NEWLY DIAGNOSE

[rae_j]

Hi
I have just been newly diagnosed and am on metformin. I am having a lot of problems finding foods that I can eat as I have another medical condition that means I can't make significant changes to my diet and can't have too many vegetables (especially high in Vit K) or fruits and juices as I have to control my clotting. I seem to have stopped eating everything and just lessened the portions but my 2 hour bg is still around 14 which is roughly what is was after the GTT. I have had symptoms for 6 months but was being investigated for other things.

I am currently temporarily out of the country and dont have access to a dm although my husband does (he's been T2 for a couple of years and still badly controlled but that's a man thing - won't be told until he has to listen!) and he is not impressed with the one at our practice who says don't test and eat complex carbs and cut out alcohol and sugar.

Any suggestions would be a great help?

Rae

 

[Synonym]

Hello Rae and welcome to the forum

If you are not eating foods with vitamin K that takes out the leafy green veggies like kale, spinach and other greens as well as peas but that should still leave you with a fairly broad choice. The roots should be ok for you but take care not to eat too much of things like carrot or parsnip because of the sugars. Celeriac, swede and cauliflower are particularly low in sugars. You should be able to eat the proteins as in meat, fish, cheeses, eggs and then there are all the nuts and seeds as well as fruits.

You ought not to be drinking fruit juices anyway as they tend to cause havoc with the BG levels. :roll:

I reckon that lot gives you pretty much the same as my own diet (except for the leafy green veggies which I love ) so you ought to be able to make a decent diet out of that lot. 8)

In common with many others I have had to cut out all the starchy carbs as my body can't handle them at all. When you get home I suggest that you keep a food diary and test before and 2 hours after your meals so that you can see what effect your food has had on your BG levels. You will see a pattern emerging and can use that knowledge to cut down or cut out things that spike your levels and choose the things that keep you more level. Testing is the only way to find out which foods you can handle as we are all different and what suits one person may well not suit another.

If you look on the food forum you will find lots of ideas on there and the recipe thread will also help to give you ideas. Any more questions just come back – there is usually someone on here who is happy to help.

 

[hanadr]

Good thinking from synonym
Hana

 

[Mother Bear]

Hello there.

 

[rae_j]

Thanks for that.

I guess I should have mentioned that I also have a nut allergy and dairy intolerance/allergy (cheese for example makes me blister). I am checking my bs fasting and 2 hours after my main meal but the numbers are increasing rather than decreasing despite cutting down on all food groups. They only started increasing after I started on the metformin. After a meal I average 16, fasting 6.2. Problem is I am now hungry all the time and due to my other medical conditions have to eat every two to three hours. I will look at the links though and cut out any obvious carbs. I am trying to get a carb counter but can only find one here at the moment for proprietory brands and have never gone down the processed foods route.

Thanks for the good advice though. Do we still have to aim for five fruit and veg a day or is that a myth now?

On the positive side the consultant thinks it is medicines induced and should revert back to normal when the other treatment goes down (although I have been on them for 2 years now with no sign of cutting down), but I am not sure how good that information is, I think it is just there to placate me.

Rae

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi Rae,
It is difficult enough in the beginning to manage diabetes but your other health problems have to be taken into consideration.

Perhaps you could ask to see a dietitian on your return to the UK as this may be the way forward for you.

Catherine.

 

[kads]

Hi. I've been diagnosed with Type 2 bordering with Type 1 recently. Straight on to Gliclazide and backwards and forwards to my fabulous nurse for blood tests. Highest random test was 14.3 and my fasting test was 11.1. Feeling like **** most of the time, lethargic, nauseous, but try and get out for a walkabout everyday. Bit confused by it all as I'm not overweight (61kg), just turned 40 and normally fit and healthy, don't drink or smoke. So looking at changing the diet. Are carbs good or bad? Love my sweet potatoes with everything. Going to really miss my chocolate