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Really confused about what to eat i shold be eating. Can someone help me

CarlaBoo1821

CarlaBoo1821

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
i was diagnosed as borderline diabetic a week ago. doctor told me to eat better and to cut out cakes, crisps, chocolate etc the problem is, im a picky eater and im a vegetarian. im so confused about to eat and honestly im becoming depressed over the stress of this situation. i dont understand exactly what i should be doing or eating. and it makes it harder for me because im a picky eater and a vegetarian. I want to be able to enjoy eating still

Im just so confused about what to eat. im trying to eat things that have a low carb count on the back of the packaging but im just not sure what is actually considered high or not.

an example of what i have been eating is:

Oatmeal and banana

a cheese sandwich on brown bread (the carbs for the bread is 10g a slice)

baked potato with beans

brown pasta with cheese

roast potatoes, beans

quorn vegeterian sweet onion burger in wholemeal bun with (80% daily wholegrain)

tomato soup

vegetable soup

small portion mac and cheese, with beans and tomatoes...

tomato and bean soup

wholegrain crackers with peanut butter

marmite toast

weetabix


so yeah as you can see im pretty much eating the same kinds of things.

doctor told me i could still have things like mash or potatoes or mac and cheese just in small amounts. for example, quarter a plate should be carbs like pasta rice potato etc, 2nd quarter protein like beans or nuts and the other half should be vegetables but there isnt many vegetables i like.


i used to like things like mac and cheese, Yorkshire puddings. dumplings, pizza etc, cant have those any more though

i dont like planning big complicated meals, i like easy things, and m more of a snacking type person.


can someone look at this link and tell me if this would be ok for me to eat?

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/910001162356

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/910001162499

also can someone tell me if what im eating so far is ok? and suggest to me what other things i can eat?
 
as for the pizza you can still have that just make a cauliflour base sounds strange but is totally yummy, me personally i don eat rice/spuds/pasta anything carb heavey . but if ur pre diabetic the rules could be different im not to sure. watch out for bean if there baked ones contain alot suger read the back of everything and make ur desion first, there are cauliflour mash you could make veggie balls to go into it. make ur own tomatoe sauce adding garlic herbs etc .. as for sweet attacks suger free jellys are great ( i think some are veggie friendly to) frozen berrys etc bake ur own things like mini quiches without the pastry base so easy and tasty esp if ur on the run during the day . lots more you could try dont be afraid
 
hi im t2 have been since june last year so still learning myself but heres what if found some soups are quite high in carbs so wud be careful and check the label i find aswell weetabix does spike my sugar a bit, i dont eat beans as the will spike me aswell as quite high in sugar and carbs aslo bananas are quite high in carbs so would eat those moderatly i do eat peanut butter i have found that asdas own brand is not to bad on carbs but the smooth not the crunchy as thats a littler higer in carbs i think u just have to find whats right for you as everyone is different and will react differently to the foods they have

even by reducing your carb intake slighly you shud see some improvment

good luck
and ask any questions people on here are great and will answer any questions you have
 
By controlling what you choose to eat, you can frequently together with exercise prevent yourself from reaching the stage wher you would be confirmed as a diabetic.
I know how difficult it can be to get you head around this diabetic thing and what you can and cannot eat, but a good start would be to look at GI and GL loading Tables that can be easily found on the internet. The preference being the GL Tables as these tables relate to an actual food portion and not what is the Scientific Equivalent.
Even as a Vegetarian you can then choose from foods that have a Low/Medium GL rating, nuts, beans and fish being a good initial start to work from.
 
Hi Carla, your food intake still looks fairly high in carbs to be honest. If you can reduce the pasta/potato and add more cheese/fish/meat or eggs that would help. You can still have the odd treat but the more you reduce these carbs the better your BG readings will be.
 
Lazybones said:
By controlling what you choose to eat, you can frequently together with exercise prevent yourself from reaching the stage wher you would be confirmed as a diabetic.
I know how difficult it can be to get you head around this diabetic thing and what you can and cannot eat, but a good start would be to look at GI and GL loading Tables that can be easily found on the internet. The preference being the GL Tables as these tables relate to an actual food portion and not what is the Scientific Equivalent.
Even as a Vegetarian you can then choose from foods that have a Low/Medium GL rating, nuts, beans and fish being a good initial start to work from.
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sorry new to the forum its not really a reply its a question what are gi and gl loading tables please
 
does anyone have a link to the website with the low GI GL food lists?

im a vegetarian which means i dont eat any form of meat including fish.

when i eat beans i just buy a tin of haricot beans and cook them, i dont buy the tinned heinz beans.


the types of soups im eating are asda own brand, they are not canned. ill give you a link to one that i like to eat and maybe someone can tell me if its ok to eat? http://groceries.asda.com/asda-webstore/landing/home.shtml#/product/910001162527

and if i cut out pasta and potatoes. it dont leave much for me to eat at dinner. im a picky eater, as you can probably tell from my list. this situation is really depressing me, im actually avoiding eating a lot of the time because i don't know what to eat.


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for me to get some kind of idea what i should be doing, i guess what im really asking is for someone to give me an example of what i could eat:

At Breakfast

At Lunch

And at dinner



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also can someone tell me which of these foods are ok and which ones aren't

oatmeal
blueberries
the soup thats in the link above
wholegrain crackers
marmite
cans of beans (not the kind that are in sauce)
brown bread
quorn burgers
plain yogurt
sweet potato

sorry for all the questions, but i would really appreciate it if someone could answer them all. thanks
 
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also, when reading labels , what kind of numbers should i be looking for on the carbs and sugars section? like what should the numbers be below?
 
hi, this isn't that simple a question because your pre diabetic which could mean that you don't need to be quite as strict as someone with full blown diagnosis, personally in your position i would start to think like a diabetic so as to avoid all the potentially nasty side effects of becoming db, so avoiding any carbohydrates and sugar high foods would be a great way to eat, when looking at packaging look for foods with the least amount of carbohydrates in them some say 5g per 100g some say 10g per 100g but basically the lower the better, many foods will have very little carbs and in your position i would not bother counting them as they are the "good carbs" i.e.. salads are awesome, vegetables that grow above ground, cheese if you are allowed it as a vegetarian, if you want to eat bread try to go for varieties like burgen linseed and soy or if you live near a wait rose they sell a bread called livlife which is very low carb (for bread) avoid the obvious snacks like biscuits, chocolates and crisps, nuts are very good as an alternative, its a hassle but making your own soups and sauces is a great idea as it means theres nothing hidden in there, the food manufacturers love hiding sugar in foods to make us like them, cereals are also very high carb, have you tried natural greek yogurt for breakfast with some berries (i sprinkle milled flax seed on mine its yummy and flax is a superfood) fruit needs to be controlled, berries seem to be the least carby fruit, this in your case is all precautionary but why not :) its just a general way of shopping and eating you will have to see what suits you but any cut in carbs is a good cut

best of luck
 
Andy12345 said:
hi, this isn't that simple a question because your pre diabetic which could mean that you don't need to be quite as strict as someone with full blown diagnosis, personally in your position i would start to think like a diabetic so as to avoid all the potentially nasty side effects of becoming db, so avoiding any carbohydrates and sugar high foods would be a great way to eat, when looking at packaging look for foods with the least amount of carbohydrates in them some say 5g per 100g some say 10g per 100g but basically the lower the better, many foods will have very little carbs and in your position i would not bother counting them as they are the "good carbs" i.e.. salads are awesome, vegetables that grow above ground, cheese if you are allowed it as a vegetarian, if you want to eat bread try to go for varieties like burgen linseed and soy or if you live near a wait rose they sell a bread called livlife which is very low carb (for bread) avoid the obvious snacks like biscuits, chocolates and crisps, nuts are very good as an alternative, its a hassle but making your own soups and sauces is a great idea as it means theres nothing hidden in there, the food manufacturers love hiding sugar in foods to make us like them, cereals are also very high carb, have you tried natural greek yogurt for breakfast with some berries (i sprinkle milled flax seed on mine its yummy and flax is a superfood) fruit needs to be controlled, berries seem to be the least carby fruit, this in your case is all precautionary but why not :) its just a general way of shopping and eating you will have to see what suits you but any cut in carbs is a good cut

best of luck
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thanks for reply so fast.what did you think of the soup in the link i posted?the carbs in that were only 6.9 per 100grams and 1.3 of sugars per 100grams


also, as for the dinner ideas. are you saying what i have been eating for dinner is fine? so far its been mainly corn and beans, but i cant eat potatoes or pasta so what would you suggest i have for dinner instead of those?
 
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[also can someone tell me which of these foods are ok and which ones aren't

oatmeal
blueberries
wholegrain crackers
marmite
cans of beans (not the kind that are in sauce)
brown bread
quorn burgers
plain yogurt
sweet potato
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I've underlined the ones that were a no-no for me,you might tolerate them better than me but I would still suggest reducing the quantities of the underlined food items at least.
 
6.9g for the soup doesn't sound too bad to me tbh, i ignore the of which sugars part, I'm not saying you can't eat pasta or potatoes, the pasta being wholemeal is better, the potatoes are better if new potatoes (they are younger and less starchy) I'm just saying try to reduce them and increase the better stuff, sweet potato is better than potatoe, personally i would look into celeriac mash or cheesy cauliflower mash, they are awesome, also sweet potato and celeriac make terrific chips when baked with some black pepper, eating is much simpler for me as i eat meat and lots of it but there is a world of vegetarian friendly reduced carb meals out there, have a read of the recipe thread I'm sure pull find something that sounds good, its all a bit more hassle though :( but your health is worth it, it all takes a bit of research but you couldn't be in a better place to do that, and after w hill it all becomes second nature, i assume a bit like when you became vegetarian

edit: a clue to the problem with sweetcorn is in its name :)

2nd edit: there is a VEGE GEL gelatine for making jelly for an after dinner treat, its great with double cream
 
If you are pre-diabetic you may not need to be as strict as the rest of us with food.

Instead of spaghetti I eat courgette ribbons (made with a potato peeler), use swede for oven chips and cauliflower for mash or chopped in a food processor instead of rice

I am a vegetarian too and manage fine. I adored pasta, even made my own when I had time, but I don't miss it much

You could invest in a blood sugar monitor to do your own testing if you thought it may help.
You may find you are fine if you just cut back/out sugary drinks ( including fresh juice), sweets, cakes etc. Without some numbers to go on it's hard to tell.
I would suggest you lose weight if you need to and increase exercise if you can. Exercise can have benefits to blood sugar that last days rather than hours.

Cara
 
Weight Watchers sugar free jelly is vegetarian

( we are all members of a secret jelly lovers club here ...shhh)
 
paul-1976 said:
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I've underlined the ones that were a no-no for me,you might tolerate them better than me but I would still suggest reducing the quantities of the underlined food items at least.
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what do you usually eat at breakfast lunch and dinner
 
CarlaBoo1821 said:
also, when reading labels , what kind of numbers should i be looking for on the carbs and sugars section? like what should the numbers be below?
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Look at the TOTAL carbohydrate number. You can essentially ignore the "of which sugars" as all that will tell you is how fast its going to spike your blood sugars not that it won't spike them.

Treat anything that has a total count of more than about 10g per 100g as increasingly "bad". You'll soon spot the really bad ones they are anything that has loads of sugar and just as importantly anything that has loads of starch so that would include white rice, white pasta, mashed and old potatoes, white bread and anything with a high flour content. The brown versions are somewhat better but most end up (at least initially) having to both swap to the brown versions and reduce the quantities eaten. Increase cheese, eggs and especially green veg.
 
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CarlaBoo1821 said:
what do you usually eat at breakfast lunch and dinner
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I'm not vegetarian so it won't be much use to you-Greek yoghurt and berries or a fry up for breakfast-I don't eat lunch and mostly eat meat and green veg or salad for dinner.
 
Tonight was
cabbage, wok cooked, but in water, with onion, garlic, french beams, mange tout, with lime leaves and ginger.
I'm not vegetarian, so I had it with a slow cooked pork steak, (fat trimmed off) topped with coarse mustard.

If I was doing it as a vegetarian option, Maybe quorn,pieces with a tomato and mild chili sauce, (dryish, not wet).
Or sliced mushrooms, cooked in skimmed milk, and mustard.
Needs to be something with a bit of a bite to complement the veg.
My other choice would have been prawns maybe, or salmon with dill and mustard.

I do eat a lot of vegetarian dishes,. squash, mushrooms, quorn, all tend to be good.
 
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