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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2022878" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hello and welcome,</p><p></p><p>Sadly the low fat mantra is still peddled by the NHS (and apparently also your sister) but it is not a good idea for Type 2 diabetics. It is carbs you have to cut down on, especially starchy ones such as rice, pasta, breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes and anything made with normal flour. All carbs raise blood glucose levels, some of them by a lot. Fats will not raise blood sugar levels. In fact, they actually help. Protein is unlikely to raise your levels by any significant amount.</p><p></p><p>Your HbA1c of 55 is not drastic. With a change in diet you should be able to reduce this back to normal levels, but that change should be reducing carbs, not fats. As for milk - full fat milk is better than those with less fat, but cream is even better. Milk will raise levels, whichever sort you drink, (a lot of sugar in milk) so best to limit it to cups of tea.</p><p></p><p>I suggest you throw those pieces of paper away and have a good read this forum instead. Also seriously consider getting a meter - it will become your best friend and will tell you instantly what your food choices are doing to your levels.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and ask questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2022878, member: 94045"] Hello and welcome, Sadly the low fat mantra is still peddled by the NHS (and apparently also your sister) but it is not a good idea for Type 2 diabetics. It is carbs you have to cut down on, especially starchy ones such as rice, pasta, breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes and anything made with normal flour. All carbs raise blood glucose levels, some of them by a lot. Fats will not raise blood sugar levels. In fact, they actually help. Protein is unlikely to raise your levels by any significant amount. Your HbA1c of 55 is not drastic. With a change in diet you should be able to reduce this back to normal levels, but that change should be reducing carbs, not fats. As for milk - full fat milk is better than those with less fat, but cream is even better. Milk will raise levels, whichever sort you drink, (a lot of sugar in milk) so best to limit it to cups of tea. I suggest you throw those pieces of paper away and have a good read this forum instead. Also seriously consider getting a meter - it will become your best friend and will tell you instantly what your food choices are doing to your levels. Good luck, and ask questions. [/QUOTE]
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