hi , I'm newly diagnosed and struggling with what to eat. Just had some white rolls and now feel nauseous and a bit tired. Is this normal? Is it a symptom of my blood sugar going up? I havnt received any advice from the nurse except to watch carbs and look at this site. I asked about testing my blood and she said I didn’t need to. Im on metformin “so i feel a bit better” to be honest Im confused and not really sure what i am doing. Getting me down
Welcome to the forums.
Sugar is a member of the carbohydrate food group. It can be called a 'simple' carbohydrate because it breaks down easily into glucose. Another name for sugar is Sucrose, and beware of things that end in 'ose' like Fructose (found in fruit) and Dextrose which is sometimes used in sweeteners and energy tablets.
Also in the carbohydrate food group are 'complex' carbs. The body takes longer to break these down but they still turn into glucose in the body. The foods to watch out for in this group are bread, potato, pasta and rice.
Start looking at the nutrition panel on food packaging. It will tell you the carbohydrate content in the food. Ignore the bit that reads 'of which sugars' because it doesn't matter to us. You can easily type in to Google, 'how many carbs in apples' (or any other foodstuff) and it will give you a good guide.
Type 2 diabetics are often told not to test their glucose - the NHS does not want to pay for meters and test strips but I doubt that you will find any forum members who agree with this. If you can afford it, then get yourself a meter, it's vital to knowing what food is doing to you.
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