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are the food recommended just the same for all types of diabetes?
Question : are the food recommended just the same for all types of diabetes?
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Answer by Noccie
Pretty much. But the exact amount of carb restrictions can vary a lot based on what type of medication the person is on. For example, my son has type 1 diabetes and can eat pretty much anything he wants because he is on an insulin pump. Common sense tells him not to go crazy and eat cake and candy and regular soda.
My mom, has type 2 and takes oral medication and just needs to reduce her carb intake, but her doctor did not giver her a specific number, just advised to stay away from starchy veggies, breads, sugar and other high carb foods as much as possible.
The Atkins diet, Sugar Busters and the South Beach diet are all low carb programs (and there are a hundred others, but these are widely available). I believe Weight Watchers also offers a low carb program.
These diets can give you some ideas, but I think most people do not stick with them too well or we’d all be thin!!
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#2 written by Miz Lamb 1 year ago
Food recommendations by dieticians and the Diabetic Associations is a crock of bull! They insist that we need to eat a lot of grains and cereal products along with a lot of root veggies and soft sweet fruits.
There is NOT a diabetic diet food plan!! It is an individual thing. A diabetic should test all the foods they plan to eat. Test glucose, eat a serving of that food at a snack time, then test glucose again 90 minutes after first bite of that food. If the food spikes the glucose more than 50 mg/dL they should then decide how worth it that food is to their happiness.
Each diabetic of any type is a very unique individual and diabetes treats us very uniquely and individually as do the medications to help us to use the carbohydrates for fueling the body.
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Well, docs recommend that we all eat healthy food that is good for EVERYONE, but in terms of strict glucose control, no.
Type ones, especially those on MDI or a pump have a lot more flexibility. She says as she sips wine and eats chocolate with a blood glucose level of 103 mg/dl and holding steady. The world sang the day the insulin pump was invented.