Can you help me with a diabetic diet please?

Here is a head start if you are type 2 diabetic.. And yes you will get conflicting reports. But bouncing around trying all things can drive you crazy.

This is what works, of course many don't have the attitude and dedication to follow through.. But they pay the reaper in the end..

There are 4 key steps to controlling glucose levels :

1) EXERCISE- Walking is fine but Nordic Walking is Great. Exercise also lowers Glucose levels , lowers Cholesterol and lowers Blood Pressure. Google it.Exercise is Non-Negotiable !!!Thats why it is Number 1 on the list.

2) Knowledge- http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/index.ph%E2%80%A6 This is a great site for info

3) Meds. Metformin to start. >>>Actos or Avandia. Or januvia or Onglaza >are drugs you do not want to take.

4) Diet- A low carb diet is in order. I can't count carbs so I use Mendosa's Glycemic Index Diet. Great for the whole family. http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm

And yes carbs are not our friend. They also cause high cholesterol..The Mendosa guide is easy to follow and in a week you will know what to eat and what not to eat and how much for life..

Watch out for Denial , anger, depression , Bargaining.Go for the acceptance and glucose levels will be easier to control..You can keep meds. to a minimum if you are dedicated to daily exercise..

Take care

Wish you well

Ben Trolled

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The best diet for a diabetic (Type 1 or 2) is a low carb (45gm per day) diet and those carbs should come from green vegies. Fruit, milk, starches (beans, potatoes, bread rice, peas, corn) should be avoided. Contrary to what the mainstream thinks, this is a healthy diet. You can get all the fiber and nutrition you need with just proteins, fats and green vegies.

Eat no more than 4-5 oz of protein at a meal because excess protein can have a ketogenic effect (like carbs). Divide your carbs up evenly through your meals and don't just carb load them all into one. So 10-15gm of carbs at each meal. Here's my typical daily diet:

B: 2 eggs, slices of bacon or a low carb protein drink (EAS)

L: Big salad made with green vegies (lettuce, cucumbers, green peppers, mushrooms), 4-5 oz protein (hardboiled egg, ham, turkey, cheese, etc.) and 1-2 Tbs of a full fat dressing

D: 4-5 oz protein, 1 cup cooked green vegies or another salad

If I'm hungry between meals or in the evening, I will drink one low carb protein shake. Those are rare these days now that I have my sugar levels under control.

The only way to get your insulin down through diet alone is by cutting out carbs. I find it very strange that you have read something different on any site, as this is a well established scientific fact that has been known for many decades now. You cut out sugar, grains, starch, and vegetable oils; and include more meat, fish, eggs and animal fat, and your insulin goes down.

I'd include links to respectable sites where scientists offer scientific explanations, as I wouldn't want you to simply take the word of a stranger on the internet on a matter as important as your health, but you specifically asked not to! Your loss if you are asking people to just tell you what to do and following their advice blindly, without demanding for any proof. No wonder you find everything so confusing.

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There is no 'list of foods'. Eliminate junk food and limit your potatoes, pasta, rice and bread. MEASURE your servings!!! Fruit is fine, but most of us seem to find pineapple to be a bit of a sugar spiker, so watch that one. A baked potato (even in the microwave) will raise your blood sugar a LOT LESS than mashed potatoes or even boiled potatoes because it retains the fiber.

1 serving potato is 1 3 oz baked or boiled, 1/2 cup mashed

1 serving rice - 1/2 cup

1 serving bread - 1 slice, 1/2 bagel, 1/2 english muffin, 2 pancakes (4 inch diam)

My VERY favorite dinner is stir fry. You can make it up yourself or buy it in those frozen poly bags. Just avoid stir fry that contains rice in it. Waste of money (rice is really cheap and easy to cook up). I add mandarin oranges in water. Have whole fruit for snacks instead of chips. Crackers are fine, but I prefer the hardtack with cheese (high fiber).

Your body doesn't give a crap about natural sugar. However, it is usually less problematic to combine a fat with a sugar/carb item.

You can still have dessert, but ONE SERVING (which sadly is awfully small) a couple of times a week. I found cheesecake to be a better choice than cake. Pumpkin pie better than apple pie (in terms of blood sugar).

If you are overweight, losing 10% of your body weight can really make a difference. My metformin was cut in half. I go again the end of june and if still under 6.5, it will be cut in half again, which is as low as they go (500 mg. a day). My clinic doesn't like to eliminate metformin because of a rebound effect).

Finally, most of those 'healthy' dinners that you just pop in the microwave are not particularly healthy. You are paying a lot for a small amount of rice or noodles, a tiny bit of meat and vegetables. If you want premade, get the stuff in the poly bags. The LoMein, for instance, is quite good and has good carbs with only a few noodles. Pair that with some meat or chicken that you cube and cook up quickly on the stove and you will have a yummy meal that is good for your blood sugar. I LOVE having pineapple chunks in that, but as mentioned, it plays havoc with my blood sugar, so I use tidbits instead.

Insulin is a hormone that moves glucose into your cells for energy. Without insulin, glucose floats around in the blood and damages organs, blood vessels, and nerves. Often Type 2s start out producing excessive amounts of insulin; their insulin just doesn't work properly. Not only do most Type 2s deal with insulin resistance, research now suggests that there may be a signaling problem with the pancreas, as well. Even if your insulin levels aren't low, your cells don't use insulin effectively, and that's why your blood sugar is high.

So then the issue becomes dealing with how to reduce levels of glucose in the blood. Medication and/or injected insulin are one side of the coin. Medication can force your pancreas to make more insulin, suppress glucose production in your liver, and even make you more sensitive to insulin. The other side of the coin is diet and exercise.

What diet produces the least glucose? A high-fat, low-carbohydrate one - period. Regardless of whether anyone thinks this diet is healthy or necessary, the reality is that a diet that reduces carbohydrates and increases fat (which does not raise blood sugar in absence of excessive dietary carbohydrate) produces much less glucose than a high-carbohydrate diet. Carbohydrates, whether they be from fruit, vegetables, grains, rice, corn, potatoes, beans, oats or sugar all become glucose in the blood. And because diabetics have trouble making enough insulin to clear glucose from the blood, this is a huge problem.

There's no reason to avoid carbohydrates. There are many carbohydrates that don't have much effect on blood sugar as long as you keep your portions reasonable. For example, vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, lettuce, and cabbage probably won't raise your blood sugar much. Per serving, the carbohydrates are minimal. Peppers, onions, tomatoes, and carrots have more carbohydrates, but portion is everything. I can eat half a bell pepper without any issue. More than that? Yeah, the blood sugar starts to go up a bit. Nuts, like macadamia, cashews, pecans, almonds, and walnuts, have carbohydrates, but most are low in carbohydrates per serving and the high fat content really helps slow down the digestion of the carbohydrates. Cream and cream cheese have carbohydrates, too, but again likely won't raise your blood sugar much unless you just consume a lot. Some diabetics even eat fruit, but every person is different regarding what fruit and portion works. In general, I say stick with the lower-carb fruits until you begin testing your blood sugar to experiment, so raspberries and blueberries in small portions, for example.

Like I said, avoiding carbohydrates is really unnecessary. It's more about choosing the right ones. You don't need grains, rice, beans, and potatoes for nutrition and they won't do your blood sugar any favors. Need potassium? Eat an avocado. Need fiber? How about vegetables, nuts or flax seed? Need Vitamin C? How about some broccoli? Anything you can get from high-carbohydrate foods, I guarantee you can get from low-carbohydrate foods. It makes absolutely no sense to spike your blood sugar for nutritional health. The spikes are doing much more damage. So think about what vital nutrients you want and then Google search food lists of what foods have the most of that nutrient. Pick the lowest-carb one, test your blood sugar after eating, and decide whether you can incorporate this into your diet.

The problem with the microwave foods is that they tend to be processed garbage with lots of added carbs; however, some microwaved food is fine. I buy steamer bags of vegetables all the time and then sprinkle cheese on top. You don't need to just stick to chicken and fish, by the way. First of all, fat is not your enemy if you aren't eating a lot of carbs. The fat simply can't enter the metabolic pathway to hurt you because carbs produce an acid that facilitates it. Without the acid, your body treats the fat differently. Eat healthy natural fats, including animal fat. If you want a juicy burger, have one... just skip the bun. Put cheese, grilled onions, and pickles on that baby. Second, on a low-carbohydrate diet, you need fat or you'll starve. Your body breaks it down for energy (ketosis). Third, don't avoid carbs, but pick the healthiest ones. If you stick mostly to vegetables, nuts, seeds, and lower-sugar fruit, you'll be picking the highest fiber and most nutrient packed carbs of all, plus your blood sugar won't go through the roof. Think about what bread is doing for you - really nothing that you need. Finally, buy a blood sugar meter and test new food. I can tell you what to eat all day long, but every diabetic is different. You need to know how food affects you and make choices based off your blood sugar.