Some advice please

Lindy1706 said:

Chicken, thighs roasted in duck fat with salad And feta cheese And mayo,

Lamb steaks marinated in olive oil, Rosemary And mint, then griddled And served with cucumber, tomato, onion And flat leaf parsley salad with feta And drizzled olive oil.

Home made burgers (beef mince or lamb mince) served with salad, tomatoes, sour pickled gerkins, cheddar cheese And mayo.

Rib eye steak served with salad, St Agur or Rocqfort cheese And mayo.

Salmon steak Baked with lemon And butter served with Asparagus and lots of butter!

Grilled pork chops with greek salad.

Mozzarella, tomato And basil salad with a goodly serving of olive oil

Cheese omlette served with serano ham

And newly discovered last week the chicken omlette from my local Chinese take away

All of above can be pretty much guaranteed to give me after two hours post prandial either no raise at all, or a raise between 0.5 And 1:0 mmol.

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Mmmm - they all sound delicious!

Have to agree ..... mouth watering .... I must try the LAMB burgers as well, we have our own lamb raise on the hills.

JessT24 said:

Hey right I type 2. Today I have been to see diabetic nurse to ask a lot of questions. One question I like to recive advice on is testing sugar levels .

Is it helpful to do this to see what foods are causing sugar levels to be high so you can get to grips with your diet ?

Thank u

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Hi @JessT24 and welcome to the forum.

I will tag @dasiy1 to provide you with some basic information to help you understand what you need to do.

We all react individually to foods and whilst some can only manage a small amount of carbohydrates, there are others who can eat a larger amount. Some can manage on 20g whereas others can go up to 150 or anything in-between.
It takes a while to get your head around what you should be doing but the secret is to keep asking questions and understand that this is a marathon as opposed to a sprint.
There are factors that will upset your blood sugars including medication for other conditions, stress, exercise or lack of and there will be days when there will be no rhyme or reason for a rogue reading. There is no blueprint to follow and your menus might not suit others and visa versa. You have to find a way of eating that you can follow permanently and it has to be made up of foods that you enjoy.
Hope this helps.

Lindy1706, you've got me salivating - a great menu!

jbcat said:

Have to agree ..... mouth watering .... I must try the LAMB burgers as well, we have our own lamb raise on the hills.

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Had Lamb Stew at a train station 2 weeks ago and it raised my BS level, I think it was the sauce.

@JessT24 - Welcome to the Forum. @daisy1 will provide you with some basic information that all new members receive.

Welcome Jess! You'll find we're a friendly bunch.


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Lindy1706 said:

Chicken, thighs roasted in duck fat with salad And feta cheese And mayo,

Lamb steaks marinated in olive oil, Rosemary And mint, then griddled And served with cucumber, tomato, onion And flat leaf parsley salad with feta And drizzled olive oil.

Home made burgers (beef mince or lamb mince) served with salad, tomatoes, sour pickled gerkins, cheddar cheese And mayo.

Rib eye steak served with salad, St Agur or Rocqfort cheese And mayo.

Salmon steak Baked with lemon And butter served with Asparagus and lots of butter!

Grilled pork chops with greek salad.

Mozzarella, tomato And basil salad with a goodly serving of olive oil

Cheese omlette served with serano ham

And newly discovered last week the chicken omlette from my local Chinese take away

All of above can be pretty much guaranteed to give me after two hours post prandial either no raise at all, or a raise between 0.5 And 1:0 mmol.

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Can I just come to yours @Lindy1706 on the days when I'm tired ....?

@JessT24

Hello Jess and welcome to the forum Here is the basic information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. You have had lots of answers to your questions and if you need to know more then just ask and someone will help.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 150,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

• Reduce your carbohydrate intake
• Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes

LOW CARB PROGRAM:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/low carb program


Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)

• Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l

Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)

• Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
• 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l

However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

• structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
• self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.