Hello Mother Bear.
I see you have been hit with the same advice I was originally given! :roll: :evil:
You will obviously note that the advice on here does not coincide with that which you have been given as it is based on the experience of those who have diabetes and are living with it!! :roll:
Ian's advice is spot on and I would add that, as we are all unique, what suits one person may not necessarily suit another so the only way to find out for sure is to test. I would suggest that you keep a food diary and note your blood test results before and 2 hours after every meal and you will see a pattern emerging. You can use this to decide what foods you can safely eat and what you need to cut down or out. Many of us have found that the starchy carbs are what shoots up the BG levels. I, for one, cannot eat them at all and do not eat anything made from grains at all so do not eat bread, cakes, biscuits, crispbreads, rice, porage or potatoes etc!
I do eat meat, fish, eggs and cheese and although I would not say I have a generous portion I am not mean with it either. You do need these food items so that you can at least feel that you have eaten! Portion control is also very important - we probably all eat too much unless we are vigilant! :roll:
Testing, testing, testing!! 8) :lol:
It is the only way! :roll: