Hi Jane,
Unfortunately my BG test last week was still pre diabetes, blood taken from my arm, so I am very confused as the 2 prick test from the pharmacy showed a normal reading.
The good news was my cholesterol as reduced to 4.5 from 6.5 G.P said this was a very good result from the restrictive diet I am on. I was determined to try something with my diet as he had put me on Statins which had the side effect of memory loss for me which was horrendous.
Because additionally I have high blood pressure having high cholesterol and diabetes is bad news for me.
My diet
I have cut out completely all fat and sugar deserts,pastries,white flour,white rice,potatoes,parsnips, white bread,liver no sugar drinks, No processed meats or pates, no hard cheese,bacon.
Don't have cream or custard, use low fat yogurt on fruit as a dessert.
I don't add salt to anything, make my own curry powder, use chillies, garlic and herbs for flavour.
I eat roasted chicken breast no skin and steamed vegetables, roasted vegetables peppers, carrots, on a mess which means you don't use oil.
I roast bake grill or poach fish, make my own soups which I eat for breakfast mainly but do have the occasional egg,
cottage cheese with chives, soya and linseed bread but no more than two slices in a day.
I have red meat maybe one every two weeks, pork, beef,lamb, need to speak to dietician about these.
Stir fry (veg oil)vegetables, beansprouts, mushrooms,peppers, brown rice
I eat walnuts and almonds, a few per day read these had good cholesterol in them.
Very very occasionally as a treat I will have a slice of toast with butter on but normally if I make a sandwich I have no fat on it.
I eat fruit and wonder if I eat too much and this is why I have a high reading. I think I read somewhere that you should only have two pieces a day and I eat more than that for sure.
Up until my diagnosis I went to the gym 2 or 3 times a week for over 3 years and walked regularly but for all that was said about it would reduce my high blood pressure it never did. I was so fed up with the results that I have stopped going because what is the point it does seem that whatever exercise I do it doesn't make any difference.
I have an appointment to see a dietician in August there are so many questions I have for her as I do not want to loose anymore weight, need to maintain the weight at this level.