Help, need examples of low carbs, not eating right foods.

[garbuttg5]

Please can someone give me a list of a low carbs, i am

 

[Juicyj]

Hiya @garbuttg5 Welcome to the forum. I am guessing you are looking for ideas ?

 

[garbuttg5]

Hiya @garbuttg5 Welcome to the forum. I am guessing you are looking for ideas ?

Yes please, i`m very new to this site, and computer, i have diabetes about 10 years and never really looked after it right, i always thought i was supposed to eat carbohydrates, i know very stupid of me!

 

[catinahat]

Welcome garbuttg5
Here's a few links for you
http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/howtostart/
http://www.weightcruncher.com/carb-chart.html
http://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb-60-seconds-new-guide

 

[zand]

There's also a list on this forum

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/a-few-asking-for-low-carb-food-lists.96321/

Oh and welcome

 

[zand]

Well as a T1 you can eat carbohydrates if you want to, but you don't have to do so, and some find it easier to reduce them so there is less margin for error in insulin dosages, so less risk of a hypo. Reducing carbs can even out your blood sugars and reduce the peaks and troughs. .

 

[Juicyj]

Yes please, i`m very new to this site, and computer, i have diabetes about 10 years and never really looked after it right, i always thought i was supposed to eat carbohydrates, i know very stupid of me!

Well done for wanting to do something positive for yourself, it's never too late The docs have drummed into us that we can eat whatever we want and live a normal life, sadly for some of us that doesn't work, I tried to and ended up depressed from swinging high and low, my blood glucose levels were all over the shop, hypo one minute and hyper the next, for me personally it put me in a dark place, so without much encouragement I figured by eating low carb I could stop the roller coaster ride and it has helped hugely, more stable BG readings mean a happier me. To give you an idea of what my food diary looks like, I tend to start the day with either blueberries and greek yoghurt, omelette with cheese or I make a mix of ground flaxseed, coconut, porridge oats and chia seeds with milk in a tub that lasts me all week and have a small pot of this each morning, lunch is a salad with loads of mix veges and fish or soup as that's low-ish carb, then tea is what everyone else has minus the potatoes or rice and more veges. I don't touch sweets, bread, rice, pasta, any baked items, potato (only have a few chips or roast potatoes with sunday lunch) and that's it. Cooking from scratch helps alot as eating out is a minefield and it's like playing russian roulette with the insulin doses, unless I can correctly count what's in front of me.

 

[garbuttg5]

Thank you very much for answering me, i could relate to your post in relation to being i dark places due to your diabetes, and its great to see your doing well now. I hope to get better at my eating habits, and your post really helped me, again thank you.

 

[noblehead]

Hi @garbuttg5

Going to tag @robert72, like Juicy Robert has been following a low-carb diet for the last few years and has excellent diabetes control, hope all works out well

 

[azure]

Yes please, i`m very new to this site, and computer, i have diabetes about 10 years and never really looked after it right, i always thought i was supposed to eat carbohydrates, i know very stupid of me!

No, you're not stupid

We all eat varying amounts of carbohydrate. You need to find the amount that suits you

What is important is to count your carbs and match the insulin to what you're eating. That's crucial for control.

 

[nmr1991]

I too find it difficult to find foods that are healthy, low in carbs and help me gain weight at the same time. But when I look for things that pertain to diabetes, there are always people who give advice on people losing weight not gaining it, not all diabetics are overweight, but that seems to be the stigma these days.

 

[Mrs Vimes]

Hi @garbuttg5. Dr Bernsteins book is a good read. He was a type 1 diabetic way back. He trained as a doctor at the age of 45 to specialise in diabetes. Some type 1s think his approach is very severe but I think he's great. He has said he has reversed some of his complications but it did take time.
I've been doing lchf for three years and love it because i find it easier to deal with. There is a group in Facebook called typeonegrit. They follow dr Bernsteins advice. They also share food recipes.
Low carb foods? Any type of green veg, peas are sweet so can be higher in carb. I don't eat breakfast but when I do I have eggs, boiled, scrambled or fried. If you doont want to lose weight you can up your protein BUT you need to be aware that you may have to bolus for it later after eating because with the carbs taken out you'll notice the rise. A lot lower and a lot slower though. The other way to stop weight loss is to up your fats. If you are scared of saturated fats (I'm not) you may want to use olive oil or avocados or nuts.
Hope this helps.

 

[TorqPenderloin]

Technically, I'm "Obese" in terms of bmi, but I don't have any issue retaining muscle on a low carb diet.

 

[donnellysdogs]

I too find it difficult to find foods that are healthy, low in carbs and help me gain weight at the same time. But when I look for things that pertain to diabetes, there are always people who give advice on people losing weight not gaining it, not all diabetics are overweight, but that seems to be the stigma these days.

I'm the same. The only thing ever to increase my weight was bread and carbs and cereal and in 6 months I went up 3 dress sizes!! I never used to eat these.
Back to size 8 and despite trying to eat veg and veg it looks like I can't put weight on. My stomach nowadays can't handle meat or bread or cereal...
If I eat heavy cream or cheese my cholesterol went up and again lots of fat stops stomach working.
Just wish there was an easy way. However, I guess those that want to shift weight wish there was an easy way too.
Limitations do impact on weight... Whether its thyroid or diabetes etc I think we all want perfect, easy achieved bodies... And it doesn't happen.....

 

[Punwar]

Well done for wanting to do something positive for yourself, it's never too late The docs have drummed into us that we can eat whatever we want and live a normal life, sadly for some of us that doesn't work, I tried to and ended up depressed from swinging high and low, my blood glucose levels were all over the shop, hypo one minute and hyper the next, for me personally it put me in a dark place, so without much encouragement I figured by eating low carb I could stop the roller coaster ride and it has helped hugely, more stable BG readings mean a happier me. To give you an idea of what my food diary looks like, I tend to start the day with either blueberries and greek yoghurt, omelette with cheese or I make a mix of ground flaxseed, coconut, porridge oats and chia seeds with milk in a tub that lasts me all week and have a small pot of this each morning, lunch is a salad with loads of mix veges and fish or soup as that's low-ish carb, then tea is what everyone else has minus the potatoes or rice and more veges. I don't touch sweets, bread, rice, pasta, any baked items, potato (only have a few chips or roast potatoes with sunday lunch) and that's it. Cooking from scratch helps alot as eating out is a minefield and it's like playing russian roulette with the insulin doses, unless I can correctly count what's in front of me.

Hello, well i am T1 from last 33 years and now 36 years old, and wanted to ask a question, the diet you are maintaining, isn't that a bit too low , how do you manage Hypo's.

The company switch of the old Humulin 40 ml to Humulin 100 has done a havoc to my health and life style a lot, in old days it was quite manageable, now i dont have any warning signs of Hypo at all, so i have to eat a lot to prevent the daily hypoglycaemia attacks...

 

[Mrsass]

Hello, well i am T1 from last 33 years and now 36 years old, and wanted to ask a question, the diet you are maintaining, isn't that a bit too low , how do you manage Hypo's.

The company switch of the old Humulin 40 ml to Humulin 100 has done a havoc to my health and life style a lot, in old days it was quite manageable, now i dont have any warning signs of Hypo at all, so i have to eat a lot to prevent the daily hypoglycaemia attacks...

Hi, have you tried speaking to your diabetes team to reduce your dosage? You shouldn't have to eat to avoid a daily hypo if your insulin dose is correct

 

[garbuttg5]

Thanks everyone for your advice and comments, its great to be able to get support from this site, again thanks very much, and i will take all of your comments on board.

 

[Juicyj]

The company switch of the old Humulin 40 ml to Humulin 100 has done a havoc to my health and life style a lot, in old days it was quite manageable, now i dont have any warning signs of Hypo at all, so i have to eat a lot to prevent the daily hypoglycaemia attacks...

Hi can you switch to taking quick acting insulin for your food, so go for multi daily injections, this would mean you don't have to eat to prevent a hypo and instead you would carb count the food you eat ?

Diet wise it's like anything, it take adjustment to manage your food intake, after a while it's second nature, I still have the odd treat, but if hungry I now snack on nuts not rubbish.

 

[donnellysdogs]

Hello, well i am T1 from last 33 years and now 36 years old, and wanted to ask a question, the diet you are maintaining, isn't that a bit too low , how do you manage Hypo's.

The company switch of the old Humulin 40 ml to Humulin 100 has done a havoc to my health and life style a lot, in old days it was quite manageable, now i dont have any warning signs of Hypo at all, so i have to eat a lot to prevent the daily hypoglycaemia attacks...

Alot of us are on either lantus, levemir or tresiba as background insulin.... And this is key here. Lows need basal testing to double check....

Generally if lows occur 2-3 hours after a bolus then the bolus was incorrect and your ratio would need adjusting.. However it can always be a combination sso worthwjile basal testing to be sure. Lows over night can be just checked and adjusted basals if necessary by not eating after 6pm...


I also ate low carb and there is nothing wrong with low carbing as a T1 and you can achieve less swings. Eating protein with more carbs helps lessen swings...I've always been a Novorapid bolus injector.

Swopping insulins can play havoc for a while but with basal testing and testing after meals for your bolus will get better levels and the confidence to change doses accordingly. The best thing for me was a 0.5 dosage pen for my tresiba and novorapid.

 

[Nuck]

I have an omelettes at lunch with cheese and mushrooms. I am type 1 with Humalog for meals. I take no insulin and my sugar does not change. I can also eat 1/2 a chicken with a similar rise.