diagnosed yesterday type2

Bacon, eggs, cheese, berries, cream, above ground veg.

So many lovely recipes on here too to have fun with!

Great folk too.

You are not alone - welcome to your journey

Hi & welcome.
How do you feel about quorn? It's a good sub for meats but does have some carbs in but can be use in all sorts of ways.
Early days yet, long journey ahead, as time goes by you will find things you can eat to help control the condition.
Have a read through the food & nutrition section. There's lots to find in there, your not on your own many on here to help you.
Just ask about anything your not sure about.
Help is always at hand.

Stay calm @No_lie , it has overwhelmed us all at the beginning. I don't eat chicken, turkey or lamb, I don't eat any meat but I can still low carb. I felt like my new way of eating was restrictive at first, but now it is easy to manage and I am exploring new recipes every day. If I don't have time to cook, egg salad, avocado salad, cheese salad, all simple options. I can even make a meal out of a boiled egg and a bag of nuts!
Much as a diabetes diagnosis is a curse, it has given me a wake up call. In a perverted way, I feel grateful to diabetes for finally forcing me to get a grip of my diet and lifestyle.
There are a lot of inspiring people on this forum, read their threads, stalk them (I did), ask plenty questions and do a lot of reading. You have already downloaded a 7 day menu so that is a good place to start. The phrase 'knowledge is power' is very relevant to diabetes.

Hi and welcome
Don't beat yourself up about it you will cope it is very daunting at first but just take one day at time. Stop thinking you have caused it yourself anyone can have it and for no particular reason There others here who have the same dislikes to certain foods that you do but they are doing just fine and I am sure they will give you some good advice

No_lie said:

thankyou soo much I am just in the crying stage atm pathetic I know

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No you are not pathetic you are still in shock and it all seems overwhelming but believe me you will soon begin to manage it. There are plenty here to support you so don't feel you are alone and when you want to talk someone will be here for you

No you are not pathetic you have had a shock and it is overwhelming to start with but believe me you will cope. You are not alone there is always support here so ask whatever questions or worries you have and someone will always be here to answer you and give you a boost

No_lie said:

I have just ordered
GI & GL Counter Paperback

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Calm down please, its something that can be controlled with diet and medications.
I will tag along @daisy1 who will send you some info for newly diagnosed.
Also look around the forum, it has got everything that you need to know.
There are threads where members discuss what they eat during the day, you can get ideas from there and pick things up you like to eat.

Its perfectly normal to feel like this, its like the feelings of grief . You are sad for what you must now leave behind , but please try to look forward, there is so much information, help and support here , onwards and upwards x

I was just the same , try to cut down on the carbs , if the things you like are the things you can't have cut down on the size on your plate and slowly reduce them you will be suprized what you can have you will get into it promise , and like I said cut down on the carbs ( not cut out )

@No_lie

Hello and welcome to the forum

Well, you have had a lot of good ideas from members and I am sure you will get more too. Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful as it contains a lot of advice about diet and carbs. Carry on asking questions and more members will help you.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 140,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

• Reduce your carbohydrate intake
• Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)

• Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l

However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

• structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
• self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.

JAY1JAY1 said:

I was just the same , try to cut down on the carbs , if the things you like are the things you can't have cut down on the size on your plate and slowly reduce them you will be suprized what you can have you will get into it promise , and like I said cut down on the carbs ( not cut out )

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Sorry for got to say welcome to the site , very confusing to start with , have you been given a monitor and test strips ? How high are your levels? Are you over weight ? And what MEDS are you on , we will help you sort it if we can
Keep well stay safe. JJ

No_lie said:

I am really really in a panic I have more problems with the food side of things I downloaded the 7 day menu but problem is and its huge `i do not like chicken/turkey/lamb I do not like fish prawns at a push yogurt yuk, now I realise what I have eaten has led me to be diabetic but the thought of the foods that I have listed make me gag :-( I know its only yesterday apart from spending a sleepless night I really don't know what to do

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Don't be ... please You'll be fine .... we all adjust and no big deal. Stay around and we'll get you thru it. PROMISE

You need time to come to terms that you have diabetes so just take things slowly and don't worry to much about diet at this stage read plenty on here then you can decide what you need to do

It's horrible when you first hear the words that you are diabetic and you go into free fall....scream and cry and blame yourself and swear that you won't be able to cope with it.....we have all been there....it was me just 3 weeks ago......but it gets easier and with the help you will find here it won't seem half as daunting. You will find all the support and friendship here that you need. I know I wouldn't be where I am now without the wonderful people here. No question is too silly and no amount of questions is too many Just take some time to breathe deep and calm down....then look around the forum and at food etc....then you will realise it isn't quite so bad as it seems right now. As they told me...it's a walk not a marathon....baby steps ....you will be fine