Drinks and food for diabetes

[nicktan147]

Last checked on mid of November (fasting) was 7.0 mmol previously on October (fasting) was 15 mmol. After 1 month of strict diet without any sugar, just vege and small amount of chicken/salmon, it drops alot and doctor advise me to keep this up.

I just had a lunch with my colleague, I have diabetes but wasn't sure which type yet. I had 1/4 of chicken and 2 cups of ice lemon tea at Nandos. I totally forgotten about my diabetes and eaten and drank too much.
Is it bad for my diabetes?

Update:

Just checked the ice lemon tea and Nandos chicken:-

I drank 2 cups of 16oz = 473.176ml

Ice Lemon Tea (per 100ml)
Energy : 43 kcal
Protein : 0 g
Fat : 0 g
Carbohydrate : 10.7 g
- Total Sugars : 10.7 g
Sodium : 0 mg

1/4 chicken consists of

Energy (kJ): 1,438
Protein (g): 45
Fat (g): 18
Carbs (g): 1
Sodium (mg): 799

 

[zand]

The chicken looks fine, but you could 'save' 10g carbs if next time you switched the lemon tea for water, coffee with or without cream or a diet drink. All in all not that bad for a lunch out though.

Oh and welcome to the forum.

 

[nicktan147]

The chicken looks fine, but you could 'save' 10g carbs if next time you switched the lemon tea for water, coffee with or without cream or a diet drink. All in all not that bad for a lunch out though.

Oh and welcome to the forum.

Thanks! I was so worried, I remember eating sugar coated butter biscuit, it raised so high the next day despite I have fasting for 12 hours.

This is the biscuit I ate and it raised so much
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/munchys-cracker-sandwich-butter-flavored-cream-54876157

and as you can see, the sugar is lesser than the beverage I mentioned.

 

[phil1966]

You need to concentrate on the total carbs, not just the "of which sugars" bit as all carbs will be metabolised to glucose and therefore affect your blood sugar
31g of carbs out of 45g in total is a very carb heavy item and something not many diabetics could eat without a significant spike in blood sugar

 

[4ratbags]

Definately just concentrate on the total carbs and you will be fine. All in all a treat every now and then isnt going to do you any harm. Im a firm believer in it is how you eat most of the time that matters.

 

[pleinster]

Hi, Nick...It's tough at first to know what the hell to eat. But - I'm sure you can eat a lot more than you think. First up - It's important to test regularly...more than the doctors advise (they don't want us getting stressed by readings). I strongly advise you keep a diary of what you eat and when, and that you record readings before eating and 2.5 hours after eating. That way you will quickly figure out what works. The post meal reading should be very similar to the premeal; if not the grubs got too many carbs in it. There are other opinions, obviously, but I'd definitely say NO bread, pasta, rice or spuds..no biccies, no cakes...etc. No cereal - it's brutal! The good news you can eat some fruit and plenty of veg! The problem is only with high or "simple" carb foods as carbs turn into sugar in the blood and have the same impact as sugar. I am on a very low carb diet, and that is working (as you can see from my "signature" below).
I eat: slices of smoked cheese (no carbs at all) and dried bacon slices for brekkie; boiled eggs of omelettes are good too.The odd fry up is fine. I often have 5 or 6 strawberries with an avocado and mayo for lunch.. For dinner, eat steak, bacon, pork, chicken, 90% meat sausages, or fish (without batter). Salmon and tuna are good for you. All low or complex carb veg is ok. As a rule, if veg grows above ground its cool. I eat broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce, cabbage etc. Note that asparagus can lower the blood sugar level a bit. I even have a beer with dinner. Red wine works for some people. Coffee and tea are fine - avoid too much milk. Check the labels for what's in every 100g -.if the carbs are 10g or less per 100g - it's low carb....enjoy it! Explore the low carb info on this site. By all means, do run things past your doctor, but many T2 diabetics eat in this way with positive results.Good luck.
Paul

 

[nicktan147]

Hi, Nick...It's tough at first to know what the hell to eat. But - I'm sure you can eat a lot more than you think. First up - It's important to test regularly...more than the doctors advise (they don't want us getting stressed by readings). I strongly advise you keep a diary of what you eat and when, and that you record readings before eating and 2.5 hours after eating. That way you will quickly figure out what works. The post meal reading should be very similar to the premeal; if not the grubs got too many carbs in it. There are other opinions, obviously, but I'd definitely say NO bread, pasta, rice or spuds..no biccies, no cakes...etc. No cereal - it's brutal! The good news you can eat some fruit and plenty of veg! The problem is only with high or "simple" carb foods as carbs turn into sugar in the blood and have the same impact as sugar. I am on a very low carb diet, and that is working (as you can see from my "signature" below).
I eat: slices of smoked cheese (no carbs at all) and dried bacon slices for brekkie; boiled eggs of omelettes are good too.The odd fry up is fine. I often have 5 or 6 strawberries with an avocado and mayo for lunch.. For dinner, eat steak, bacon, pork, chicken, 90% meat sausages, or fish (without batter). Salmon and tuna are good for you. All low or complex carb veg is ok. As a rule, if veg grows above ground its cool. I eat broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce, cabbage etc. Note that asparagus can lower the blood sugar level a bit. I even have a beer with dinner. Red wine works for some people. Coffee and tea are fine - avoid too much milk. Check the labels for what's in every 100g -.if the carbs are 10g or less per 100g - it's low carb....enjoy it! Explore the low carb info on this site. By all means, do run things past your doctor, but many T2 diabetics eat in this way with positive results.Good luck.
Paul

Thanks! It is useful.