Need gluten free tips please

Hi! I'm in the same boat! You will need to read EVERY label as it's in everything!!!! If you can have rice, there is lots of options for goodies in that! I can't eat gluten/wheat/rice/potatoes/corn! I live off of veg and lean protein! Also spaghetti squash is great to have with meals instead of pasta!

I'm not too sure about wheat flour alternatives spiking blood sugar, but I follow a mostly gluten free diet and the way I do it is eating whole foods. Even wheat products like bread or corn tortilla's and such are technically processed foods, so the simple rule of thumb is if you eat it exactly as it comes from nature, then it's gluten free. In place of what products I eat a lot of rice, quinoa, and of course mostly veggies and fruits. Wish I could help on the wheat flour alternatives but I don't go there often enough.

one of my friends was Diabetic for over 20 years, then went on a mostly Gluten-Free diet, and found her Blood Sugars to be BETTER than before. I wonder what foods you were looking at to make the BS higher?

Eating gluten free is hard at first... but remember that you can eat all the fruits, all the vegetables, all of the meats, all of the dairy products and a lot of grains still.
Remember to check sauces and marinades and prepared food, gluten likes to hide in these places.

Most grocery stores have gluten free sections nowadays, it wasn't that way a few years ago. A lot of the gluten free alternatives (bread, frozen pizza etc.) aren't that tasty, but give them a try if you want.. some are decent. GF crackers are ok, as are pastas.

I eat lots of veg, fruit, meat/fish, eggs, dairy, salads.

It gets to be second nature after a while.

Good Luck, eating GF is totally worth it.

As Lexy said there are a lot more grocery stores with gluten free sections. Bisquick is even coming out with a gluten free product. I love KIND bars as a snack and they are GF. There are also lot of GF recipes out there so don't despair!

I don't have to eat GF, but when I was hanging out at my friend's house, I did, so she didn't have to make 2 different meals. The GF Bisquick is actually wicked good! I didn't like the texture the first bite, but I couldn't tell the difference by the end of the plate! Just watch how much syrup you pour on them, they absorb it!!

A nurse whose husband is diabetic gave me the caution on subbing wheat alternaives like rice/corn/potato base flours or products could lead to higher sugar content. I'm thinking she's being overcautious so far I haven't seen that statement anywhere else. That's a relief.

hm, she could have been overly cautious, but then they could have been adding more fruit into their diets, cuz fruit doesn't have Gluten in it, so that my have spiked his sugars. Like I said, my friend had out of control blood sugars (wicked high, then drop wicked low, hardly any days that were in her "proper" range for her insulin intake) to pretty even weeks, where she would take LESS insulin than she had been prescribed, because she wasn't having the extreme highs and lows anymore!
Good luck in your GF journey! If you have any other questions, feel free to add/message me on here. I am no expert, but I have gone thru the transition with my friend, and I can give you some hints about what brands/foods are tastier than others. GF can be wicked expensive, so if I can steer you in the right direction, please let me know!