Recent Content by emkamel

The most significant thing I've picked up on in reading forum posts is that we don't need to label someone diagnosed with diabetes as 'a diabetic' as though this is your new identity which will dictate your entire life. I am telling myself to say instead that we are handling the challenge of...

Thanks for the encouragement--we're checking out the great site on low-carb ME cuisine. Also trying to be sensible with the new challenges--I appreciate the comments on occasional indulgences as being okay, that it is the overall strategy that will have the most impact. Time to rediscover...

We really appreciate the support here--it will take time to adjust, but your 'success stories' are great encouragement! Many thanks! :)

Wow, thanks to all! It seems we'll have to make an individualised game plan, based on trial & error and his readings. The doctor left us with unhelpful warnings of just don't eat this, this and that--leaving us with precious little to choose from. Reading personal experiences here is...

Anyone have resources for recipes/meal plans including middle eastern cuisine? We're newly diagnosed Type 2 with high cholesterol, so low fat, low sugar, low carb. The only thing that comes to mind is the ever-popular carrot sticks soaked in lemon juice and cumin--yum, but I think we'd get...

Many thanks for the reply :) We're trying to keep perspective here, but it is difficult to not view every potato as a sneaky villain now. Foods I thought of as wholesome are now potential dangers. It's like navigating a mine field. And I can't serve my husband and my teenage kids just...

Greetings to all. My husband was just diagnosed as Type 2. The amount of info available is overwhelming! It now seems a full-time job just to get thru the next day. And I thought making dinner was difficult before. . . advice welcome!