Mrs nicky c
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Can anyone give advice of which foods are best to avoid, I'm newly diagnosed type 2, I'm struggling to get my head round the change 
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Hi Mrs Nicky and welcome to the forums. Couple of questions - what was your HbA1c on diagnosis? Are you on any medication?
And I'm assuming you're thinking about a low-carb approach to managing the condition. When I was diagnosed I removed almost all carb from my diet. This meant (and still means) no bread, pastry, sugar, potatoes, pasta (in fact nothing flour-based at all), rice, and almost all fruit. My conclusion was that if I have a problem dealing with carb, and eating carb leads to a number of unpleasant symptoms, the right thing is to stop eating the thing that's causing the problem for me.
The reason for this is as T2s by definition we have a problem handling carbohydrate. Carbohydrate when digested is converted to glucose, and if this can't be moved quickly into muscle cells for fuel because we're insulin-resistant, it is either converted to fat and/or hangs around in the bloodstream. High levels of blood glucose over time do physical damage to nerves and capillaries.
Instead I eat meat, fish, cheese and dairy, above ground vegetables, nuts, salads, etc. Bacon and eggs. Coffee with cream. I use "bread" rolls that are less than 3g carb each. Tonight's dinner was salmon fillet with a caprese salad, tomorrow it's lamb steaks with avocado and tzatziki.
I probably eat one proper meal a day and maybe have some ham and cheese in a [edit: low carb "bread"] roll otherwise - I don't get that hungry on this way of eating and it's easy to go 18 or more hours without eating.
Some will power is needed. We are surrounded by carbs and processed food and there is a lot of pressure (and some misinformation) around diets.
have a read of the "success Stories" part of this forum - you'll see what can be done. Best of luck.
Edited for clarity.
And I'm assuming you're thinking about a low-carb approach to managing the condition. When I was diagnosed I removed almost all carb from my diet. This meant (and still means) no bread, pastry, sugar, potatoes, pasta (in fact nothing flour-based at all), rice, and almost all fruit. My conclusion was that if I have a problem dealing with carb, and eating carb leads to a number of unpleasant symptoms, the right thing is to stop eating the thing that's causing the problem for me.
The reason for this is as T2s by definition we have a problem handling carbohydrate. Carbohydrate when digested is converted to glucose, and if this can't be moved quickly into muscle cells for fuel because we're insulin-resistant, it is either converted to fat and/or hangs around in the bloodstream. High levels of blood glucose over time do physical damage to nerves and capillaries.
Instead I eat meat, fish, cheese and dairy, above ground vegetables, nuts, salads, etc. Bacon and eggs. Coffee with cream. I use "bread" rolls that are less than 3g carb each. Tonight's dinner was salmon fillet with a caprese salad, tomorrow it's lamb steaks with avocado and tzatziki.
I probably eat one proper meal a day and maybe have some ham and cheese in a [edit: low carb "bread"] roll otherwise - I don't get that hungry on this way of eating and it's easy to go 18 or more hours without eating.
Some will power is needed. We are surrounded by carbs and processed food and there is a lot of pressure (and some misinformation) around diets.
have a read of the "success Stories" part of this forum - you'll see what can be done. Best of luck.
Edited for clarity.
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I’m guessing you mean rolled up together, not in a bread roll?!
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Well - either would be accurate, but.... what I meant was in a "bread" roll - one of the <3g ones mentioned in the previous para.
Grace04
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I think Kenny uses the Seriously Low Carb rolls
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I thought about my favourite foods and found suitable low carb alternatives for many of them. And I tried to focus on the foods I can now eat on a low carb diet that calorie counting diets don't encourage.
I eat cheese, butter, double cream and oily dressings. I switched to full fat milk and Greek full fat yogurt, and now I need much less milk in coffee. I like homemade cauliflower rice for curries and stirfries, but generally have low carb pasta sauces without any pasta substitutes.
And I swapped from milk chocolate to a couple of squares of 85%.
There are keto/low carb recipes for 90 second bread, halloumi fingers, cheese-based pizza bases (although I've been served with just the toppings in hotel restaurants), etc.
I eat cheese, butter, double cream and oily dressings. I switched to full fat milk and Greek full fat yogurt, and now I need much less milk in coffee. I like homemade cauliflower rice for curries and stirfries, but generally have low carb pasta sauces without any pasta substitutes.
And I swapped from milk chocolate to a couple of squares of 85%.
There are keto/low carb recipes for 90 second bread, halloumi fingers, cheese-based pizza bases (although I've been served with just the toppings in hotel restaurants), etc.
