Lifestyle tips

Diabetic here. I've been type 2 diabetic all my life, so I know a thing or two about things. My diabetes is thankfully diet control.

First off, you have to get your sugars under control. You do not want a life of sticking your finger to check your sugar. My fingers are permanently marked from all these years of sticking myself.

It would be best to cut back on the simple and complex sugars. Simple sugars are sugars the body can break down quickly. So, things like cake, fruit, and candy. Complex sugars are sugars the body takes time to break down. Think bread, potatoes, and rice.

You can gain without spiking your blood sugar, but the rate you gain will take a hit. You'll need to switch to healthier foods. I recommend taking a look at this wikiHow:

www.wikihow.com/Gain-Weight

You can still eat the sugary, starchy stuff, but you must be very stringent. I recommend checking your sugars before and after to figure out your limit.

If I want to have cake and ice cream, I forgo sweets for the rest of the day and then have a small portion of each.

As has been said, focus on getting your blood sugar under control first. Post-pandemic after two years of minimal activity, I had my first checkup in two years and blood sugars were above 100 (indicating pre-diabetes). I'm increasing my activity level slowly and have cut way back on all carbo-hydrates (bread, sweets, coffee drinks, soda, potatoes) and am eating more fats (e.g. fish). Overall diet is not quite keto but close. Most recent blood sugar test was back in the normal range. It wasn't my goal, but I've also lost 15 pounds in 6 months.

its not easy but you can still eat a lot just try not to go for too sugary or salty stuff