Low carb foods - need more ideas please!!!!

Wow! That was really really great!!!! I did not want to be rude to those that suggested I eat race cakes. I already looked and some rice cakes go up to as much as 12 net carbs! Now, that is really blowing it just as you said and I would be left with this air pocket in my tummy from lack of food. LOL I also read that someone suggested that I just limit my sugar intake. Did that too! But my sugar still shot up to the 140's and I even had only water with my meal. I have been trying to find out what low carb combinations I can eat to keep my level low enough. The other week...before i started diet soda, I had a wrap from Subway (you know how small those are?) and a soda. Nothing else! After two hours, my sugar was up to 138...I forgot to take it an hour later. But for some reason, my sugar is higher 3 hours after eating instead of just the 2 hours. So, I am sure that it went higher. So I am now drinking diet soda...I hate it! And working really hard at sticking to veggies, meat, and cheese. Which, I am very proud of myself because I have stuck to it for a whole month now. I know it will get better with time. But that is why I posted asking for help. I have tried to look for recipes and some are 10 carbs per dish. Not very helpful. Then when you factor in they are adding in stuff I never heard of...I decided to post here instead. Thank you so much for responding! I will definitely check out your blog. Because I know I really must get this under control before I a diagnosed as diabetic. My grandmother went through so many medical problems because once she was diagnosed, it was too hard to control. Thanks again for your help and advice. I will check out your site!!!

I can hit 140's with just 2 tuna fish sandwhiches with cheese. And I have always liked dill relish better than the sweet relish. :) I didn't see it as bad at the time because I do not use a lot of Miracle Whip either. But sure enough...it spiked and I realized I have to start checking to see how different foods effect me. I love veggies...but I don't like cabbage. I cook shredded zucchini like hashbrowns with scrambled eggs with cheese and I am pretty happy with that. BG 118 :) But I am still trying to figure out the different things for lunch and dinner. Is alfalfa sprouts ok instead of lettuce? Are Kippers like sardines? Because I like sardines but I do not like the little bones in it...so I can't get myself to eat them. What are kippers? Thanks for the suggestion of water. I probably do not drink as much as I should. I will start including more. Because sometimes it is frustrating to see my sugar go close to 130 when I have been really good all day. Oh...and just to get it out of my head...I was reading you blog and I can give up rice but I love my potatos!!!!! I can name off 20 different ways I love potatos! But I am going to try a califlower boil bake that someone suggested in this thread. If I life it, do you have an email in that blog I can email you things I like and try?

You're welcome and if I can help in any way let me know. I just posted a new discussion entitled "Some of my favorite low carb recipes". There are only three ideas there, I think, but you might be able to use them. It's hard putting it all together in a way that works for you, I know! Also, I hate to even mention this but as a pre-diabetic person, you really need to watch fat, too. It's so difficult, I know, but it's vital to your pre-diabetic heart that you care for it lovingly and time and patience and experience will show you what works for you. A lot of people who aren't diabetic or pre-diabetic don't understand that our blood sugar is affected by fat, protein, carbs, etc. It isn't a matter of sugar so much as being a matter of carbohydrates. Yes, sugar in large quantities isn't good for us just as it isn't good for non-diabetics but carbs are what cause the big quick spikes and we have to be so wary of those spikes! When you watched the sugar and your blood sugar was still up in the 140s what were you eating? Just curious about that. As for the low carb combinations that work for you, your meter will tell you that. Make sure you test right before you eat and two hours after taking the first bite. The one hour mark is good, too but as long as you're under 120 at that two hour mark, you're really making progress. Oh yeah, drink a regular soda and that's waaay too much sugar! Do you know that most peanut butters have a teaspoon of sugar for every two tablespoons of peanut butter? The protein in the wrap might have helped to keep the bg down a little while when you had that soft drink. Remember, hidden carbs are a real issue for a lot of us and since it isn't just carbs that affect us, we have to look at all nutritional values of a dish. Have you tried diet pepsi? That's my diet drink of choice. I hated diet drinks at first but after six years, I think nothing of drinking them now and then. Remember, too, to drink a lot of water. It should help bring down the bg when it's high so drink plenty of it. What vegetables do you like and not like? These are basically free vegetables: cabbage, tomato (only 1), cucumber, zucchini, marrow, spaghetti squash, cauliflower, celery, rhubarb, yellow or green beans, bean sprouts, spinach, greens (beet greens, swiss chard), lettuce, radishes, red, orange, yellow or green peppers, broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus, mushrooms, parsley, onions (1/2 cup) I often have a lunch of quickly sauteed vegetables and tuna salad made with mayo and dill pickle relish. It's great and low in carbs and fat. I also eat celery stalks stuffed with a little cream cheese or a little natural peanut butter or some tuna salad. I love kippers so I eat those, too. Anyway, do check out my blog and hopefully you'll find some help there. I'll help however I can.

I am not diabetic, but I do practice the Dr. Atkins "diet" once in a while. The only advice I can give is to avoid everything white, white bread, white sugar, potatoes etc. And I will be trying that recipe ASAP. I love cauliflower...hmm I wonder if it would be good with some brocoli mixed in.

oh my gosh! That is awesome! I will have to try it!!!!

I am SO trying that baked cauliflower idea! YUM! ~Wyrdsister

Thank you so much sweetie. I love the recipes that you have posted so far...I look forward to your future recipes. :)

I am blood type O and can not digest red meat properly. I think it is more the person then boold type then.

Thanks for the great suggestions. I just looked up last night some diabetic cook books and even some Atkins cook books and have them requested through the library. Hopefully, it will not take too long to get the books to my local library.

I forgot to give the site too..silly me. Here it is: http://www.lowcarb.ca/recipes.html

I know exactly what you mean! I do not have the time or money to seek help from a dietician. So I will have to get my info from the web, books, and anyone here on myLot. Thanks to anyone that contributes. You are really helping!