ideas for snacks & something a bit more exciting to eat!

[Hlrufus]

Hi

I was diagnosd with GD 3 weeks ago at 28 weeks! I have been given the kit to test my levels 1 day before meals, 1 day after meals! Personally I don't find this very useful as just testing before meals doesn't give me an idea of what foods are affecting me! So i tend to test after as well on my before days unless its a meal I know keeps my levels low!! I keep a food diary as well to help!

However I am struggling to vary my diet, I am keeping my befores under 5.5 & my 1 hour afters under 7.8 fairly well but I pretty much live on brown rice & chicken stir fry!!!! Porridge for brekkie & ryvita & ham for lunch!!! I am getting severley bored of them now & still have 7-8 weeks to go!!

i have found anything with white flour send my levels high so have converted to wholemeal everything but wholemeal bread still seems to affect me!

So does anyone have any suggestions what else i can eat, some snack ideas maybe to brighten my day!!! I also worry that I am not getting any calcium as milk seems to affect it to, would like to eat yoghurts but they seem full of sugar & can't find sugar free yoghurt????

So any tips, ideas would really really be appreciated!!!

Thanks

Helen

 

[Patch]

Yoghurt is an easy one, mate! Get down to Lidl and buy a 1kg bucket of full fat greek yoghurt. Add some strawberries/blackberries/raspberries (even a little bit of sweetener if you like) and you're laughing. Has very little effect on blood sugar.

The chicken stir fry sounds good - but I don't touch Brown Rice. (I'd just chuck an extra Chicken Breast into the stir fry!) Green veg is awesome. Spinach, Cabbage, Sprouts - I've found they all help to keep the BG down when eaten at meal times.

Bread is (for me) the hardest thing to do without. Brown/white/granary - they all have a negative effect on my bg. (My god I miss Cheese n' Onion Sandwiches!)

Porridge for breakfast (at least for most around here) is a big no-no. Even the Ryvitta would have more carbs than I could handle.

Soup is good - especially home made soup. Just don't thicken the soup with potatoe.

Snack wise - nuts are good. Avoid Cashews and Peanuts, but dig in to Pistachios, Macadamias, Brazils, Hazelnuts, Walnuts... Sliced meat is handy, and cheese can be a great snack. You'll only need a little to feel satisfied.

 

[kareng236]

Hello Patch, I know that we are all different so what works for one might not work for another..................but I am not having too many bad results when eating rye bread (sour dough bread). It tends to give the jaws a decent work-out - not like white bread which tends to be like cotton wool. Might be worth a try. I have just discovered that this bread is beautiful when toasted. It might be all in the mind - but I firmly believe something which I read on the Internet..................that blackberries help reduce blood sugar readings. I mentioned this to a dietitian and she gave me a disbelieving look. Seems to work for me..............so just wanted to share it. Whether or not it is true, my doctor has said that I have achieved exceptional results with my blood sugar levels. Initial glucose tolerance test in December was 17.5 with an HBA1A shortly after of 8.5. After three months my HBA1C was 6.4 and the next was 6.0 and then 5.9. Strangely enough, given today's publicity regarding low calorie dieting - initially when I was diagnosed I was so scared of the diabetes - I avoided carbohydrates as much as possible as no-one was prepared to give me a quantity which I could eat daily. I knew that we need a certain amount to operate, but I did not know how much - so it seemed safer to cut them all out. This only lasted a couple of months, but I am wondering if perhaps I did myself a real favour by cutting down the carbohydrate and calorie intake. Just thought I should mention all this in case it helps some-one else.

Thanks
Karen