Newly diagnosed Type 2 - hi guys

[peteloafer]

Hello everybody
Just popped in to say hello. I'm Pete age 70, (and almost 71 ) living in Swindon though originally from Preston .

I was diagnosed with Type 2 in Dec 2025 after being pre diabetic for 10 years or more.
So it came as a bit of a shock. I'm trying to curb my carb tendencies as I thought I ate pretty well on a vegetarian diet but I do (did) eat lots of potatoes and crisps etc and occasional sweets or chocolate.
I'll be keeping an eye on the dietary advice in the forum to pick up tips as i like cooking.

I had eye screening appointment last week and results show I have Stage 1 Retinopathy

Please say hi and add me as a friend (if you can do that on here)

Regards

Pete

 

[Antje77]

Hi @peteloafer , welcome to the forum.

I'll be keeping an eye on the dietary advice in the forum to pick up tips as i like cooking.

You might like this thread in the low carb section of the forum where we share what we eat, it often gives me new ideas on what to cook. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today-low-carb-forum.75781/page-3336

 

[peteloafer]

Thanks for your comment

Regards
Pete

 

[Rachox]

Hi @peteloafer welcome to the club no one wants to join. I post on the low carb thread @Antje77 mentioned too, it’s good for inspiration.

Edit to correct tag.

 

[peteloafer]

Hi @peteloafer welcome to the club no one wants to join. I post on the low carb thread @ANTJE mentioned too, it’s good for inspiration.

Thanks @Rachox I'll keep an eye on that thread.

I think to get me up and running i could benefit from a "Newbie's list of common foods to avoid at all cost" in descending order of being detrimental to Diabetic sugar levels . I'm sure there are lists of the type on line somewhere.
Regards
Pete

 

[shelley262]

Thanks @Rachox I'll keep an eye on that thread.

I think to get me up and running i could benefit from a "Newbie's list of common foods to avoid at all cost" in descending order of being detrimental to Diabetic sugar levels . I'm sure there are lists of the type on line somewhere.
Regards
Pete

Welcome to the forum from a long term low carb eater. The Freshwell NHS gp group have some useful info and also a great app to check out food. They also do a red, Amber green food listing that is a great starting point and similar to what you are looking for:

Freshwell Low Carb Project - Red, Amber, Green

lowcarbfreshwell.com

 

[Rachox]

The Diet Doctor site also has some good visuals. No need to subscribe, you can get a lot of info without.

Visual low carb guides - Diet Doctor

Visual low carb guides Which vegetables are best on a low carb diet, can you have berries and which nuts have the fewest carbs? What should I choose to drink at a party? Check out our visual guides to low carb, which can help you make better choices!

www.dietdoctor.com

 

[Antje77]

In addition to the above, I like this thread on food, how things work, and what you can do about it: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/jos-nutritional-thingy.210026/