Type 2 diabetes

[Stacy81]

Hi iam new to healthunlocked iam a type 2 diabetic sufferer any tips on healthy snacks

[jrcnpg]

Do you test your own blood with a monitor and strips? Have you kept a list of your blood glucose levels on rising, mid-morning, lunch, early afternoon and night time? Without such knowledge, it is difficult for others to be of assistance to you. I have been through the same process as yourself and before I could get the most salient course of medication, I was taken to hospital suffering a hypo.

John

[Stacy81 in reply to jrcnpg]

Hi john yes i test my blood using a monitor and have good readings but i get light headed alot is that normal

[jrcnpg in reply to Stacy81]

It is normal but usually when dizziness or being light headed is reported usually indicates that a hypo is either forthcoming soon or that your insulin levels are high. In numbers what is your reading when you get up in the morning. What are your readings before the first meal of the day, what are your readings mid-morning, what are your readings, before and after lunch, before your dinner and finally before you go up to bed? Have you any issues with your weight? I apologise for all these requests for readings but it is essential that you learn to maintain a relatively normal kind of lifestyle and that includes above all how to manage your diabetes both through medication and with diet.

John

[Stacy81]

I hope your diabetes is controlled iam on metformin 500mg tablets and have recently started dieting but get light headed sometimes but iam hoping to reverse the condition

[Matrix in reply to Stacy81]

Hi Stacy I have recently started diabetes and it’s hard to navigate it all .Could you tell me in average what your bloods are two hours after lunch and supper . Thank you xx

[Stacy81 in reply to Matrix]

Hi matrix my average bloods are about 6.5 at lunchtime and 7.6 at suppertime hope this is helpful x x

[Matrix in reply to Stacy81]

Thank you so much , that’s much better than mine at 10.5 or just a bit lower . That’s very helpful thank you Stacy xx🤗😇

[Stacy81 in reply to Matrix]

Glad to be of assistance matrix x x

[Matrix in reply to Stacy81]

Stacy you have encouraged me to do better ,I’m starting again. today watching carefully what I’m eating and doing my bloods all the time .xx

[Activity2004 in reply to Matrix]

Do you count carbs for each meal and snack?

[Matrix in reply to Activity2004]

I don't know how to , I'm new and honestly diabetic nurse didn't give me any leaflets or anything just cut down on sweet things carbs etc . I don't really know what I'm doing .x

[Activity2004 in reply to Matrix]

I will be happy to help you with the carb counting and send a message to you later tomorrow morning. Would you like to talk about it then? Are you in the UK, India or the USA?

[Matrix in reply to Activity2004]

I'm in the uk I could do some help and thank you so much this weekend is very busy as we have a christening and have to make food all day tomorrow and the christening is on Sunday. So if I don't get back to you right away you will understand why.X😇

[Activity2004 in reply to Matrix]

Thank you for letting me know.👍 Congratulations on the christening.

I will send you the message and you can get back to me anytime you are free.😀👍👌

[Matrix in reply to Activity2004]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it . I'm off to and sleep . X🤗😇

[Activity2004 in reply to Matrix]

Same here! I’m in the USA.

[Activity2004 in reply to Matrix]

Please check this out. It’s free leaflets from the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation. Go to: drwf.org.uk/understanding-d...

[Stacy81]

Any suggestions on healthy snacking

[Matrix]

Stacy I don’t know the answer but would like to know too . Xx

[Stacy81 in reply to Matrix]

Thats ok x c

[Praveen55]

HEALTHY SNACKS:

Nuts: Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Almonds, Pecans. Please limit the quantity, they have lot of calories.

Dairies: Full fat cheese, Full fat Greek Yoghurt.

If you feel like eating snacks very frequently, you are not on the right kind of diet. Diabetics need not remain hungry. You should eat your meals to your full satisfaction in order to avoid hunger pangs between meals. This can be achieved by low carb healthy fat diet (LCHF) which will also give minimum blood glucose rise after meals. Discuss with your GP. You can get lot more information on Low Carb Lifestyle on the following website:

diabetes.co.uk/

[Stacy81 in reply to Praveen55]

Thats very helpful thankyou

[Matrix in reply to Praveen55]

Praveen that’s very helpful thank you so much .x🤗😇

[Matrix]

Hi Concerned,so which meal should we miss then .Thanks in advance I’m thinking breakfast and supper or maybe lunch because we have time to work it off .x😇

[Matrix]

Stacy click on praveens name he has lots of interesting posts .xx🤗🤗😇

[Matrix]

I saw that too about not having six meals it said have two so which meal do we miss then ? X😇

[Matrix]

I will give a check out tomorrow thanks x🤗😇

[Matrix]

Nite nite wishing you sweet dreams if it actually happens x🤗😇

[Matrix]

I could do that easily as I often miss lunch .aoh it’s such a lot to know .xx🤗😇

[boja51]

It's really important to learn how to read nutritional labels. A lot of the so called healthy snacks really aren't. The best thing to do is talk with a dietician. If there is a diabetic support group in your area they can be really helpful. Just know that doctors aren't real great people to talk about diet to.

[Stacy81 in reply to boja51]

Thankyou for your help