diabetes and breakfast

upthedub

What do you reckon is the best simple breakfast to make in the morning to make you feel full and not hungry 1-2 hours later???

I make porridge and a banana and a cup of coffee and less than 2 hours later im Staaaaarving;)

mike65

I find two weetabix (or Bixies as I shop in Lidl these days) works fine. Two of them see me though to a biccy at 11.

jmbkay

yeah weetabix if you like it or shreddies. My daughter, type 1, favours toasted sandwiches.

bluedolphin

I've Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes which is a bit different from both types 1 and 2 and as I'm not on any sort of weight control and not really on a restricted diet, but I take Lantus insulin... I find a nice old hang sang'itch or a toastie (ham and cheese) plus a yoghurt and some OJ as the best for keeping me going for a few hours.

colrow

I'm type 2, and I have a fry up for breakfast, allways 4 nice rashers and either lo sugar beans, tomatoes, mushrooms or a couple of eggs, then I'll have a bananna with my coffee at 10, cold meat or fish and fruit salad, for lunch, another bananna and coffee at 3, and for dinner I'll have meat or fish of some kind with salad and some more fruit salad. I'm trying to cut out all refined carbs, which is hard I do give in at times.:rolleyes:

CathyMoran

bluedolphin wrote: »

I've Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes which is a bit different from both types 1 and 2 and as I'm not on any sort of weight control and not really on a restricted diet, but I take Lantus insulin... I find a nice old hang sang'itch or a toastie (ham and cheese) plus a yoghurt and some OJ as the best for keeping me going for a few hours.

I would be an atypical type 1 diabetic in that due to essential cancer surgery (removal of oesophagus), I would tend to follow a low GI diet but otherwise the sky is the limit. I would eat a low fat yogurt (only because the one I eat is lower in sugar, not because it is lower in calories) and decaf tea for breakfast or a bowl of porridge but I ate too much of that for a while!

I would then either have another low fat yogurt and tea for morning break or have a feta, mayo and olive salad mid morning (am trying to bulk up the calories here).

I am just stating what I eat but please note that my diet is very unusual due to other medical conditions.

The_Conductor

bluedolphin wrote: »

I've Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes which is a bit different from both types 1 and 2 and as I'm not on any sort of weight control and not really on a restricted diet, but I take Lantus insulin... I find a nice old hang sang'itch or a toastie (ham and cheese) plus a yoghurt and some OJ as the best for keeping me going for a few hours.

In all fairness- Type 1 diabetics are not on weight control, and as they can in the main control their blood sugar through their insulin (usually a combination of Lantus with possibly Novorapid or equivalent), are not on a restricted diet. Several Type 1 diabetics I know are thin as rakes and have been warned by their consultants about insufficient calorific intake- not the inverse. CF related diabetes can be very similar to Type 1.

The_Conductor

mike65 wrote: »

I find two weetabix (or Bixies as I shop in Lidl these days) works fine. Two of them see me though to a biccy at 11.

Seems like very good advice to the OP.
OP- at present you're getting a helping of simple carbs, and complex carbs- but very little/nothing in the way of fibre in your breakfast. How about substitution of something fibrous for your banana and then have your banana ~2 hours after brekkie?

upthedub

smccarrick wrote: »

Seems like very good advice to the OP.
OP- at present you're getting a helping of simple carbs, and complex carbs- but very little/nothing in the way of fibre in your breakfast. How about substitution of something fibrous for your banana and then have your banana ~2 hours after brekkie?

So what do you reckon as a good breakfast??

I was also told i can up my calories as ive recently lost a bit of weight,:(

The_Conductor

Hmmm- I'd be inclined to add in full-fat yoghurts as a starter in that case (you also get bucket loads of useful calcium- which is an appetite suppressant)- and instead of planning on large meals- go for the 'little but often' approach. Snacking healthily in a manner that doesn't cause mayhem with your bloodsugars- is what you're looking for.

bluedolphin

smccarrick wrote: »

In all fairness- Type 1 diabetics are not on weight control, and as they can in the main control their blood sugar through their insulin (usually a combination of Lantus with possibly Novorapid or equivalent), are not on a restricted diet. Several Type 1 diabetics I know are thin as rakes and have been warned by their consultants about insufficient calorific intake- not the inverse. CF related diabetes can be very similar to Type 1.

Oh I understand that type-1 diabetics aren't on weight control, I was more referring to type 2; apologies if it came across differently. CF diabetes can be, in some instances, similar to type 1. I was stating I have CF-diabetes because it is different when it comes to diet than others because there aren't really many restrictions even on sugar-content because I need a high-calorie intake so I'm still expected to snack on things like biscuits and muffins (yay for me!) but try to keep them near meal times so that my sugars aren't all over the place. The only things that my dietitian strictly ruled out for me were things like jellies (wine gums, fruit pastilles and such like) and regular fizzy drinks (diet/zero versions are ok).

1967

I am type 2 i usually have a bowl of bran flakes or fruit and fibre,keeps me going for a couple of hours and then have some fruit which gets me up to lunch hour.

upthedub

smccarrick wrote: »

Hmmm- I'd be inclined to add in full-fat yoghurts as a starter in that case (you also get bucket loads of useful calcium- which is an appetite suppressant)- and instead of planning on large meals- go for the 'little but often' approach. Snacking healthily in a manner that doesn't cause mayhem with your bloodsugars- is what you're looking for.

Just the yoplait etc??

What is also good and high in calories??

The_Conductor

To be honest- the Yoplait one aren't the best- what you should do is look for the ones that don't have added sugar (for yoghurt). For snacking I'd suggest cheeses and nuts- high protein, reasonably high fat- yet healthy. Essentially- you're looking for high protein, you rather not have high fat and you'd also rather not have added sugar, but fibre would be helpful. The less processed the food, the better- is a good mantra.

LegacyUser

My 7 year old is type 1 coming up to a year now.
Im confused,He has to eat every 2-2.5 hours
The usual brekkie,snack,lunch,snack,dinner,snack,tea.

Weather he is hungry or not.
Now he can skip a snack for a meal.
But cant just not eat 2hrs later.

tbh

Unregistered wrote: »

My 7 year old is type 1 coming up to a year now.
Im confused,He has to eat every 2-2.5 hours
The usual brekkie,snack,lunch,snack,dinner,snack,tea.

Weather he is hungry or not.
Now he can skip a snack for a meal.
But cant just not eat 2hrs later.

I'm guessing he's on pre-mixed insulin?

chilli_pepper

I have started eating Rice Krispies with a bannana chopped up and my BS Levels stay fine after that. Good thread btw !

jmbkay

Unregistered wrote: »

My 7 year old is type 1 coming up to a year now.
Im confused,He has to eat every 2-2.5 hours
The usual brekkie,snack,lunch,snack,dinner,snack,tea.

Weather he is hungry or not.
Now he can skip a snack for a meal.
But cant just not eat 2hrs later.

I had this when my girl was diagnosed with type 1 age 7.

Its very high maintenance and can take over your life. It was when she was on 2 injections of actrapid and insulatard freemixed. Then she was put on 3 injections a day then 4 (3 fasting acting insulin and 1 slow acting at night). She always had problems with insulin at night,severe hypos resulting in seizures, and was hospitalised several times. This when she was on insulatard, levemir and lantus at different times, all with the same result. All the eating got her down as well. Now she is much better on 2 shots of mixtard a day, 1 in morning, 1 in evening. She doesnt have to take a shot in school anymore, she never wanted to and could have been unreliable with it., i.e. taking it at the wrong time, we just dont know. She is 13 now and we give her the shots.

upthedub

chilli_pepper wrote: »

I have started eating Rice Krispies with a bannana chopped up and my BS Levels stay fine after that. Good thread btw !

Id be starving after about 30 mins eating that;):D

chilli_pepper

upthedub wrote: »

Id be starving after about 30 mins eating that;):D

I am a bit munched all right when it gets to lunch but it does keep me going for the morning....