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<blockquote data-quote="garrycrone" data-source="post: 6472" data-attributes="member: 347"><p>Hi, Sue is right. Everyone is different and you need to test before and after while you find out what is good and bad for you. Take bananas for instance, they don't cause me too much grief yet my friend goes off the scale when he eats them. Similarly chinese food sends my bsl bonkers but once a month I can live with that. With regard to food in general, keep a food diary and test regularly. You will soon get to know what is good and bad for you. Generally cut your carbs down, ease off the red meats and dairy products, try and increase your green vegetables etc. I was really pleased to see you are reading the labels on your food before you buy as this is a good thing to do particularly with the saturated fats - cut them right down and substitute them for olive oil. I use a small sprayer you can get from Lakeland plastics to just "dust" the pan or whatever with oil. That way, I can still cook but my fat intake is greatly reduced and even then, it is olive oil as opposed to any animal fat based product. Mind you, my Mum still cooks chips in lard in her chip-pan; again once a month I sin but I need to balance my emotional life with controlling my sugars otherwise I would go totally bonkers. Remember there will be some days when for no logical reason at all, your bsl is high. That is part of the condition we live with. On those days, knock the carbs right off and eat small regular portions. It may be stress, tiredness, anxiety, the weather (eg hot days) etc. As you get more used to the condition you will get to recognise the symptons of high and low bsl. If I am high I get very sleepy and tired; if I am low I become a real grumpy so-and-so but four years in I am getting better at this helped in the main by other diabetics. Good luck and remember, if you want to know anything, just post a request on the forum. You will get more sense here than reading any book or speaking to a doctor. We live with it every day. Take care. :mrgreen:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garrycrone, post: 6472, member: 347"] Hi, Sue is right. Everyone is different and you need to test before and after while you find out what is good and bad for you. Take bananas for instance, they don't cause me too much grief yet my friend goes off the scale when he eats them. Similarly chinese food sends my bsl bonkers but once a month I can live with that. With regard to food in general, keep a food diary and test regularly. You will soon get to know what is good and bad for you. Generally cut your carbs down, ease off the red meats and dairy products, try and increase your green vegetables etc. I was really pleased to see you are reading the labels on your food before you buy as this is a good thing to do particularly with the saturated fats - cut them right down and substitute them for olive oil. I use a small sprayer you can get from Lakeland plastics to just "dust" the pan or whatever with oil. That way, I can still cook but my fat intake is greatly reduced and even then, it is olive oil as opposed to any animal fat based product. Mind you, my Mum still cooks chips in lard in her chip-pan; again once a month I sin but I need to balance my emotional life with controlling my sugars otherwise I would go totally bonkers. Remember there will be some days when for no logical reason at all, your bsl is high. That is part of the condition we live with. On those days, knock the carbs right off and eat small regular portions. It may be stress, tiredness, anxiety, the weather (eg hot days) etc. As you get more used to the condition you will get to recognise the symptons of high and low bsl. If I am high I get very sleepy and tired; if I am low I become a real grumpy so-and-so but four years in I am getting better at this helped in the main by other diabetics. Good luck and remember, if you want to know anything, just post a request on the forum. You will get more sense here than reading any book or speaking to a doctor. We live with it every day. Take care. :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]
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