Hello Guys & Gals

ohh leave the beans alone ahahah ful of suger and try the livelife bread to ..... taking control is easy if you do it in small steps for every meal you have have a walk for 10 mins or so and build it up and reduce the weight . ive just posted with a friend whos been ignoring his diabeties he may lose his foot today so if anything you learn here today make changes and keep going .. good luck young man x

Welcome to the forum, hopefully Daisy will be along soon to offer her advice to newbies to the forum

Hi, welcome.

One of the fundamental things for a diabetic to do is to reduce carb consumption, especially starchy carbs like bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. Carbs metabolise quickly into sugar in the bloodstream. Try and stick to foods that have less than 10g carbs per 100g (you will become an avid label-reader in the supermarket!). Ignore the 'of which sugar' bit. Avoid low or reduced fat products, they usually have added sugar. And drop any sugary stuff including most tropical fruits.

There's a good book called 'Carbs & Cals' which is full of photos of foods and meals with carb, fat, calorie counts etc. To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you eat. But get your blood sugars under control first, the weight may well follow anyway.

Good luck and ask questions!

what meds are you on, it might be worth speaking to the nurse if an increase for now is the best?

some of these sites helped me a lot, I found initially it was best for me to cut all grain, grain product, potato and fruit, till I got my level somewhere ok
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm because carbs don’t give up easy.

testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
food count
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/


http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
if you buy extra boxes of strips there is a discount code
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Him indoors said:

Wow! No wonder Ive turned into a slob,I eat all the above on a regular basis,bread (white) being the most consumed on a daily basis,Ohhh dear I think this could be a long journey back..but a journey Im willing to take,I wont be able to checkout labels tho but my other half will on my behalf,thanks for the info and welcome.

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I was a bread freak all my life before diagnosis - some days I would literally eat nothing else. I thought I would never be able to drop it, but I did - the alternatives are not worth thinking about. This can be managed and you are taking the first steps so well done.

Him indoors said:

Hello Buddy,I only take 1 x 5mg of Glibenclamide in the morning,because Im house bound I dont really see a diabetic nurse,once a year if Im lucky,will discuss it at their next visit tho. Thanks for taking the time to say hello and sending them links,will have a read at them today.

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with a bit of grind if you're willing, you may get your BG back under control by your next appointment
the max dose of your drug is 15mg so there is room to move if the nurse thinks so.

exercise for fitness, 3 x 30min a week, it's not much for losing weight.
you are going back to the old meat and 3 coloured veg and a dob of real butter, I haven't noticed any difference, just stay away from trendy stuff, cheap oat bran instead of 5 quid a pack of something you can't pronounce , phicilliums husks or spell
https://www.google.com.au/#q=cheap+low+carb+

noblehead said:

Welcome to the forum, hopefully Daisy will be along soon to offer her advice to newbies to the forum

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Hello Him indoors and welcome to the forum

I know you are not newly diagnosed but I think this information we give to new members will be useful to. Carry on asking questions and you will get lots of help.

BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

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 100,000 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

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.

First time I have herd the word Vaping, (had to look it up on google )never had e cigs; in my day when I gave up smoking
Good on you @Him indoors for giving up the dreaded roll ups. your are so right in saying that you can now control your diabetes.
Can your exercise bike be upgraded or is that a no no.

Best of luck and do not be to hard on yourself at first, just make sure you make good use from your BGmeter to help you with control.