Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I did a search fro Diabetes, on this site and here's what I found: Check message numbers 13504, 13385, 13322, 13238, 12746, 12705, 12682, 12681, 11196, 9962, 5879. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Hello everyone, I have very recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I have been assured that a vegetarian diet is perfectly compatible with a diabetic diet but I would really appreciate any ideas or tips from other members about how to combine the two. I believe that there are other members in this group who are also diabetic so, if any of you have any suggestions for me as I start my new eating 'adventure' I would really appreciate it. Cheers for now from Marie in Holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Greetings Maire! I am also a diabetic. There are a few veggies to be advised about. Mostly the ones with a lot of starch. Potatoes and corn. Rice is another food to be weary of to much rice will send you into a tail spin. But i have found that Fruit is good. But keep and eye out on melons they have lots of natural sugar. I have a few recipes if You would like some i am willing to share just message me back. -----Angie Marie Rieuwers <rieuwers wrote: Hello everyone, I have very recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I have been assured that a vegetarian diet is perfectly compatible with a diabetic diet but I would really appreciate any ideas or tips from other members about how to combine the two. I believe that there are other members in this group who are also diabetic so, if any of you have any suggestions for me as I start my new eating 'adventure' I would really appreciate it. Cheers for now from Marie in Holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Dear Angie and Marie, There is the herb stevia that you can use in place of sugar. It doesn't taste quite as good but it is 25-100 times as sweet tasting as sugar depending on what form you use. Gymnema is a herb that has been studied and found effective for reducing sugar. I believe the name means something like " sugar killer " . Culinary herbs like turmeric and fenugreek are excellent as studies have shown. So make Indian food with these herbs along with onions and ginger. Anything bitter tasting is best for diabetes according to Ayuyrveda. Bitter melon is used specifically for diabetes in India. Bitter herbs. Lettuce and especially leafy greens are all bitter. Try it for yourself. It's the only way. GB Re: Diabetes Greetings Maire! I am also a diabetic. There are a few veggies to be advised about. Mostly the ones with a lot of starch. Potatoes and corn. Rice is another food to be weary of to much rice will send you into a tail spin. But i have found that Fruit is good. But keep and eye out on melons they have lots of natural sugar. I have a few recipes if You would like some i am willing to share just message me back. -----Angie Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Marie It is important to remember that a vegetarian diet is not necessary a health diet. Make sure that you get a good variety in your diet. Just like any other diabetic diet, you need to avoid large portions, frequent desserts other then fresh fruit, high cholesterol foods, particularly eggs and diary products. Try unsalted nuts, uncooked vegetables and fruits for snacks. Whole grains tend to hit the blood stream slower then processed grains. Try to get a good variety of protein sources. I digest beans well and rely heavily on them and tofu. Many vegetarian recipies are high in carbohydrates. I fall into the camp of people that subtract out the undigestable fiber, however, this is less then most people realize. Make an effort to keep a balance between carbohydrates, fat and protein. I would advise looking up the glycemic index on the internet, there are a lot of sources. Some medical professionals are giving it low marks, however I've noted that they act as if it is going to be utilized in a vaccum. The glycemic index is based on studies of large groups of people, and we all have differences in how we metabolize our food. I've noted that sweet potatoes without added sugars will shoot my blood glucose levels up. Try eating a serving of different foods and seeing what your blood glucose level does. Your doctor did give you a glucose monitor right? If you don't already have hypertension you are at high risk. Your risk of a heart attack is also the same as someone who already has one. Be leary of sodium. I use canned beans and have found an organic variety that has very little sodium. You can now also find tomatoes that are canned without salt. Unfortunately, most frozen foods still use a lot of sodium, as do restuarants. I cook a lot of my own food and freeze it, or for several meals and stick it in the refrigerator it doesn't freeze well. Be careful of using too much sauce and salad dressing. Both can run up the sodium, carbohydrate levels and fat levels suprisingly fast. Get your salad dressing on the side and dip you salad into it. You can get a lot of flavor with much less dressing this way. Look for pasta made with extra fiber. The ADA diet recommends 2-3 times as much fiber as is recommended for a non-diabetic. The fiber helps smooth out the post meal blood glucose spike and has other health benefits. A vegetarian diet helps with that, however cooking fruits and vegetables breaks the fiber down. You may find it helpful to take a fiber tablet before a high carb meal. All of the above is easy in concept, hard in practice. I found the trip to the dietician to be disappointing. She had no clue about a diabetic diet. It was really only helpful in visualizing portion sizes. I quite seriously do recommend joining a support group, preferably one run by diabetics. I've found that the ones run by health professionals tend to keep things on a very basic level and tend to only keep people who are not functioning at a high level intellectually or in controlling their disease. You want a group that has active members who have had the disease at least ten years. Better groups will have people that have had it 30 or 40 years. It helps to see the longterm complications in people you can relate to. Good luck and good health, John Marie Rieuwers wrote: >Hello everyone, > >I have very recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I have been >assured that a vegetarian diet is perfectly compatible with a diabetic >diet but I would really appreciate any ideas or tips from other >members about how to combine the two. > >I believe that there are other members in this group who are also >diabetic so, if any of you have any suggestions for me as I start my >new eating 'adventure' I would really appreciate it. > >Cheers for now from Marie in Holland > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I find stevia works well with tea. It has a plant taste to it that is well hidden by tea. I'll have to try adding more bitter into my diet. I already use quite a bit of onion. John Guru Khalsa wrote: > >Dear Angie and Marie, > > There is the herb stevia that you can use in place of sugar. It doesn't taste quite as good but it is 25-100 times as sweet tasting as sugar depending on what form you use. Gymnema is a herb that has been studied and found effective for reducing sugar. I believe the name means something like " sugar killer " . Culinary herbs like turmeric and fenugreek are excellent as studies have shown. So make Indian food with these herbs along with onions and ginger. Anything bitter tasting is best for diabetes according to Ayuyrveda. Bitter melon is used specifically for diabetes in India. Bitter herbs. Lettuce and especially leafy greens are all bitter. Try it for yourself. It's the only way. > > GB >Re: Diabetes > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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