madasafish
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I am havind a problem finding out exactly what breakfast cereals and other fruits and vegetables and foods that will help me, i am a new member and have type 2 diabetes
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I will bump this up and hopefully a low carber will answer.
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Hi madasafish and welcome to the forum. 
We are all different so what suits me may well not suit you. You will only know for sure what foods are doing to your BG level by self testing. You need to test before eating and 2 hours afterwards. If you keep a food diary and note the readings by the relevant meal you will begin to see a pattern emerging and be able to cut down/out or eat accordingly.
A book like the Collins gem Carb Counter (£3.99) or similar book will give you the values on a wide range of foods and help you to make wise choices.
Many of us have found that we can no longer eat things like breakfast cereals as they make our BG levels soar so have replaced them with other things. I eat yoghurt with berries or an apple sprinkled with cinnamon and a mixture of nuts and seeds and it barely moves my levels now. I no longer eat any grain products at all so no bread, cakes biscuits, crispbreads, pasta, cous cous, rice or potatoes. I eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese, fruit (not bananas) and veggies but not parsnips and limited carrot. I am careful to have limited pulses.
Browse the low carb threads for other ideas about substituting ground almonds for flour and things like that.
As I said earlier the only way that you will ever know what suits your body is testing. If you don't already have a meter then ask your DN or doctor to give you one and a prescription for testing strips. Often they are not willing to do so I'm afraid but you need to push it and tell them that you want to control your condition and avoid all the costly medical conditions that can result from poor control. :shock: After all you do not want to be negligent! :roll:
If this fails ring Abbotts and ask them for a meter and buy your strips from them as they are cheaper direct from the suppliers.
Let us know how you get on.
We are all different so what suits me may well not suit you. You will only know for sure what foods are doing to your BG level by self testing. You need to test before eating and 2 hours afterwards. If you keep a food diary and note the readings by the relevant meal you will begin to see a pattern emerging and be able to cut down/out or eat accordingly.
A book like the Collins gem Carb Counter (£3.99) or similar book will give you the values on a wide range of foods and help you to make wise choices.
Many of us have found that we can no longer eat things like breakfast cereals as they make our BG levels soar so have replaced them with other things. I eat yoghurt with berries or an apple sprinkled with cinnamon and a mixture of nuts and seeds and it barely moves my levels now. I no longer eat any grain products at all so no bread, cakes biscuits, crispbreads, pasta, cous cous, rice or potatoes. I eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese, fruit (not bananas) and veggies but not parsnips and limited carrot. I am careful to have limited pulses.
Browse the low carb threads for other ideas about substituting ground almonds for flour and things like that.
As I said earlier the only way that you will ever know what suits your body is testing.
If you don't already have a meter then ask your DN or doctor to give you one and a prescription for testing strips. Often they are not willing to do so I'm afraid but you need to push it and tell them that you want to control your condition and avoid all the costly medical conditions that can result from poor control. :shock: After all you do not want to be negligent! :roll: If this fails ring Abbotts and ask them for a meter and buy your strips from them as they are cheaper direct from the suppliers.
Let us know how you get on.
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You will only find out for sure what foods suit you if you test yourself
but definitely look into lowering your carbs. If you eat fresh, you need meat, fish, eggs and cheese and green leafy veggies mainly, with a LITTLE fruit and minimsl roots.
If you eat ready made products, read the nutrition panel and look at the CARBHYDRATEs box. This is the number you need to keep low.
Hana
but definitely look into lowering your carbs. If you eat fresh, you need meat, fish, eggs and cheese and green leafy veggies mainly, with a LITTLE fruit and minimsl roots.
If you eat ready made products, read the nutrition panel and look at the CARBHYDRATEs box. This is the number you need to keep low.
Hana
