Just come back from the diabetic nurse and shes given me a list of what i can and cant eat.
Plenty starchy carbohydrates
Eat regular meals and healthy snacks.
Breakfast of the all bran im having is fine
Avoid all unhealthily/hydrogenated fats
Choose low fat dairy products
Check food labels
Choose lean meat and remove fat and skin
Avoid fried and fast food and baked goods so thats MacD's out except the odd occasional one
Keep hydrated avoid binge drinking
Meals based upon starchy carbs
Potatoes
Cereals
Rice
Pasta
Bread
That means i can have me sarnie and spuds she said avoid roast spuds.Also can have me all bran and pasta meals like lasagne canaloni spag bol etc.Just a case of watch the traffic lights that they arent too much red etc.
Plenty of fruit the 5 a day regime but not to eat too many in one sitting.
Eat less saturated fats rather than foods containing saturated fat such as Cheese and Biscuits
Sausages in moderation
Pies are out
Choosing leaner meats such as chicken or trimming fat off cuts of red ,eat can help reduce saturated fat
Eat more oily fish at least 2 portions per week is recommended.
Eat less sugar and salt she said canderel is fine cut down on salt speaks for itself.
Keeping hydrated aim to drink at least 1 to 2 litres of fluid each day.
Tea,Coffee,Milk and fruit juice however this does not include alcohol well i very rarely have any of that.
OJ she said was fine but a small glass only.
So there we are im a lot clearer now after that and the futures bright the futures orange as the advert goes lol.Shes refered me to Desmond sessions.Also im now on the diabetic register so things like yearly eye tests and foot care are on the agenda.But that comes under another topic on this forum.
Basically im one happy chappy
Ive got something to work on now