I have just been diagnosed with Type 2. May i ask a couple of questions please?
Can i eat 'diabetically labelled' sweets from chemists etc?
Diabetic labelled foods are best avoided. They have no significant benefit over normal foods. Only 2-3 a day - they may have a laxative effect. And the sweeteners may raise blood glucose. However, I do suck the occasional no-sugar 'Tunes.'
Nuts are better as a snack.
Can i eat tinned fruit as long as the fruits in juice not syrup?
Fruit juice is 10% sugar, so 1/4 tin will be about 10-15 g sugar, so may be OK. More serious is the amount of carbohydrates you eat. All carbohydrates metabolise to glucose & therefore tend to aggravate diabetes.
You will find lots of advice on this forum.
A proper answer will require personal information on your condition - HbA1c, age, weight (BMI), lifestyle, general health, cholesterol, blood pressure, diet, medication, etc .... You will have many more queries that we will do our best to answer from experience & published info. Finger-prick blood glucose readings will be useful. This must stop short of medical advice.
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Peace!