Type 2 diabetes is prevalent in the UK, with around 3.9 million people currently diagnosed with it. If you were to take into account the number of people who are undiagnosed, however, the figure would be far greater. This is because many people will have diabetes without realising it because the condition rarely produces symptoms in the initial stages.

In fact, the condition is usually picked up during a routine examination for another condition.

When blood sugar levels are consistently too high (a complication of diabetes), however, you may experience a number of symptoms.

According to the NHS, one sign that your blood sugar levels are too high is tummy pain.

Other symptoms include:

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As a general rule, you should stick to a low-carb diet if you need to lower your blood sugar levels.

Carbohydrate is broken down into glucose relatively quickly and therefore has a more pronounced effect on blood sugar levels than either fat or protein.

"Carbohydrate is found, to varying degrees in a wide variety of food, notably in starchy foods such as rice, pasta and flour (therefore including pastry, bread and other dough based foods)," explains Diabetes.co.uk.

Referring to the Glycemic Index (GI) can help you to identify foods high and low in carb.

The Glycemic Index (GI) is a relative ranking of carbohydrates in foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels.

Carbohydrates with a low GI value (55 or less) are more slowly digested, absorbed and metabolised and cause a lower and slower rise in blood glucose and, therefore usually, insulin levels.

According to the American Diabetes Association, low GI foods (55 or less) include:

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