Lord Choc Ice
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Lord Choc Ice said:Hello everyone.
Fraddycat, an average day's food would be;
Breakfastorridge, 3 slices toast (white bread), one banana and two biscuits.
Lunch: Sandwiches - 2 rounds, cheese and tomato and BLT.
Dinner: Pork chops, potatoes, carrots.
Daibell, yes I am VERY overweight and I'm 48.
welsh_kev, I'm using a Mylife Pura X meter.
daisy1, thank you for the information - haven't gone through it all yet.
I also had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and take medication for that and high blood-pressure/cholesterol/gout et al !
Lord Choc Ice said:Hello everyone.
Fraddycat, an average day's food would be;
Breakfastorridge, 3 slices toast (white bread), one banana and two biscuits.
Lunch: Sandwiches - 2 rounds, cheese and tomato and BLT.
Dinner: Pork chops, potatoes, carrots.
Daibell, yes I am VERY overweight and I'm 48.
welsh_kev, I'm using a Mylife Pura X meter.
daisy1, thank you for the information - haven't gone through it all yet.
I also had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and take medication for that and high blood-pressure/cholesterol/gout et al !
Fraddycat said:Well you know I feel that we can really help you, if you are willing to make some diet changes. Please take some time to read through Daisy's post and think about whether you can make some significant changes to the amount of carbohydrates you eat. What I mean by that is to reduce if not cut out products made with flour, particularly bread and rice, pasta and potatoes. This sounds really drastic I know but it will really make a difference - I has for me, I have been diagnosed for 2 and a half years and for 2 years followed the standard advice, eat a healthly diet and saw my diabetes get worse and my meds increase - my diabetic nurse threatened me with insulin too.
Since July I have been following the Low Carb High Fat diet and have lost nearly 2 stone and my BG readings have really come down. And you don't have to be deprived, tonight I am cooking roast pork with loads of crackling and cauliflower cheese - the sauce is made with double cream and grated cheddar - yum!
Ali H said:Lord Choc Ice said:Hello everyone.
Fraddycat, an average day's food would be;
Breakfastorridge, 3 slices toast (white bread), one banana and two biscuits.
Lunch: Sandwiches - 2 rounds, cheese and tomato and BLT.
Dinner: Pork chops, potatoes, carrots.
Daibell, yes I am VERY overweight and I'm 48.
welsh_kev, I'm using a Mylife Pura X meter.
daisy1, thank you for the information - haven't gone through it all yet.
I also had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and take medication for that and high blood-pressure/cholesterol/gout et al !
Hi there, looks as though carbs are your downfall then.
Try swapping your breakfast to bacon, egg, mushrooms or 2 slices of burgen soya and linseed toast with a scrape of reduced sugar jam. Notice the OR, not both!
Lunch - a single slice of wholemeal seeded bread with a large salad and protein ie chicken, tuna, hard boiled egg, smoked salmon, cheese or whatever you like with a salad. Watch any dressings for sugar content.
Dinner - Meat, fish or whatever protein with plenty of leafy green veg, stir fry veg but less root veg as carrots, parsnips and potatoes in particular are high in carbs. Reduce it right down to 4 small new potatoes as a start.
You can have greek yoghurt with berries in it, sugar free jelly and cream etc as puddings.
Try and avoid bananas as they are high carb also grapes, melons etc. You can get lots of advice on the low carb forum on this site and plenty of cook books about low carbing.
But, if you do the above, given the amount of carbs currently in your diet, do talk to your Doctor about your medication as you may find it will take you considerably lower than you have been used to and possibly into hypo territory so you will need to watch the meds accordingly.
Add in at least 30 minutes a day of walking and it should all start to help.
Ali
Defren said:Lord Choc Ice said:Hello everyone.
Fraddycat, an average day's food would be;
Breakfastorridge, 3 slices toast (white bread), one banana and two biscuits.
Lunch: Sandwiches - 2 rounds, cheese and tomato and BLT.
Dinner: Pork chops, potatoes, carrots.
Daibell, yes I am VERY overweight and I'm 48.
welsh_kev, I'm using a Mylife Pura X meter.
daisy1, thank you for the information - haven't gone through it all yet.
I also had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and take medication for that and high blood-pressure/cholesterol/gout et al !
Your breakfast alone is more carbs than I eat in a day. You need to try reducing your carbs, and by quite a lot judging by your food diary. White bread is a huge no no, as are banana's. The biscuits won't help either. Eat as much dairy as you like, it's all good fats, and will make you feel fuller for longer. If you must eat bread, try just a couple of slices a day, and try Burgen soya and linseed. Rice, potato's, pasta, all wheat flour and processed foods should go, or you can try small amounts and test. If you change you diet, you will lose weight and get your BG under control. A diabetic diet is simply a different diet, no less tasty and filling, but much healthier and better for you.
Good luck.
Daibell said:Hi. Raw carrots are much, much better than cooked ones for blood sugar and taste nicer. Why does anyone cook carrots? Alcohol is generally OK so don't worry about the Becks but I'm sure a nice English Real Ale would taste better
Fraddycat said:The trick is to test, test, test. Test before you eat and then test 2 hours after to find out what foods suit you and what foods don't. Everyone is different. You should be aiming for 7.8 two hours after dinner.
I personally don't eat any bread, not even wholemeal, it doesn't work for me, and once I start I can't stop. Bacon and eggs work well for brekkie - esp at 1pm. Or greek yoghurt with berries.
I was quite shocked last night, I had a burger (no bun) whilst out with my hubby, as a treat I let myself have 6 or 7 chips (which were so delish!) but 2 hours later I spiked to 8.5 - that's higher than I have been for a long time, and much higher than I like to be. It just brings home to me that this change is for life, not just while I am losing weight.
Lord Choc Ice said:Oh dear, 7.8. Now that would be heaven at the moment. Mind you, on Friday morning it was 9 which is a whole lot better than 28. I think testing is quite stressful too but I need to know what is going on. I have been on this increase in medication for a week and also I have an abscess which I take medication for too. I hope that soon I will stabilize. I have another blood-test on Wednesday and I'll see what the situation is then.
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