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Ryvita

@Diane_56
Diane_56 said:
Thanks how many carbs are you meant to have a day
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The amount of carbs you tolerate in one day is an individual thing, testing is the only way to establish your ‘safe’ level.
I’ll tell you what I did. When I was first diagnosed in May’17 I immediately dropped to 100g/day and saw my blood sugars drop steadily for about six weeks. My blood sugars then plateaued and weren’t as low as I wanted them, so I dropped to under 70g/day. Since the beginning of this year I have naturally dropped to under 50g per day. This maintains my HbA1cs firmly in the non diabetic range.
I notice you’re asking lots of food related questions which is entirely understandable. Have a look at this thread, where a bunch of us post what we’ve eaten each day. There’ll be loads f ideas for low carb stuff there for you.
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/
 
Jim Lahey said:
Just to add that I eat tons of green overground


I eat as much green overground veg as I like. Each major meal is chock full of broccoli, spinach, asparagus and cauliflower. I guess I meant ditched net carbs :)

EDITED: removed a sentence, as I misread slightly.
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Same as me more or less. I just include the bread in the morning otherwise I feel sick for the whole day so I take 10g carbs from that and make sure it balances for the rest of the day. I don't eat lunch as such and have meat and veg for dinner, berries and cream for snack after.
 
Thanks for that information nobody has really explained about carbs to me
 
Diane_56 said:
Thanks for that information nobody has really explained about carbs to me
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You’re certainly not alone there. That’s why you’ve come to the right place! People have varying opinions but overall the balance of information here seems great to me :D

Personally I dismiss out of hand anything my GP says regarding diabetes. The only thing mine was interested in explaining to me was why I didn’t need to monitor my own blood glucose :rolleyes:

Talk to the hand, doc :stop:
 
I got told because I was type two I did not need to test
 
Jim Lahey said:
Reaching for my conspiracy theory hat, that’s because they, whoever “they” are, don’t want patients to understand what these “healthy whole grains and starches” are doing to their blood glucose on a meal-to-meal basis :banghead:
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That is true stupid are some doctors
 
Major Buckmaster said:
Ah yes. We are all told that.
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Thats cos its expensive and, sadly, only a minority of people proactvely use the data produced while many others reportedly take the more passive “ oh my sugars are x”, I must write it down “approach
If the NHS invested ££ into developing good training for people on how to use meters and interpret the data they produce then the prescribing of equipment to those signing up to the process would be a very good & necessary move
 
Boo1979 said:
Thats cos its expensive and, sadly, only a minority of people proactvely use the data produced while many others reportedly take the more passive “ oh my sugars are x”, I must write it down “approach
If the NHS invested ££ into developing good training for people on how to use meters and interpret the data they produce then the prescribing of equipment to those signing up to the process would be a very good & necessary move
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Even if it was given on a temporary basis that would be better than nowt. What I cannot countenance is the excuse that anxiety would ensue, we see very few new members who express concern or obsession with use of a glucometer. A meter is a learning tool as well as a great way to monitor levels flagging up potential problems and I know that for me rather than causing anxiety it gives me peace of mind.
 
Guzzler said:
Even if it was given on a temporary basis that would be better than nowt. What I cannot countenance is the excuse that anxiety would ensue, we see very few new members who express concern or obsession with use of a glucometer. A meter is a learning tool as well as a great way to monitor levels flagging up potential problems and I know that for me rather than causing anxiety it gives me peace of mind.
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Absolutely. Explaining choices is one thing. Activity discouraging patients from understanding their own blood glucose is quite another. I don’t necessarily believe that meters and strips should be provided by the NHS, but going out of your way to ensure that patients are tossing a coin every time they eat something is irresponsible. I understand that the doctors are following protocol, but it’s the protocol I take issue with.
 
Diane_56 said:
Are ryvita OK to have for breakfast if so what with any ideas please
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I eat Ryvita as do many others I don't like the low carb bread so I find they hit the spot where bread used to do it. Cheese on a rye cracker with a dollop of piccalilli yummy
 
Diane_56 said:
Yes but they have just put me on a extra one so am on two a day
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it sounds like perhaps the nurse hasnt gone through the implications of gliclazadine with you. Perhaps you need to make an appointment with the GP or whoever is in charge of your care and get the to explain about avoiding hypos, when to test, when to eat carbs and how many, how to know if your blood sugars have gone too low. Especially if you drive.

It is very important that you know this stuff. And what your HbA1c is. How long have you been on gliclazadine?
 
Think I need to will make a appointment to see nurse
 
Diane_56 said:
Can you get low carb bread and where would you get it from please
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You can get low carb bread here In Australia (not a lot of good to you tho') called Herman Brot.

Two slices equal 5 grams of carbs

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