Help with my diet please

Loads of fibre obviously!

So foods like apples, bananas, weetabix etc

Also if you want a quick fix, have a bowl of all-bran, guaranteed to work wonders :eek:

EDIT: Sugar free, damn :(
 
You'll know better than me what your intake needs to be, but prunes are relatively high in sugar

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You'll need to make sure it's not going to cut into any limits on what carbs/sugar you can take in a day.
 
bhavv said:
Remove the banana then.
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Do you have any idea what weetabix is, or are you as per usual just a funnel of effluent faeces straight onto the forums. Breakfast cereals are terrible for diabetics, most are around 70% carbs. You might as well tell him to eat laxatives and mars bars.
 
Something else if it does help... When I was on a diet close to atkins and I was avoiding high GI/sugar/carbs, to make sure I still ate reasonably healthily I ate lots of cabbage, broccoli, onions and cauliflower. They'll all keep you regular. :)

Again though the soup thing is a good idea, it tastes great, it's low GI, and although it won't be low carb enough for Atkins it'll fill you up nicely with few calories, it's nutrient dense......

You shouldn't ever eat breakfast cereals as people are recommending. Lots of processed fruits are very high in sugars, prunes in particular...
 
When I'm at work tomorrow I'll email both the Diabetes Nurses and Dieticians, give them access to read my Pathology results on the ICM system and see what they suggest.
That Fybogel looks like what I'm after and can be bought over the counter.
 
Fybogel is ok, doctors could prescribe "lactulose" (it might be available over the counter without a prescription.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactulose

Lactulose is sold over the counter (without prescription) in most countries in the world. In the United States and Austria, it requires a prescription over unfounded fears that it could be dangerous to diabetics. However, it is an indigestible sugar and has been proved to be safe even for them.

between the 2, lactulose is much better than fybogel.
 
Porridge: fairly slow release energy and plenty of roughage, especially if you throw in some dried fruit... food of of the gods! And peasants.

For more serious episodes lactulose (from a pharmacy) is very good. I haven't used it myself because I have a pretty high fibre diet (when I'm not eating Twixes, obviously) but I know several people who had trouble after surgery and it's been very helpful.
 
As said, prune juice is great.

Flaxseed oil / olive oil.

Vitamic C - if you're desperate (asorbic acid not ascorbate), take plenty of it.

Psyillium husks - probably the best fibre going. You can buy it in a health food store. Costs around £7. Btw this will work, you have been warned! ;)

The best thing though is to look at your diet more closely and make sure you are eating enough fruit and veg, and slow release complex carbs. People tend to say they do eat plenty, but I tend to find they don't.
 
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