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- Type of diabetes
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- Tablets (oral)
Hi, i was just diagnosed last tuesday with type 2 and am having real trouble working out what foods i can eat. This week i have mostly been living on bananas and peanuts. Ive lost half a stone in just one week :/
Finally got some money in bank today so i can do a online shop but everything i look at just seems to be packed with sugar and salt. One of my favourite meals is usually white pasta/dolmio sauce and a small amount of lean minced beef. First thing i did was look at using wholewheat pasta instead of the usual refined kind. To my amazement the wholemeal pasta has twice as many carbs and 4 times more sugar than the white pasta :O
Another fave is cheese baguette. I use cathedral city light ready sliced cheese and flora pro active light spread. Not sure if the spread is that healthy and tbh i could quite easily give it up, im more than happy to munch though my bread with just cheese in it. I have no idea what kind or brand of brown/wholemeal bread i should be buying. Would really like some recommendations there if possible, just seems to be too many types.
Would also like any diabetes equivalents of baked beans or tomato soup. Unfortunately i have a very limited diet and im a very fussy eater to boot. I know i should probably be moving away from bread/pasta anyway and will be experimenting with new healthier foods but for now i just kind of need to get some calories in me that are at least 'okay' diabetes wise.
Ive completely forgone sweets but have a huge sweet tooth so any recommendations for anything along those lines would also be appreciated.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Finally got some money in bank today so i can do a online shop but everything i look at just seems to be packed with sugar and salt. One of my favourite meals is usually white pasta/dolmio sauce and a small amount of lean minced beef. First thing i did was look at using wholewheat pasta instead of the usual refined kind. To my amazement the wholemeal pasta has twice as many carbs and 4 times more sugar than the white pasta :O
Another fave is cheese baguette. I use cathedral city light ready sliced cheese and flora pro active light spread. Not sure if the spread is that healthy and tbh i could quite easily give it up, im more than happy to munch though my bread with just cheese in it. I have no idea what kind or brand of brown/wholemeal bread i should be buying. Would really like some recommendations there if possible, just seems to be too many types.
Would also like any diabetes equivalents of baked beans or tomato soup. Unfortunately i have a very limited diet and im a very fussy eater to boot. I know i should probably be moving away from bread/pasta anyway and will be experimenting with new healthier foods but for now i just kind of need to get some calories in me that are at least 'okay' diabetes wise.
Ive completely forgone sweets but have a huge sweet tooth so any recommendations for anything along those lines would also be appreciated.
Thanks for any help you can offer.