Carbs Mushroom Dinner

[Guest guest]

Depends, many people don't have to watch carbs.  I put rice dishes on top of my

baked potato, beans in spaghetti sauce on top of pasta, noodles on top of rice

and so on.

I'm the carb queen.  Not a diabetic in the family history on either side so I

don't really worry about it, if it tastes good I eat it. Have my sugar checked

once a year.

Donna

 

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for

another. Dalai Lama

 

--- On Tue, 3/2/10, Nancy Curtis <nancihank wrote:

 

 

Nancy Curtis <nancihank

Re: [veg_grp] Mushroom Dinner

 

Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 9:58 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy, this sounds delicious but for anyone who is a diabetic, all of those carbs

would send them into a blood glucose OVERLOAD by serving a pasta dish over rice

or polenta. I would think you could drop the pasta and serve it over a half of a

cup of brown rice or polenta and it would still be very filling and delicious.

Nancy C.

 

Mushroom Dinner

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[Guest guest]

I have the strongest family history of adult onset diabetes one could possibly

have. I'm also the only vegan among them. My diet consists overwhelmingly of

complex carbohydrates, yet I'm the only one who's not diabetic. I'm convinced

it's because of my diet.

 

Dena

[Guest guest]

Oh, of course, and I realize that, and until 3 1/2 years ago, I didn't have to

watch my carbs either. It is just harder to be vegetarian when you are

diabetic. What you may not realize is that there are millions of diabetics

today who didn't have any diabetes in their family history either but they ended

up with diabetes anyway. I miss pastas and potatoes the most......but, I have

learned to eat very, very small portions or none at all. I could have

something a whole lot worse so I consider myself blessed.

 

You enjoy those carbs for me......ok......you are lucky!

Nancy C.

 

 

 

Depends, many people don't have to watch carbs. I put rice dishes on top of

my baked potato, beans in spaghetti sauce on top of pasta, noodles on top of

rice and so on.

I'm the carb queen. Not a diabetic in the family history on either side so I

don't really worry about it, if it tastes good I eat it. Have my sugar checked

once a year.

Donna

[Guest guest]

I don't know how old you are, Dena, but you can developed diabetes at ANY age.

I, for instance was almost 60 when I became diabetic.....my late, former

father-in-law was 86....he lived to be 95. My doctor told me that I was lucky

to be diagnosed so late comparatively speaking. I know quite a few people in

our community who were diagnosed in their mid 30's. I have always been very

careful in what I ate and my doctor says that is the reason mine was so late

on-set.

 

So, just remember to acquaint yourself with the symptoms.....it could show up

yet.

Nancy C.

 

 

 

I have the strongest family history of adult onset diabetes one could possibly

have. I'm also the only vegan among them. My diet consists overwhelmingly of

complex carbohydrates, yet I'm the only one who's not diabetic. I'm convinced

it's because of my diet.

 

Dena

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'm almost 55 years old, and my fasting sugar levels had reached the prediabetic

stage. That was the sole reason I switched to a vegan diet. After switching to

a vegan diet, my fasting blood sugar dropped to 80 and has since always been in

the 80 to 90 range. Because of my family history and the fact that both of my

sisters have become diabetic, my doctor and I keep a steady eye on it.

 

Also, just as an aside, after switching to a vegan diet, my blood pressure also

dropped from around 146/105 to 121/76, probably because once I switched to a

vegan diet, I stopped eating processed foods, and so my salt consumption

plummeted.

 

Dena