Dieting with type 2 Diabeties

Has his doctor or dietician given him any instructions?

RavenLibra wrote: »

there's a group here for type 2... BUT immediately STOP all added sugar, NO white bread, only whole grain, multi grain and as little as possible. NO rice, or potatoes... LOTS of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and other colorful vegetables. washed and raw or steamed. and TONS of exercise... walking is a good start, turn off the TV... better yet... get rid of it. THEN see about a dietician.

This seems a bit extreme, and I have Type 2 Diabetes myself. I agree with most of it, but you can have brown rice and there's no need to get rid of the TV. What your partner needs to focus on more is the Glycemic Index of food items. The higher the number, the more of an impact that food will have on the bloodstream. Low glycemic foods are absorbed more slowly and are preferred over foods with a high glycemic index [which is quickly metabolized and quickly raises blood sugars].

Since the nurse has started with the testing, this is a good place to start. Your partner should start testing and logging the results (this is a major lifestyle change all in itself). Logging all meals will help, too, as he will start associating meals with blood sugar readings with how he feels.

After a month of testing I quickly associated certain foods with a blood sugar high and avoided them. I also learned to recognize signs of blood sugar highs and lows.

The diabetic plate helped me visualize what my meals should look like:

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/create-your-plate/

jgnatca wrote: »

Since the nurse has started with the testing, this is a good place to start. Your partner should start testing and logging the results (this is a major lifestyle change all in itself). Logging all meals will help, too, as he will start associating meals with blood sugar readings with how he feels.

After a month of testing I quickly associated certain foods with a blood sugar high and avoided them. I also learned to recognize signs of blood sugar highs and lows.

The diabetic plate helped me visualize what my meals should look like:

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/create-your-plate/

That diebtics plate would have been a disaster for me. 25% protein and 75% carbs? No fat? My BG would have been through the roof. I now go with 5% carbs, 20-25% protein, and a lot more at than they suggest.

And no, not everyone will need to cut carbs a much as I did.

It is great is that works for jgnatca, but if it isn't giving him fast results, cutting carbs is almost sure to help.

I have successfully reversed Type 2 diabetes in 3 months and lost 17Ib (1st 3Ib) I train in the gym 3-4 times a week doing at least a spin class and HIIT. My level where 59mmol and now I'm down to 45 so a big drop and am down to one Metformin a day from 3. I do a 12 hours working day on a shift so use my days off to hit the gym hard.

I changed my diet and substitute foods. Potatoes I have stopped and now have sweet potatoes. Rice I have wild but only once a week otherwise it's cauliflower rice instead. Pasta is always brown now and I limit that weekly to one maybe two portions. I eat lots of chicken or turkey and veg. I will have the odd bit of red meat in the week but mainly stick to chicken an turkey.
Bacon and eggs I eat plenty off and just remove the fat from the bacon so helps.
Bread I now get farmhouse grannery small loaf, 3 slices of that equate to 1 slice of white bread so keep my carb intake to a max of 40% of my daily in take.

I use PHD diet whey and protein bars as they are very low in calories and Suger. My daily calroie intake target is 1500, if I exercise then I will put 1/4 - 1/2 back in.

Best thing to do is take the time and pre plan meals and stack up on veg, I but frozen bags of them as quick and simple and most work places have a microwave so simple to do.

Good luck and don't rush it find what suits his levels and adjust from there.

I have to second The Diabetes Solution book!! It is a fabulous resource for really getting diabetes under control. The only thing I can say about the diabetes classes where they supposedly "teach" you how to eat is if I had followed them I would have been screwed. They basically teach you to eat whatever you want just balance it with enough fat and protein so the carbs don't matter. That is NOT going to work to actually get rid of someone's diabetes. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil. I would really recommend getting that book used from Amazon and both of you read it. It will help so much! From there, you will have much more confidence in what you do.

I have Type 2 as well. I've had it for so long that I know how certain foods affect my sugars, and know how much medicine to take to counteract it. Try to keep an eye on the Glycemic Index of foods [the higher the index, the faster it affects blood sugars].