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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 136630" data-attributes="member: 19121">Before diabetes I ate rice most days as I eat a lot of Asian foods. Now 14months later I still enjoy basmati rice with currys and chinese/thai stir frys, however I no longer cover my plate with rice, through testing, testing and more testing I know that I can quite happily eat two tablespoons full without effecting my bg levels badly.The same thing with 3 small roast potatoes and 10 or 12 chips (has to be an even number <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )2 or 3 tablespoons of pasta still can still give me high spikes at strange timings ie 2 to 4 hours after eating so is now on my occasional list of foods, and I usually eat the pasta with meat and cheese which seems to help even things out a bit.Testing can seem daunting when first starting,  but after you have tested the high carb foods like potatoes, bread, pasta and rice a few times you will soon find what you can eat happily without badly spiking your bg levels.I read all I could on the forum and read as many books on diabetes and diet as I could and slowly it started to make sense to me and I am now able to get by testing once every day or so just for my own peace of mind. It does get easier and it is worth doing, I have reduced my weight by 4 stone and am now taking much less medication than I was. Having what seemed like a very small portion of rice, pots etc seemed strange at first but I would now struggle to deal with a 'plateful' of either.</blockquote>

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