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<blockquote data-quote="Nicole T" data-source="post: 2341507" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>Getting rid of the thirst is a very good sign. Your figures are almost certainly on the way down. </p><p></p><p>Bread is the enemy. Brown isn't much better than white. Rice is pretty horrendous. Pasta, potatoes and various other things are pretty bad, too. Basically, all of the things you were told were good foods, ideal for bulking up your plate so you ate less fat, are now the bad foods.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed less than 6 months ago, and still remember that feeling of walking into a supermarket and wondering what I could actually buy. A lot of processed meals are now off limits, so you'll be buying more fresh and making things yourself. But it's still possible to have a reasonably varied and interesting diet.</p><p></p><p>If you're going low carb higher fat, then you're moving to a more meat/fish/egg/leaf vegetable based diet. But basically, read the total carbohydrate figure off the back of the packet (assuming you're UK/Europe based: you need to subtract the fibre if you're in the US) and try to keep that figure low. Obviously it depends on how much you can consume, and large quantities of a fairly low carb food can contain just as much carbohydrate as smaller quantities of carbier food. But as a general rule of thumb, I try to keep my portion sizes sensible, and avoid eating significant amounts of anything that's above about 15g of carbs per 100g of product.</p><p></p><p>Eating out becomes trickier. Go for a steak or a mixed grill. Ask if they'll swap the chips for a salad, for the same price. Nandos butterfly chicken is very low carb, as long as you don't have the carby accompaniments. You can order McDonalds without the bun (they give you a knife and fork.)</p><p></p><p>Don't be afraid to have any carbohydrate at all, but do try to minimise your intake. It varies from person to person, but I try to keep mine below 30g per meal, and set an upper limit of about 50g per meal when I'm being naughty (I might break that rule over Christmas.) The easiest way to check whether a food is diabetes friendly is to Google it alongside the word 'keto.' If it's acceptable on the keto diet, then it's suitably low carb for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicole T, post: 2341507, member: 527609"] Getting rid of the thirst is a very good sign. Your figures are almost certainly on the way down. Bread is the enemy. Brown isn't much better than white. Rice is pretty horrendous. Pasta, potatoes and various other things are pretty bad, too. Basically, all of the things you were told were good foods, ideal for bulking up your plate so you ate less fat, are now the bad foods. I was diagnosed less than 6 months ago, and still remember that feeling of walking into a supermarket and wondering what I could actually buy. A lot of processed meals are now off limits, so you'll be buying more fresh and making things yourself. But it's still possible to have a reasonably varied and interesting diet. If you're going low carb higher fat, then you're moving to a more meat/fish/egg/leaf vegetable based diet. But basically, read the total carbohydrate figure off the back of the packet (assuming you're UK/Europe based: you need to subtract the fibre if you're in the US) and try to keep that figure low. Obviously it depends on how much you can consume, and large quantities of a fairly low carb food can contain just as much carbohydrate as smaller quantities of carbier food. But as a general rule of thumb, I try to keep my portion sizes sensible, and avoid eating significant amounts of anything that's above about 15g of carbs per 100g of product. Eating out becomes trickier. Go for a steak or a mixed grill. Ask if they'll swap the chips for a salad, for the same price. Nandos butterfly chicken is very low carb, as long as you don't have the carby accompaniments. You can order McDonalds without the bun (they give you a knife and fork.) Don't be afraid to have any carbohydrate at all, but do try to minimise your intake. It varies from person to person, but I try to keep mine below 30g per meal, and set an upper limit of about 50g per meal when I'm being naughty (I might break that rule over Christmas.) The easiest way to check whether a food is diabetes friendly is to Google it alongside the word 'keto.' If it's acceptable on the keto diet, then it's suitably low carb for us. [/QUOTE]
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