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elainegold

elainegold

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Hi I have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes only mild and controlling it with diet alone. I usually add sweetcorn to my cottage cheese. Is it ok to continue eating sweetcorn?
 
Unfortunately, the answer isn't as simple as "yes" or "no." Have you tried testing before/after eating it to see how it affects your glucose levels?

What is your current diet approach (on a general level)?
 
elainegold said:
Hi I have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes only mild and controlling it with diet alone. I usually add sweetcorn to my cottage cheese. Is it ok to continue eating sweetcorn?
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Hi and welcome to the forum. Do you test using a BG monitor? The thing with any food is, some people can eat what others can't and the only way to really know if corn is a safe food for you is to test after eating it. I had corn nibbles with my dinner tonight but I'm fine with them, with someone else they may (probably would) cause a spike. If you do test and can keep within range then go for it
 
TorqPenderloin said:
Unfortunately, the answer isn't as simple as "yes" or "no." Have you tried testing before/after eating it to see how it affects your glucose levels?

What is your current diet approach (on a general level)?
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I do not test my levels at all. I follow a weight watchers diet, eating from a list of foods and sweetcorn is one of the foods allowed.
 
poohtiggy said:
Hi and welcome to the forum. Do you test using a BG monitor? The thing with any food is, some people can eat what others can't and the only way to really know if corn is a safe food for you is to test after eating it. I had corn nibbles with my dinner tonight but I'm fine with them, with someone else they may (probably would) cause a spike. If you do test and can keep within range then go for it
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Thanks, I don't test at all I have been told I don't have to.
 
elainegold said:
Thanks, I don't test at all I have been told I don't have to.
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Doctors and their nurses tell everybody not to test but if you don't test how do you know which foods are increasing your BG and which keep it at a good level,? The reason they tell us not to test is because the NHS can't afford to fund us so we self fund According to Nice guidelines we are supposed to keep levels between 4.5 and 8.5 how are we supposed to do that without knowing what our levels are before and after eating. That's why we test
 
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