Diabetes.

[oxfordrocks]

Just diagnosed as type 2 Diabetic.

So much information to take in, (looked at DiabetesUK website but found it quite complicated) can anyone sum up what I should and shouldn't eat/drink?

Can I still go on the "lash" with my mates?

Nurse told me to avoid"Diabetic" foods (sugar free sweets/chocolate etc) as they are full of other harmful ingredients. is this right?

Thanks for any advice.

[vanderblack]

wouldnt go out on the lash just yet!!
you didnt say if its diet only or tablets or if you need injections??

if its diet only 1 or 2 drinks are ok but nothing hign is suger ie baileys or sweet wines!! dilute the drints with suger free pop/juices but beware some juices have high sugar.

they have simple to read booklets in boots and other chemists and you can get a simple fact sheet from your gp
hope this helps and good luck its not the end of the world!!

[fran2]

That's interesting vanderblack. A friend of mine is diabetic and loves the diabetec chocolate. Could you tell what the harmful ingredients are so I can tell my friend? Much appreciated.

[cruella]

Diabetic foods can be really bad for you. For one, they give you the runs and they are a waste of money. They contain certain ingredients that can upset you stomach and all Diabetic Nurses tell you to avoid them.
Everything in moderation and you will be fine.
Eat small meals and often.
Good luck.

[ethandron]

it's the artificial sweetner in many diabetic foods which gives you the runs, and although these foods don't contain sugar, they may contain the same amount of carbohydrate as 'normal' foods. it's the carbohydrate (in these or any foods) which your body turns into sugar and needs to be avoided, or eaten in moderation.
the same with alcohol, drink in moderation. it has been said that a diabetic diet is not a 'special' one, it's a healthy one which we should all follow, and i think that's true,
you need to read food lables to see what 'hidden' things are in the foods you buy (glucose, fructose, lactose,etc. - another name for sugar) and avoid them.
sounds complicated and time consuming now, but in a few months you'll have got your head around it and it will have become second nature. good luck.

[oxfordrocks]

Thanks for your advice.

Several people have told me "Just follow a healthy diet" so perhaps this won't be too hard to cope with.