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<blockquote data-quote="FantomPoet" data-source="post: 1788959" data-attributes="member: 47839"><p>Hi @<a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/chaseylayne76.474003/" target="_blank"><strong>Chaseylayne76</strong></a> welcome to the forum, it is a very scarey time time when you are first diagnosed so I feel for you. I remember having a little meltdown in Heathrow Terminal 5 as I could just not see what I could eat in there as I flew out to work overseas. It gets better I promise. The overriding thing for me was taking the advice given at the time of obtaining a meter and using it to see what foods spike the blood.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate the idea of needles is spooky but the meters tend to come with unspooky looking pens which you place against a figure and press a button. The little tiny pricker is super thin and super sharp so you barely feel it if at all. The knowledge the meter will give you will be absolutely priceless.</p><p></p><p>I ate things and tested a couple of times afterward (one hour and two hour) and I soon found which foods were bound for the naughty step, and really quickly in the main.</p><p></p><p>As others have said the main four things to cut down on or avoid are Bread, Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes. It is hard initially as you and your body are trained to go for those things. As you learn to reduce you may well end up like many of us on this site who abstain from them completely but time will tell.</p><p></p><p>We are here as a support network and there are many of us on the same path just a little bit farther along that can help with useful advice and support, you are certainly not alone and many are ready willing and able to help.</p><p></p><p>The take away first step though is get a meter, I bought my first one in Sainsburys and after that I got the test strips from e bay. I have managed to blag other meters free from unsuspecting new Diabetic Nurses or Manufacturers themselves over the last few years.</p><p></p><p>Although I haven’t tried this site also has a service of supplying a meter and strips (I just happen to be addicted to ebay)</p><p></p><p>Good luck on your journey we are up ahead and there is nothing too bad about the journey, it’s just a different track to what you were on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FantomPoet, post: 1788959, member: 47839"] Hi @[URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/chaseylayne76.474003/'][B]Chaseylayne76[/B][/URL] welcome to the forum, it is a very scarey time time when you are first diagnosed so I feel for you. I remember having a little meltdown in Heathrow Terminal 5 as I could just not see what I could eat in there as I flew out to work overseas. It gets better I promise. The overriding thing for me was taking the advice given at the time of obtaining a meter and using it to see what foods spike the blood. I appreciate the idea of needles is spooky but the meters tend to come with unspooky looking pens which you place against a figure and press a button. The little tiny pricker is super thin and super sharp so you barely feel it if at all. The knowledge the meter will give you will be absolutely priceless. I ate things and tested a couple of times afterward (one hour and two hour) and I soon found which foods were bound for the naughty step, and really quickly in the main. As others have said the main four things to cut down on or avoid are Bread, Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes. It is hard initially as you and your body are trained to go for those things. As you learn to reduce you may well end up like many of us on this site who abstain from them completely but time will tell. We are here as a support network and there are many of us on the same path just a little bit farther along that can help with useful advice and support, you are certainly not alone and many are ready willing and able to help. The take away first step though is get a meter, I bought my first one in Sainsburys and after that I got the test strips from e bay. I have managed to blag other meters free from unsuspecting new Diabetic Nurses or Manufacturers themselves over the last few years. Although I haven’t tried this site also has a service of supplying a meter and strips (I just happen to be addicted to ebay) Good luck on your journey we are up ahead and there is nothing too bad about the journey, it’s just a different track to what you were on. [/QUOTE]
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