I don’t understand

[Antechinus]

I am still being astonished by the fact that diabetics are not told that they are intolerant of carbohydrate and should cut down to prevent their situation deteriorating - starches and sugars can usually be eaten in small amounts, and many diabetics eat up to 50 gm of carbs a day quite happily, though I always chose low carb, under 11 percent carbs.

I get full fat yogurts from Aldi and Lidl.

No. No No. T2 is a manageable conditipn. You just need to take your meds and do as your told by the medicos. After all they know best as they're the professionals. I must admit, as a "professional" I had no idea till I joined this forum.

 

[xfieldok]

No. No No. T2 is a manageable conditipn. You just need to take your meds and do as your told by the medicos. After all they know best as they're the professionals. I must admit, as a "professional" I had no idea till I joined this forum.

Haha!

 

[Daphne917]

No. No No. T2 is a manageable conditipn. You just need to take your meds and do as your told by the medicos. After all they know best as they're the professionals. I must admit, as a "professional" I had no idea till I joined this forum.

Do they? I was told to cut down on sugars, which was obvious and I didn’t eat much of anyway, eggs, meat and cheese but to eat wholemeal bread, pasta, rice, jacket potatoes, plenty of fruit and vets, except grapes but inc bananas and low fat yoghurts and milk. I was also told there was no need to test my BS as it would only make my fingers sore. By ignoring the ‘no need to test’ statement and joining this forum I was able to ascertain that the only good advice I really received was to cut down on sugar - which I figured out for myself anyway and not to eat grapes - although, ironically, by testing I know that I can now eat a small portion without any affect on my BS.

 

[Rachox]

No. No No. T2 is a manageable conditipn. You just need to take your meds and do as your told by the medicos. After all they know best as they're the professionals. I must admit, as a "professional" I had no idea till I joined this forum.

I’m not sure what part of the world you’re in but I’m guessing not the UK by the timing of your post. Here in the UK, unfortunately the professionals don’t always know best. A lot are still pushing the Eatwell Plate which may be healthy for a non diabetic but is way too high in carbohydrates for Type 2s. As for taking meds, yes I do take a modest dose of Metformin but again there are many Type 2s who choose to control it through diet alone. The decision to come off meds (or indeed not to start them) needs to be made after discussion with your HCPs. To sum it up I don’t find your post very helpful to the OP who is struggling and whose breakfast is perfect for the Eatwell Plate but not for Type 2s

 

[Member496333]

@Rachox @Daphne917 I think perhaps you good folks neglected to power up your sarcasm detectors on this rainy and blustery Sunday morning?

 

[Rachox]

@Rachox @Daphne917 I think perhaps you good folks neglected to power up your sarcasm detectors on this rainy and blustery Sunday morning?

No winky faces or other clues to sarcasm, so I’m afraid for the OP’s benefit I took Antechinus’ post at face value.

 

[Member496333]

No winky faces or other clues to sarcasm, so I’m afraid for the OP’s benefit I took Antechinus’ post at face value.

Sarcasm is ruined by winks. Anyway I just thought I’d point it out to avoid confusion

 

[Daphne917]

No winky faces or other clues to sarcasm, so I’m afraid for the OP’s benefit I took Antechinus’ post at face value.

Yep same here

 

[HSSS]

I obviously have a much stronger affinity for sarcasm than some, it doesn’t always serve me well I see it even when it s not there sometimes.

 

[SaskiaKC]

No winky faces or other clues to sarcasm, so I’m afraid for the OP’s benefit I took Antechinus’ post at face value.

So did I. Plus the fact that, this being an international BB, we don't always get the subtleties of each other's humor.

 

[Patrick66]

I’m Autistic..I never get sarcasm..

Or am I being sarcastic ?

You’ll never know

 

[ZJXZZN]

What do people suggest I have for breakfast?

Hi,Richard

My husband is T2 and diagnosed in Feb,last year.After diagnosing, he began to reduce carb and only eat half tablet of Metformin every day together with dinner,except the first diagnosing Hbac1 51,the other three are all in mid 30 last year.

His normal breakfast ,one boiled egg,one middle size tomato,half fruit,like apple,peach,orange,any fruit,just half,or a whole for smaller ones, small amount of nuts,one cup of coffee,this breakfast he can eat whole year and he likes it.

Lunch and dinner are mostly veg and meat (chicken or fish or beef or lamb)and nearly no rice and noddle.

Every day,walking 5 kilometers in the afternoon and 30-40 minutes swimming,he lost 15kgs in a year from 95kgs last Feb to now 80kgs.

Now I began to suggest him to eat half tablet of metfomine every second day and to see the results.

By the way, my husband is 50s.

 

[Grazer]

Few comments on milk earlier, regarding full fat versus skimmed etc. All quite true, but have people tried lactofree?
I don't like any of the normal milk alternatives, but lactofree tastes exactly like normal milk to me - the big plus though is that it's about half the carbs of normal milk.
Be careful, they do vary; I have the Arla full-fat lactofree from sainsburys. 2.6 grams carbs per 100, compared to 4.8 for milk.

 

[richardhurst]

Few comments on milk earlier, regarding full fat versus skimmed etc. All quite true, but have people tried lactofree?
I don't like any of the normal milk alternatives, but lactofree tastes exactly like normal milk to me - the big plus though is that it's about half the carbs of normal milk.
Be careful, they do vary; I have the Arla full-fat lactofree from sainsburys. 2.6 grams carbs per 100, compared to 4.8 for milk.

I've gone with Almond milk, unsweetened. Seems a good choice and tastes ok

 

[xfieldok]

@richardhurst Google keto cheese pops there are loads of recipes out there, maybe a suitable alternative to popcorn.