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Diabetic Diet
by winkster888, Oct 07, 2005 12:00AM
Hi! My husband is 49 years old, diabetic. They say he's in the border line at 7 to 8 mmol. My concern is what are the proper kinds of food that he should have? Are fruits not good for him due to its sugar content? What is his limit for an alcohol intake? Can you recommend a website for me to view a sample menu for diabetics? Please help. Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by JDRF-Team-BL, Oct 07, 2005 12:00AM
Dear winkster,
Actually a diabetic diet is really only what a healthy diet would be for people without diabetes. And fruits are a part of that even though they have sugar it get metabolized like any other carbohydrates. A little while ago i had a nondiabetic doctor recommend a low carbohydrate diet to help keep my blood sugars low and when i mentioned it to my endocrinologist she said that that type of diet puts extra strain on the kidneys and since diabetics are already prone to kidney problems they should avoit it. i would recommend that at your next doctor appointment you ask to be referred to a dietician to go over the proper diet aspects for a diabetic.
good luck, bret
Actually a diabetic diet is really only what a healthy diet would be for people without diabetes. And fruits are a part of that even though they have sugar it get metabolized like any other carbohydrates. A little while ago i had a nondiabetic doctor recommend a low carbohydrate diet to help keep my blood sugars low and when i mentioned it to my endocrinologist she said that that type of diet puts extra strain on the kidneys and since diabetics are already prone to kidney problems they should avoit it. i would recommend that at your next doctor appointment you ask to be referred to a dietician to go over the proper diet aspects for a diabetic.
good luck, bret
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http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/diabetes/diet.asp
Ask your doctor and you can always seek out a diabetes educator and a nutritionist to help with his diet.
Controlling BG levels is essential to preventing kidney complications, and has been shown to reverse disease in many cases.
However, it is important to note, that low-carb diets do not neccessarily mean high protein intake. And high fat does not neccessarily result in high lipids and cholesterol. In fact the opposite is the case with some low-carb diabetic diets.
Doctors often follow the 'book' to cover themselves.
One needs to research carefully, and talk to people who are actually succeeding in controlling BG levels within normal range, avoiding hypos, and lowering serum lipids, cholesterol, BP etc.
The only group of people I have found so far, that fall into this category, are those following Dr. Richard K Bernstein's methods for normalising blood sugars.I am sure there are others, but if you are serious about investigating for yourself, avenues of real success, then I would google: 'Bernstein Diabetes' and ask these guys how they do it. They have sample menus,recipes etc aswell as a wealth of personal experience, including with borderline or pre-diabetics.
Hope this is helpful;good luck.
JJ's mom
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