vegetarian

Does anyone else fall into this unholy trinity and find eating out a pain? I was recently at a restaurant with a gluten-free "menu" that had all of three items on it: Chicken salad, Chicken Korma, and (presumably chicken-free) ice cream.

I picked up a copy of this book secondhand. It was published in 2018 in the US and gives a comprehensive, well-referenced guide to maintaining ketosis on a mostly plant-based diet. It also includes simple recipes that provide a breakdown of macros per portion including net carbohydrates rather...

Hello, I have been on Low carb / Keto diet and have had success with the diet I have been following so I created a pdf and uploaded here with various dishes I use in rotation. Its mostly vegetarian diet and where I have used chicken, i have included a Vegetarian alternative. The dishes may not...

People are always asking and I am always posting different vegetarian and vegan recipe sites, especially low carb ones. So I figured I would start a Thread with the different links. I'm sure there is more out there. The first post is vegan/vegetarian sites. The second is low carb vegan...

I was diagnosed this week after having two blood tests last week - first came back at 73, the next was 76. I'm 47, male, 15 stone (210 lbs/95kg), BMI about 29.4. No history of diabetes in the family. I only went for tests because my wife thought I should get a general checkup, although I was...

Hello All, I am a Type 1 Diabetic - Insulin Independent. My frustration doesn’t lie within myself but with my partner, who is actually Type 2 Diabetic. He has been Diabetic for 5/6years and to this date still cannot get his HBA1C to come down. He is 33yrs old, vegetarian and lives a pretty...

Hi everyone. I'm new here and just about to embark on keto. I'm not diabetic, but appear to have insulin resistance, and have an underactive thyroid. My metabolism is in my boots, and I'm fed up of feeling bloated, obese and exhausted all the time. I've eaten lower carb a couple of times...

I was just wondering as I ate some Chao Brand jack cheese, vegan, that if you have it in the UK. I was then going to ask if you did, you should try it! I thought about the fact that among my vegan friends when we try something new we are excited about we text it to someone to try it out! So I...

Noted Chicagoland physician, Dr.Kunwarjit Singh Duggal talks about the critical role of food in medicine. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the U.S. alone, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory diseases and cancer, contribute to almost two...

There’s been a few posts recently from people who follow a vegan/vegetarian way of life who were asking about combining it with low carb, so I thought I’d start a thread with some meal ideas, and the full nutritional breakdown (MyFitnessPal checked against labels for accuracy). Full disclosure -...

I'm 115 lbs, prediabetic, and should be eating around 60 grams of protein. I'm still new to this low carb diet. I'm a vegetarian who eats cheese and yogurt but no eggs. I'm having trouble finding foods that will have that much protein. . I am eating way too much soy now and need to switch...

I'm finding a lot of info for non-vegetarians and for those who want to loose weight. Any threads or info for a vegetarian, pre-diabetic person, with a healthy weight?

I'm a 57 year old, healthy weight with A1 5.9. My doctor suggested that I do intermittent fasting to get a quick response to lower my sugars. I'm new at this and am going to do a 16-8 twice a week. Any suggestions for vegetarians?

I'm a 57 year old female, vegetarian, low healthy weight. A1 test is 5.9. Diabetes runs in my family. The doctor suggested I go on that to get quick control of this by going on an intermittent fasting. He suggested 16 hours with no food, 8 hours of regular eating with lots of fat. I was...

Had anyone out there eating a plant based diet and what affect have they found on their sugars?

Hi. Sorry for this very long post, but I'm so confused about my new (or perhaps latent) prediabetes diagnosis which was given to me as an offhand aside during a visit to an endocrinologist regarding blood tests for possible low thyroid function (which is borderline hypo and untreated but also...

After being on Meteformin & Glizicide for 11 years as a T2D - 12 weeks ago i came off all my meds and decided to follow a LCHF diet as a vegetarian eating eggs but no fish which has been very hard. My previous HbAc1 reading back in July 2017 was 50 this was on the meds. After 12 weeks it's gone...

I am a T2D (15+ yrs, tablet controlled - not well). As part of my education to better understand diabetes I have seen a big difference between USA cardiologists such as those tat support programmes such as ForksoverKnives which advocate a lower fat diet (especially animal fats and animal...

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I'm trying to get over the initial shock and have decided to try and up the exercise and go low carb. I'm also vegetarian and I'm finding it a bit hard to get enough to not feel hungry all the time. One of my worries is that I work 13 hour...

Hello all! My name is Kira and I am currently studying my A-Levels and have decided to undertake an EPQ. My chosen topic is the role of diet in the management of diabetes and I was wondering if any of you lovely people would be willing to take a few moments out of your day to complete my...