wilderness
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hello and welcome. Here is a link to some helpful information to start you off. I have bought myself a blood glucose monitor and test my blood just before eating and two hours after a meal so I can see how the meal has affected me, as we are all different in our responses to food and drink.Newly diagnosed (2 weeks), I'm Type 2 with HbA1c of 6.6% (49). The nurse is happy for me to control this with diet and I have yet to go to DESMOND where I expect I will get some good information. In the meantime I have cut out most of the 'bad food' I used to eat and I'm surviving on salad meals, eggs, limited bread (sorry), and several other things I deem OK such as poultry and pulses. I worry that I may not be getting all the correct foods and nutrients.
Clearly I need to do more research, and will. For starters, a few quick questions.
My next review is in 6 months.
- I have seen that all tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, banana) is best avoided yet I have also seen recipes including banana: so what gives? I am just curious here as I don't generally eat bananas!
- Can I eat Weetabix?
- I have not been told to get any testing equipment: is that normal?
Pleased to meet you all.
Wil
1: I wouldn't touch a banana with a 10 ft pole. The Dutch Diabetes Association magazine featured a rich, carb heavy high tea on their front page, so it is very safe to say, ideas on a suitable T2 diet differ. Wildly. I'm in the non-diabetic range, I doubt many of their members are. (That was the last straw and I cancelled my donations.). Incidentally, they did have banana bread recipes as well. So yeah... You'll read a lot of conflicting things. That's where your meter comes in, it'll let you know who's full of it and who's right!Newly diagnosed (2 weeks), I'm Type 2 with HbA1c of 6.6% (49). The nurse is happy for me to control this with diet and I have yet to go to DESMOND where I expect I will get some good information. In the meantime I have cut out most of the 'bad food' I used to eat and I'm surviving on salad meals, eggs, limited bread (sorry), and several other things I deem OK such as poultry and pulses. I worry that I may not be getting all the correct foods and nutrients.
Clearly I need to do more research, and will. For starters, a few quick questions.
My next review is in 6 months.
- I have seen that all tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, banana) is best avoided yet I have also seen recipes including banana: so what gives? I am just curious here as I don't generally eat bananas!
- Can I eat Weetabix?
- I have not been told to get any testing equipment: is that normal?
Pleased to meet you all.
Wil
Hi and a warm welcome to youNewly diagnosed (2 weeks), I'm Type 2 with HbA1c of 6.6% (49). The nurse is happy for me to control this with diet and I have yet to go to DESMOND where I expect I will get some good information. In the meantime I have cut out most of the 'bad food' I used to eat and I'm surviving on salad meals, eggs, limited bread (sorry), and several other things I deem OK such as poultry and pulses. I worry that I may not be getting all the correct foods and nutrients.
Clearly I need to do more research, and will. For starters, a few quick questions.
My next review is in 6 months.
- I have seen that all tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, banana) is best avoided yet I have also seen recipes including banana: so what gives? I am just curious here as I don't generally eat bananas!
- Can I eat Weetabix?
- I have not been told to get any testing equipment: is that normal?
Pleased to meet you all.
Wil
This sounds nice Em. Would you serve it spread with butter or eat as a cake slice, and does it keep well please?re: bananas
Just in case anyone does miss them terribly, I have a recipe that doesn't spike my sugars and seems to work with my low carb/high fat diet.
It is: 1 banana eg. 100g combined in blender with at least 150g finely chopped brazil, almond, pecan nuts (go more on the nuts if you want to take care and see how you do), 4 table-spoons of cocoa powder (obviously with no sugar added and no fat reduction) and 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder. Sometimes I also add in a few berries, but always make the ratio of fruit: nuts at least 1:1.5 Bake in a loaf tin at 160 degrees for 15 mins. Eat in thin slices - again, test the amount good for you. It's very dense so a very slim slice is complete satisfaction!
Hi and welcome. i had the experience (on my DESMOND-equivalent course) of having the diabetic nurse saying "eat carbs at every meal" and the dietitian saying "don't eat carbs if you can possibly avoid it". In the same room at the same time. Most people there were really confused.Newly diagnosed (2 weeks), I'm Type 2 with HbA1c of 6.6% (49). The nurse is happy for me to control this with diet and I have yet to go to DESMOND where I expect I will get some good information. In the meantime I have cut out most of the 'bad food' I used to eat and I'm surviving on salad meals, eggs, limited bread (sorry), and several other things I deem OK such as poultry and pulses. I worry that I may not be getting all the correct foods and nutrients.
Clearly I need to do more research, and will. For starters, a few quick questions.
My next review is in 6 months.
- I have seen that all tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, banana) is best avoided yet I have also seen recipes including banana: so what gives? I am just curious here as I don't generally eat bananas!
- Can I eat Weetabix?
- I have not been told to get any testing equipment: is that normal?
Pleased to meet you all.
Wil
Newly diagnosed (2 weeks), I'm Type 2 with HbA1c of 6.6% (49). The nurse is happy for me to control this with diet and I have yet to go to DESMOND where I expect I will get some good information. In the meantime I have cut out most of the 'bad food' I used to eat and I'm surviving on salad meals, eggs, limited bread (sorry), and several other things I deem OK such as poultry and pulses. I worry that I may not be getting all the correct foods and nutrients.
Clearly I need to do more research, and will. For starters, a few quick questions.
My next review is in 6 months.
- I have seen that all tropical fruit (mango, pineapple, banana) is best avoided yet I have also seen recipes including banana: so what gives? I am just curious here as I don't generally eat bananas!
- Can I eat Weetabix?
- I have not been told to get any testing equipment: is that normal?
Pleased to meet you all.
Wil
I think being able to eat bananas depends on what type of diabetes one has, and what meds one is on, as well as how many carbs one can safely eat. The OP is a diet controlled type 2.Welcome!
My doctor surprised me by telling me bananas are OK as long as they're not too ripe (unfortunately the way I like them best but I am starting to like them less ripe!). They are the best fresh fruit for me these days because the berries at the grocery store are all either flavorless or sour, and the apples now hurt my teeth. At least bananas have some flavor as well as nutrition. And they go well with dark chocolate and nuts.
I don't particularly like eggs these days and they have too much cholesterol for me to eat them often anyway. Bacon has too much sodium.
I used to love banana sandwiches made with wholemeal bread - quick, easy and nutritious and, some would argue, fairly healthyThis thread has reminded me how much I like banana on toast as a snack. My glucose meter would explode if I ate that nowadays!
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