I am fairly newly diagnosed with T2. I am one of the lucky ones who has test strips prescribed, and an opportunity to attend an Xpert patient program. I have read the comments on these boards about low carbs etc, and have come to the following conclusion.
It is important for people with diabetes to eat a healthy diet per se. This involves some carbs at main meals - albeit restricted quantities. If I turn out to need medication to enable me to do this, then I am willing to accept it, for what I see as the greater benefit.
NHS nutrition advice seemed fine to me. There was no suggestion of large amounts of starchy carbs at meals - as I said, small amounts of complex carbs at each meal was the advice.
There has just been a TV program on healthy diets - and the Californian one, with very low carbs led to increased "bad" cholesterol and lowered "good" cholesterol. The classic Mediterranian diet had the opposite effect, and was pronounced as the healthiest one available.
I don't see why this doesn't apply equally well to people with diabetes. Yes, there is pasta - but it isn't necessary to eat a lot of it, and there is a lot more to mediterranian food than pasta.
Just sharing my thoughts.
Bye the way, for evening meal tonight we are having a classic mediterranian dish - with the wonderful name of The Imam Fainted. It is basically aubergine baked with veg stuffing, in tomato sauce.
Good Eating
It is important for people with diabetes to eat a healthy diet per se. This involves some carbs at main meals - albeit restricted quantities. If I turn out to need medication to enable me to do this, then I am willing to accept it, for what I see as the greater benefit.
NHS nutrition advice seemed fine to me. There was no suggestion of large amounts of starchy carbs at meals - as I said, small amounts of complex carbs at each meal was the advice.
There has just been a TV program on healthy diets - and the Californian one, with very low carbs led to increased "bad" cholesterol and lowered "good" cholesterol. The classic Mediterranian diet had the opposite effect, and was pronounced as the healthiest one available.
I don't see why this doesn't apply equally well to people with diabetes. Yes, there is pasta - but it isn't necessary to eat a lot of it, and there is a lot more to mediterranian food than pasta.
Just sharing my thoughts.
Bye the way, for evening meal tonight we are having a classic mediterranian dish - with the wonderful name of The Imam Fainted. It is basically aubergine baked with veg stuffing, in tomato sauce.
Good Eating
