No carb diet
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Yeah you definitely need to clarify with this doctor. A quick glance of your Mediterranean meal plan does in fact include carbs.. It seems like quite the contradiction0
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Based on what the diet actually calls for, my guess is that as she wrote that she accidentally wrote the wrong word. Just like people misspeak, they can miswrite. She wrote no grains. Maybe she meant to write no added sugar as well. The sheet does say no concentrated sweets and no grains. But you need to ask her to clarify.
But if she actually makes you uncomfortable, switching might be good. Although I will say from personal experience, sometimes the first visit to a new doctor is awkward and then a very good relationship can form.0 -
I would ask her to clarify what she meant by no carbs. The diet she gave you says plant foods, which fruits and vegetables are carbs. Maybe they meant something different.0
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Ok a lot of misinformation on here. No carb- low carb does not equate or lead to kidney damage.
What you need to look up and read is the "ketogenic diet".
The body does not need carbohydrates. In the ketogenic diet FAT is used as the primary fuel source ( instead of carbs).
A common macro split for a keto diet would look like this. 65-75% fat, 5% or less carbs, 20-35% protein ( depending on lbm).
The Ketogenic diet has been shown to reverse type 2 diabetes all together as well as alzheimers and helps prevent cancer.
It is frankly a better fuel source for the body.
Give your Dr the benefit of the doubt and look into it.0 -
That diet is definitely not 'no carb', so either she is confused, or she wrote the wrong word. I know sometimes if I'm writing and talking at the same time, I will write the word I'm saying and not the one I meant to write. So maybe she did that. But do ask to see a new doctor and speak to your primary care physician.0
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That is not low carb, there are plenty of carbohydrate rich foods in that list.0
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I am going with mis written word.
The rest of the guidelines shown on that piece of paper sound reasonable so I think it is probably just a mistake.0 -
Yes, talk to your regular doctor or a dietician.
Eat lots and lots of greens (spinach, romaine, swiss chard, kale, cabbage), olives, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, pickles, asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, avocados, coconuts.
You do need some fat in your diet: eggs, nuts, avocado, coconut.
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I think what she meant are no sugary carbs, no grainsand breads or pancakes waffle. Bc there are carbs on that list like beans and fruit and vegetables.0
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Fruits and veggies have carbs in them. I would ask for some clarification from the dietician.
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I would ask for some clarification about what they meant by no carbs. If it's explained as no refined carbs or no starchy carbs then what's been written is incredibly misleading and I would re-think trusting any advice from this person at all. I think it would have to be incredibly extreme circumstances for a Doctor to reccommend cutting out vegetables all together and, in these circumsances, it doesn't seem warranted.0
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christinev297 wrote: »Yeah you definitely need to clarify with this doctor. A quick glance of your Mediterranean meal plan does in fact include carbs.. It seems like quite the contradiction
Perhaps they were using carbs in the same way as my friend to mean pasta, bread, potato etc - she doesn't think in terms of macros but more food categories.0 -
Did your doctor give you any guidance as to how this is supposed to happen? Most low carb diets are comprised of veggies, fruits, meats, fats (oils), and some dairy, but carbs/sugar occur naturally in veggies, fruits, and dairy, so complete avoidance would be next to impossible. I think your assessment that she isn't listening to you is spot on - is there another doctor in the practice you can talk to? I've honestly never heard of a "no carb" diet prescription for some diagnosed as pre-diabetic.
I have full blown T2Dm and I have been prescribed a moderate carb diet. Are you sure that is what your doctor told you? No carb is extreme, even for people with diabetes let alone pre-diabetics. Did they give you a list of food to eat? You might want to get a referral to a Registered Dietician who can walk you through meal ideas.
I agree with this. It could be a misunderstanding with your doctor.
If not, you might want to get a new doctor.0 -
micheledarley2012 wrote: »Thank you for all of the replies!
She wrote no carb on my new diet plan which says Mediterranean diet on it. She is actually part of a very large practice that is part of our local hospital and very well respected. I do think I'm going to call and ask for a new doctor as she makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm going to see the dietitian in two weeks and hopefully that will help me get some tips on cooking and such. I also want to have my primary care doctor look at my blood work, because he takes the same medication I do and has done bloodwork on me for the last eight or nine months and I want him to see the blood sugar and insulin information.
Could be she made an error.0 -
She was just being imprecise. She's saying no potato, bread, grains, cakes. But YES to vegetables and fruit. [edit for: it looks like only small portions of beans]
Basically Mediterranean Paleo0 -
christinev297 wrote: »Yeah you definitely need to clarify with this doctor. A quick glance of your Mediterranean meal plan does in fact include carbs.. It seems like quite the contradiction
Perhaps they were using carbs in the same way as my friend to mean pasta, bread, potato etc - she doesn't think in terms of macros but more food categories.
This was my first thought.....0 -
Yeah, this isn't a weight loss doc.
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micheledarley2012 wrote: »Thank you for all of the replies!
She wrote no carb on my new diet plan which says Mediterranean diet on it. She is actually part of a very large practice that is part of our local hospital and very well respected. I do think I'm going to call and ask for a new doctor as she makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm going to see the dietitian in two weeks and hopefully that will help me get some tips on cooking and such. I also want to have my primary care doctor look at my blood work, because he takes the same medication I do and has done bloodwork on me for the last eight or nine months and I want him to see the blood sugar and insulin information.
Could be she made an error.
I can only assume considering the paper she gave out specifically states " eat beans, vegetables, fruit" etc.
Maybe she put that on there assuming OP is ignorant of what "carbs" are and wanted him to stay away from anything he thinks might be "carbs" like pasta, bread, potato, etc.? Maybe?
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Lol, states no carbs, but adds in fruit and vegetables. Not very knowledgeable in nutrition if stating NO CARBS.micheledarley2012 wrote: »Thank you for all of the replies!
She wrote no carb on my new diet plan which says Mediterranean diet on it. She is actually part of a very large practice that is part of our local hospital and very well respected. I do think I'm going to call and ask for a new doctor as she makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm going to see the dietitian in two weeks and hopefully that will help me get some tips on cooking and such. I also want to have my primary care doctor look at my blood work, because he takes the same medication I do and has done bloodwork on me for the last eight or nine months and I want him to see the blood sugar and insulin information.
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Lol, states no carbs, but adds in fruit and vegetables. Not very knowledgeable in nutrition if stating NO CARBS.micheledarley2012 wrote: »Thank you for all of the replies!
She wrote no carb on my new diet plan which says Mediterranean diet on it. She is actually part of a very large practice that is part of our local hospital and very well respected. I do think I'm going to call and ask for a new doctor as she makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm going to see the dietitian in two weeks and hopefully that will help me get some tips on cooking and such. I also want to have my primary care doctor look at my blood work, because he takes the same medication I do and has done bloodwork on me for the last eight or nine months and I want him to see the blood sugar and insulin information.
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This is what I thought. lol
Gives you a diet plan with grains and carbs....then writes in NO to them.... I can see how you are confused.
From what you said op, I think you are on the right track to see your reg doc and ask for a different diet doc in that practice.
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