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<blockquote data-quote="Alisonjane10" data-source="post: 939124" data-attributes="member: 160262"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #000000">Hi [USER=205615]@alangarry[/USER]. Welcome to the forum hun. We've all been where you are now, believe me. It's very overwhelming, isn't it. But, you WILL cope, & you WILL learn to manage your Diabetes. You just need to educate yourself. Once you have a better understanding of foods, & their impact upon your blood glucose now that you're diabetic, everything will naturally fall into place. I asked the same questions you are when I was diagnosed & came across this website. I wasn't sure I believed the replys I got from members who responded to my posts when they said everything would be fine, given time. They all seemed SO knowledgeable & experienced. I couldn't see myself like that, ever! Wrong! You'll increase your knowledge base on here, and the panic you're feeling right now subsides. Firstly, look at your diet. To start with, you need to reduce your carbs, alongside obvious sugary foods. Put simply, carbs are converted into glucose by the body, thus raising your blood glucose levels. The aim for a diabetic is to alter their diet & bring their blood glucose levels down. A very simple explanation, but I don't want to overwhelm you with too much at this stage. Managing this disease is going to be life-long. It's not a race. Over the coming days, take a look at the "Explore" topics on the homepage here. There's loads of good information. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #000000">When I was diagnosed this year, one of the first books I bought to help me was Carbs & Cals. It gives a visual cue to foods, portion size & the carbs/calories that food contains. It might be useful for you. I bought mine at Amazon.</span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Moderate carbohydrate:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 15px"> 130 to 225g of carbs</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Low carbohydrate:</strong> under 130g of carbs</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Very low carbohydrate:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 15px"> under 30g of carbs</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Here's a link: </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908261064/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1908261064&linkCode=as2&tag=caca00-21" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px">http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908261064/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1908261064&linkCode=as2&tag=caca00-21</span></a></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">A sample below. Hope you find it helpful. Best wishes. AJ.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]15514[/ATTACH] </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]15515[/ATTACH] </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alisonjane10, post: 939124, member: 160262"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Hi [USER=205615]@alangarry[/USER]. Welcome to the forum hun. We've all been where you are now, believe me. It's very overwhelming, isn't it. But, you WILL cope, & you WILL learn to manage your Diabetes. You just need to educate yourself. Once you have a better understanding of foods, & their impact upon your blood glucose now that you're diabetic, everything will naturally fall into place. I asked the same questions you are when I was diagnosed & came across this website. I wasn't sure I believed the replys I got from members who responded to my posts when they said everything would be fine, given time. They all seemed SO knowledgeable & experienced. I couldn't see myself like that, ever! Wrong! You'll increase your knowledge base on here, and the panic you're feeling right now subsides. Firstly, look at your diet. To start with, you need to reduce your carbs, alongside obvious sugary foods. Put simply, carbs are converted into glucose by the body, thus raising your blood glucose levels. The aim for a diabetic is to alter their diet & bring their blood glucose levels down. A very simple explanation, but I don't want to overwhelm you with too much at this stage. Managing this disease is going to be life-long. It's not a race. Over the coming days, take a look at the "Explore" topics on the homepage here. There's loads of good information. When I was diagnosed this year, one of the first books I bought to help me was Carbs & Cals. It gives a visual cue to foods, portion size & the carbs/calories that food contains. It might be useful for you. I bought mine at Amazon.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][B][SIZE=4]Moderate carbohydrate:[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4] 130 to 225g of carbs[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][B]Low carbohydrate:[/B] under 130g of carbs[/SIZE] [*][B][SIZE=4]Very low carbohydrate:[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4] under 30g of carbs[/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Here's a link: [/COLOR][/SIZE][URL='http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908261064/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1908261064&linkCode=as2&tag=caca00-21'][SIZE=4]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908261064/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1908261064&linkCode=as2&tag=caca00-21[/SIZE][/URL] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]A sample below. Hope you find it helpful. Best wishes. AJ. [ATTACH=full]15514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]15515[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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