Disgusted at the 99% rubbish advice!!!

G0UOZ · Jul 9, 2013

Not being funny!!, but can someone please just put together a weekly diet sheet for high type 2?.. I don't want to read about beans ..a whole book costing ££'s.. just a simple diet sheet to print up and put one in the car for shopping and one on the kitchen cupboard door.The rest is irrelevant time wasting money making pap.. I haven't got the time to read it all to make a diet I AM ILL!!! Men don't want books we want a fast solution! Have you come across such a diet sheet?.. or am i about to give up on the internet as a quick place for useful information. reading 8 so need action!! Advice please.

Paul_c · Jul 9, 2013

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/18856280.php

Andy12345 · Jul 9, 2013

lol so your angry because you cant be bothered to read about your "illness" and no one who has bothered is making it easy for you? :lol:

jake60 · Jul 9, 2013

G0UOZ said:
Not being funny!!, but can someone please just put together a weekly diet sheet for high type 2?.. I don't want to read about beans ..a whole book costing ££'s.. just a simple diet sheet to print up and put one in the car for shopping and one on the kitchen cupboard door.The rest is irrelevant time wasting money making pap.. I haven't got the time to read it all to make a diet I AM ILL!!! Men don't want books we want a fast solution! Have you come across such a diet sheet?.. or am i about to give up on the internet as a quick place for useful information. reading 8 so need action!! Advice please.

:lol: A man after my own heart!
The more I read the more confused I get!
The dooctors can't agree and I'm kind of going along with a little voice in my head saying ... just use a bit of common sense that's all you need but ... common sense just went out the window as I ate a full bag of prawn crackers with a frozen Chinese noodle curry!
I usually eat good quality home made but just smaller portions than I used to.

RodBallantyne · Jul 11, 2013

The simple diet is the 5:2 plan which is being currently researched by the University of Aston and is backed by reputable research in the US. Basically eat 600 calls/day for two days each week and eat normally on the other 5 days. on the low cal days you won't starve just eat sparingly! Couple this with exercise and you will be fine. You don't need a monitor as you won't get hypos!

EllisB · Jul 11, 2013

I'm afraid there is no quick fix. Everyone responds differently to carbohydrates so you just have to learn what works for you. It's not about what you can and cannot eat, it's about amounts and what you eat with what.

That said take a look at http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-dia ... mic-Index/

There is a table of GI at http://www.glycaemicindex.com/ Don't treat it as a list of what to buy and what not to buy. You can eat high GI foods so long as you eat them with good fats, protein and low GI foods. A good rule of thumb is that the more processed a food is, the worse it is for us.

Portion size is an important factor for most of us so use a smaller plate and take a look at http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pag ... plate.aspx You would, obviously, need to choose the carbs carefully.

jake60 · Jul 11, 2013

RodBallantyne said:
The simple diet is the 5:2 plan which is being currently researched by the University of Aston and is backed by reputable research in the US. Basically eat 600 calls/day for two days each week and eat normally on the other 5 days. on the low cal days you won't starve just eat sparingly! Couple this with exercise and you will be fine. You don't need a monitor as you won't get hypos!

I'm type 2 and I get hypos.
I've been as low as three and as high as off the scale.
I've had a reading of twenty seven when all I've ate is two weetabix and a ham salad.

dawnmc · Jul 11, 2013

Weetabix is a no no for me, pure carbs I'm afraid.

sparkyrich · Jul 11, 2013

Don't you find the mayo makes the weetabix soggy?

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jake60 · Jul 11, 2013

sparkyrich said:
Don't you find the mayo makes the weetabix soggy?

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Not at the same time ya twonk! :lol:

EllisB · Jul 11, 2013

jake60 said:
RodBallantyne said:

The simple diet is the 5:2 plan which is being currently researched by the University of Aston and is backed by reputable research in the US. Basically eat 600 calls/day for two days each week and eat normally on the other 5 days. on the low cal days you won't starve just eat sparingly! Couple this with exercise and you will be fine. You don't need a monitor as you won't get hypos!

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I'm type 2 and I get hypos.
I've been as low as three and as high as off the scale.
I've had a reading of twenty seven when all I've ate is two weetabix and a ham salad.

Jake,

What meds are you on? If you are on a Sulfonylurea they can give you hypos.

jake60 · Jul 11, 2013

EllisB said:
jake60 said:

RodBallantyne said:

The simple diet is the 5:2 plan which is being currently researched by the University of Aston and is backed by reputable research in the US. Basically eat 600 calls/day for two days each week and eat normally on the other 5 days. on the low cal days you won't starve just eat sparingly! Couple this with exercise and you will be fine. You don't need a monitor as you won't get hypos!

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I'm type 2 and I get hypos.
I've been as low as three and as high as off the scale.
I've had a reading of twenty seven when all I've ate is two weetabix and a ham salad.

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Jake,

What meds are you on? If you are on a Sulfonylurea they can give you hypos.

Only Metformin but my bloods are up and down like a yo yo.
Since this hot weather arrived I'm actually doing better than ever and I've changed nowt!
Maybe I'm drinking more liquid than usual.
Liquid usually meaning tea in my case.

Allic1971 · Jul 13, 2013

Weetabix is a no for me too, sent my BG reading to 17.3 :crazy:
Porridge made with light milk BG reading :thumbdown:
1 slice of 9 grain bread with a poached egg 10.9 :roll:

I'm not on any meds yet as I only got my meter on Thursday I'm back at the docs on Wednesday but I start the day with a reading of 10.1 :eh:

good luck to you :thumbup:

benjygirl · Jul 14, 2013

I have very low BS after eating weetabix so have to reduce my dose of Novorapid. It's strange how we are all affected differently!!

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LittleWolf · Jul 14, 2013

That's just plain weird! Maybe because all that sugar got released and mopped up in a short space of time and your insulin was just err... Hanging around?

Weetabix also means high teens for me @_@

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Squire Fulwood · Jul 14, 2013

Andy12345 said:
lol so your angry because you cant be bothered to read about your "illness" and no one who has bothered is making it easy for you? :lol:

I was going to reply to this thread but I see that I have been forstalled. It is exactly what I was going to say.

paul-1976 · Jul 14, 2013

Squire Fulwood said:
Andy12345 said:

lol so your angry because you cant be bothered to read about your "illness" and no one who has bothered is making it easy for you? :lol:

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I was going to reply to this thread but I see that I have been forstalled. It is exactly what I was going to say.

Someone is frustrated and get's a kicking? :thumbdown: It's not always black and white in the early days!

stonefield · Jul 14, 2013

Squire Fulwood said:
Andy12345 said:

lol so your angry because you cant be bothered to read about your "illness" and no one who has bothered is making it easy for you? :lol:

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I was going to reply to this thread but I see that I have been forstalled. It is exactly what I was going to say.

Touché

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Andy12345 · Jul 14, 2013

no one is getting a kicking, unless your definition is different to mine

paul-1976 · Jul 14, 2013

Andy12345 said:
no one is getting a kicking, unless your definition is different to mine

Frustration and confusion is difficult so your initial reply was harsh-sorry

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