!
I eat porridge with fresh blueberries every breakfast time ... always have, wholemeal tuna sandwich, or two hard boiled eggs and malt loaf at lunch ( again a long standing thing) and either tomato soup, freshly cooked mixed veg with turkey, (or with avocado slices) at dinner. I snack on almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, flapjacks, the odd few squares of 70% Lindt choc, to name but a few usuals ... so my diet has hardly altered in the past few years.
Occasionally I'll have a cheese baked potato or a tomato and garlic flatbread on a Saturday dinner time for a treat.I will eat ice cream once in a while too.
I also eat sweet potato mash a lot, usually with Haddock and green beans.
What I'm ( s l o w l y ) getting to is ... Do any firms especially cater for diabetics ... perhaps doing weekly deliveries of the correct foods to eat?
Itb would be a godsend to me because I flounder in the dark day after day.
Thanks for any help on this

Your diet is definately not low carb! Start off by eliminating sugar, wheat (especially bread and pasta), rice and root vegetables (especially potatoes). Use an app like MyFitnessPal to work out the carbs in the rest of your diet and get a meter (I use the SD Code Free as it has the cheapest strips) to find out which foods cause your blood glucose to spike. It is a lot of work but there is plenty of advice on this forum regarding blood glucose levels, recipes and further reading.

I am using the 8 week blood sugar diet by Dr Micheal Mosley which, combined with intermittent fasting and exercise, has brought my blood glucose into the normal range and enabled me to bring my BMI from obese to normal (just) in 6 months.

 

[coby]

Your diet is definately not low carb! Start off by eliminating sugar, wheat (especially bread and pasta), rice and root vegetables (especially potatoes). Use an app like MyFitnessPal to work out the carbs in the rest of your diet and get a meter (I use the SD Code Free as it has the cheapest strips) to find out which foods cause your blood glucose to spike. It is a lot of work but there is plenty of advice on this forum regarding blood glucose levels, recipes and further reading.

I am using the 8 week blood sugar diet by Dr Micheal Mosley which, combined with intermittent fasting and exercise, has brought my blood glucose into the normal range and enabled me to bring my BMI from obese to normal (just) in 6 months.

Ahhh that's a problem as I don't have a smartphone or tablet, so couldn't get the apps. I only have a laptop, and I'm guessing it won't be on here?

 

[Bluebell_GB]

Ahhh that's a problem as I don't have a smartphone or tablet, so couldn't get the apps. I only have a laptop, and I'm guessing it won't be on here?

You would have to install the "Andy" Android emulator first. Google it and there are walk throughs available. I suspect however that there are native PC programmes available as well.

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[chalup]

Ahhh that's a problem as I don't have a smartphone or tablet, so couldn't get the apps. I only have a laptop, and I'm guessing it won't be on here?

If you go to the atkins web site there are meal plans that give a large range of meals with the carb count already done,. You can mix and match according to your personal tastes. This will give you an idea of what foods are low carb. There is absolutely NO need to buy anything and I would personally avoid all the pre-made bars and shakes and whatnot. Also put low carb foods list into google and that should get you some good information.

 

[coby]

If you go to the atkins web site there are meal plans that give a large range of meals with the carb count already done,. You can mix and match according to your personal tastes. This will give you an idea of what foods are low carb. There is absolutely NO need to buy anything and I would personally avoid all the pre-made bars and shakes and whatnot. Also put low carb foods list into google and that should get you some good information.

Thank you. I suppose I'm not helping myself too well am I? It's all such a whirl and I think I'm in denial where eating is concerned, but I know I have to push myself and try to come to terms with the fact that if I don't make some changes then I will be ill one day. I can't even use the BP monitor that the surgery gave to me a week ago! I;m meant to record 25 readings then return it but it won't stay on my arm so I've no readings to show them

 

[chalup]

I don't mean to be harsh but I woke up one morning having lost all the feeling in my right foot. Complications can come quickly if your blood sugars are consistently high. The numbness in my foot is neuropathy and that means nerve damage. The nerve damage can also affect your eyes, heart, and kidneys, leading to dialysis or blindness or heart disease. Please do your best to sort this out in your head and in your heart and look after yourself. You can do this, just take it one day at a time and stay with this forum and ask questions. There is no stupid question and someone will always be here to answer. Sending you a big hug.

 

[Munkki]

Hi @coby , I understand making changes to one's diet is a process and it took me a while. Please be gentle. The reality of diabetes is harsh enough, and humans tend to break denial when they feel safe.

It sounds like you are eating similar foods regularly, so I guess it could be relatively simple to make swaps, e.g. Greek yogurt (plain yogurt with 10% fat) with blueberries, tuna and mayo with salad instead of tuna sandwich, hard boiled eggs with raw veggies instead of malt loaf, turkey and veggies are amazing, no flapjacks (nuts are great), try 80 or 90% chocolate, cauliflower mash instead of sweet potato mash, cheese-baked cauliflower or broccoli instead of potato, salad instead of flatbread.

I find it fun to be creative, but then again, I am quite a foody All the best x

 

[lovinglife]

Hi @coby - have you tried the low carb programme offered by this site - it a ten week course and takes it steady

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb/?utm_source=hp&utm_medium=dd&utm_campaign=lcp

Also Google diet doctor.com loads of advice, info and recipes.

It's a big learning curve and breaking lifetime habits is extremely hard. Maybe instead of trying to do it all at once just half your carbs on your plate for the first week then gradually reduce everyday until you get to a level your meter and you like. The key to knowing what you can cope with is to test test test!

 

[coby]

Hi @coby - have you tried the low carb programme offered by this site - it a ten week course and takes it steady

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb/?utm_source=hp&utm_medium=dd&utm_campaign=lcp

Also Google diet doctor.com loads of advice, info and recipes.

It's a big learning curve and breaking lifetime habits is extremely hard. Maybe instead of trying to do it all at once just half your carbs on your plate for the first week then gradually reduce everyday until you get to a level your meter and you like. The key to knowing what you can cope with is to test test test!

Thank you for your reply but I don't have a meter. If I can't get to grips with understanding just what carbs are ( and obviously I don't since one post above tells me I'm eating too many) then I would never understand a meter in a million years lol

 

[coby]

I don't mean to be harsh but I woke up one morning having lost all the feeling in my right foot. Complications can come quickly if your blood sugars are consistently high. The numbness in my foot is neuropathy and that means nerve damage. The nerve damage can also affect your eyes, heart, and kidneys, leading to dialysis or blindness or heart disease. Please do your best to sort this out in your head and in your heart and look after yourself. You can do this, just take it one day at a time and stay with this forum and ask questions. There is no stupid question and someone will always be here to answer. Sending you a big hug.

Thank you so much. I do really want to understand this illness but I feel so alone with it all, and no-one in my family seems to be bothered. Mum doesn't even know what diabetes really is and she was a nurse in the 1940's! They make me feel that I cannot broach the subject ... as if I'm making too much of it, so I don't mention it now.

 

[lovinglife]

Thank you for your reply but I don't have a meter. If I can't get to grips with understanding just what carbs are ( and obviously I don't since one post above tells me I'm eating too many) then I would never understand a meter in a million years lol

Get yourself a meter it will be your salvation- there is nothing complicated about them and there is always someone here to help you understand the readings - don't do yourself down you are doing well and joining the lowcarb programme will explain everything to you. I get the feeling you want to do it but lack the confidence - that will come as you learn and soon you'll wonder what all the fuss is about

 

[ladybird64]

Coby, don't let this get you down. I've seen much, much higher carb diets than yours - and low carb is in the eye of the beholder. You sound pretty depressed to me and I know what that feels like but it is possible to manage this. It's excellent advice to get a meter and the Codefree is simple. I mean very simple! It will help you manage your levels, so maybe make that your first move?