Completely no offence intended but to me that looks awful! I can't stand fat on meat, if bacon is not well done I have to cut the rind off. I avoid pork belly because of how much fat there is. Is this really a good food to be eating?Carbs reduction would be the first big step...there will be some tiredness from the carbs withdrawal as glucose level normalize, because our brain had become glucose impaired. But it will quickly stabilize if we fuel it right.
One of the best kept secret for maintaining stable glucose is a balance meal of fats and protein...otherwise known as roast pork belly...it helps to keep insulin and glucose level really stable.
If you like sugar in tea / coffee then I suggest you buy xylitol which you can get in Holland & Barrett plus supermarkets.
Other sweeteners are available! I tried most of them after I was diagnosed T2. Some have aftertaste, some have laxative effects.Wow, I'll have to try that. Thanks
Welcome just a quick few tips to get you goingIt's definitely the pasta (have bolognese or lasagne once a week) and the energy drinks I'm going to struggle with, but in just over an hour you've all given me loads of advice and encouragement. Thank you.
@EllieM ProPlus are caffeine tablets which some people use to stay awake.Not sure what you mean by this? Slimming food????
Any meat or fish, especially oily fish like salmon, and mackerel, is good. Eggs are good too. A lot of the T2s on here find that adopting a Low Carbohydrate High Fat (lchf) approach to eating has lowered our blood glucose levels and usually weight too.Completely no offence intended but to me that looks awful! I can't stand fat on meat, if bacon is not well done I have to cut the rind off. I avoid pork belly because of how much fat there is. Is this really a good food to be eating?
@Prem51 @Bluetit1802 at the risk of sounding like a diva, the only fish I can stand is battered cod!!! I do like my mayo though, so an excuse to buy the full fat stuff rather than low call is all good. Does that go for milk as well? I've pretty much had semi skimmed all my life, and my wife doesn't like full fat, so would have to end up getting two different milks.
I'll research the sweeteners before going out and grabbing the first one mentioned. My mother always used the hermesetas little tablet sweeteners, which were a bit **** tasting, but bearable. I can handle that anyway .
The more I think about it, the more I realise how much bread, pasta and potatoes are actually in my diet
Not according to well-respected author (and long-term T2 survivor now over 70) Jenny Ruhl. She says:I completely understand that the condition is my own doing
If you are desperate for pasta, try Slim Pasta, invented by those fiendish Chinese and only 9 cals, zero carbs. Rather expensive but often on offer at Holland & Barratt. Needs no cooking, just rinsing very thoroughly and warming up. https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/eat-water-slim-pasta-fettucini-60007573Pasta is gonna be a ball ache
People often find they lose weight without trying when they adopt a low carb diet. More reading matter from Jenny Ruhl here: https://www.bloodsugar101.com/dietSo I might put more weight on? Nooooooooooo *raises fists to sky
Just check the label for carbs. Bottled mayo varies a lot in carb content. And Hellman's"Lite" has more carbs than the Hellman's "Real". Indeed, avoid anything that calls itself Lite, Healthy Choice, LO-Fat etc - you get the idea.
What would a diet such as this.. high in fat do to my cholesterol levels?
You can solve this and lower your carbs further by buying yourself double cream to replace all milk in your life. (Great in coffee and even OK in tea. As for on cereal, you won't be eating that!) And, while you're at it, Fage 5% Greek yoghurt is the lowest carb yoghurt and quite delicious.an excuse to buy the full fat stuff rather than low call is all good. Does that go for milk as well? I've pretty much had semi skimmed all my life, and my wife doesn't like full fat, so would have to end up getting two different milks.
I hope by now you've gathered you didn't give yourself T2. But just in case; you didn't. It's part circumstances, part genes. And the latter you couldn't help, so this would've happened sooner or later.Hi there,
I have recently (yesterday in fact, over the phone) been diagnosed with type 2 and have an appointment with the diabetes nurse at my GP surgery in a couple of weeks. I need a little help before then.
I completely understand that the condition is my own doing, I'm overweight, have been having 3 sugars in hot drinks for years and drinking a can of monster every day at work for the last 4 years or so. So yes, I know I have created a rod for my own back
My question is, in the short term, is there anything I can do to combat my tiredness whilst at work? Obviously I've got to cut out the energy drinks altogether, and hopefully after a few weeks of eating healthier the tiredness will start to abate, but in the meantime, has anyone got any tips?
I don't want to go down the pro plus route but if there is no danger in that then I may have to for a couple of weeks.
Thanks in advance,
Andy
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