Diabetes Problems looking for right food to eat

I am 41 and recently was diagnosed as well.

The key is to eat the right foods that will keep your numbers down. Exercise is very important not only to keep you in shape but to keep you motivated.

The first thing I did was eliminated toxic food ( junk, for example: fried foods, bad carbs, refined sugary drinks and food). I added more veggies and decreased the amount of fruit I consume due to the glycemic index.

Go to the American Diabetes website and get familiarized with the foods you can eat that will keep your numbers down and nourish your body too.

All food you eat impacts your glucose so be very careful. Make lists, plan ahead if you are going out. Eat smaller portions and make healthier choices when cooking meals.

I have lost 14 pounds, feel great and that tells me I am on the right path. I is a very hard lifestyle to have, but not the end of the world. Little steps and you will get there.

Hi Paul,

I too was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I am on a low dose of Metformin right now, and I've cut my average blood glucose by roughly half, by watching what I eat and exercising. I also had to give up wheat due to an unrelated problem, but it has certainly had a positive impact on my blood glucose. I'm basically all about meat, vegetables, and cheese right now. I am feeling my way around the fruits as some of them cause me to spike badly. Unfortunately, what works for me in the fruit department may not work for you, and vice-verse.

I also have a problem with exercise that I am trying to work through. Light activity such as a short walk, or light calisthenics eases my blood glucose down nicely. When I kill myself, and go for a bigtime burn I spike like crazy. I believe this to be rather counterproductive at this point. I work out like crazy and my liver dumps a pile of glucose for me to burn off instead of the fat that I want to burn. I've been advised by my nutritionist to try slightly more carbs, but I've found it very difficult to get to where she wants me to be without putting grains back into my diet. That's the line in the sand... I'm going to give flax bread a try.

Hello my name is Terema Robinson and i have be giving the news that I'm pre diabetic and is trying to change the way I eat. Please help me

I had blood sugars in the 400’s at times for months. Some numbness in my feet and not very healthy at all. I started taking metformin, then long acting insulin 2 shots a day because of the dosage was too much to take in one shot, then still out of control was supposed to check my blood sugar before each meal and take a shot of fast acting insulin on top of all the stuff I was on prior to that.

Blood sugar was still not under great control so one day I said screw it.. I had the let the meds give me a license to eat bad and not exercise. Stopped all meds (which I wouldn’t suggest anyone else do) and started eating chicken breasts and fish and vegetables but most importantly I got off my rear and exercised every day. Yes it was hard to do because I was fat and out of shape but its gets easier. At the start it was hard to just go for a walk. I addressed why I had become a comfort eater and stuffed food in my face when I wasn’t hungry which was the root cause. 80+ pounds later my blood sugar is good without medication and no more cholesterol meds either. I was lucky, my pancreas produced insulin I just had so much fat it didn’t get to my cells like it should. Now I pretty much eat anything I want within reason if I burn it off and have no issues. Of course what I want to eat vs what I use to want to eat is two different things.

For me Move more eat less really did work. I do stay away from sugars and don’t really restrict carbs but I find I don’t eat a lot but don’t really deprive myself of anything. Starchy simple carbs turn to sugar so it’s not just the sugar you have to watch out for. I’m not saying what worked for me will work for everyone but it did work for me. I also still check my blood sugar to make sure nothing sneaks up on me and it gets out of control again but so far so good no meds. Sure I could go to the drive up get a double whopper with cheese and large fries take it home scarf it down a couple times a day and then have a pint of ice cream or have a box of frosted flakes with chocolate milk as a snack but I just don’t do that anymore and don’t have the desire. I’m happier and healthier at 56 years old than I have been my entire life. I was once 310 lbs and size 52 pants. Got down to 195 and started living and forgot what brought me to the party.. Over 10 years crept back up to 266 and had all the diabetes issues. Finally the light went on. Now I am 180 and size 33 waist pants and will never go back. Still a work in progress and look at body fat percentage more than pounds of weight and I still have much room for improvement in my mind and would like to get down to 170. I’m not all I can be yet but will get there but no blood sugar issues. It can be done. For me it was my brain. Why did I over eat when I wasn’t really hungry, eat crap, and never exercise. It was killing me but I’m not stupid, I knew it. It just took a while for the light to go off and wake up to what I could be and the life I could live if I applied myself.