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Where do you find diabetic friendly recipes

vascodanielle
vascodanielle Posts: 3 Member
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Hello all! I’m brand new to all things diabetes and would like some direction on how to find diabetic friendly recipes or any of your fav diabetic friendly food blogs or creators. Thanks!

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,469 Member
    edited December 2024
    You want to find recipes that don't elevate blood sugar very much and low carb, with less than 100g's and ketogenic diets do that simply because diabetes is caused from too much blood sugar, period, get that down things get better.

    Saying that a whole food diet where quality protein is the focus along with a few techniques like consuming vegetables first in a meal, having a savory breakfast to start the day off, move a little like a short walk after meals. Snacks, try nuts and seeds instead of something sweet and have something sweet like a dessert after a full meal only. Stay hydrated and try and maintain a steady nightly sleep is kind of important as well.

    Just to reiterate, if your going to consume carbs make sure you eat them with enough protein, and when I'm mentioning protein I really mean from animal sources and try to consume the protein, fat and vegetables before you start munching down on the carb portion of the plate, it helps slow digestion.

    Personally I took the low carb whole food route from my concern for diabetes many years ago and have maintained a much lower base line for blood glucose and it's no longer a problem and this protocol is standard in pretty much all the metabolic clinics that deal in diabetes.

    Here's 1300 recipes from one of my favorite sites.

    https://dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes

  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 825 Member
    focus on high protein and fiber. I usually don't count carbs but i try to cut out foods with a high glycemic index. I'm just restarting but when I did this a year ago I had to take my blood sugar before going to bed to make sure i wasn't too low to take my medicine. if you want, add me as a friend
  • PhamousPhil
    PhamousPhil Posts: 14 Member

    New here as well. Just got diagnosed last week… so, basically just posting to tag along!

  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 508 Member

    Google diabetic recipes. Include specific ingredients if you wish. There are thousands of recipes online. I tend to avoid those that include artificial sweeteners but that is a personal preference. Talking with a dietician helps but I found them to be too vague.

  • kimberlyniven
    kimberlyniven Posts: 3 Member

    New here as well. Type 2 diabetic and would love to figure out how to portion my meals.

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