Indigo

[les]

One of the best breakfasts is porridge
This will please Anna.
If you have a microwave you can nuke it at work.
Or make up in a Thermos/vacuum flask to finish cooking on way to work.

I have muesli which I like to soak to soften before eating you could take that in a lock and lock box to snack at you desk.

Check through the cereal bars for a low fat and sugar one and eat like a candy bar.

Those pills that need to be taken early have beside the bed and take when you wake and before you get up.

If I have an early start I even set an alarm to take pain killers then snooze while they work.

[AngelAnna837]

One of the best breakfasts is porridge
This will please Anna.

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

[les]

One of the best breakfasts is porridge
This will please Anna.

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

Anna you will have to train Indy in the correct ways.
he must not have sweet milky , or too salty either.

[Human]

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

C'mon Ana, give Indy something to look forward to in the morning...he needs it..

[Human]

So, the official diagnosis is a problem with my thyroid gland .. Apparently, the thyroid is responsible for hormone production in the body ... one of which regulates the pancreas, which regulates insulin, which breaks down glucose in the blood. Apparently, mine isn't working all that great ...

So, I'm on thyroid medication to boot, blood pressure meds, blood sugar meds, sleep meds, emm ... I'm sure I'm forgetting a few ... wish I could say I've seen it make a huge difference, but right now the biggest change seems to be coming about due to diet and excercise.

Sadly, there's been a few ... complications ... the most recent being a somewhat debilitating series of sharp, stabbing pains. They're not localized to any one area, but when they come, they sure pack a whollop.

Anybody out there with any practical experience heard of anything like this?

Well this blows

Any reason the thyroid isnt working? Can it be fixed? Are you getting a second opinion?

[Human]

The downside is, as most folks are aware, diabetics are actually told to eat more often, less food. This schedule really screws up any kind of breakfast plans ...

What schedule?

Some breakfast ideas:
Boiled eggs + steamed veggies ... you can prepare them on sunday and microwave and eat throughout the week.
1 slice of multigrain bread + PB + boiled eggs
egg+vegetable fritatta prepared on weekends.

[denton]

Is german-style "quark" available in your area? It's also translated as curd cheese and somewhat similar to cottage cheese (which I do not like) but quark with some herbs tastes pretty nice. Or add some fruit and put it in a blender with a splash of milk. Or a bit of jam/jelly. Pretty much no/few carbohydrates and still tasty

And go for wholegrain bread/pasta.. especially whole grain bread cause it even tastes better than white bread (though that may be cause i'm german, since hardly anyone else seems to prefer whole grain ).. more complex carbohydrates = smaller blood sugar spikes.

White meat is awesome as well, and really easy to prepare. Take a casserolle dish, pour in some vegetable stock to cover the bottom, add chicken breast, put some veggies on top and a bit of cheese. just put it into the oven and you're pretty much done. you can also try different ways of flavoring the meat, i like ajvar (relish made from bell peppers and eggplant) or just take some sriracha hot sauce or whatever else you like. this is my go-to "i wanna eat healthy but i'm also too lazy to do something more elaborate"-meal

Breakfast is difficult, though, i usually eat "müsli" (wholegrain cereal, check the labels to get some with as little sugar as possible) with some lowfat milk... luckily i don't have to pay attention to my blood sugar level too much, but still, this kind of diet helped me lose a decent amount of weight over the last couple of months.

[les]

One of the best breakfasts is porridge
This will please Anna.

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

Anna you will have to train Indy in the correct ways.
he must not have sweet milky , or too salty either.

Train?

Me?

*falls off the chair laughing*

No, seriously ... train me?

*falls down laughing again*

Sorry, can't help it ... my parents would die laughing if they read that ...

Is Indy saying he never get new ideas from another and how to use new knowledge.
Remember Indy I love word play.

Indy which of the unrefined carbos are you OK with,
Then we can build with those.

I like to think if I can't change something
Then I will adapt me or something else to make life more pleasant.

We have to look at "Legal Compromises" within your medical limitations.
I have found too many dieticians and docs seem incapable of adapting.

Often their view is every thing has a set method and time.
I had one who said I was only allowed Shredded wheat for breakfast no other food was permissible!!
Another said I had to eat at specific times no matter what went on in my life.
A third said I must never ever put salt on my food.

I queried her, she had assumed everybody would put a full 5 grams (teaspoon) every time.
When I told her that my salt grinder gave less than a tenth of a gram ( fiftieth of a teaspoon) in 5 twists she relented.

Conclusion:

You must adapt, either to the unrelenting time table beloved of nutritionists, moulding you life around timings and tastes that don't fit in.
Or
Adjusting the time table to fit your life style,

Ideally a bit of both.
You need a routine for food and meds that fits as many ways as possible and easy to maintain.

Old school suggested breakfast as a king, lunch like a lord, and supper like a pauper.

I am sure this two hours before food first pill of the day has more flexibility than seems at first.

It is very important to take levothyroxine with a full glass (8 ounces) of water. The levothyroxine tablet can dissolve very quickly and swell in the throat, possibly causing choking or gagging . . . . .                               . . . Take this medicine on an empty stomach ,         30 minutes before eating.

Don't say that;
at least 1/2 hour before.        Was read as        two hours before.

[denton]

Milk, fruit are both out. Too many sugars in either of them.

any fruit? Strawberries should be okay at about 5 grams of sugar per 100g, shouldn't they? cause you only need a few to get the quark to be tasty. and if you think it lacks sweetness, then you could try some sweetener.

And no milk.. wow. I hope that your body is going to adapt and get better.

All i can tell you is that about 1.5 years ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, didn't need injections but took metformin.. since then I've lost about 70 pounds, exercised more and now my blood sugar levels seem to be fine even without meds, as long as i stick to a good diet. Your case is probably more complicated, but hang in there, I'm sure it'll get better

[les]

on phone
Indy have you been givendietry advice by adieticen for your specifics.
Have you been given diet plans
Who told you zero milk and fruit.
Are your grain problems intoerance with the body learning to digest after years of prossessed fods..
Ae thhey allegies

If so who told you that


My advice is eat healthy change slowly expect the body to b
Go bump in the night as itadapts to yournew life style.
Try and eat white ptoteins and meats
Colour veggies and colour startches (carbos/
Not dyd coloured for pretty sake
Les

[AngelAnna837]

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

C'mon Ana, give Indy something to look forward to in the morning...he needs it..

I give him plenty to look forward too thank you very much ;)

Porridge just isn't one of the!!

[Human]

noooooo, no it wont, I am not a fan of milky, lumpy goo for breckfast :P

C'mon Ana, give Indy something to look forward to in the morning...he needs it..

I give him plenty to look forward too thank you very much ;)

Porridge just isn't one of the!!

We werent talking about porridge

[shell]

Hi Indy,

We dealt with my father-in-law and diabetes. I'm not an expert, by any means.

I know that one of the biggest kind of help that we got, was sitting down with a "qualified" dietitian. Your doctor can recommend one, or if you are seeing a specialist for the diabetes, there should be one through them. If you aren't seeing a specialist, I would recommend it. Regular family doctors do not have all of the knowledge that is necessary to combat this. You need to be able to live a life that is not full of misery and making you want to quit.

A dietitian will ask about foods you like and dislike and together you can come up with food that won't make you want to puke, and food that makes you glad it's time to eat.
They also go over your schedule. Sitting down to a breakfast, sometimes just doesn't work for everyone. They can recommend alternatives.

With the two hour before you eat pill, you might want to consult with a doctor that believes in alternative medicine. There are "natural" things that can be taken that do not have the two hour time gage on it. That can be a huge pain in the butt, because that will start to mess with your sleep.

Controlling and learning about YOUR diabetes is not going to happen over night. Your body has to get use to the new meds and what to do with them.
You have to learn what the difference feels like, inside, when your blood sugar is low and when it is high and what you need to eat or drink, in each situation to balance it out.

I think the most important piece of advice I could offer you is this.
You need to control the diabetes and not allow the diabetes to control you. *smile*

[les]

Hi Indy,

I think the most important piece of advice I could offer you is this.
You need to control the diabetes and not allow the diabetes to control you. *smile*

Yes shell, nicely and wisely put.

[les]

I give up ...

                          That's exactly the wrong thing to do.

           Indy you are a Dom                           Control is what you do.

I have tried to give you some of the more general methods
shell is asking you to gain some specifics.
My knowledge is from YEARS of personal experience and advice given from numerous sources including diabetic dieticians.