Hello magkenmare,
First I want to tell you that I am not a medical professional, so the input that I give you is not to be taken in place of medical advice.
I am a mother of a 9 1/2 yr. old boy who was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of 3. Also, my sister was diagnosed (2 yrs. prior to my son) at the age of 24. She is now 32.
My sis takes lantus and humalog and my son recently atarted on the pump.
I do not have diabetes, however, I do understand that the weight issue is frustrating and sometimes even depressing.
My sister had some unwanted pounds and tried everything and it wasn't until recently that she found something that worked for her. She does a modified version of the South Beach diet.
Here is what she did and is still doing:
She limits white flour and modifies her carb intake. She chooses foods that are low in fat.
For example, she might eat lowfat cottage cheese with fruit or sliced tomatoes in the a.m. depending on her BG.
For lunch, she might have a salad with cashews or some type of protein in it and pita bread with some avocado or tuna in it.
Throughout the day she primarily drinks water, limits morning coffee to 2 cups. She avoids eating pasta, pizza, bagels - anything that is high fat and too much white flour.
Instead of eggs, she has egg beaters, turkey bacon instead of regular bacon.
My sister also suffers from fibramyalga (sp?) and hasn't been able to stay on a regular exercise routine,so the recent weight los has not been due to exercise, but has to be due to her change in eating.
There are 2 books on the South Beach Diet 2 choose from. One tells how it works, food choices, etc. and is only around $5-$7.
The other one has recipes and my sis and my Mom did not buy that one at the beginning. This one is approx. $12-$15. Neither of us are saying your daughter should follow this meal plan, but the changes my sis has made have helped.
She dropped approx. 2 sizes in clothing in 2 months, so she knows the food ahcnges have helped.
Please see an eariler post that might help you.
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