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<blockquote data-quote="Ailidh" data-source="post: 886033" data-attributes="member: 191393"><p>Recently diagnosed, blood sugar 7 but I don't know yet quite what that means, and still waiting for my first appointment with the Diabetic Nurse (June 30th).</p><p></p><p>I had to see the GP on another matter (anxiety disorder raising its head), and he immediately issued Metformin, 1x500mg a day this week, 2 a day next week.</p><p></p><p>I fully understand and appreciate that for many people a low-carb diet works very well but for me (I've tried it for weight loss before, I've tried everything for weight loss before....) it doesn't, it plays havoc with my digestive system, and I can't cope with low-carb havoc and Metformin havoc ganging up together.</p><p></p><p>I prefer to try the "diabetesmatters.co.uk" advice: more high-fibre foods such as bread, pasta, potatoes, wholemeal chapatti; less fatty food; more fruit and veg; no sugary foods and drinks; less salt; no diabetic foods.</p><p></p><p>Since June 1st (before the diagnosis, how's that for sod's law?) I've lost 16.9lbs. First 19 days on JanePlan (lovely food, great customer support but I got it into my head that it was affecting my mood/sleep/anxiety, so out it went). The last 3.4lbs in a week of the diabetesmatters.co.uk advice. About 83lbs to go.</p><p></p><p>Is anyone around here eating the "traditionally" healthy way? I sometimes find I'm getting worried about ideas for a tasty and appropriate meal, and then my anxiety zooms.</p><p></p><p>As a for instance, yesterday I ate</p><p>breakfast: porridge (plain oats, microwaved with oat milk);</p><p>lunch: ham and mushroom omelette with a salad garnish, and a tiny bit of coleslaw;</p><p>afternoon snack: celery, walnuts and 1/2 oz grated cheese (don't usually snack but started to feel hungry, and the pharmacist had terrified me about missing meals while on Metformin leading to death-inducing coma)</p><p>dinner: Lidl buffalo burger, dry-fried; Brussels sprouts; small slice of Lidl multi seed bread</p><p>snack: 2 oatcakes; 4 fl oz semi-skimmed milk (a soother if I can't get to sleep at night).</p><p>1203 calories</p><p>107 g carbs of which</p><p>18g sugar</p><p>Earlier in the month I'd been eating roughly 140g carbs and 45g sugar.</p><p></p><p>If anyone else is following a similar, "traditional" route and could give me some recipe hints, I'd be very grateful; but, respectfully, not an argument about low-carbing. I'm really happy for those who're benefitting from it but it's not a route that I've enjoyed before.</p><p>Ta.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ailidh, post: 886033, member: 191393"] Recently diagnosed, blood sugar 7 but I don't know yet quite what that means, and still waiting for my first appointment with the Diabetic Nurse (June 30th). I had to see the GP on another matter (anxiety disorder raising its head), and he immediately issued Metformin, 1x500mg a day this week, 2 a day next week. I fully understand and appreciate that for many people a low-carb diet works very well but for me (I've tried it for weight loss before, I've tried everything for weight loss before....) it doesn't, it plays havoc with my digestive system, and I can't cope with low-carb havoc and Metformin havoc ganging up together. I prefer to try the "diabetesmatters.co.uk" advice: more high-fibre foods such as bread, pasta, potatoes, wholemeal chapatti; less fatty food; more fruit and veg; no sugary foods and drinks; less salt; no diabetic foods. Since June 1st (before the diagnosis, how's that for sod's law?) I've lost 16.9lbs. First 19 days on JanePlan (lovely food, great customer support but I got it into my head that it was affecting my mood/sleep/anxiety, so out it went). The last 3.4lbs in a week of the diabetesmatters.co.uk advice. About 83lbs to go. Is anyone around here eating the "traditionally" healthy way? I sometimes find I'm getting worried about ideas for a tasty and appropriate meal, and then my anxiety zooms. As a for instance, yesterday I ate breakfast: porridge (plain oats, microwaved with oat milk); lunch: ham and mushroom omelette with a salad garnish, and a tiny bit of coleslaw; afternoon snack: celery, walnuts and 1/2 oz grated cheese (don't usually snack but started to feel hungry, and the pharmacist had terrified me about missing meals while on Metformin leading to death-inducing coma) dinner: Lidl buffalo burger, dry-fried; Brussels sprouts; small slice of Lidl multi seed bread snack: 2 oatcakes; 4 fl oz semi-skimmed milk (a soother if I can't get to sleep at night). 1203 calories 107 g carbs of which 18g sugar Earlier in the month I'd been eating roughly 140g carbs and 45g sugar. If anyone else is following a similar, "traditional" route and could give me some recipe hints, I'd be very grateful; but, respectfully, not an argument about low-carbing. I'm really happy for those who're benefitting from it but it's not a route that I've enjoyed before. Ta. [/QUOTE]
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