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Traceymac23 said:
holiday=stress free=counteracts small amount of bread/rice perhaps
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Interesting point....have to agree it is a viable reason.

The trip did make me reconsider the reheated rice idea i saw on here a while back.

But not too bothered by it now
I just use cauli rice or a stir fry mix instead as a base.

But will deffo be trying keto roti, now I know how well that goes with curry . (I think that might be easier to make then a nan bread that I coukd eat with some degree of comfort )
 
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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 well over 220,000 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:

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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

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.

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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 blood glucose 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.
 
keto roti? can you buy it or are you making it? recipe?
 
Traceymac23 said:
keto roti? can you buy it or are you making it? recipe?
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Let ME google that for you,....

GOOGLE is MY friend

google what ever you like and pop KETO in front of it.

The biggest problem i've had apart from setting fire to the kitchen once..(don't ask long story )
is finding the ingredients flours etc.
i got a wholefoods supermarket nearby, if the main ones don't carry certain items.
they do seem expensive but as i don't eat much of it and not on a daily basis like i did (as in bread )
it seems to last a pretty long time.


so i will be making at some point.
absolutely useless at baking and recipes...
but given one or two a good go.

And this looks pretty simple...
even looks like it MIGHT taste like it should.
once I'VE given it the JJ treatment...
 
Ha Ha I must admit I was thinking to myself 'Lazy Slob......google it yourself.....Poor old @jjraak ' as I was asking for the recipe.

Plenty of posh wholefood supermarkets here in Crouch End and a weekly Farmer's Market in Ally Pally so will give it a go!!
 
Well done
 
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