Hi My name is Corinne, I am new to this forum; I am coming up to the BIG 60. I live with my hubby who has type 2 diabetes (diet only) & in remission. I love cooking & joined as I need more information around meal planning.
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Hi @WBFL , welcome to the forum.
Considering your husband is in remission without the need for medication, it sounds like you do the meal planning quite well.
Do you have any specific questions we can help you with?
Hi @WBFL , welcome to the forum.
Considering your husband is in remission without the need for medication, it sounds like you do the meal planning quite well.
Do you have any specific questions we can help you with?
My question is that he is still losing weight and I feel I am starving him by reducing his carbs down too much; ibs there a guideline? I know everyone is different and some foods cause a spike with some and not others.Hi @WBFL , welcome to the forum.
Considering your husband is in remission without the need for medication, it sounds like you do the meal planning quite well.
Do you have any specific questions we can help you with?
If you reduce one food group (carbs) you'll have to increase another (fats/protein) or you'll be inadvertently on a low calorie diet.
Can it be that this is the problem?
What does he usually eat in a day?
You might like this thread where we share what we eat with a bit of chat on the side, it's a good place for ideas: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/page-2695
And maybe have a read of this, written by one of our members: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html
