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<blockquote data-quote="Andy12345" data-source="post: 639045" data-attributes="member: 59108"><p>awesome <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> well we all love carbs lol the problem is when we eat carbs they turn into sugar in our stomach as a rule so they are best reduced and avoided where ever possible, the cake and chocolates are not great, lol this probably isn't what you wanted to hear but they are what got you here in the first place, if it helps i lived on that stuff 24/7 but with the fear i was given at diagnosis and desire to see my kids grow up, i have made the changes and found it to be fine once you get used to it, i follow a low carb diet, this suits me as i can have fry ups and full fat products which help with any hunger issues, there is a low carb section on the forum with lots of ideas about meals etc, its a lovely way to eat, but some people find a different approach, you can read about them on here but no one does the chocolate and cake method lol, whats healthy and what isn't is a matter of opinion, as is much of what you will see, its all about finding a way that suits you, by reading peoples experiences and success stories you will which way looks good, the low carbing is what works for me and many others but dosent suit everyone, the wholemeal suggestion by your doctor many would agree with, as far as I'm concerned carbs are carbs, they all turn to sugar, just at different rates, lots of bread calling itself whole meal isn't really whole meal anyway, i think the rules are it needs 7% wholemeal flour to be classed as such, if you can't avoid the bread, you could try "burgeon soya and linseed" available in most supermarkets and the coop, its still bread but its a little better than the wholemeal, do you have a blood glucose meter? if not its an amazing way of seeing what the food does to your blood glucose, you can buy them on amazon if the doctor or nurse won't give you one, they can be quite expensive on the testing strips but others will be able to point you towards a cheaper brand called code free, basically the idea is you prick your finger as you start a meal, then 2 hours later you prick it again, this tells you how high that particular food sends your bg therefore means you know which foods to avoid, this is great because you don't have to rely on what i say or your doc/nurse, you can see for yourself, many doc/nurses say we shouldn't do this but they are very wrong, its an essential part of this whole control thing</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy12345, post: 639045, member: 59108"] awesome :) well we all love carbs lol the problem is when we eat carbs they turn into sugar in our stomach as a rule so they are best reduced and avoided where ever possible, the cake and chocolates are not great, lol this probably isn't what you wanted to hear but they are what got you here in the first place, if it helps i lived on that stuff 24/7 but with the fear i was given at diagnosis and desire to see my kids grow up, i have made the changes and found it to be fine once you get used to it, i follow a low carb diet, this suits me as i can have fry ups and full fat products which help with any hunger issues, there is a low carb section on the forum with lots of ideas about meals etc, its a lovely way to eat, but some people find a different approach, you can read about them on here but no one does the chocolate and cake method lol, whats healthy and what isn't is a matter of opinion, as is much of what you will see, its all about finding a way that suits you, by reading peoples experiences and success stories you will which way looks good, the low carbing is what works for me and many others but dosent suit everyone, the wholemeal suggestion by your doctor many would agree with, as far as I'm concerned carbs are carbs, they all turn to sugar, just at different rates, lots of bread calling itself whole meal isn't really whole meal anyway, i think the rules are it needs 7% wholemeal flour to be classed as such, if you can't avoid the bread, you could try "burgeon soya and linseed" available in most supermarkets and the coop, its still bread but its a little better than the wholemeal, do you have a blood glucose meter? if not its an amazing way of seeing what the food does to your blood glucose, you can buy them on amazon if the doctor or nurse won't give you one, they can be quite expensive on the testing strips but others will be able to point you towards a cheaper brand called code free, basically the idea is you prick your finger as you start a meal, then 2 hours later you prick it again, this tells you how high that particular food sends your bg therefore means you know which foods to avoid, this is great because you don't have to rely on what i say or your doc/nurse, you can see for yourself, many doc/nurses say we shouldn't do this but they are very wrong, its an essential part of this whole control thing [/QUOTE]
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