Food

hi wooster,
i found that by only having a small amount of carbs i managed to get my bloods down to quite low numbers, aswell as no sugars like sweets,pop etc hope this helps

Hi

Lose weight if you need to.

Cut back on the obvious sugary snacks and carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, cereals, rice, potatoes. In simple terms they turn into sugar in your blood. Things such as fruit juice, bananas and grapes while good for you are also high in sugars,

What you typically eat in a normal day?

Cara

Hi. First diabetics shouldn't have a balanced diet in the sense the NHS and dieticians mean it i.e. an unbalanced western carb-loaded diet. Keep the carbs down to, say, below 200gm/day and probably less. That may be all you need to do. Don't worry too much about fat, and protein is always good as well as veg.

Have you got a bg monitor? If not, see that you get one either from your GP/DSN/DN or buy one yourself. The strips are expensive so it if you can get them on prescription, do.

Wooster said:

Have been type2 for six years not really followed a balanced diet have been complacent .
Had a operation cancelled yesterday as by blood was 19.3 at prepping .
Could really use advice on what to eat outside a balanced diet to bring sugar levels down
Any help much appreciated


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What do you eat at the moment?
I have a fairly balanced, portion controlled, low GI diet, that gave me good weight loss, and good bs.

Might need to abandon your porridge, it sends my BG soaring which is a shame because I loved it. Eggs, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms or blueberries with yoghurt are good breakfasts. You do need some carb but it seems to me that 4 slices of bread is a wee bit OTT. Why not try to have just one slice of Burgen Soy and Linseed and a couple of Ryvita works for me too. Lots of leafy green veg, try to limit the root veg. Blueberries and rhubarb are good fruits but most are pretty high in sugar and I avoid fruit juice like the plague. I know that without my blood monitor I would be totally in the dark as to what spikes my BG and what doesn't, if you don't have one please try to get one. At first, test before a meal and then two hours after, keep a record and you will soon come to know what does you good and what doesn't. It's not hard but it is a new way of living and it's for life really.

There are lots of ways to get your desired result, a lot of combinations but most successful regimes do involve limiting the amount of carb each day but not only that they limit the kind of carb as well. It works even if it's hard to begin with. There is truck loads of information on here, read all of it even if it takes ages. You can find good info on the Introductions forum here because even if you aren't exactly new with diabetes there is still stuff we can all learn:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/

Good Luck

Wooster said:

I eat porridge 4brekkie with water 4slices of whole meal bread for lunch with ham and lean mince for dinner

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If your wholemeal bread is light and springy, it is probably full of things other than wholemeal flour. 100% wholemeal breads are fairly small and solid things. Wholemeal wheat does rise more than wholemeal rye but it still has a solid heavy feel to it. Many loaves are a mix of wholemeal flour, white flour and other things.

Regarding porridge, most supermarket porridge consists of rolled oats and is designed to be quick cooked. Try some steel cut oats, also known as Pinhead oats or Scottish Oats but do not confuse with Scotts Oats which is a marketing trick. They are rolled oats. Scottish Oats take longer to cook but are much slower to release. They also taste better if you cook them longer.