leosmith66 Member

I was diagnosed 3 months ago with T2 too. I don't have high blood pressure, but my cholesterol is astronomical. You can certainly improve things with exercise and diet. Good luck!

VD is the gift that keeps on giving. Who would need anything else?

Peanut shells? Meh... But walnut shells are nice and crunchy. And if you like to chew on something tough that has an interesting kick, I recommend pineapple peel. I'll really eat just about any kind of peel or shell, even clam shells, but there's one kind of peel that I think people are insane to eat. Grape peels. How…

thanks for listing those

Do they allow you to make multiple entries per day, and have the ability to graph these? I use cronometer, and they allow multiple entries, but the graph just uses a single value (the average) per day. How are they regarding micronutrients? For example, do they list the amount of iodine in dulse?

I wonder why websites like these have incomplete data, often at the micronutrient level, for food. Are they all drawing their info from one or two databases that see no need to provide info on iodine, boron, biotin, chromium, fluoride, etc? This is pretty important information, so it's unfortunate that one has to look it…

100 kcal russet potatoes, 3.7oz, will give you 570mg of potassium (12% RDA) and 20g net carbs 100 kcal tomato soup, 3/4 cup, will give you 440mg of potassium (9% RDA) and 8.3g net carbs 100 kcal banana, 4oz, will give you 400mg potassium (9% RDA) and 23g net carbs If you can live with the carbs and the calories, these are…

thanks very much!

Thanks for providing the labels. If it were me, I'd just go with the values on the US label. I might be wrong, but I think the US is more strict about such things, which seems to be reflected in the amount of detail. To find the oil added, you can just weigh the pan + oil before and after popping.

Ahh, that makes sense then. Have you ever tried supplementing potato starch? It took a while for me to get used to, but in the end(pun intended) it really helped my SIBO.

I apologize then, because I clearly don't understand what you mean by high fat high carb. I've heard the term thrown around a lot by diabetics who are in the habit of calling anything that's not ketogenic "high carb". What would be the macros for high fat high carb (10/45/45?) and could you please cite it with a study or…

I assume you aren't diabetic, and/or have no need to control your BG. "safe" food - are you a follower of PHD by any chance? I used to eat about 1 lb of either potatoes or white rice every day. Loved that diet. Had to give it up though.

...but it's not nearly as effective at controlling BG as a low carb diet is, which is also a concern of the OP. I know what you mean, but I think it's confusing to call it that. Here's how I'd describe the "danger zone": if you're eating a high fat diet, and your carbs/protein aren't low enough to make you ketogenic, then…

I also follow the primal blueprint. I think it's great for many reasons, but particularly for the strength training advice. He details out 4 basic exercises (squats, pushups, pullups, planks) in graduated steps which enable you to safely build up to large quantities. That's all we really need for strength training, so it's…

That's what using net carbs would tell you too. I've never seen a situation where GI is a better indicator than net carbs. Have you? Maybe with eating isolated food?

They are nutritious, yummy, but very high in carbs. They make my BG spike like crazy, so I rarely eat them, and when I do, I eat them in moderation. Very good point!

Sorry if that came off as a sharp correction. Your post was actually very useful. I might be a little too sensitive about the topic, since there is a pretty vocal group who disagree with me. One angry-kid-on-the-internet blogger in particular, who routinely calls diabetics that control their BG with low carb diets fools,…

Yup, pretty confusing. You could try this. Say there are 10 servings per can (box?). Dump it out, weigh it, and take 1/10. The nutritional values they provide should be pretty close for the serving.;

I'm going to assume that you normally have a stable weight, but you are afraid that, due to inactivity while you have your cast on, you won't burn the exercise calories that you're accustomed to. This is why it's a good idea to eat less on inactive days all the time; when you can't be active, your body already knows the…

OP - If you don't mind, could you mention what type of diet your Dr. says is good for lowering both BG and LDL?

I have diabetes, and it's still not something to worry about. By that I mean it's not a good predictor of blood sugar spikes. And to be clear, I'm including GI, GL and all other manifestations that I can't remember. Net carbs is the best predictor I've found, by far.

My money is on "you eat to ride". B) A while back I did some research on the proper amount of protein for an athlete to eat. The results are all across the board, as is just about anything else in the evil food information industry. Rather than just "g" or "% of energy", the answer was usually in g/lb or g/kilo of lean…

I just ran into this same issue. In my case it might be a little more serious because I'm a ketogenic T2 diabetic who suffers from leg cramps. Leg cramps are usually caused by a lack of magnesium, and people in ketosis often have a hard time retaining magnesium and potassium. So the most popular solution, in our case, is…