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Lamont D
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Have you had the welcome information for newbies?
Have you read the forum on low carbing for T2s?
If your daughter is borderline, then reduce most things like carbs, sugars, potatoes, rice, pasta, pastries, bread, cereals, grains.
You should increase the fat in her diet, for example, butter instead of spreads.
Stay away from sugar drink s, and sports drinks,cut down on juice, fresh orange.
She can have diet coke, Pepsi max diet soda, but not to many.
Have a look at the low carb recipes on the site, some delicious ones!
Try and stay away from processed foods as much as possible.
Homemade stuff is better.
I'll tag @daisy1 to save me searching
Ask any questions if your not sure.
Get your daughter to read the forum as well.(If she's old enough!)
Have you read the forum on low carbing for T2s?
If your daughter is borderline, then reduce most things like carbs, sugars, potatoes, rice, pasta, pastries, bread, cereals, grains.
You should increase the fat in her diet, for example, butter instead of spreads.
Stay away from sugar drink s, and sports drinks,cut down on juice, fresh orange.
She can have diet coke, Pepsi max diet soda, but not to many.
Have a look at the low carb recipes on the site, some delicious ones!
Try and stay away from processed foods as much as possible.
Homemade stuff is better.
I'll tag @daisy1 to save me searching
Ask any questions if your not sure.
Get your daughter to read the forum as well.(If she's old enough!)
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@Tracey 68
Hello Tracey and welcome to the forum
Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it helps you to help your daughter. Ask as many questions as you like and someone will be able to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 150,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
Reduce your carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Hello Tracey and welcome to the forum
Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it helps you to help your daughter. Ask as many questions as you like and someone will be able to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 150,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
- Reduce your carbohydrate intake
- Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
Reduce your carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
- structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
- self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
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I'm assuming that your daughter is a child or young teenager..
There is some information provided by the clinic at a Children's hospital in the US. The physician in charge of the dept is a Doctor R Lustig (quite well known for his opinions on sugar)
There are 2 particular pages on the website that may be worth reading.
1) is on the role of carbs in diabetes (though in the UK exchanges as mentioned at the end aren't usually used)
2) is more general info on diet in children particularly if overweight.
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/carbohydrates_and_diabetes/index.html
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/healthy_diet_tips/index.html
There is also some advice here http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/en/re...-child-is-diagnosed-with-type-2-diabetes.aspx
Children and teenagers aren't mini adults they react differently, they may need different forms of help to cope with the condition and if growing have different nutritional needs (and those vary as to age)
There are some government guidelines that are at the moment only in draft form. They recommend that children with T2 and their carers should receive ongoing education about diabetes tailored to them. You should be offered " dietetic support to help optimise body weight and blood glucose control." There are several other recommendations about the supportthat should be offered but one major point that they make is that the approach to treatment in children with T2 shouldn't be the same as in T2 for adults.
If you aren't under specialist care; ask to be referred to a children's diabetes clinic
There is some information provided by the clinic at a Children's hospital in the US. The physician in charge of the dept is a Doctor R Lustig (quite well known for his opinions on sugar)
There are 2 particular pages on the website that may be worth reading.
1) is on the role of carbs in diabetes (though in the UK exchanges as mentioned at the end aren't usually used)
2) is more general info on diet in children particularly if overweight.
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/carbohydrates_and_diabetes/index.html
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/healthy_diet_tips/index.html
There is also some advice here http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/en/re...-child-is-diagnosed-with-type-2-diabetes.aspx
Children and teenagers aren't mini adults they react differently, they may need different forms of help to cope with the condition and if growing have different nutritional needs (and those vary as to age)
There are some government guidelines that are at the moment only in draft form. They recommend that children with T2 and their carers should receive ongoing education about diabetes tailored to them. You should be offered " dietetic support to help optimise body weight and blood glucose control." There are several other recommendations about the supportthat should be offered but one major point that they make is that the approach to treatment in children with T2 shouldn't be the same as in T2 for adults.
If you aren't under specialist care; ask to be referred to a children's diabetes clinic
