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hi all still gettin me head round it been getting after meal readings around 10.0 to 12.0 when i was dx on the 1/12/10 was told to watch my carbs and come back in march to have ha1bc i realise my intake of carbs is probably very wrong am trying to eat less potatoes and cheese have no sugar anymore trying smaller portions and less rice and pasta but come from italian stock and well hard habbits etc... was brought up healthy is to eat plenty :shock: am learning (slowly) lol but was suprised today as had sunday dinner of baked smoked gammon 3 small roast potatoes brussels broccoli small stuffing and gravy had a glass of lambrini wine was expecting really high results but checked two hours after and got 9.5 felt a bit tired and yuk later and tested 2 hours after that and got 10.6 oddly i am never under 6.9 in mornings before breakfast and usually 7.3 up to 7.8 as i say still learning.
do'nt normaly drink alcohol often only like xmas or birthday but felt guilty but enjoyed it hehe i find i get a bit angry because i blame myself sometimes but when i relax i realise i am just being stupid and its not my fault and must and will get it right and lower my bgs sorry if i sound a bit woe is me i am actually happy that i now know what i am dealing with and it can be controlled :) just have to convince the dn lol the info the health service gives are confusing so i take more notice of the threads on here told being referred for eye test and podiatry (feet i think) bought my own meter but getting new one touch vita for free from lifescan does anyone use it? hope its a good one. registred with my lifestyle its really useful looking forward to xmas hope i do'nt fall behind at least too much is it a good idea to get bathroom scales to watch my weight not sure because it may dishearten me if i see no loss or too slow loss i'm probably the millionth to write all this so hope one day will be well controlled and able to pass on my own experiances and advice to newbies like myself.
viva la knowledge and enlighten the nhs......... :lol:
 
Hi Lister
About your meal. I'm not sure whether Lambrini behaves like a wine or not I think it's a perry could it be sweetened? If not it could have the same advantages as red wine. Red wine would have lowered your levels not increased them - it's nice to know that. What may have increased them is the roast potatoes - if you have them make it an extremely small portion. Maybe 3 small ones is too much for you and you find you can't eat them at all. I can eat just a tiny portion. Maybe something sweet in the sauce? Was there any honey on the gammon? Stuffing could have bread in it. Perhaps you should look at that too. There are no carbs in cheese by the way.
Bet it was delicious though! :)
 
hi daisy 1 and anniep,
tried a little of the gammon today with just a few chips and my bg was 8.8 the gammon is smoked gammon joint that normally boils but i like it baked there was no sauce or honey on it but i think it might be the potatoes and gravy the gravy is bisto granuals with boiled water and yes daisy it was tasty but i normally would baste the gammon in the oven with maple syrup but do not do that anymore for obvious reasons lol is 8.8 high ish after dinner as i say i am still learning .glad to have this forum to get opinions from people who have learnt some do's and do'nts so thank you. sooo missing ginger beer already been on diet ginger beer for a week tastes a little like washing up water with a hint of ginger not that i drink washing up water :lol: but getting used to it :roll: give a little recieve a lot maybe thats the way maybe sometimes give a lot and get a little all works out in the end...
 
Is that 2 hrs after eating? If so that's within the NICE guidelines, they say below 9 two hours after eating. Hopefully someone will post the NICE guidelines in this thread soon, I can't I have trouble copying and pasting on this thing.
 
hi HLW
thanks for that yes it was 1hour 45 mins after :D good to know the good limmits heres to more of them.
 
Lister.

The NICE 2010 guidelines for a T2 are no more than 8.5 mmol/l ....... 2 hrs after meals.

If you were a Type 1 then it would be no more than 9 mmol/l ........ 2 hrs after meals.

Fasting levels for both are between 4 - 7 mmol/l. Post prandial, lower is better of course !
 
I find that bisto gravy is quite high in carbs -I have had to stop eating it myself, as it effects my BG adversley.
 
thanks cugila thats very helpful,
thanks anniep do you replace bisto with anything if so could you give me some ideas many thanks
 
Add red wine and scrape bottom of pan to mix with meat juices :)
 
yum that sounds really nice will definately give that a try many thank daisy 1 :D
 
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