Hello

Cozay said:

I’m a type 2 diabetic in my late 50’s. Been this way for 30 years. Think I need to try low carb dieting. Any advice for a novice??!

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Start slow Get a list of foods that are low carb. Any foods you can easily dump ( potatoes, pasta, Rice and bread) also foods you don't care if you eat or not. It can be difficult first off. Test if you can to see how foods affect your blood sugar. Also keep a diary as that can help. Good luck.

Testing before then 2 hrs after every meal will help you decide how many carbs to eat without spiking your blood sugar too much.
I spent time thinking about the foods I'd miss the most and found low-carb substitutes for them, ce[ebrated the foods I'd been told to avoid which are good for me (cheese, eggs, olive oil dressings, etc.) and investigated foods I'd never eaten before.
I checked the carbs in everything!
It was hard work at first but now I rarely need to weigh anything apart from low-carb cake recipes.