Diabetic Tips

Fearfulowl25 wrote: »

I was recently told I am a diabetic and I can't have fruit or whole grain, I need to cut down on my carbs and colestral. I have no idea what I can eat, am I only limited to meat and veggies? If anyone has recipes or meal ideas or even a good website please let me know thank u. I don't know if I can give up pasta.

First a few questions:

T1 or T2?
What was your diagnostic A1C number?
Do you have a referral to a Registered Dietician yet?
Have you signed up for the classes conducted by a Certified Diabetic Educator yet?
Did your Dr. (or RD, or Educator) give you a daily maximum of carbs?
Do you have weight to lose?


The best website to start with is the one from the American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/
Another good one to start is Bloodsugar 101 http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/

My story: diagnosed Jan 2014 with an A1C of 7.3 and was put on Metformin (changed to glipizide after 3 weeks). Started losing weight with a maximum of 180 grams of carbs per day and a calorie target set to lose 1.5 lb per week. I was off the glipizide after 9 months and have maintained an A1C between 5.0 and 5.4 ever since. Still losing.

Before the low carb/keto evangelists show up and tell you different, you really need to speak to someone trained in the Diabetic diet because it sounds like your doctor is not. For most diabetics, fruit and whole grains are recommended, not something to be avoided. It really depends on you and how your disease is managed. I eat fruit, I eat whole grains, i eat processed flour, I eat sugar, I eat potatoes, I eat vegetables (which are mostly carbs). I just can't eat all that I want.