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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I've just come back from the DESMOND course and I have learnt that:
I can have two Weetabix or Shredded Wheat for breakfast
Two slices of bread and half a tin of beans for lunch (try not to eat four slices or you won't lose weight)
Meat and mashed potatoes for tea
and two 100 calorie snacks in the day, ie: two finger KitKat and 1and a half squares of Turkish Delight
Also I don't need to test my blood because if I did and saw a high result I would panic....................................
WOW! and there's me going low carb high fat, losing 11lbs and making an effort to keep my blood sugar stable and as low as possible! I tried to put forward the LCHF and testing point of view but was quickly shouted down by the Diabetic Nurse, and it was a Dietician who suggested the above menu for Diabetes Type 2. I eat to my meter and find I cannot tolerate a lot of carbs before my blood glucose goes high, but what do I know?
I'm really shocked to be honest..........................there was 8 other people there, one said she doesn't even eat that much and has pre-diabetes, I think with these guidelines she will soon have diabetes!!
I can have two Weetabix or Shredded Wheat for breakfast
Two slices of bread and half a tin of beans for lunch (try not to eat four slices or you won't lose weight)
Meat and mashed potatoes for tea
and two 100 calorie snacks in the day, ie: two finger KitKat and 1and a half squares of Turkish Delight
Also I don't need to test my blood because if I did and saw a high result I would panic....................................
WOW! and there's me going low carb high fat, losing 11lbs and making an effort to keep my blood sugar stable and as low as possible! I tried to put forward the LCHF and testing point of view but was quickly shouted down by the Diabetic Nurse, and it was a Dietician who suggested the above menu for Diabetes Type 2. I eat to my meter and find I cannot tolerate a lot of carbs before my blood glucose goes high, but what do I know?
I'm really shocked to be honest..........................there was 8 other people there, one said she doesn't even eat that much and has pre-diabetes, I think with these guidelines she will soon have diabetes!!