- Messages
- 13
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
I’m currently trying some days of eating no meat or fish. Noticed my blood sugars slightly lower not greatly different. Just wondered if anyone had successfully lowered their sugars by going vegetarian?
I am primarily vegetarian, with just a bit of meat and chicken or tuna once a week perhaps. It is do-able but I have to watch that my carb intake doesn't increase, and make sure I eat enough fats like butter, olive oil and cheese to feel full and get enough protein.I’m currently trying some days of eating no meat or fish. Noticed my blood sugars slightly lower not greatly different. Just wondered if anyone had successfully lowered their sugars by going vegetarian?
I’m currently trying some days of eating no meat or fish. Noticed my blood sugars slightly lower not greatly different. Just wondered if anyone had successfully lowered their sugars by going vegetarian?
I’m currently trying some days of eating no meat or fish. Noticed my blood sugars slightly lower not greatly different. Just wondered if anyone had successfully lowered their sugars by going vegetarian?
Vegatarians can and do eat cheese, milk and eggs.I have not eaten meat in almost 30 years, got diagnosed with T2 last year. Vegetarian or vegan diet is REALLY,REALLY, REALLY BAD for diabetes.
Meat has 0 carbs. while all plant based proteins have a ton of carbs in them. You will be struggling to get get enough proteins in a day while trying not exceeding daily carbs. It is "doable" but just makes everything so much harder.
Meat actually has minimal carbs in the form of glycogen, not zero. I think it's maybe 3 or 4 grams out of the entire diet (make it 10 if you are having liver) if the entire diet is supplied from meat.I have not eaten meat in almost 30 years, got diagnosed with T2 last year. Vegetarian or vegan diet is REALLY,REALLY, REALLY BAD for diabetes.
Meat has 0 carbs. while all plant based proteins have a ton of carbs in them. You will be struggling to get get enough proteins in a day while trying not exceeding daily carbs. It is "doable" but just makes everything so much harder.
That's lacto and ovo-vegetarians respectively.Vegatarians can and do eat cheese, milk and eggs.
Not according to any nutrient profile of muscle meat I have ever seen..Meat actually has minimal carbs in the form of glycogen, not zero. I think it's maybe 3 or 4 grams out of the entire diet (make it 10 if you are having liver) if the entire diet is supplied from meat.
Mike, I don’t think it is helpful to make sweeping statements like this. Whether one is vegan, carnivore or something in between, it is the formulation of the way of eating that will determine whether or not it is helpful for managing diabetes. The medication that is being taken (if any) will also need to be taken into account.Vegetarian or vegan diet is REALLY,REALLY, REALLY BAD for diabetes.
This is much more helpful. Eating low carb, especially very low carb requires a lot more planning and thought if animal products are limited or excluded, but it is not impossible.You will be struggling to get get enough proteins in a day while trying not exceeding daily carbs. It is "doable" but just makes everything so much harder.
intact whole grains
In the days past when I ate a lot of corn on the cob, they used to pass straight through my digestive system without getting digested.Surely a "whole grain" per se is completely indigestible to the human body?
Can you tell me exactly what these are?
I see many people talk about "healthy" whole grains but have yet to have anyone actually tell me what foods these are?
Surely a "whole grain" per se is completely indigestible to the human body?