Half boil egg n Honey

khkwong

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I just diagnosed as diabetes type 2 patient . My fasting sugar level is 6.1 mmol/l. My glucose tolerance test result after 2 hrs is 11.4. My age is 61 yrs old.
My breakfast now usually consists of 4 slice of wholemeal bread, a half boiled egg n natural honey.
My questions are
1. Am I suitable to take half boiled egg?
2. Is it suutable for me to take wholemeal bread spread with honey?
3. Is it alright to take a cup of coffee or tea without any sugar?
Thanks in advance n I hope someone can enlighten me on this
 
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bulkbiker

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Hi khkwong
Firstly welcome to this forum. I will tag @daisy1 who can give you a very helpful introduction to ways to control your blood glucose levels. Looking at what you are eating I find that a very low carb high fat diet has worked very well for me lowering my sugars. So personally I would dump the toast and have maybe 2 eggs. Tea and coffee without sugar is fine. I presume you have a monitor as you mention testing after 2 hours so you want to aim for a lower reading than 11.4 I try and get under 7 all the time. There are lots of ways to bring your levels down so read around the forum and @daisy1's note to see what you can do to help yourself.
 

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@khkwong

Hello and welcome to the forum :) Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask as many questions as you like and someone will be able to help.

BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 150,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

  • Reduce your carbohydrate intake
  • Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes

LOW CARB PROGRAM:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/low carb program


Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)
  • Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

  • structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
  • self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
 
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amgrundy

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Hi KhKwong, Welcome to the forum, like bulkbiker said yes 2 eggs are fine with tea and coffee no sugar, but get rid of the 4 slices of bread and honey. You are in the best place here to get lots of advice from, I have listed below what I have for breakfast as an example. There is a forum on here ---- What have you eaten today? There is a lot of ideas on there, everyone is different but it will give you an idea of what to eat, yes keep testing before and 2 hrs after meals then you will begin to see what is best for you.
B 1 poached egg / bacon/ tomatoes or mushrooms, boiled fried or poached or make an omelette.
:)
Lidl do a high protein roll a few people on here including me can tolerate them without spiking BG readings, I have Burgen bread as well, maybe only 2-3 slices a week. I know it is a massive change and I at the beginning I like everyone else didn't think I could get used to the food style, but as you go on and see other ideas off people you do have lots of choice, take care.
 
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Pinkorchid

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I just diagnosed as diabetes type 2 patient . My fasting sugar level is 6.1 mmol/l. My glucose tolerance test result after 2 hrs is 11.4. My age is 61 yrs old.
My breakfast now usually consists of 4 slice of wholemeal bread, a half boiled egg n natural honey.
My questions are
1. Am I suitable to take half boiled egg?
2. Is it suutable for me to take wholemeal bread spread with honey?
3. Is it alright to take a cup of coffee or tea without any sugar?
Thanks in advance n I hope someone can enlighten me on this
Yes all eggs are fine whatever way you cook them but honey is pure glucose so maybe not a good idea and yes not taking sugar in tea or coffee is good for you as to the bread that is down to whether you can eat it or not and how much it affects your BG test to see
 
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Daibell

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Hi and welcome. As others have said do reduce the bread to perhaps one slice and perhaps have low-added sugar jam or marmite or something with lower sugar levels. Use the meter to see what works for you. Any protein including eggs are fine and so is fat so perhaps have eggs and bacon as I do?
 
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bigrhod

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Hi KhKwong, Welcome to the forum, like bulkbiker said yes 2 eggs are fine with tea and coffee no sugar, but get rid of the 4 slices of bread and honey. You are in the best place here to get lots of advice from, I have listed below what I have for breakfast as an example. There is a forum on here ---- What have you eaten today? There is a lot of ideas on there, everyone is different but it will give you an idea of what to eat, yes keep testing before and 2 hrs after meals then you will begin to see what is best for you.
B 1 poached egg / bacon/ tomatoes or mushrooms, boiled fried or poached or make an omelette.
:)
Lidl do a high protein roll a few people on here including me can tolerate them without spiking BG readings, I have Burgen bread as well, maybe only 2-3 slices a week. I know it is a massive change and I at the beginning I like everyone else didn't think I could get used to the food style, but as you go on and see other ideas off people you do have lots of choice, take care.
I am just starting to test but my mother was type 2. In some respects I am fortunate that I have some experience, albeit a few years back. I have really noticed the difference when I have more than one slice of wholemeal bread or more than a cup of brown rice or pasta. I still enjoy my low fat proteins at meal times and even some Edam or cottage cheese with some Scottish oatcakes and small portion of fruit, make it under 8mol two hours after food. I agree that cut down the amount of bread to one slice and have a couple of boiled eggs or some low sugar fruit jam or spread.
 

amgrundy

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You will be fine keep testing is the best answer before and after meals, then you will be able to see what is ok for you, as we are all sometimes a bit different what one can eat another may not. Go on the " What have you eaten today Forum " some good ideas of meals on there from other members.:)
 

rodleo22

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I would suggest obviously you can take half boil egg and tea, coffee you also take but without suger. I am also a type 2 diabetes patient and like to eat half boil egg. My wife make it in a simple way by using egg boiler.
If it is possible, you should eat the white portion of egg. I also suggest eating 2 eggs per day.
Take care


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