I enjoy the Marks and Spencer range of balanced meals as many are low salt and sugar and tasty. I have today found Tesco do Tomatoe sauce with 50% less sugar and 65% less salt. Or Heinz have 50% less sugar and 25% less salt tomatoe sauce. I discovered Heinz also have soups and bake beans 50% less sugar and 25% les salt. My local 99p stores do Gullon sugar free biscuits and Gluten free as well. Becoming Diabetic and changing to a healthy diet is a bit of a learning curve.
Low salt and sugar foods, spreads and sauces.
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Remember to watch for the total carb content, as well as the sugars.
I have read very mixed reviews of those Gullon biscuits - no added sugar, but still high carb.
And i avoid baked beans completely, even the no sugar ones, because the beans themselves spike my blood glucose.
Sorry to be a voice of doom and gloom, but really i am just suggesting you test everything, to check it works for you.
I have read very mixed reviews of those Gullon biscuits - no added sugar, but still high carb.
And i avoid baked beans completely, even the no sugar ones, because the beans themselves spike my blood glucose.
Sorry to be a voice of doom and gloom, but really i am just suggesting you test everything, to check it works for you.
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I agree with the testing of everything.
I'm at the moment going through a phase of testing everything I eat, I test BG before meals and 2hrs after, I have set meals that I have worked out the affect they have on my BG levels I add a new food and check for spikes. Example baked beans a big no no, unless they have all the tomato sauce washed off and even then I can't get away with more than 2 tablespoons.
I've also worked out that if I eat every 4hrs, I'm tending to avoid liver dumps, something that has been a real curse recently.
I also end up eating something at around 2am to avoid the dawn phenomenon.
I'm at the moment going through a phase of testing everything I eat, I test BG before meals and 2hrs after, I have set meals that I have worked out the affect they have on my BG levels I add a new food and check for spikes. Example baked beans a big no no, unless they have all the tomato sauce washed off and even then I can't get away with more than 2 tablespoons.
I've also worked out that if I eat every 4hrs, I'm tending to avoid liver dumps, something that has been a real curse recently.
I also end up eating something at around 2am to avoid the dawn phenomenon.
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It's just a term for when the liver dumps glucose and raises the BG, also known as the dawn phenomenon in my case it been happening during the day as well, it's something I need to talk over with my GP this week.
Me too till now. Aldi do one that's cheaper nicer and more ingredient friendly .... never be afraid of change.
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https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/dawn-phenomenon-t2d-8/
Good explanation on liver dumps that made me stop worrying about them, even see them in a positive light.
Good explanation on liver dumps that made me stop worrying about them, even see them in a positive light.
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I agree: if they help clear the excess glucose from the liver, I'm all for it!
Looking at the Nutrition labels on a bottle of regular and a bottle of 50% less sugar - I can happily report that the article seems completely wrong at least for the UK.
For the 50% reduced - ingredients in order:
Tomatoes (174g per 100g of ketchup)
Spirit Vinegar
Sugar
Salt
Spice & Herb extracts
Sweetener (Steviol Glycosides)
Spice
Per 100g
Energy 64kcal
Fat 0.1g
Carbs 11.9
of which sugars 11.4g
Protein 1.4g
Salt 1.3g
