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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1152764" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hello and welcome,</p><p></p><p>You have come to the right place for advice and support.</p><p>All I would say is use your meter. UK doctors usually tell us type 2s not to test but they fail to understand how important this is for us. A meter is our most valuable tool, in fact it is our only tool if we are to learn which foods we can or cannot eat, and for those foods we can eat it tells us how much of them we can eat. Test immediately before you eat and again 2 hours after first bite, keep a food diary and record your levels alongside. You will soon see which foods are raising your levels. Try to keep any rise from before to after under 2mmol/l (preferably under 1.5mmol/l). If you go above this there is something in that meal that is causing it, and you can try again with smaller portions or eliminate that food completely. The worst culprits are rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, cereals and things made with flour.</p><p></p><p>I'll tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] to come along as she has very good advice for newcomers. Please ask any questions you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1152764, member: 94045"] Hello and welcome, You have come to the right place for advice and support. All I would say is use your meter. UK doctors usually tell us type 2s not to test but they fail to understand how important this is for us. A meter is our most valuable tool, in fact it is our only tool if we are to learn which foods we can or cannot eat, and for those foods we can eat it tells us how much of them we can eat. Test immediately before you eat and again 2 hours after first bite, keep a food diary and record your levels alongside. You will soon see which foods are raising your levels. Try to keep any rise from before to after under 2mmol/l (preferably under 1.5mmol/l). If you go above this there is something in that meal that is causing it, and you can try again with smaller portions or eliminate that food completely. The worst culprits are rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, cereals and things made with flour. I'll tag [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] to come along as she has very good advice for newcomers. Please ask any questions you like. [/QUOTE]
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