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From a purely nutritional point of view, I think it is vitally important to highlight that not all carbs are equal. Whilst many people and cultues live perfectly healthy lives on little or no starchy carbs i.e. bread, pasta, potatoes etc, it is important to eat a wide variety of vegetables...

Hear hear Fergus. I'm a T2 and a dietitian and in common with many health practitioners who take a more holistic view, it's my belief that everyone, diabetic or not, would greatly benefit from reducing their starchy carb intake. If I was miraculously cured today, I would still restrict my carb...

It's funny how low-carbing allegedly increases the risk of atherosclerosis and therefore, LDL and triglycerides, yet most people who significantly reduce their starchy carb intake experience reduced triglycerides, lower LDL and higher HDL thus reducing their risk of atherosclerosis. Hmmm, mice...

Hi Lorna It is possible to follow a reduced carb diet and safely manage your CKD. Losing weight and improving your diabetic control will also be beneficial to the condition as well as reducing your chances of other diabetic complications and improving your overall health. Unless told...

Hi Lorna, what stage is your CKD at and do you have any other medical problems? Best wishes Mrs Pugwash

AliB, not all grains and starches are the devil's work! Eating small amounts of high fibre complex carbs within an overall restricted daily carb allowance is unlikely to induce wild and uncontrollable cravings. Whereas many fruits are far more likely to create spikes due to their easily...

Hi anti-carb, in a nutshell, yes, 600 calories a day is far too low for anyone. For any dietary regime to be sustainable and beneficial, it must be balanced and provide your body with sufficient calories and nutrients. Assuming there are no underlying medical issues, a bare minimum of 1,000...

Hi anticarb, brilliant that you've managed so well with the low carbing and have managed to reduce your medication and get your BG levels so well controlled. All I would say from a dietitian's point of view is that you just need to make sure that your reduced hunger doesn't mean that you miss...

I usually tell my patients to eat whatever they fancy for breakfast. There's no law that says you have to have traditional breakfast type things. If there's something you enjoy eating then have it for breakfast even if it's unusual! It's better to have a balanced low carb 'breakfast' that...

Re: The worry of swine flu. I am just getting over swine flu and it's been a long couple of weeks of feeling pretty dreadful. My BG control is excellent (rarely out of the 5's) but it did go up quite markedly whilst I was ill, peaking at a record 14.9 on Sunday night! Having said all that, I...

I was told much the same thing by my GP when I started on Metformin and I have no problem with the odd glass of wine or gin and slimline tonic (love beer but it's too carby for me unfortunately :( ). On the extremely rare occasion I have more than one drink, I do find that it makes me a bit...

Hi TopCat, is there a reason why you don't each much in the way of fish or other protein - medical reasons or just don't like them? What sort of protein do you eat each day and how much? Reduced carbing is an extremely healthy way of eating PROVIDING it is balanced i.e. just reducing carbs...

Hi chillout When we eat sugars either in sweet things like chocolate, processed foods or in processed simple carbs like white bread for example, our blood sugar rises then falls dramatically. In terms of brain chemistry, the effect is very similar to that experienced by heroin addicts - put...

Hi Puddinface (love the name by the way!) If you don't already have one, I would strongly suggest you get a Collins Little Gem Carb Counter book which gives a range of nutritional data for thousands of foods and is pretty much invaluable if you are low carbing. As for websites, I don't use...

I dont think i could eat any less than i do now heres a quick breakdown I dont eat breakfast , never have Lunch : 1 Sarnie, Brown bread NO crusts...with cheese ham or salad, always with mayo :wink: Dinner, Steak, fish or Chicken breast with salad or veggies ( will occasionally have a...

I think we're some way away from that yet unfortunately.

Many nutritionists, dietitians and other holistic health practitioners have been advocating this type of regime for years for all patients, diabetic or not. It is one of the most frustrating aspects of my job that most HCP's cannot or will not see the link between high carb consumption and...

I seem to remember reading a study a little while ago that found that chromium supplements were only effective in stabilising blood glucose in subjects who already had a chromium deficiency. Will try and dig out the reference.

Sadly, many GP practices discourage non-insulin dependant T2's from self-testing even though this is contrary to the guidelines issued by the NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence). This is largely because of cost issues. However, it is very important that you be able to test...

Re: Promote the Forum!!! I'll put one up in the practice where I work and ask my DN to put one up in my GP surgery.