Knowalls rant

[alison1981]

Sorry about this

Sometimes people really annoy me about their knowledge of diabetes and their attitude.

Today myself and my colleagues were having a discussion about dieting. She said about special k being a healthy breakfast and i just mentioned that it might be a slimming breakfast but it isn't good for a diabetic. This colleague then just got on at me.

This colleague thinks she knows everything anyway but the fact that she is never wrong and is very opinionated never listening to others she just got to me today.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section!

 

[hankjam]

With @alison1981 It's a wonder how it can ever be considered slimming.... it is 80% carbs so for me, as T2, I would never touch.
If you colleague cannot be moved, just leave her in her ignorance.
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255731815

 

[Lamont D]

It's very high on the insulin index as well as most sugar loaded, carb loaded cereals are!
Another 'healthy' breakfast, Weetabix, is probably the worst because of the binding artificial sugars included in its production.

Porridge is another 'superfood' that can be dangerous to metabolic conditions.

 

[Polly1974]

I didn’t know any of this with regards to cereals

 

[dbr10]

Sorry about this

Sometimes people really annoy me about their knowledge of diabetes and their attitude.

Today myself and my colleagues were having a discussion about dieting. She said about special k being a healthy breakfast and i just mentioned that it might be a slimming breakfast but it isn't good for a diabetic. This colleague then just got on at me.

This colleague thinks she knows everything anyway but the fact that she is never wrong and is very opinionated never listening to others she just got to me today.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section!

79g carbs/100g. No good for me. Your friend has no idea what she's talking about.

 

[dbr10]

With @alison1981 It's a wonder how it can ever be considered slimming.... it is 80% carbs so for me, as T2, I would never touch.
If you colleague cannot be moved, just leave her in her ignorance.
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255731815

Way too many carbs

 

[archersuz]

I don't touch any cereals now. I really miss my porridge

 

[Rachox]

I don't touch any cereals now. I really miss my porridge

Give this coconut ‘porridge’ a try, not real porridge, not a grain in sight, but warm and filling. I have it every morning with strawberries and double cream, just 4g carbs per portion
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-coconut-porridge

 

[L1ncslass]

I don't touch any cereals now. I really miss my porridge

Or Rhubarb porridge, solid pack tinned rhubarb [no syrup] is best as it's already soft if not frozen ok, add ground almonds linseeds, sugar substitute warm in microwave then add a dollop of double cream lovely.

 

[Alexandra100]

Sorry about this

Sometimes people really annoy me about their knowledge of diabetes and their attitude.

Today myself and my colleagues were having a discussion about dieting. She said about special k being a healthy breakfast and i just mentioned that it might be a slimming breakfast but it isn't good for a diabetic. This colleague then just got on at me.

This colleague thinks she knows everything anyway but the fact that she is never wrong and is very opinionated never listening to others she just got to me today.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section!

I am coming to the conclusion that there are 99.9% people in the world who know nothing about diabetes, including sadly a lot of GPs, dieticians and other health professionals (and including me up to August 2017) and then there are the 0.1% on this Forum!!! (OK my figures are not accurate, but you get my drift.) It is unfortunate that it seems to be in human nature to want to have and give an opinion even on the subjects about which we are totally ignorant. What to do? Recharge our batteries here, and then cultivate strategic deafness in the company of the ignorant?

 

[Alexandra100]

Or Rhubarb porridge, solid pack tinned rhubarb [no syrup] is best as it's already soft if not frozen ok, add ground almonds linseeds, sugar substitute warm in microwave then add a dollop of double cream lovely.

I got all excited reading this, but have failed to find any tinned rhubarb without light syrup added.

 

[Antje77]

Your colleague is an a*s. And Special K tastes like sweetened cardboard anyway, so be happy to know that she has to eat that, according to her beliefs, and you get to eat eggs and bacon, or avocado or some other yummy breakfast thanks to what you learned from diabetes!

 

[archersuz]

Or Rhubarb porridge, solid pack tinned rhubarb [no syrup] is best as it's already soft if not frozen ok, add ground almonds linseeds, sugar substitute warm in microwave then add a dollop of double cream lovely.

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

 

[archersuz]

Give this coconut ‘porridge’ a try, not real porridge, not a grain in sight, but warm and filling. I have it every morning with strawberries and double cream, just 4g carbs per portion
https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-coconut-porridge

Thanks Rachox. I need to go shopping tomorrow!

 

[DCUKMod]

Or Rhubarb porridge, solid pack tinned rhubarb [no syrup] is best as it's already soft if not frozen ok, add ground almonds linseeds, sugar substitute warm in microwave then add a dollop of double cream lovely.

Where do you buy your solid packed rhubarb, L1ncslass? I grow my own, but of course it's not in season at the moment and the forced stuff is bland and horrid, in my view.

I love rhubarb.

Sorry to derail things chaps.

 

[PaulAshby]

Sorry about this

Sometimes people really annoy me about their knowledge of diabetes and their attitude.

Today myself and my colleagues were having a discussion about dieting. She said about special k being a healthy breakfast and i just mentioned that it might be a slimming breakfast but it isn't good for a diabetic. This colleague then just got on at me.

This colleague thinks she knows everything anyway but the fact that she is never wrong and is very opinionated never listening to others she just got to me today.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section!

She probably thinks drinking pure fruit juice is good for her, take no notice.

 

[PaulAshby]

Where do you buy your solid packed rhubarb, L1ncslass? I grow my own, but of course it's not in season at the moment and the forced stuff is bland and horrid, in my view.

I love rhubarb.

Sorry to derail things chaps.

Rhubarb crumble, well that's what insulins for.

 

[Dr Snoddy]

Ask her how long she has been diabetic for!!!

 

[BrianTheElder]

Sorry about this

Sometimes people really annoy me about their knowledge of diabetes and their attitude.

Today myself and my colleagues were having a discussion about dieting. She said about special k being a healthy breakfast and i just mentioned that it might be a slimming breakfast but it isn't good for a diabetic. This colleague then just got on at me.

This colleague thinks she knows everything anyway but the fact that she is never wrong and is very opinionated never listening to others she just got to me today.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section!

When I was diagnosed with T2, one of the biggest disappointments was finding out that All Bran, that I loved and had been eating for breakfast for decades, was full of carbs, as was the milk.
However, I decided to make my own granola with seeds and nuts (3.1g carbs/100 g), which I eat with Alpro almond unsweetened. All in, less than 3g carb and lots of fat and fibre for a whole meal.

 

[Brunneria]

Another vote for the rhubarb source (please!)